Located next to the Chishui River, Bing’an, an ancient town in Guizhou Province, used to be an important gateway between Sichuan and Guizhou during the Ming and ding dynasties. In addition to the     1     (new)constructed suspension bridge, only boats could make the town     2     (access ). This heritage(遗产) of inconvenient transportation has preserved the town’s traditional culture and structures so far.

    3     is difficult to find an area of flat land to build residents’ houses because the town     4     (found)in a mountainous region many years ago. However, locals quickly adopted existing technologies, such as silted(吊脚) houses with wooden framed, to satisfy basic military     5     economic needs. If viewed from across the river on the highway, a large number of three to-five-storey houses     6     support)by hundreds of logs(原木) can be seen.

There     7     (be)four stone gates on each side of the town, making Bing’an more a solid castle     8     a town.

The new suspension bridge spans the Chishui River. Standing in the middle part of the bridge, visitors may get an overall view of Bing’an town and the high mountains around. It is the best location     9     (take)photos.

Along the blue stone pieces covered with moss, the old buildings shaded by woods take people back in time to ancient China.     10     (record)the history of the town, the old houses and walls look like faded pictures.

Wuyi Mountain,     1     (locate) in the southeastern part of China, has a total area of about 1,000 square kilometers. It has the largest nature reserve in Fujian Province, and the largest     2     (exist) subtropical (副热带的) primary forest system in the same latitude (维度) zone in the world.

Wuyi Mountain is     3     (deep) influenced by a fault zone,     4     controls the direction of the ridge line. The other faults divide the mountain into several fault (断层) blocks and form many deep valleys.

Tongmuguan Fault Zone is     5     center of the faults, forming a spectacular "V"-shaped grand canyon. The intense tectonic movements of millions of years ago     6     (gift) Wuyi Mountain a magnificent Danxia landform, which     7     (differ) from the Danxia landform in Northwest China. Many of the rock surfaces are covered with different     8     (shade) of vegetation, creating a blush on the huge green mountains.

The Goddess Peak, the symbol of Wuyi Mountain, is the typical Danxia landform left by the faults. Geological movement caused a red-rock massif to collapse under its enormous     9     (weigh). The Goddess Peak is the last remaining memorial of the surrounding rocks after the collapse.

There are many cracks in the cast rocks of Wuyi Mountain. After millions of years of washing and cutting by water flowing     10     them, many streams have been formed around the mountain.

Carved into the cliffs above the Dachuan River, the Mogao Caves represent the great       1     (achieve) of Buddhist art over 1000 years, from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty.

In all, 492 caves are       2     (present) preserved, housing about 45,000 square meters of murals and over 2,000 painted sculptures,     3     provide an abundance of vivid materials demonstrating       4     (vary) aspects of medieval (中世纪的) politics, economics, culture, arts, religion, ethnic relations, and daily dress in western China.

The caves     5     (link) to the history of transcontinental relations and of the spread of Buddhism throughout Asia,     6     (offer) invaluable reference for studying the complex history of ancient China and Central Asia.

In 1961, the Mogao Caves were listed as one of the State Priority Protected Sites and put     7     the protection of national laws. In 1987, the caves were registered on the World Heritage List. For years, the Administrative Institution of the Mogao Caves     8     (cooperate) with international counterparts to study conservation and site management.

The goal of the future is     9     (conduct) the measures set out in the management plan by the     10     (schedule) time, and make its historical value available to future generations.

Originally constructed around 256 BCE by the State of Qin     1     an irrigation and flood control system, Dujiangyan is a remarkable example of ancient engineering skill and is still     2     use today.

During the Warring States period, people who lived along the banks of the Min River     3     (trouble) by annual flooding. Qin governor and irrigation engineer Li Bing investigated the problem thoroughly. He led a team     4     (construct) a levee(堤坝) to redirect a part of the river’s flow. Then they cut     5     channel through Mount Yulei to let the water flow through it. After the system was finished , no more floods     6     (occur). What’s more, it made Sichuan one of the most productive agricultural     7     (region) in China because the redirected water from the Min River could be used for irrigation. If you visit Dujiangyan, you will see an     8    (usual) construction that looks like a fish’s mouth. This famous attraction, Yuzui, together with two other important parts, namely, Feishayan and Baopingkou, was     9     (scientific) designed to control the water flow throughout the year.

    10     (recognize) as a UNESCO heritage site, Dujiangyan has irrigated farms while preventing floods for over 2,000 years.

This is one of the most beautiful highways in China. It passes through     1    (thousand) of islands in the West Sea of Lushan Mountain in Jiangxi Province. There are more than 1,600 islands in this area of water,     2     (create)a "lake of a thousand islands". The lake is vast and tranquil（安静）, with an average    3    (deep) of 45 meters. On a good day, the visibility in the lake can reach up to 11 meters. 60 kilometers to the northeast of the West Sea, there's     4     mountainous area. This is the famous Lushan Mountain.

Lushan Mountain is not one single mountain,     5    rather a large upland(高地) area consisting of 90 continuous peaks, in which the highest one is 1,474 meters above sea level. Over tens of thousands of years, tectonic movements, glacier erosion, flowing water and other geological processes have created the diverse landscapes of Lushan Mountain. Running to the north of Lushan Mountain is the Yangtze, the     6    (long) river in China. The intense humidity endows(天生赋予) Lushan with abundant water resources. There are 22 waterfalls within the mountain. Lushan Mountain    7    (cover) in mist for nearly 200 days of the year. The average temperature here is 5-6 degrees Celsius lower than that in the plains at the same latitude. It     8    (be) a famous summer resort since ancient times. There's a "City in the Clouds" some 1,100 meters above sea level in the mountains. More than 100 years ago, a missionary from the UK built villas(别墅) here. The average temperature in summer is only 22 degree Celsius, so it's named Kuling, a name which comes     9     the English "cooling". Today, these ancient villas are still serving tourists     10     come here to spend the summer.

I have been in Taiyuan, the provincial capital of Shanxi, for two years since I     1    (admit) to a PhD program in Shanxi University as an international student.

Over the two years, I found     2    (I) falling in love with Shanxi and China as I got more familiar     3     the city, the province and the country. You have to adapt to everything—food, language and culture. But for me, the     4    (adapt) didn’t take a long period of time. I have got used to eating noodles for breakfast and using online payment via my smartphone very     5    (quick).

My favorite sport is cycling and I find China is very cyclist-friendly because it is convenient     6    (hire) bicycles in every city in the country. I like to cycle on     7     streets in Taiyuan and visit places I meet randomly. The cycling tours helped to deepen my understanding of the city.

Taiyuan     8    (have) a history of more than 2,500 years, among the     9    (old) cities in China. An abundance of well-preserved ancient structures, like the temples in Jinci, are the material evidence to help you get a quick look at     10     ancient China looked like.