Now, you can travel back 3,000 years to see what life was like in a capital city of the Shang Dynasty at the new building of the Yinxu Museum in Anyang, Henan province.     1     (feature) incredible artifacts, the new museum is open to the public. With     2     exhibition space of 22,000 square meters, the expanded museum is the first national major archaeological museum     3     (present) the comprehensive Shang civilization.

Nearly 4,000 items or sets of cultural relics are on display in the museum, about three-fourths of which have never been publicly exhibited before. The Yinxu Ruins, listed     4     a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006, are of earthshaking     5     (significant). For example, the oracle bone inscriptions (甲骨文)     6     (discover) at the site helped to extend recorded Chinese history to nearly 1,000 years earlier than     7     (previous) believed.

    8     catches your eyes most in the museum is Ya Zhang Niu Zun, a life-like buffalo-shaped exhibit piece. Also on display     9     (be) the oracle bones called “The Prince’s Diary”, which record the life of a prince in the Shang Dynasty. “Through this diary, we can see his life is relatable to today’s teenagers. Some cultural elements rooted in daily life have remained unchanged. This cultural continuity is inherited (继承), and the     10     (spirit) core of a nation remains constant,” said archaeological researcher Yu Chenglong.

Located at the western part of Hangzhou, just under 5km away from the West Lake, Xixi National Wetland Park distinguishes itself as     1     exceptional urban place. This park is a pioneering example of how urban life combines agriculture with culture, making it a     2    (true) unique destination. Along with Xihu and Xiling famous, respectively,     3     their natural scenery and cultural heritage, Xixi National Wetland Park is one of the celebrated “Three Xi’s of Hangzhou”.

Covering a vast area of 11.5sq.km., the park consists of three causeways (堤道)     4     features ten famous sights. Nearly 70% of the park    5    (occupy) by river ports, ponds and small lakes, which explains a wetland environment. These waterways cross the park,     6    (divide) it into distinct sections: the east, the west, and the central part.

Recently the government     7    (establish) ecological protection zones as well as an sightseeing zone. Additionally, visitors can explore the Wetland Science Exhibition Hall, conveniently     8    (locate) at the park’s main entrance.

There is no right way     9    (see) the Xixi wetlands. It is an area of unmatched peace and quiet — filled with history and natural beauty. The only true thing that can be said of the Xixi wetlands is     10     if you haven’t seen them, you haven’t really seen Hangzhou.

The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er gained the World Heritage Site status at the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee,     1     (become) the first World Heritage Site related to tea.

The     2     (new) named heritage site, located in Lancang Lahu autonomous county in Pu’er, Yunnan province,     3     (comprise) five large-scale, well-preserved old tea forests, three protective barrier forests     4     nine ancient villages in the old tea forests.

The committee said the cultural landscape is an outstanding example of a sustainable land-use system     5     (base) on the combination of horizontal and vertical land-use patterns. “This land-use system permits the use of natural resources in the typically     6     (mountain) environment of Jingmai Mountain and represents an exceptional example of a human interaction by Blang and Dai     7     (people) with a challenging environment.”

Chen Yaohua, director of Peking University’s World Heritage Research Center, said the tea growing technique on the Jingmai Mountain is quite unique, particularly these years     8     large-scale terraced (阶梯状的) tea plantations play a dominant role in the world. It represents the ecological ethics (伦理) and     9     (wise) that can inspire sustainable development in the world today.

The local government of Pu’er and the Yunnan provincial authorities have released three laws and seven regulations focusing     10     the protection of the cultural landscape resources.

Dozens of cities line the Grand Canal. The Yangzhou section is very complex. Yangzhou has a network of waterways, where     1     （course）built in different dynasties meet with natural waters.

One of the greatest values of Yangzhou's section of the canal     2     （be）that it has an accurate historical record. It has a long-term impact     3     economic and cultural exchanges between north and south. These wouldn't have been possible, otherwise. It also set an example for canal     4     （construct）across China, leading to the final Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal,       5     connects the channels built in different periods.

The canal     6     （bring）economic prosperity（繁荣, 兴旺）and cultural progress to the city. Yangzhou was, therefore, home to many salt merchants, who built Chinese gardens that remain to this day. The canal was built for the city's economic, cultural and social development. And development, in turn, required canals with     7     （high）transport capacity. And this history was shown at the Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum,       8     （schedule）to open in July.

The Grand Canal's Yangzhou section hosts rich cultural heritage     9     remains one of the most active parts of the Grand Canal. The city was born with the canal, so the culture of Yangzhou and the waterway are     10     （actual）one and the same.

In an afternoon of 1929, a farmer and his son in a village of China’s Sichuan Province accidentally discovered a true wonder of civilization when     1    (dig) a well. The farmer’s discovery of     2     (treasure) including bronze, gold and jade from the ancient Kingdom of Shu,     3    (provide) evidence for an ancient Chinese civilization that extended beyond China’s central plains 3,000-5,000 years ago. Sanxingdui demonstrated a civilization that had     4     (it) own customs and rituals (仪式), as well as remarkable innovation.

Sichuan Province and its capital Chengdu are a focal point for     5     discovery and research of ancient Chinese civilizations. So far some of China’s oldest historical relics, providing evidence of ancient Chinese crafts, customs and practices,     6    (find) here. Modern Chengdu and surrounding areas are a melting pot of culture and customs inherited from ancient times: taxi drivers recite Du Fu’s poems; performers show bianlian (face-changing) performance     7     they change masks faster than audiences can follow. Each has its roots in ancient Chinese civilization and demonstrates the strong effect ancient civilization has     8     contemporary Sichuanese culture.

Treasures     9    (discover) in Sichuan province play an important role in tracing the emergence of Chinese civilization. Being     10    (natural) fertile (富饶的), the area attracted early settlers, and from sites such as Sanxingdui, archeologists and historians can discover much about Chinese civilization.