The village of Dafen, China was once thought to have produced the     1     (much) oil paintings in the world every year. Recognized as the “world’s art factory”, Dafen impressed visitors with its many workshops, in     2     painters copied masterpieces by Van Gogh, Monet and Warhol. But the village     3     (see) more as a production line than a place of culture. Today the future of Dafen may depend     4     whether it is able to earn respect of the art world.

Things started to change for Dafen in 2008, when the global financial crisis cut down overseas orders. With more demand coming from the native market, artists began painting     5     (difference) subjects. New customers preferred Chinese styles, says a painter in Dafen. He learnt the art of Shan Shui which     6     (involve) representing natural landscapes. In some ways Dafen reflected the broader economy. As exports starts to drop as a share of GDP, home demand plays a larger role in driving     7     (grow).

China is the world’s second-largest art market. But it is not clear where Dafen fits in. It is said that the demand for their paintings has dropped in     8     past two pandemic-stricken years. “Many people would probably be     9     (surprise) that Dafen still exists,” says Lisa Movius, a writer in Shanghai who reports art. In order to adapt to the change, perhaps it is time for Dafen     10     (make) a change.

Diaojiaolou is a traditional residence of several ethnic minorities in China such as the Miao, Zhuang, Buyi and Tujia people. You can find a group of these houses     1     (locate) beside a river or in the     2     (mountain) areas of Yunnan, Guangxi, Hunan and Sichuan. The history of Diaojiaolou     3     (stretch) back 1400 years.

The traditional residence, typically two to three stories high, is a wooden house built on stilts (柱子). The unusual structure is considered     4     masterpiece of clever carpentry. The high     5     (hang) floors of the structure are held up by wooden stilts, which give the house an unsteady appearance from afar. But a Diaojiaolou is, in fact, firmly fixed with its stilts further reinforced by stone blocks at     6     (they) bases. The ground floor tends    7     (use) as storage space for firewood and farming equipment. Livestock (牲畜) stay on the ground floor, while people always live     8     it.

These stilted buildings sheltered people from fierce beasts in ancient times. Nowadays they continue to provide protection from venomous snakes and insects     9     are not uncommon throughout China. These buildings also help prevent humidity-related diseases in southern China.     10     (additional), the cool breeze blowing through the windows of the upper levels acts like a kind of natural air conditioner.

Mount Emei,World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site in China,     1     (locate)in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, is an area of striking scenic beauty,famous for     2     (it)high mountain and thick vegetation.It is also a place of spiritual and cultural significance, in    3     there are important architecture and     4    (collection) of cultural artworks, including sculpture,beautiful painting and writing,and other traditional artistic works. Besides Emei Mountain is known    5     one of the holy mountains of China.

The Leshan Giant Buddha, lying at the eastern foot of Mount Emei,     6     (carve)out of a hillside with special skills in the 8th century.The human element has been integrated into it.     7    (face)the confluence(汇流处)of Minjiang, Dadu River and Qingyi River,the 71-meter-tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China.

Mount Emei with its natural and cultural values well interconnected is attracting    8     large number of tourists in the world. Aiming     9    (enjoy) the beauty of nature and culture, they are brave to climb it through thick and thin.When some of them reach the top of the mountain, they are so happy that they feel all the effort is     10    ( high)worthwhile.

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)     1     (name) Chongqing Jingzhu village as one of the Best Tourism Villages of 2022.

Jingzhu Village is next     2     Wulong Fairy Mountain,     3     is rich in natural resources and has a forest coverage rate of 75 percent. It is suitable     4     (visit) in both winter and summer. When     5     (cover) with snow in winter, the mountain is an excellent tourist attraction. In summer, the average temperature is 15℃     6     (low) than that in the main city of Chongqing. The climate is cool and pleasant.

Alongside its beautiful scenery, the village is working towards the preservation of cultural heritage. Old houses built by local villagers, ancient firewood stoves, square tables and bamboo chairs, copper teapots are retained. They offer tourists a taste of     7     (tradition) rural life.

The village runs a series of workshops. They teach and display intangible cultural heritage techniques. These include batik making, bamboo weaving, palm weaving, pottery making, tofu making     8     paper-cutting classes. Tourists can soak up the charm of typical rural culture.

In 2019, the village was included on the list of the first batch of key rural tourism     9     (village) in China. The old houses that were once on the verge of collapse have been transformed into distinctive homestays. The village has become     10     must-visit destination for many tourists across the country.

My hometown is Hangzhou, which attracts a great many tourists every year. Hangzhou played a very     1     (importance) role in Chinese history, so it has a number of great heritage sites well reserved.

Lying on the west district of Hangzhou city, West Lake     2     (be) the symbol of Hangzhou as well as one of the most beautiful     3     (sight) in China. West Lake has all along been praised as a sparkling pearl.

If you want to enjoy     4     whole West Lake, there are three kinds of sceneries you need to see. The sunny one, the rainy one and the night view of it. There is a saying that the sunny West Lake is not equal     5     the rainy West Lake, and the rainy West Lake is less beautiful than the West lake at night.

At last there is a love tale, which happened at West Lake. It is said     6     a white snake changed into a beautiful lady, who     7     (call) Bai Suzhen. She was willing to repay Xu Xian for     8     (save) her life 500 years ago. Then she married him, living together     9     (happy). But the Monk Fa Hai kept doing wrongs to her. He finally made them part. Bai Suzhen was shut in the Leifeng tower and the couple had no chance     10     (meet) again.

Yueyang Tower is     1     ancient Chinese tower on the shore of Lake Dongting. It is one of the Three Great Towers of Jiangnan. Yueyang Tower became famous for Memorial to Yueyang Tower (《岳阳楼记》)     2     (write) by Fan Zhongyan, who was an excellent minister of the northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)in China.

    3     (lie) on the city wall of the west gate of the ancient city in Yueyang City, Hunan province, China, Yueyang Tower faces Junshan Island and overlooks Dongting Lake, being extremely beautiful and     4     (impress). Since ancient times, it     5     (enjoy) the good reputation that Dongting Lake is the     6     (good)among lakes, and Yueyang Tower is incomparable among towers. Yueyang Tower’s roof covered with yellow glazed tiles (黄色琉璃瓦)looks like a general’s helmet in ancient China. It is the only ancient     7     (build) with a helmet roof structure (构造) in China.

Before the Tang Dynasty (618-907), Yueyang Tower was mainly used     8     the military purpose. After the Tang Dynasty, it     9     (gradual) became a famous scenic spot in     10     men of letters chanted poetry and wrote fu.