The Xi’an City Wall is the most complete city wall that has survived China’s long history. It     1     (build) originally to protect the city     2     the Tang dynasty and has now been completely restored (修复). It is possible       3     (walk) or bike the entire 14 kilometers.

We accessed the wall through the South Gate. The wall is 12 meters high and from here you can see streams of people moving inside and outside the City Wall.

After     4     (spend) some time looking at all the defensive equipment at the wall, we decided it was time for some action and what     5     (good) than to ride on a piece of history!

We     6     (hire) our bikes from the rental place at the South Gate. My bike was old and shaky     7     did the job. It took us about 3 hours to go all     8     way around the Xi’an City Wall. Supposedly you can do it in two hours, but we stopped at the different gates and     9     (watchtower) to take pictures or just to watch the local people going about their     10     (day) routines.

Pianyan Ancient Town in Chongqing, southwest China, was a business center In ancient China, with a history of more than 300 years. The town sits between two extensions（延伸） of Huaying Mountain, with the clear Heishultan River     1     (flow)by.

Time passes, but the streets, architecture, culture and customs of the town remain     2     are well- protected. Simple but beautiful, the buildings along the streets have never been renewed, and keep     3     (they) original look.

In addition to the bridges, rivers, old streets and historic houses, which     4     (be) similar to those in other ancient Chinese towns, the most unique     5     (attract) in Pianyan Town are the Yuanyang Bridge, Couple Trees and Female Smith Forge（铁匠铺）. The Yuanyang Bridge     6    （build）at the meeting place of the mainstream and a branch of Helshutan River in 1809. Two Ficus trees stand on either end of the bridge. As time passes, the two trees have grown so close towards each other     7     their branches and roots have been twining together, like a hugging couple. Thus is the reason     8     people call them the Couple Trees. This forge was     9     (difference) from other smith forges, for a woman worked as a blacksmith here, which created a beautiful scene in the town.

The Wu Temple,Book House, Opera Tower, Stilted Houses by the river and the ancient street paved with blue stone blocks are sure     10     (please)every visitor with the rich culture of ancient China.

It comes as some surprise to discover that, in previous centuries, this pretty simple backwater was one of the main     1     (stop) in a Caucasian branch of the classic Silk Route. And the work being done here today is part of a far     2     (wide) recovery of East-West trade across the area.

The Great Silk Route, or Silk Road, was the fabled overland supply chain famously     3     allowed the supply of Chinese goods     4     (reach) ancient Rome from the second century BCE.

In an ancient world without trains or planes,     5     (transport) valuable goods across vast inhospitable lands of Eurasia required well equipped teams of pack animals—    6     (typical) camels travelling in groups known as caravans (商队).

These would usually seek overnight     7     (safe) in solid walled fences where the traders could find accommodation and food. This developed     8     caravanserais (商队旅馆) all along the trade routes: precursors (前身) of traveller’s inns, but for a pre-motorized age.

Despite     9     name, the Silk Route was always a separate network rather than a single “route” and that trade was in much more than just silk. Pepper and spices     10     (be) also in demand in pre-medieval Europe, while so much silver and gold flowed east to pay for these luxuries (奢侈品) that Rome faced a balance-of-payments reduction in the third century CE.

China is home to 56 UNESCO World Heritage sites. With troops of naughty monkeys, large bears, all kinds of snakes, precious plants, and beautiful ancient architecture, the     1     (amaze) beauty of Fanjing Mountain in Tongren city, Guizhou province, is     2    Internet sensation (轰动).

The area’s fame     3     (reach) its peak in 2018, when Fanjing Mountain was added to the UNESCO’s Natural World Heritage List due     4     its rich biodiversity (生物多样性).

“It’s important to promote a region’s unique value from a global perspective to apply for the list, and Fanjing Mountain meets that standard,” says Rong Li, a professor from the School of Geography and Environmental Science, Guizhou Normal University, one of the experts     5     participated in the site’s application.

    6     (establish)   in 1978, Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve was aimed at protecting the area’s precious wild animals and plant species. It is an issue for such a nature reserve to balance ecological     7     (protect) and tourism development. The goal can’t     8     (achieve) without input (投入) from     9     (local), the authorities and experts.

“The     10     (success) entry into the list saw tourism to the mountain hit record numbers in 2019,” says Tao Huayuan, head of Wuling Scenic Area Management company, which is in charge of the Fanjing Mountain scenic area.

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The Silk Road,     1     connected China and the Far East with the Middle East and Europe, was a network of trade routes (线路).       2     (establish) when the Han Dynasty opened trade with the West in 130 B. C., the Silk Road routes remained in use until 1453 A. D., when the Ottoman Empire closed them   Although it     3     (be) nearly 600 years since the Silk Road was used for international trade, the routes had a lasting impact     4     trade, culture and history that resonates (引起共鸣) even today.

While the name “Silk Road” originates from the    5     (popular) of Chinese silk among tradesmen, the material was not the only important export from the East to the West. Trade along the Silk Road included fruits and vegetables, livestock, grain, leather tools, artworks, precious stones     6     metals. The greatest value of the Silk Road was the exchange of culture. Art, along with other elements of civilization like religion, philosophy, technology, language, science, as well as architecture,     7     (exchange) along these routes at that time

In 2013, China began to     8     (official) rebuild the historic Silk Route. The project opened up new trade     9     (market) for Chinese goods, giving the country the cheapest and easiest way     10     (sell) materials and goods.

Longmen Grottoes

Set on the banks of the Yi River, 12km south of the current Luoyang City, the Longmen Grottoes are ranked first of the Four Great Grotioes in China, together with Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Yungang Grottoes in Datong and Mount Maiji Grottoes in Tianshui. They were also listed in the World Cultural Heritages and Relics by UNESCO in 2000.

    1     (Locate) between the Xiangshan Mountain and the Longmen Mountain, with the YiRiver flowing below, the Longmen Grottoes are     2     (harmony) with mountains, forests and rivers displaying a peaceful atmosphere. Viewing it at a distance, it looks like     3     natural gate, which gave it the name “Yi Que (the gate of the Yi River)”. According to legend,     4     Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty climbed on Mount Mang north of Luoyang, he was very pleased and ordered the eastern capital     5     (build) here with its palace gate opposite the Yique. Thus, it came to be named, Longmen Gate.

Longmen Gate also houses     6     (rough) 2860 stele inscriptions (碑刻), making     7     a treasure for ancient calligraphy study. In total, more than 100,000 Buddhist statues and niches     8     (carve) into the cliffs by ancient Chinese people ranging from the largest one, the Vairocana Buddha with a     9     (high) of 17.14 meters,     10     the smallest one of 2 centimeters.

Wandering in the Longmen Grottoes, one is amazed by the delicate carving skills, deep Buddhist culture and great art achievements of Chinese people.

The Singing Sand Mountains(鸣沙山) are situated in Dunhuang in western China. As one of the coolest natural phenomena on    1    planet, the dunes(沙丘) sound as if they are singing to you as you slide down them.    2     (locate) between the tall dunes, there is a little miracle(奇迹). This spring,    3    looks like a moon, has been there for thousands of years and has never dried up. The spring, even with the shifting sand,    4     (remain)blue year-round.

Climbing to the top of the dunes is hard work, but worth it. Rent a pair of bright-orange shoe protectors or just shake your    5    (shoe) out later as most people do. A wooden walkway is half buried in the sand so you can get a proper footing on the deep sand.

The dunes are a tourist    6     (attract), with dune cars, dune surfing, and helicopter flights. But it's not hard to hike away    7    (enjoy) the sandy scene in peace. The dunes look most attractive either in the morning    8    towards dusk.

The drive down the dunes is also    9    (surprise) as the large mountains of sand    10    (sudden) appear at the end of the road.