As the most     1     (wide) recognized type of Chinese opera in the world, Beijing Opera is regarded as the quintessence of Chinese culture. When performing Beijing Opera, artists follow the     2     (establish) types of singing, reciting, acting and martial arts,     3     are the four main elements and skills of Beijing Opera. Usually, performers start practicing these four skills from     4     early age. Perseverance is the key to the lively characters     5     stage.

Beijing Opera combines wonderful performance with fine costumes and makeup. The unique     6     (face) makeup art is called “Lianpu”. It uses a form of exaggeration    7     (show)the nature, psychological and physical features of the characters.

Color patterns are painted on the performers’ faces, especially on their eyebrows, eye sockets and the corners of their mouths. The face colors are connected with the characters’     8     (personality). For example, red means loyalty and hospitality; black shows     9     (fair)and justice; white indicates doubtfulness; blue suggests bravery; gold and silver create a sense of grandness.

Up to now, the art of Beijing Opera “Lianpu”     10     (apply) to many creative cultural products. Special stationary, clothing and skincare masks are getting more and more popular around the world.

The game of weiqi can date back to 4,000 years ago. There are mentions of a similar game     1     (call) yì made by Confucius and Mencius but it is not certain whether it is the same game.

The name “Go” comes     2     its name in Japan. Like many Japanese traditions it     3    (adopt) from China during the Tang Dynasty     4    Chinese influence was at its peak. As it made     5     (it) way to the West via Japan, it is the Japanese form of the game that is widely played now. The game, which can be     6    (literal) translated as “encircling game”, was long considered to be an appropriate study for scholars as it taught people a variety of strategies.

    7     (rule) of weiqi are extraordinarily simple. There are 180 identical white pieces and 181 identical black pieces     8     (fight) against each other on a board. Black starts first and then the players take it in turns to place one piece into     9    unoccupied place on the board until all the pieces have been played. There is nothing special about a 19×19 board, and     10     (small) sizes are used by beginners.