1 . More than 3/4 of the Southeast Asia population is agriculture-based. Twice as much fish is consumed in this area compared to other forms of animal protein, reflecting the long coastlines and river environments of Southeast Asia. The staple food(主粮) throughout the area is rice, which has been planted for thousands of years. Rice serves as the basic staple food for more than half of the world’s population today.

In Asia, there are different styles of eating food. In India and the Middle East, as well as Southeast Asia, people eat food with their hands. It is a very direct way to experience the texture(口感) of the food, and people normally wash their hands before and after each meal. Normally, only the right hand is used, so that one knows to keep it especially clean. Generally, the foods to be eaten are placed on plates in the center of the mat or table, and people take food in small portions(一份) as they eat.

The exception to this pattern is Vietnam, where the influence of China was much stronger than anywhere else in Southeast Asia. Here, each person has chopsticks, and food is served and divided among people onto individual plates or into individual bowls. A similar pattern is found in other Asian countries where Chinese influence was especially strong,e. g. Japan, Korea and so on.

The influence of Western cultures is found not only in the use of tables and chairs in many modern Southeast Asian households, but also in the use of spoons and forks. Knives are not necessary, since meat and vegetables are cut into smaller portions before cooking or serving. A large spoon is held in the right hand, while the left hand is used to shovel food into the spoon.

Zhang Zening, a hanfu enthusiast in Nanjing, started an extraordinary journey eight years ago to revive this traditional Chinese costume. Inspired by ancient murals (壁画) ，Zhang studied the artistry of hanfu in various museums,     1     (transform) paintings into wearable pieces.

Upon graduating, Zhang opened     2     hanfu studio with some friends. Now Zhang has cooperated with women’s re-employment organizations, seeking stay-at-home women with sewing skills, among     3     were many single mothers that could earn an income while taking care of their children. Around 2015, Zhang began to focus independently     4     the process of hanfu restoration. In that year, she visited Dunhuang, and     5    (impress) by the delicate murals there, wondering how she could     6     (possible) materialize them into beautiful costumes. Eight years     7     (late), she managed to restore more than 50 sets. In the past decade, she     8     (travel) to more than 10 cities across China, constantly studying murals and conducting research to restore hanfu from different     9     (dynasty ) . She has cross-referenced different materials accurate as possible. Thanks to her work, many young people wear     10     (restore) hanfu when they visit museums, and Zhang is excited to see more of them doing so.

Paper lanterns,     1     (emerge) from Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), were mainly used as lamps in ancient China.     2    (variety) of techniques (mostly Chinese paintings and paper-cutting) and many different materials, such as bamboo, wood and metal, were used in their making. Originally, monks (僧人) used lanterns    3     the twelfth day of the first lunar month in their worship (崇拜) of the Buddha. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Liu Zhuang, ordered the citizens     4    (light) lanterns to worship the Buddha just as the monks did. Later, this custom    5    (gradual) became a grand festival among common people. During the Tang Dynasty(618-907), people made lanterns to celebrate their peaceful life     6     the splendid creations symbolized and celebrated the prosperous, strong and powerful country. From then on, lighting lanterns became popular in the country.

Once used for lighting before the    7    (introduce) of gas and then electricity, lanterns are now merely decorative or more significantly used during of the yearly Lantern Festival. More modern technology    8    (employ) on making lanterns, so people can see lanterns with music or with colorful bulbs inside. The shapes of the modern lanterns, often cartoon characters and Chinese zodiac animals,     9    (change) a lot too. Sometimes the makers can even involve the computer games,     10     give visitors a different new and fresh impression.

The series “Escape from the British Museum”,     1     (comprise) of three episodes, has attracted over 310 million views since its release in late August on Douyin. It gives     2     account of a jade teapot transforming into a woman and escaping the British Museum with the assistance of a Chinese journalist. To our relief,     3     has sparked an appeal for the return of Chinese cultural relics is the widespread popularity of the series.

Recently, a formal notice     4     (submit) to the Chinese Film Administration to make a full-length animated version of “Escape from the British Museum”. Unlike the original series     5     (concentrate) on a single artifact, the movie will feature multiple Chinese relics that long for     6     (they) homeland and choose to return to China. The distinguished writer Wang Xuewen will be entrusted with crafting the screenplay, though it is not revealed whether the series originators will also be involved in the     7     (adapt).

Chinese state media have also     8     (enthusiastic) advocated the Douyin series. “We are thrilled to see Chinese young people are passionate     9     history and tradition,” remarked state broadcaster CCTV. “We also eagerly await the early return of Chinese artifacts     10     have been displaced overseas.”