The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces(梯田), in southern Yunnan, China, cover a huge 16,603-hectare area. The terraces,    1    (know) to all of the world now, were made out of a thick forest by the Hani people. The terraces rise at different angles from a shallow 15°    2     a sleep 75°, forming a wonderful landscape(景观) that    3    (be)rare in the world.

In 2003, the terraced fields were     4    (official) recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage site. About 1,300 years ago, the Hani people first     5    (come) to the sleep mountains. They struggled against the difficult terrain(地形), successfully creating the terraces, where they grew rice in order to make    6    (they) living. Over the past 1,300 years, the Hani people have developed a complex system of channels     7     (bring) water from the forested mountaintops. They show great appreciation for natural phenomena such as rivers, mountains, the sun, fire,     8    the moon. They have also created a complete farming system    9     involves cattle, ducks, and fish and supports the    10     (produce)of red rice, the area's main crop.

China is known for its brilliant civilization that     1    （continue）since the ancient times despite the many ups and downs in its history. It is     2    （wide）accepted that one of the reasons has been the Chinese writing system.

Several thousand years ago written Chinese was only symbols     3    （carve）on animal bones or shells. During the Shang Dynasty, these symbols became a well-developed writing system in a     4    （vary）of forms. This, however, changed in Qin Dynasty. Emperor Qin Shihuang united the seven major states into one unified country     5     the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. That writing system was     6     great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture.

Written Chinese also serves as a vital way     7    （connect）China's present with its past. People in modern times can learn about the ancient Chinese by reading their classic works or     8    （appreciate）Chinese calligraphy.

Today, with China playing     9     greater role in global affairs, the Chinese writing system has established     10    （it）as a window through which more and more international students can access China's culture and history.

Today I was glad to participate in an activity, which theme is Chinese weaving art, making me to have a taste of traditional Chinese culture deeply.

This activity held in my school library where I appreciated numerous art works, ranging from chairs to decoration. In addition, I was lucky enough to get a opportunity to learn what to weave Chinese knotting on the spot. During that time I was very enjoyable that I fell in love with the magical work immediate.

As far as I am concerned, not only do such activity make me further feel the beauty of the weaving art, but also it is beneficial to arise people’s aware of carrying forward traditional Chinese culture.

This summer, have you been     1     (amaze) by women wearing hanfu, or Han-style clothing, at subway stations, shopping malls, or scenic areas? Hanfu has enjoyed a public popularity in recent years,     2     (especial) among young people.

    3     2018, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League(共青团) of China set the third day of the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar,     4     is generally considered to be the birthday of Chinese people’s ancestor the Yellow Emperor as the annual(每年的) Traditional Chinese Garment Day. Since then, the beauty of hanfu     5     (gain) more and more recognition and acceptance by common people.

Generally, hanfu refers to traditional Chinese clothes worn by     6     Han ethnic(种族) group before the Qing Dynasty. Historically, Han Chinese clothing has also influenced some of its neighboring cultural costumes(服装),     7     (include) the Japanese kimono, Korean hanbok, and clothing of Mongolia, Vietnam and Bhutan.

Hanfu appears elegant and not only because of the thousands of years of culture behind its beautiful design. This     8     (tradition) dress also stands out because of its excellent craftsmanship (技艺), from materials to    9    ( decoration).

Hanfu     10     (represent) not only admiration for living, but also continuation(延续) of traditional Chinese culture. Nowadays, more and more fashion designs look to hanfu for inspiration, producing fashionable examples of hanfu for a new era(时代).

Whenever Prince George steps out for an engagement, like on the royal tour of Canada, or poses for    1    (office) photographs, he only ever wears shorts,     2     has long confused royal watchers.

According to William Hanson,     3    expert in ceremony, there’s a very good reason for this—and it has nothing to do with fashion, but rather a royal tradition that     4     (date) back to the sixteenth century. A new born baby would be dressed     5    a gown for their first year or two. Then he was “breeched (穿裤礼)” and wore articles of clothing like shorts. The usual custom is that a boy graduates to trousers around eight years old.

With time    6    (change), middle class boys began to wear trousers but they     7     (consider) suburban(土气的) by the upper. Hanson explains,“    8     is a very English thing to dress a young boy in shorts.” The British upper are always keen to hold on to tradition, and this also silently marks them out from “the rest”. However, as for William and Kate, the     9    (decide) to dress George in shorts is     10       (likely) down to tradition than a class issue.

7 . You might have heard a lot about ancient towns and ancient cities in China. Here, we list several of the most beautiful ancient villages in China.

Baoshan Stone City, Yunnan Province

Baoshan Stone City was built on a huge mushroom-shaped rock, and only has about one hundred houses. The houses are laid out in an orderly way, built on the rock, and linked by stone steps. The Naxi people there still lead an original life and grow crops in terraces(梯田); you can experience the colorful culture of the Naxi ethnic(民族的) group there.

Tuvas Village in Kanas, Xinjiang

Kanas Tuvas Village is near the mysterious Lake Kanas. The small village is located in a valley, and only has about 80 houses. These Swiss-style wooden houses are all surrounded by wooden fences. Tuvas is an ancient minority group. They traditionally lived as hunter-gathers. You can visit a local family, go herding(放牧) with the locals and experience the peaceful ancient village life.

Jiaju Tibetan Village, Danba, Sichuan Province

Jiaju Tibetan Village is known as the “Tibetan fairyland”. It stands on a mountain slope, and consists of about 140 houses. These unique houses are all built with crown-shaped roofs, red caves, and white walls, which make the houses look like little castles among the forest.

Xijiang Miao Village, Guizhou Province

If you’re interested in the Miao Minority, Xijiang Miao Village can be a great destionation for deepening your understanding of Miao history and culture. It’s the largest Miao village in China, and now has 1,432 households with a population of over 5,000, of which 99.5% are Miao ethnic group. It’s also famous for the houses built on poles of different heights.

There is a gigantic study that’s been done in 38 cultures.     1    turns out that in every culture, both males and females desire their potential mates to be bright. But we don’t have our IQs     2     (print) on our forehead. How do we know that someone’s     3    (intelligence)? In Western cultures, at least, it’s often by the person’s sense of humor. Because creating and appreciating jokes both require us to make     4     (connect) between many separate pieces of information,     5     (have) a sense of humor shows that we possess a wide knowledge and     6     we know how to think about things in novel and creative ways.

Take a cartoon     7     example: a mouse is standing outside his house, having just pulled a gun on a cat, who pretends to give in by raising one paw (爪). “Six rounds. Nine lives. You do the math,” the cat says. In order to appreciate this joke, you need to know that mice are     8     (usual) the victims of cats, many guns have six bullets (子弹), and cats     9     (say) to have nine lives because of their ability to always land on their feet. You also need to be able to do some math     10     (understand) that the cat has the advantage in this scene after all.

The kindly “Chinese Fortune Grandpa” wearing Han Chinese clothing and holding a fortune bag debuted (亮相) at the Imperial Ancestral Shrine in Beijing on the day after Christmas. The final image of the Chinese gift-giver was selected through a global design competition against “Santa Claus”, according to a report byGuangming Daily.

Many Chinese cities have been filled with Christmas neon lights, Christmas songs, Christmas trees, and the images of “Santa Claus”in recent days. As a matter of fact, foreign festivals are becoming more popular than certain traditional Chinese festivals among the Chinese people, particularly the youth. “Certain traditional festivals have died out because people have forgotten their spiritual meanings, ”said noted writer Feng Jicai. More and more Chinese people are beginning to exchange gifts on Valentine's Day and Christmas. However, many of them know nothing about Chinese New Year pictures or sugarcoated figurines (小糖人), and have never heard suona music. Certain folk customs on the Dragon Boat Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day, and other traditional festivals have gradually disappeared. Under such circumstances, even the “Chinese Fortune Grandpa” is unlikely to defeat “Santa Claus”.

However, it is not a bad thing to some extent. It constantly reminds people to restore the “true face” of traditional festivals. China has listed traditional Tomb Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival as legal holidays, which brings more paid leaves to the public, and helps to awake the public awareness of traditional festivals.

In modern society, festival is a carrier of culture and its meaning largely depends on their understandings and usages by people. Compared with foreign festivals, traditional Chinese festivals are not inferior (次于) in cultural meanings, but lack of fashion sought by modern people. If people do not appreciate the historical culture contained by traditional festivals, and only take pleasure-seeking as the most important, the significance of traditional festivals will fade away and the inheritance (继承) of fine traditional culture will be cut off.