End of Heat (处暑) implies that most parts in China     1     (get) rid of the hot summer and entering autumn. But in some areas,     2    (especial) in South China, autumn is late in coming and people are still bothered by hot weather. End of Heat is also the busy harvest season for     3    (farmer).

In China, regions beyond the Great Wall will enter autumn in early September. People can enjoy the scenery as it changes gradually     4     summer to autumn. When the End of Heat comes, summer heat is     5    (go). Clouds in the sky scatter (散开) around,    6    (form) different shapes. There is a saying     7     goes, “Enjoying the clouds of various forms in July and August.”

It is a tradition     8    (eat) duck during the End of Heat period. Duck has a sweet flavor and according to Chinese traditional medicine it has a “cool” nature. There are many recipes for cooking duck such as roasted duck, cooked duck with lemon,    9    (smoke) duck with walnut dressing and sauteed duck with ginger shoots. The tradition of eating duck during     10     End of Heat period is still popular in China.

Every month, Zhang Lingling holds a party with her friends. At the party, all the people dress

    1     (they) in hanfu, a type of dress worn by the ancient Han people, and sing songs that     2     (accompany) by traditional instruments or inspired by ancient poems.

Like Zhang, there are many young people who have a passion     3     traditional Chinese culture. They are interested in clothes, songs and games     4     (base) on traditional culture. A report released by Bilibili shows that over 177 million of the platform’s users loved     5     (video) featuring traditional culture. Young people may think traditional culture     6     (be) the best way to distinguish their national identity. They want to tell the world who they are.     

While some prefer inheriting (继承) traditional Chinese culture, others are transforming it to be     7     (accessible) to the young generation. Pop culture designer Yu Yang is one of them,     8     works feature the ancient God of Fortune. The god wears fashionable Chinese shoes and a cap, and has a microphone in his hand. “Pop culture is a universal language.     9     (hopeful), more people would accept and love my work and know Chinese culture through my art pieces,” he said in     10     interview with China Daily.

Naturally green, red, yellow, or white, jade (玉) is a special rock. It’s important to Chinese culture largely due to     1     it represents. Here is a brief     2     (introduce) to jade.

Jade     3     (classify) into soft jade and hard jade. One type of hard jade is called feicui in Chinese that is now     4     (valuable) than soft jade in China today. As a pat of Chinese civilization, Chinese jade has been in use for practical and decorative     5     (purpose) since it was found.

Chinese people love jade not only because of its aesthetic (美学的) beauty     6     because it represents social value. In Li Ji, Confucius said that there are 11 virtues, represented in jade: justice, truth, intelligence, etc.

Jade is so firmly established in Chinese culture     7     there are many stories about Jade. Among them the most famous is He Shi Zhi Bi,     8     (tell) the story of Mr. He and how he found a piece of raw jade and tried to give it to two generations of kings, but they didn’t recognize it as priceless and cut off his feet     9     (punish) him for trying to pass off an unworthy stone. Afterwards, the grandson of the first king, Wenwang, had his jeweler cut the stone open and found the raw jade; it was carved into a disc and named     10     Mr. He.

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On a bright November day, a graceful English lady walk into a cozy bookshop in the heart of London’s Chinatown. She picked up a orderly pile of New Year cards and calendars decorating with beautiful Chinese paper cutting patterns and Chinese ink paintings. Then she warm greeted the shop assistant. The lady was 91-year-old Pamela Youde whose husband was the late Sir Edward Youde, which served as the governor of Hong Kong between 1982 and in 1986. For several decade, Youde has been a loyal customer of Guanghwa Bookshop. Every winter, apart from buy New Year cards from Guanghwa for her friends and family, he also buys Chinese calendars for each of her four grandchildren. She expects help them learn Mandarin well.

A few months ago, an online video exhibition     1     (call) Impression of Jiangnan, was organized by the China Cultural Center in Sydney and the Chinese Tourism Office in Sydney, together     2     the culture and tourism bureaus of Shanghai and Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui provinces.

Jiangnan, the region south of the Yangtze River, is the home of many Chinese cultural treasures. It represents     3     (beautiful) and poetics. Bai Juyi, a great literatus of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), once     4     (write) the poem Memories of Jiangnan, which is     5     (extreme) famous now.

Today, the Yangtze River Delta (长江三角洲),     6     Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui are located, is packed with cultural and tourism destinations.     7     (know) for both beautiful     8     (nature) scenery and rich culture, the elegant Jiangnan gardens, ancient temples, lakes and mountains attract more and more visitors from all over the country.

Zhouzhuang, Tongli, Xitang, Wuzhen and other water towns south of the Yangtze River    9     (be) popular choices for travelers over the years.

The exhibition is one of the Visiting China Online     10     (activity) hosted by the China Cultural Center in Sydney and the Chinese tourism office in Sydney, which will also be seen on social media such as WeChat, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

After the Lantern Festival, the following joyous celebration in China’s traditional festival calendar is the Huazhao Festival, a traditional flower festival.

With a history of over 2,000 years, the Huazhao Festival     1    (hold) in celebration of the flower goddesses' birthday. Since the climate     2    (vary) in different parts of China, people hold     3     (celebrate) on the second 12th, or 15th day of February in the Chinese lunar calendar.

According     4     ancient beliefs, the flower goddesses controlled the reproduction of mankind. Due to the primitive lifestyle and agriculture-dominated economy, people held that the more members a family has, the     5    (merry). Thus, it later became a custom to celebrate the birthday of the flower goddesses for prosperity.

Once as significant     6     the Lantern Festival and Mid-autumn Festival, the Huazhao Festival has undergone stages of thriving, declining and restoring. Nowadays an increasing number of people in various parts of China have begun to celebrate this flower festival again, some of     7    , dressed in Hanfu, a type of traditional Chinese clothing, perform a series of ceremonies.

    8    (offer) sacrifices, including incense, flowers, wine or fruits, to flower goddesses for good luck was a great event for people in many places. Flower growers dedicated sacrifices to the flower goddesses to beg     9    (them) protection. Spring outings during the Huazhao Festival were popular in ancient China. Since the festival is in early spring, it is exactly the time     10    (have) an outing to enjoy springtime’s floral finery.