March 8 is International Women’s Day. It’s a time to celebrate women’s achievements, demand equality and fight for basic rights and freedoms.
International Women’s Day takes place every year on 8 March. It is an opportunity to celebrate women’s achievements
International Women’s Day started with a protest that
At the International Conference of Working Women in Denmark in 1910, a woman
The Chinese Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, celebrates the beginning of spring and is the occasion
The Qingming Festival
While there is much sadness surrounding Tomb Sweeping Day, there is also
China will become the guest country of honor for the 37th International Kite Festival in Berck-sur-Mer from April 20 to 28. It is the first time that the festival
During the nine-day event, the China Cultural Center in Paris will join hands
The International Kite Festival in Berck-sur-Mer is the largest and most
The Three Mountains (Fragrant Hills, Jade Spring Hill and Longevity Hill) and Five Gardens (Jingming Garden, Jingyi Garden, the Summer Palace, Changchun Garden and Yuanmingyuan) represent the rich cultural and historical heritage of Beijing.
Many important cultural items that
The completion of these 69 digital cultural relic models is the result of cooperative efforts
The project has created a digital museum that provides a comprehensive and
1. How do the speakers feel now?
A.Homesick. | B.Annoyed. | C.Hungry. |
A.Halloween. | B.The Day of the Dead. | C.The New Yam Festival. |
A.Spring. | B.Summer. | C.Autumn. |
6 . Yu Zeling, an award-winning master of paper cutting, fills her studio with cutouts of animals, people, and scenes that are so vivid that they seem to leap from the walls. Her art covers village life in Ansai, a rural district in Shaanxi Province.
Ms. Yu came to paper cutting in the late 1970s as naturally as she breathed the earthy air.“We were very poor, and when it was time to celebrate the New Year, we all put paper-cuts on the windows to decorate our houses,” she says, recalling the holiday at her childhood home. Ms. Yu and others are working to keep the folk art alive, even as it evolves away from its roots as adornment for farmhouses.
The art originated in China in the centuries after paper was invented in A.D.105. Full of auspicious (吉利的) symbols from daily life, the decorations represented good weather, many offspring, long life, wealth, and happiness.
Using newspaper, Ms. Yu first practiced cutting the image of a Chinese national flag that she saw in a school textbook. She cut it 100 times before she was satisfied. Then her aunt took over, introducing her to increasingly complicated traditional themes.
Ms. Yu was later invited to train in the Ansai's Cultural Center. After years of training,Ms.Yu became a master in her own right, winning one award after another. Her works are on display in museums. But she's humble about her achievements. “I was, and still am, a farmer,” she says with a smile.
Hoping to carry on and grow the folk art, Ms. Yu volunteers to teach at free community training sessions. Paper cutting is also taught in Ansai’s public schools. Ms. Yu is aware of the need to go beyond protecting traditions and embrace new paper-cut experiments.
1. What does the underlined word “adornment” in paragraph 2 mean?A.Celebration. | B.Symbol. | C.Invention. | D.Decoration. |
A.It has cultural value. | B.It features animals. |
C.It attracts the young. | D.It remains in fashion. |
A.Authoritative. | B.Vain. | C.Devoted. | D.Competitive. |
A.A brief history of paper cutting. |
B.A new approach to paper cutting. |
C.An introduction to a paper cutting master. |
D.The direction of a traditional paper cutting. |
Yangko, a rural Chinese folk dance with a history
Yangko employs drumming, Suona, dancing and singing. Content is based
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________China produces and uses so much bamboo that the country is sometimes referred to
Bamboo is one of
In traditional Chinese culture, bamboo, plum blossoms, orchids (兰), and chrysanthemums (菊) form a group
Along with the pine and plum blossom, bamboo also sometimes
10 . If you’re looking for some festive atmosphere, here’s part of the Florida festival calendar.
Kumquat Festival, Dade City, Jan. 27
The downtown in Dade City fills with as many as 35, 000 people for this free event celebrating the tangy little fruit grown locally. Along with dozens of booths and live entertainment, a highlight is enjoying kumquat treats, from kumquat pie, kumquat cookies to kumquat salad.
Sunnyland Boat Festival, Tavares, Mar. 22-24
This antique and classic boat festival is one of the largest classic wood boat shows in the country with as many as 250 to 300 restored ancient boats on display in the water and along one third of a mile of Lake Dora shoreline at Wooton Park in Tavares, which is really a feast to the eye for free.
Siesta Key Sunsculpting Festival, Sarasota, Nov. 10-13
Two dozen professional artists compete in creating sculptures on the gorgeous Siesta Key beach. Those who buy tickets can watch the sculptures take shape, view them under colored lights at night, see demonstrations and take lessons. The party atmosphere includes a tent with ful bar (no ticket required) and a vendor(小贩) village.
Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami Beach, Dec. 8-10
Art Basel, an international art fair, draws top galleries from around the world plus the rich and celebrities to South Florida. A far cry from the street art festivals all over Florida, this is an event that is not cheap-Tickets start at $65. Over the years, however, a variety of satellite events have developed, creating art-related events for regular folks, including Miami Art Week.
1. What can visitors do at the event held in Dade City?A.Learn sculpturing skills. | B.Taste a special local fruit. |
C.Set up a tent of your own. | D.Compete with professionals. |
A.They charge for admission. | B.They take place on the same beach. |
C.They are designed for artists. | D.They have generated smaller events. |
A.Kumquat Festival. | B.Sunnyland Boat Festival. |
C.Art Basel Miami Beach. | D.Siesta Key Sunsculpting Festival. |