The Mid-Autumn Festival,     1     is an important traditional festival in China, usually falls in September or October. It is on the 15th day of the     2     (eight) month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Festival Celebration between New Zealand and China     3     (hold) with high quality performances at the New Zealand National Museum last Sunday night. Artists from southwestern China’s Chongqing     4     (present) the Wellington audience with Sichuan Opera Performance. The performances perfectly showed the charm of Chinese culture and art     5     the audience.

Guo Zongguang, who is the     6     (direct) of the China Cultural Center in New Zealand, stressed that this show was one of    7     most important events in this year’s culture exchanges between China and New Zealand.

Brett Hudson, a member of Parliament, acknowledged that China, now New Zealand’s largest trading partner, provided New Zealanders with thousands and thousands of     8     (job). Our relationship with China is     9     (extreme) important. Our two-way trade now tops 28 billion New Zealand dollars in 2018,     10     (help)New Zealanders improve life styles for families. And it is strengthening even further through cultural exchange and better understanding of one another.

Do you know Dunhuang? Dunhuang is home to the Mogao Grottoes,     1     UNESCO World Heritage Site, elements of which are     2     display in an ongoing exhibition at the National Base for International Cultural Trade, Beijing. Painted sculptures and other items of cultural heritage have been reproduced, while the caves     3     are now closed have been reproduced in digital form.

The exhibition area,     4     (cover) some 1,600 square meters, features the results of research on nearly 50 sets of cultural relics from the Dunhuang Academy.     5     the real grotto in Dunhuang is no longer open to the public, the digitally     6     (restore) grotto can be protected forever in the digital space.

The exhibition will last for three years. It is the first time that the Dunhuang Academy     7     (hold) such a long exhibition in Beijing. By the end of 2021, the “digital Dunhuang project” had completed the digital     8     (collect)of 268 grottoes. Such projects have provided a means of protecting China’s cultural heritage for future generations, while making it more     9     (wide)available both at home and abroad. It is hoped that the “digital Dunhuang” will not only allow more audiences     10     (experience)the artistic charm of Dunhuang, but also promote exchanges between cultures along the Belt and Road under new historical conditions.

The traditional Chinese name chop or seal (印章) has been used for thousands of years.     1     is quite likely that people began using name chops because Chinese characters were so complex and in ancient times few people     2     (be) able to read and write. In addition, chops date back to a time     3     there were no other forms of     4     (identify) such as ID cards. A chop also served as a valid signature. All official     5     (document) in China needed a chop to be valid at that time. Today, most Chinese are educated, but the tradition     6     (keep) alive in China.

If you spend a long time in China, you will almost     7     (certain)need to have a chop. If you’re staying for a short time, a chop makes an     8     (amaze) souvenir. A chop can be made quickly, but first you will need to have your name     9     (translate) into Chinese characters.

There are many different sizes and styles of chops. Inexpensive small chops can be carved     10     wood or plastic, while upmarket (高档的) chops are made from jade or marble. Only a special type of red ink is used for a name chop, so if you buy a chop in China, get some Chinese vermilion seal paste too.

Big challenges can sometimes lead to great solutions. In the 1950s, the Egyptian government hoped     1     (attempt) a new dam across the Nile to control floods, produce electricity and supply water to more farmers in the area. However, the proposal led to protests.     2     (protester) said that lots of temples and cultural relics would likely be damaged. To solve this problem, the government turned to the United Nations for help in 1959. Soon a committee     3     (establish) to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the     4     (lose) of cultural relics. After several investigations and tests, a proposal for how to save the buildings was made.

In 1960, the work began. A year later, the first temple was moved by German engineers. Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and     5     (count) cultural relics. Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million     6     the project.

The Aswan Dam project,     7     ended in 1980, was considered     8     great success. Not only had the countries found a path to the future without     9     (damage) the old relics, but they had also learnt that     10     was possible for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow.

Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival     1     centuries. There are many traditional folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most     2     (move). It tells after Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. Hou Yi planned     3     (drink) it with his wife, Chang’e. But a bad man     4     name was Pang Meng tried to steal the medicine     5     Hou Yi was out.Chang’e wasn’t ready to give it to him and then drank it all.She became very light and     6     (fly) up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad and missed her very much. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round     7     he could see his wife there. He     8     (quick) laid out her favourite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wished that she could come back!

After this, people started the     9     (traditional) of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes that carry     10     wishes to the families they love and miss.