Mid-Autumn Festival is a    1    (tradition)Chinese festival.     2     (like)foreign festival celebrated according to the solar calendar, it falls on August 15^th in the lunar calendar.On this day, people hold    3     (meaning) activities.What’s the most     4     (impress)is to admire the moon which is usually full and     5     (invisible) to naked eyes.It represents reunion.

Paper cutting is the art of paper designs. The art first appeared in the Han Dynasty in the fourth century. The     1     (old) surviving paper - cut is the one that was found in 1959 in Xinjiang, China,     2     (date) back to the sixth century. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, paper-cuts were used during festivals     3     (decorate) gates and windows.

By the eighth or ninth century paper cutting appeared in West Asia. However, it was not until the sixteenth century     4     the art reached Europe.

Although paper cutting is popular around the globe, only the Chinese paper cutting     5     (list) in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List (联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产名录) in 2009. Paper cutting     6     (remain) popular in contemporary China, especially during special events like the Chinese New Year or weddings. Paper cutting has a number of uses in Chinese culture, almost all of     7     are for health, wealth. or decorative purposes. Red is the most     8     (common) used color. People find hope and comfort in expressing     9     (wish) with red paper-cuts. At a wedding ceremony, for example, red paper cuts are a traditional and required decoration on gates, walls and furniture.

Today, paper cutting has developed     10     a very popular folk art form, especially in the countryside.