The 32nd World Hakka Conference was grandly opened at the sports center of Longnan City, Jiangxi Province     1     the evening of November 7th. About 2500 Hakka people from all over the world had a happy reunion and enjoyed a     2     (culture) feast.

World Hakka Conference is one of the most influential Chinese     3     (event) in the world and an important platform for Hakka reunion. With the theme of “Hakka Voice from Five Continents and Love Spreading across the World”, the opening ceremony gave a vivid     4     (describe) of the Hakka people through singing and dancing, Hakka music, and modern visual arts, etc.

The opening ceremony was wonderful by     5     (use) multimedia presentation, and the naked-eye 3D visual effects and virtual images throughout, allowing the audience     6     (enjoy) an audio-visual feast. “I     7     (watch) the entire opening ceremony on the spot since the beginning. As a student from GanZhou, it’s really     8     honor to be here. It has     9     (full) demonstrated Hakka civilization,     10     has taken thousands of years.” said Li Sha, a college student at the scene.

Li Zhuang, an ancient village located by Yantze river     1     over 1000 years of history, is the birthplace of Yan from Inkston. However, due to     2     (politic) reasons, the village was “hidden” from Chinese history till early 21st century.

    3     (consider) as a museum of traditional Chinese architecture, Li Zhuang has over 40 temples built between Ming and Qing Dynasties. Therefore, the village plays     4    important role in traditional Chinese architecture history and has attracted many architects. The History of Chinese Architecture,    5     was written by famous architects Liang SiCheng and Lin HuiYin, referred to many ancient buildings in Li Zhuang. For example, Luo Xuan Dian built in 1596 was a     6     (complete) wood-structured temple, a perfect example of traditional Chinese building structures.

In 1940s, when Japan was invading China, this village made a great decision to invite top Chinese universities that had no place     7     (move) to. Suddenly this small village attracted over 12,000 scholars and students. During 1940s, quite a few academic achievements     8     (make) in Li Zhuang.

In the recent ten years, this ancient village     9     (arise) in Chinese official history. Though it is still quiet and calm, soon it will attract numerous     10     (tourist). I hope tourism will not disturb the calm and beauty and more people will know what was happening here in the 20th century.

Guzheng is a musical instrument that     1     (beautiful) represents Chinese culture. In Sydney, Australia, Zhou Yunan founded a guzheng school     2     the aim of promoting traditional Chinese music.

After obtaining a master’s degree in guzheng, Zhou immigrated to Australia with her family. She noticed that many overseas Chinese are eager to get their children     3     (expose) to Chinese traditional culture, but lack the opportunities to do so,     4     inspired her to promote guzheng culture and found a guzheng school in Sydney in 2017.

“It’s not easy to promote traditional Chinese musical instruments overseas. On one hand, there is a     5     (short) of professional guzheng teachers,” Zhou said. “On the other hand, guzheng isn’t a mainstream instrument in Sydney, so establishing the school’s reputation was     6     (challenge).”

Gladly, now guzheng     7     (choose) by many of her students when applying for scholarships. Some even select it as     8     music exam subject for the college entrance examination.

“In my view, guzheng serves as a bridge that connects overseas Chinese with their homeland,     9     (allow) performers to convey their longing for home to the audience,” Zhou said. In recent years, an increasing number of overseas Chinese     10     (participate) in promoting traditional Chinese culture, sparking a surge in Chinese style and trends in Sydney.

Traditional Chinese tea-making techniques were     1     (official) recognized by UNESCO on November 29, when the techniques and social practices     2     (add) to the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. With 43 items (项目) on the list, China keeps its No.1 position in the field.

With the application started in March 2021, the list of world intangible cultural heritage has recognized the knowledge, skills, and practices     3     is about the management of tea gardens, picking of tea leaves, hand-made processing, and the drinking and     4     (share) of tea.

The result has been widely praised     5     the Chinese people and experts because it is     6     important step for conservation and promotion of traditional tea culture.

“Chinese tea culture     7     (become) widely known by people in many     8     (country) around the world years ago through the ancient Silk Road. The     9     (success) application of Chinese tea-making can further help improve     10     (it) international influence,” Zheng Changling, general secretary of the China Folk Culture Innovation and Development Center, told the Global Times.

From the earliest time when calligraphy(书法) first appeared during the Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 BCE), calligraphers were held in the     1     (high) regard.

Calligraphy is far more than writing. Its status as    2     art form comes from the exceptional skill required to maintain control of the brush and ink. Added complexity comes with a variety of scripts,    3     (include) seal (Zhuanshu), official (Lishu), running (Xingshu), cursive (Caoshu) and regular (Kaishu). The ‘poetry’ of calligraphy is also found in the names given to the tools used,    4     (name) the Four Treasures of the Study, which refers to the brush pen (bi), ink stick (mo),paper (zhi), and inkstone (yan).

Beyond simple writing, calligraphy    5     (require) skills to enable the brush to form different types of strokes on subtle angles. Fluidity, precision, the use of space, and aesthetics(美学) are central principles upon    6     calligraphy is created. Different scripts require different pen    7     (method). When writing seal scripts, the brush movement should be soft and solemn; when writing cursive scripts, the brush movement should be smooth and powerful. The    8     (popular) of calligraphy grew such that it became a feature of paintings too, where it was used    9     (describe) the picture in the painting. Another trend saw artwork owners add their own seal in red ink    10    paintings, something which continues to today.

Every March 8th is International Women’s Day, which, in China,    1     (call) “Three Eight Women’s Day”. This day is a celebration of women’s contributions     2    the economic, political and social fields and their great achievements.

On the United Nations’ website     3     ( introduce) International Women’s Day, the origin of International Women’s Day on March 8th is attributed to a series of major events in the women’s movement in     4     early 20th century..

International Women’s Day     5     (be) a key point in the movement for women’s rights. In Chinese culture, it implies older women and women who aren’t     6    ( educate), so Chinese women     7     (general) reject being called “women”. Gradually, women’s day has got new names, such as “Girls’ Day”, “Goddesses’ Day” and “Queens’ Day”.

It is stated in the Chinese law that if March 8th is a working day, employers need to give female     8     (employ) half a day off. On March 8th every year,     9     in physical or online stores, merchants hold various promotions to stimulate consumption with the ads of “pampering (宠爱) women around them “or” women pampering     10     (they).”