The Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most important festival for Chinese people after Spring Festival, and     1     (celebrate) throughout China for thousands of years. Foshan City celebrates it with a grand parade (游行) called “Foshan Qiuse”, which     2     (literal) means autumn colors of Foshan.

The origins of the Foshan Qiuse Parade date back     3     the Jin Dynasty (266-420). Back in ancient China, people from various sectors in Foshan would join in a gathering     4     participants showed off their skills and talents. Later the event was named “Qiuse” in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644),     5     (indicate) that it was held during the autumn season.

Major activities at this event include     6     (display) of folk crafts and artist performances. Over time, these activities developed into a parade that     7     (march) across the city. Nowadays, the annual Foshan Qiuse Parade proceeds 3.5 kilometers, with thousands of participants of all ages.

Foshan Qiuse has a strong fan base in the region and beyond. Each year, the streets of Foshan are crowded with     8     (excite) people eager to get a glimpse of the brilliant floats (彩车) that pass by in the parade. In recent years,     9     organizers of Foshan Qiuse have invited hundreds of people from all walks of life to join in the celebration, making the event a bridge     10     (strengthen) bonds with people throughout the world.

Many people around the world may know that paper is one of the Four Great Inventions of ancient Chinese civilization,    1    few would know that more than 1,500 years ago, ancient Chinese craftsmen invented a new type of paper,    2    was called Xuan paper and used mainly for writing and painting.

Xuan paper was first made in ancient Xuan Prefecture, now    3    (know) as Jingxian County in Anhui Province. The traditional process of making Xuan paper is    4     (extreme) demanding and involves over 100 steps. The whole process can take as long as two years    5    (complete), and the skills have been passed down for    6    (generation).

Xuan paper is highly water absorbent, making it a perfect medium for conveying artistic effect in both Chinese calligraphy and ink wash painting. In addition, Xuan paper    7    (design) to be able to last for more than 1,000 years and still keep the freshness of the ink and color on it.

Today in Jingxian County, there    8     (be) many Xuan paper factories and workshops, where the paper is still made by master craftsmen using traditional techniques. And because of    9    (it) long history and the essential role it has played     10    the culture of Chinese painting and calligraphy, Xuan paper was included on the first list of China’s national intangible cultural heritages(非物质文化遗产)in 2006.

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Decorated with Chinese-style red lanterns, the pavilion (展馆) of translated Chinese books saw a big turnout of book lovers at the 54th edition of Cairo International Book Fair, the largest book fair in Egypt.

The pavilion    1    (display) during the fair about 1,000 book titles in Arabic and English on Chinese culture, history, literature, economy, and among many others. Visitors    2    different ages frequented the pavilion of Chinese books. Some parents picked children’s books for their kids and some young people    3    (attract) to books on Chinese culture, history and development.

A high school student,    4    was picking a book on Chinese history, said that China has overcome numerous problems throughout its history while    5    Chinese wisdom is shown in their literature, thoughts and philosophy. Noura Gamal, a junior student of Chinese, said    6     attracted him most was the Chinese culture and people. He wanted     7    (learn)more about China, an ancient civilization with a unique language, history, literature and culture.

The Chinese pavilion participates in the fair with many rich book titles that increase every year in a very successful effort to bring the    8    (culture) of Egypt and China closer. It is    9     (wide) acknowledged that China’s great development is one of the reasons for the     10     (grow) popularity of Chinese books.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held from July 26 to August 11 and the Paralympics from August 28 to September 8.

Phrygian caps(弗里吉亚帽)will be the Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots(吉祥物) in     1    (celebrate) of the French revolution’s spirit,     2     is not only a symbol of revolution, freedom, and struggles, but it’s an icon(标志)seen over     3    (century), from the Notre Dame Cathedral to the Eiffel Tower. More     4    (specific), it’s the red cap famously worn by Marianne, the artistic representative of the free French republic. The Phryges(弗里热) aim to show sport can not only change everything,     5     it deserves to have     6     vital place in our society as well.

The Phrygian caps were favored over animals that mostly     7    (be) the first choice in other Olympics for ages-such as the ‘Bing Dwen Dwen’ panda at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. The mascot must represent the French spirit. It’s a kind of belief that carries the values of France and has been built up over time.

The red Phrygian caps come in two versions-the Olympic one and the Paralympic one     8     a blade(镰刀)leg. As happens when a     9    (nation) spirit combines with the Olympic spirit, the mascots are also being packaged into nearly 10, 000 types of products,     10    (range) from toys to clothes, electronics and trunks.

Chinese paper cutting or jianzhi is the first paper-cutting design,     1     (date) back to the Eastern Han Dynasty. Due to its unique     2     (art) appeal, after hundreds of years’ development, the paper-cuts have become a means of decorations     3     is popular both home and abroad.

    4     (general) , the paper-cuts are used to decorate doors and windows, thus sometimes they     5     (refer) to as ―chuanghua (Window Flower). They are also used for religious and ceremonial purposes, buried with the dead and burned at funerals.

Chinese people believe the red paper-cuts on the door can bring good fortune and happiness     6     the whole family. As a result, paper-cuts are more often seen during traditional Chinese festivals, the Spring Festival in particular.

People find hope and comfort in expressing best     7     (wish) with paper-cuttings. For instance: for a wedding ceremony, red paper-cuttings are a traditional decoration on the tea set, the dressing table glass, and other furniture.     8     big red paper character ―Xi(happiness) is a traditional must on the newly-wed’s (新婚夫妇) door. With its popularity     9     (increase) , we may never fail     10     (feel) the existence of Chinese paper-cutting all over the world.

Sichuan hot pots, Nanjing salted duck and Cantonese dim sum are the     1    (tradition)Chinese foods.

Sichuan hot pots are believed     2    (start)off in the late Qing Dynasty as a way for boatmen on the Yangtze River to keep warm during the cold and wet winters.     3    (gradual), it ranges from simple delicious dishes by boiling vegetables, chillies and Sichuan peppers in water     4    multiple options of soups, vegetables, meats and sauces, appealing to people of different tastes. When I tried it, the hot flavour       5     (quick) our laughter and conversation, making the meal the perfect way to relax with friends.

Nanjing’ s most famous food export is salted duck,     6     is juicy and salty.     7    takes several days to prepare each Nanjing salted duck. A local history book from the late Qing Dynasty praised it,     8    (say)it was without equal.

In Guangzhou, morning tea is     9    essential part of the daily routine. Today Guangzhou’s restaurants stimulate     10    (customer)appetite with more than a thousand offerings, with each more delicate and delicious.