When people use the saying “七尺男儿”，they're usually referring     1    a man who is tall and strong. However, it's not easy    2     (tell) exactly how long 7 chi is. As a traditional Chinese unit of length, the     3     (measure) of chi has changed frequently over time.

In earlier times, such as the Shang Dynasty, I chi was the same as 15.8cm. So 7 chi would be equal to about 110cm. A 7-chi-tall man at the time would be a little person.

During the Warring States Period and Han Dynasty, 1 chi     4    (be) equal to 23cm. So 7 chi would be about 162cm.

When     5    came to the Three Kingdoms period, 1 chi became longer and reached 24.2cm. So 7 chi would be equal to about 170cm, which would     6     (regard) as medium height today.

In the following     7    (dynasty), chi continued to become     8    (long). It became 24.5cm in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, 29. 6cm in the Tang Dynasty and 31.2cm in the Song Dynasty.     9    (final) in the Qing Dynasty, 1 chi was 35.5cm,     10     means that 7-chi-tall man would be 248.5cm. That would be a real giant!

Today, 1 chi is measured around 33.3cm. So 7 chi would be 233cm.

The Palace Museum,     1     is also known as the Forbidden City, is a much-visited and much-photographed tourist attraction. This Chinese palace     2     a history of about 600 years receives millions of visits every year and lots of TV programs     3     (show) the place in recent years.

However, it still has secrets, and a new program     4     (design) to explore those unknown areas and the stories within is set to show the palace in a new light. The variety show, Shang Xin Le Gu Gong, broadcast its first episode (一集) on Beijing TV and online streaming media site, iQyi.com, on November 9, which won wide acceptance from audiences and     5     (think) highly of on Douban.com. “It brings many elements together, and everything in the show is     6     (perfect) matched and turns out amazing,” said     7     online user. “It brings me the thrill I felt when I stepped into the Palace Museum for the first time.”

In each one-hour-long episode, the actors and actresses switch between playing guides and historical figures     8     (include) emperors and royal family members of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). They explore areas that are still not     9     (access) to the public and the stories surrounding them. In the show, the actors and actresses are also joined by designers who will create     10     (product) based on what they see. The most popular ones, based on an online vote, are to be turned into souvenirs for sale.

With less people     1     (choose) to make sugar paintings, the traditional Chinese folk craft might have become a distant memory in some ways. However, a 38-year-old craftsman, Li Jiangzhong, devotes himself to     2     (keep) the art of sugar painting alive.

Li worked as a miner for more than ten years. After     3     mine closed down, Li     turned     4     housing decoration, until he     5     (force) to give that up due to a finger injury. Earlier this year, he discovered sugar painting, something he really had an interest in.

Since there was no sugar painting craftsman in his village, he studied by     6     (he) through large quantities of videos and information on the Internet. Li loved painting when he was young, and he found it easy to learn the skill in sugar painting. He soon mastered the skill and could make     7     (vary) sugar paintings. A sugar painting is made with     8     (melt) brown or white sugar. Craftsman normally paint animals and flowers on a stone board     9     the syrup (糖浆). When the sugar cools down,     10     appears is a piece of sugar art.

Industrial designers envision products that fill homes, offices, hospitals, and schools. These visionaries create innovations to serve the leaders of the global economy. They work tirelessly to give people the best tools of     1    trade. World Industrial Design Day, a day     2    (mean) for them, is for teaching people about the history of industrial design and potentially     3    (get) people interested in the profession.

Aimed to increase     4    (aware) regarding working in industrial design and championing.the power of design to strengthen environmental, cultural, social and economic development, World Industrial Design Day is a global day of observance. There     5    (be) a number of different activities around the design community to mark this day, including networking events, exhibits, design competitions, workshops and panel discussions.

Industrial design is the profession of designing products     6    millions of people to make their life much easier. The profession began during the early 19th century     7    the industrial revolution(革命) began in Britain.

The Great Exhibition     8    (hold) in 1851 as the first exhibition to showcase industrial design on an international scale(规模), contributing to American mass production.

Such people as Robert Lepper have     9    (strong) influenced the world of industrial design. They created     10    (effect) equipment that has helped shape the modern generation. Products like cars, phones, toasters have touched the hands of one industrial designer to another, been thought over, and created so you can have the best quality of life.

Wang Hongmei, a master in the Forbidden City, specializes in restoring damaged paintings. “I found conservation of paintings extremely    1    (challenge) at the beginning when I often had to stand for hours all day long due to the nature of the work.” Wang    2    (recall). “Commitment and time    3    (gradual) calmed down my heart.”

It takes a seasoned conservationist like Wang a whole year    4    (restore) just three to four paintings. Sometimes the work could take even    5    (long). A scenic painting over 170 square meters in size,    6    was created by Emperor Qianlong for his retirement, was worn. Wang and her colleagues spent five years restoring the painting to its previous brilliance.

“These treasures are not simply individual items,    7    heritages (遗产) of the craft and spirit passed on by the artists, collectors and conservationists of the past,” Qu Feng, one of Wang’s     8    (workmate), said. “Strengthened conservation efforts symbolize increasing national power and    9    (proud). If we can protect our cultural heritage to the best of our abilities, our nation will come to believe    10    itself more firmly.”

Due to the efforts by the masters in the Forbidden City, the public now can have a further understanding of cultural heritage protection.

A group of researchers and scientists from China and other countries are working together to help increase     1     (appreciate) of China’s ancient cultural heritage. They are recording and collecting digital images of cultural relics from the Magao Caves,     2     were a key stop along the Silk Road throughout China’s ancient history. Nearly 500,000 high-quality digital photographs     3     (produce) since the international project started in 1994.

The Magao Caves have long been     4     meeting point for different cultures. Today, the caves are just as international as they     5     (be) at the time when people travelled the Silk Road. Tourists from all over the world visit Dunhuang to see the caves, and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles has even reproduced a copy of the caves and paintings for people     6     (admire) in America.

By    7     (share) so many digital photos over the Internet, the group hopes to promote even     8     (wide) interest around the world in China’s ancient history, culture, and traditions. They also hope to further educate people about the importance of safeguarding historic and cultural relics for future     9     (generation) to understand and appreciate. As one researcher who is working     10     the project explains, “Appreciating the cultural heritage is very important for international communication and understanding.”

Each country has    1       own secret to happiness. If “pyt”, which     2    （close） means “don’t worry about it and stuff happens”, explains a relaxed attitude of Danish people, “niksen” will reveal     3     Dutch people combat (对抗) stress and burnout (倦怠) in a fast-paced (快节奏的) lifestyle.

The term “niksen” origins from the Dutch word “niks”,     4    refers to “nothing”. Mindfulness, another welcome subject to help people have a peaceful mind. But unlike mindfulness, niksen is not about concentrating     5     the present moment. It’s about letting yourself do nothing, and     6    allow) your mind to run free without expectation.

In practice, this means “hanging around, looking at your     7    （surround）or listening to music as long as it’s without purpose,” according to Time Magazine.

Niksen sounds contrary (矛盾的) to the advice we     8     (give) as kids. Nowadays, we’re constantly told to stay busy and work    9     (hard) than everyone else. But niksen opposes (使相对) that mentality (心态). It offers the chance to “deliciously do nothing”, as Carolien Hamming, a coach at CSR Centrum, an organization     10    (devote) to fighting stress and burnout in the Netherlands, told Time.

Li Ziqi, a vlogger, has over 6 million fans on YouTube,    1    (make) her the second most influential vlogger from China on the international video-sharing platforms.

Li,    2    young woman of the post-1990 generation, she looks elegant with long braids(辫子) in her hair, always wearing delicate traditional    3    (dress). She started shooting short videos in 2016, inspired by the self-sufficient lifestyle of ancient Chinese people. In her videos, she has picked ripe cherries to make jam and    4    (harvest) peaches to make sweet wine.

Most viewers find that the lifestyle and the landscapes    5    (display) in Li's videos help them find inner peace and give them a psychological break from    6    (they) busy urban routine. One comments, “I have respect and    7    (admire) for this woman. Not just from what I see in the videos,    8    the fact that she's bringing back to life an archaic(古色古香的) way of doing things.”

Aside from showing how to cook, Li has even shown other ancient skills, such as dyeing cloth and making furniture. She has impressed her viewers    9    the charm of China's traditional handicrafts and techniques.

“As an    10    (increase) influential vlogger,” she says,“1 hope I can show the world the wonderful cultural heritage of China.”

Numerous Chinese cultural and art treasures have been put on show in many parts of the world over the past years, showcasing the fantastic Chinese civilization on the global stage and     1     (promote) cultural exchanges.

In December, 2018. New Zealand's national museum started a four- month exhibition, where both terracotta warriors (兵马俑) and more than 160 ancient antique pieces    2    (make) of gold, jade and bronze were displayed. On the opening day, local citizens    3    (line) up to enjoy this "once in a lifetime" experience. The exhibition,    4    provided visitors with some knowledge of long standing Chinese civilization, was    5    (high) appreciated for the individuality of each terracotta warrior and the unbelievable creativity needed to build the army.

Treasures showing the lives of emperors and empresses from the Qing Dynasty also went on display in museums in Washington. D. C.and Moscow in 2019.     6    over 100 pieces put on show, including realistic    7    (painting), furnishings and jewelry from the Palace Museum in Beijing. The exhibition was also    8    huge success.

Chinese and foreign museums have been making exchanges to encourage dialogue between civilizations and foster people’ s    9    (understand) of and engagement with cultures that interest     10    (they). It is an important job for museums to bring the world closer.

Calligraphy, the art of writing, was the visual art form prized above all others in traditional China. Painting was contemporary with calligraphy, sharing     1     same tools—namely, brush and ink. Yet calligraphy was regarded     2     a fine art long before painting.

The status of calligraphy reflects the importance of the word in China.     3     makes the written words distinctive is its visual form. However, despite its abstract     4     (appear), calligraphy is not an abstract form. Chinese characters are dynamic, closely connected with the forces of nature and the kinesthetic (运动) energies of the human body.

How can a simple character convey all this? The use of brush and ink     5     (have) much to do with it. A calligrapher can control the     6     (thick) of the ink by varying both the amount of water and the solid ink. Once he starts writing, by loading the brush sometimes with     7     (much) ink or sometimes with less, he creates characters that resemble a shower of rocks here and a drop of dew (露珠) there.

The Chinese written language     8     (begin) to develop more than 3,000 years ago and     9     (eventual) evolved into five basic script types. Over the centuries, calligraphers were free to write in any of them,     10     ( depend) on the text’s function. The calligraphic tradition remains alive today.