The Naadam Festival,     1     falls on the fourth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, is celebrated in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to express pleasure for the harvest. In Naadam festival, Wrestling, Archery and Horse racing    2     (consider) as three most impressive traditional events.

Mongolian wrestling is a wonderful show of strength and grace, in which actions like the pull, push, and press are attractive. It is    3    (total) different from the wrestling competition in the Olympic Games. There are no rounds, and wrestlers are not separated by weight. The wrestler loses if any part of his body above his knee    4     (touch) the ground.

Mongolian archery is classified as three kinds: Static shoot, on horse shoot and long shoot. The rules are three rounds with nine arrows. Every person has three    5    (arrow) per round, the scores are evaluated by the number of target hitting. Archery has played     6    important role in the life of Mongolia people and still kept    7    (it) popularity.

The horse racing is    8     (excite), including three kinds of competitions to test the speed of the horse and riders’ performances. Competitors should be children, because they are lighter and it is easy for horses    9    (run) faster. Growing    10    on the horseback,they are attached to horses. In a sense, horses are at the heart of Mongolian culture.

Many foreigners first learn about Chinese culture through numerous Chinese restaurants     1    (find) all over the world. The second impression of Chinese culture is often Peking Opera,     2    masks are now almost symbolic of China. Many countries design posters     3     (use) Peking Opera masks to signal a “Year of Chinese Culture”.

    4     impresses people most is the artistic beauty of Peking Opera masks, which serve two purposes. One is to indicate the identity and character of the role. For example, a red face means that the person is loyal and brave     5     a white face identifies the person as foxy and evil. The other purpose is to express people’s     6     (assess) of the roles from a moral and aesthetic (美学的) point of view, such as respectable, hateful or noble etc.

Zhang Fei, a heroic character from Three Kingdoms Period (220-280), has a     7     (face) design in the shape of a butterfly —     8     perfect combination of personality and artistic design. The beauty of the color and design of Peking Opera masks adds to the attractive performance     9     stage. Therefore, Peking Opera masks     10     (adopt) as a source element in designing many Chinese folk handicrafts, posters, and fashions.

Weiqi is a game which can best show the deep culture of China. About 4,000 years ago the Emperor Yao created     1     game to develop the intelligence of his son, Dan Zhu. Dan Zhu, who had been rude, was turned into a learned general     2     (final). Yao educated his son with success by     3     (teach) him to play weiqi, and thus the game has passed down through generations till today.

Weiqi is a game attracting many people. The charm of weiqi lies     4     its concept and strategy. The player shouldn’t care about the gain or loss of a city or a troop; instead, he should seek opportunities     5     (attack) the enemy and defend     6     (he) at the right time by sacrificing (牺牲) some pieces. Only when the player is not blinded by immediate success and short-term gains but looks for long-term     7     (benefit) can he win the battle in the end.

Playing weiqi is not only for recreation but also for developing one’s temperament (性情). For centuries, weiqi     8     (regard) as a good way to train one’s mind. It is said that people     9     enjoy playing weiqi can have “five gains”—friends, harmony,    10     (educate), wisdom and longevity (长寿). That is to say, weiqi can help them to make friends and get along well with others, and teach them how to understand the laws of life.

Suzhou, home to a collection of classical gardens, is one of the most attractive     1     (city) in China, featuring     2     (elegant) and exquisiteness. There are currently more than 60 well-preserved gardens in Suzhou, nine of     3     have been listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasty, the gardening art in Suzhou reached     4     (it) peak. The classical gardens     5     (design) to recreate natural landscapes in miniature, because designers intended to contain rich scenes within their     6     (limit) spaces. Mini versions of things like rocks and trees were brought together     7     (create) impressive landscapes in the tightest corners.

Owners of the gardens were often government officials attempting to escape from policital life. The Humble Adiministor’s Garden is a typical example of Suzhou classical gardens. It was     8     (original) set up by Wang Xianchen,     9     scholar and minister in the Ming Dynasty. He resigned from the court and returned to his hometown. As a Taoist, he respected nature     10     enjoyed the harmonious relationship with nature.

China Post issued a set of stamps showing the paintings of famous structures in the Forbidden City on Saturday     1     (celebrate) the 600th birthday of the ancient palace.

The set includes four stamps, each     2     (present) a single construction (建筑物). The total face value of the set     3     (be) 11.4 yuan.

The stamps are designed like paintings, and in the four paintings, the Forbidden City’s sceneries (风景) are presented in different seasons. At     4     same time, to present the stamps with different charms (魅力) of the ancient buildings, a special set with digital information was issued. By taking a photo of the stamps with a special WeChat program or scanning a QR code (二维码) alongside the stamps, more content about the Forbidden City could     5     (provide).

Construction of the Forbidden City was started in 1406, and the whole project was completed in 1420, during the Ming Dynasty. It is the     6     (large) and most complete wooden-structure palace in the world.

Having served as the imperial palace for the emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Forbidden City was changed into a museum and has been open     7     the public since 1925. So, it is also     8     (know) as the Palace Museum, which not only houses millions of cultural relics,     9     is itself also a living archive (档案馆) of imperial history.

This year also marks the 95th year of the Palace Museum’s     10     (establish). Many celebrations have been promoted, with the stamps being part of them.

Over the past few years, many Chinese brands and     1     (product) have become more and more popular among Chinese youth,     2     is a trend known as guochao.

The post-2000 younger generation, a     3     (rise) consumption force of home market, no longer admires all foreign things. In fact, most of them tend     4     (buy) something with Chinese cultural elements.     5     is obvious that guochao style now suits Chinese young people’s taste.

Guochao also means the return of     6     (tradition) styles and cultural elements. Some brands like Li-Ning and White Rabbit begin to appeal to younger customers. Meanwhile, Dunhuang culture is also gaining popularity     7     (gradual). It is commonly seen that silk scarves, makeups and cell phone cases with Dunhuang culture elements     8     (display) in the art shows, attracting many young followers.

The Chinese culture represented by guochao is creating a huge new market at home and abroad. More importantly, guochao is regarded     9     a way to improve the awareness of Chinese youth national identity and cultural confidence. As a result, this new trend of guochao makes     10     big success.