Digital technology-assisted preservation of ancient city wall in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi province, was recently listed among the top-10    1    (case) of digital innovation in the Chinese culture and tourism industry of 2022.

Assisted by digital technologies, the ancient city wall in the Chinese city is showing     2    (it) attractiveness in more diverse aspects. The ancient wall    3    (date) back to more than 1,400 year ago. As the city develops, they are now surrounded by busy commercial districts.

The    4    (conserve) of the city wall is about not only the wall itself but also its wooden annexes (附属建筑) and the city moat (护城河). Devices are installed in all sections of the city wall    5    stretches 13.74 kilometers to monitor the safety of the wall and annexes. The digital technologies that are employed    6    (protect) the city wall are like soldiers that never feel tired.

Based on the data    7    (collect) by the devices, the management committee built     8    warning system that sets four warning critical points for the settlement and cracking of the city wall.    9     the information center of the Xi’an city wall management committee, there’s a big screen that shows real-time passenger volume, temperature, and other data. Intelligent transformation of scenic spots brings newer experiences to tourists and makes management     10    (efficient).

East China’s Shandong province, where the Yellow River flows into the sea, is promoting the deep integration of culture and tourism. So far, Shandong    1    (launch) many cultural tourism projects, making great progress in digging into the culture and value of the Yellow River    2    (boost) the high-quality development of the region.

One example is the Yellow River Tower in Binzhou’s Puhu Lake Scenic Area, which was open    3    the public last year. It has become a cultural landmark of the Yellow River Basin    4    visitors can view the river passing through the city and watch exhibitions showing    5    (it) long history and diverse cultures. The tower offers various types of activities, such as research tours, and undertakes Yellow River-themed video competitions.

One of the most    6    (influence) tourism brands in Yuncheng County is the Shuihu Film Studio. It integrates film shooting and performances. There are 36 courtyards and 108 scenic spots that    7    (vivid) display the diverse cultures of the Chinese classic novel Shuihuzhuan.

Yellow River culture is a product of the material and spiritual advancement of the people living by the river throughout time. The local artistic    8    (create) are playing important roles in the Yellow River culture. The most representative among them is Lyu Opera,    9    unique kind of the Chinese art form.    10    (root) in Dongying, the opera has become extremely popular among tourists.

A new branch of the Palace Museum is expected to rise on Beijing outskirts over the next few years to better showcase the     1     (museum) cultural relics.

After nearly a decade of preparation, construction of the new branch     2     (begin) last December. Located in Xiyehe, a village in Haidian District, the new branch will cover more than 100, 000 square meters, including     3     exhibition space of over 60, 000 square meters for cultural relics and more than 35, 000 square meters for relic     4     (restore).

At present, over 1. 86 million cultural relics     5     (house) in the museum. However, only about 10, 000 pieces are able to be displayed every year due to limited exhibition spaces     6     outdated offices.

Du Haijiang, deputy director of the Palace Museum, briefed the public on the project in an interview with CCTV on January 26th,     7     (explain) that calligraphy works and paintings couldn’t be put on display during rainy seasons, in winter or summer, because of strict temperature and humidity requirements. Some silk and cotton artworks     8    (current) cannot be exhibited at all for lack of the necessary environment.

On completion of the new branch, it will be possible     9     (display) between 20, 000 and 30, 000 individual relics each year. The new venue will be a modern exhibition space     10     multiple functions to provide relic preservation, repair work, and visitor services.

Recently, many government officials across the country have put themselves into videos promoting local culture and tourism. The videos,     1    (publish) over short-video platforms such as Douyin, have drawn lots of attention from netizens, giving likes and showing interest.

Yin Wentao, among these creative civil     2    (servant), is proud that he could help promote his hometown, Lintao county in a publicity video. The county     3    (possess) rich cultural’ resources, including the Majiayao culture and the site of the western beginning of the Great Wall during Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC). In the 1920s, the site dating back     4     thousands of years ago was discovered in the village of Majiayao and     5    (preserve) as a key national relics protection unit since 1988.

With more videos emerging on     6     (variety) online short-video platforms, more places have been     7    (gradual) known to more people, receiving more visitors. Using short videos over new media platforms to promote tourism has become     8    effective publicity channel. All this reflects that the local government has the strong desire     9    (develop) tourism and the local economy rapidly,     10     shows that the officials have a strong sense of responsibility for the development of their hometowns.

Every year during the Spring Festival, a small village east of Beijing puts on a special show. It’s about-15°C, and a man dressed in a straw hat and sheepskin coat    1           (throw)spoon after spoon of heavy molten iron(铁水) at a massive，icy wall.The collision(碰撞)between the 1,600℃ liquid metal and the frozen brick creates a waterfall of sparks(火花)    2    (fall) over him, equally beautiful and dangerous.

This is a performance    3    requires extraordinary courage, skill and strength. Known as Da Shuhua, it has a history of 500 years in Nuanquan, a highly-developed steel town.Da Shuhua translates literally into “beating down the tree flowers,”    4    agricultural activity of hitting fruit trees to stimulate growth.

In ancient times, fireworks weren’t always    5    (wide) affordable. So people in Nuanquan made use of scrap iron and developed Da Shuhua as a way    6    (celebrate) festivals.As a result,they brought firework displays    7    a whole new level.

Today,Da Shuhua has become more popular than ever,due to    8    (ban)on fireworks to reduce air pollution in some parts of China. Every year, this unique firework display attracts tons of people in spite of the freezing cold weather    9    draws attention for its protection. Since 2021,it    10    (list) as an intangible cultural heritage of China.

Fan Jinshi, an archaeologist from Beijing University, first visited the Mogao caves as an undergraduate student in 1962. Despite the caves’ tough     1    (condition), Fan was determined to study national cultural heritage(遗产)and stayed to pursue her dream.

Over time, Fan’s commitment to preserving national cultural heritage grew    2    (strong). She joined the Communist Party of China in 1974 and became even more determined to protect the Mogao caves when they were officially open to tourists in 1979.     3     (face) with the challenge of balancing conservation and tourism, Fan knew that a solution had to be found. She    4    (convince) that the caves’ social importance far outweighed their economic potential and that scientific protection was the key to their     5     (survive).

In the late 1980s, Fan came up with     6     innovative plan to digitize the Mogao caves, permanently preserving the murals(壁画), painted cultures, and historical data. In 2016, Digital Dunhuang was launched online, allowing people worldwide     7     (enjoy) comprehensive images of the caves.

In her eighties, Fan Jinshi is as busy as before, working    8    (tireless) to conserve and manage the caves. She hopes that young people will carry    9    the “Mogao Spirit” and build a better Dunhuang Academy,    10    she spent her lifetime. “Let this be my epitaph,” Fan says, “I’ve done all I could for Dunhuang.”