For Greek photographer George Doupas, Beijing is home now. During the past decade, he has been photographing the city, capturing its beauty     1     sharing these photos online and in exhibitions.

“This     2     (true) represents Beijing — the old and the new, nicely mixing together,” Doupas said while showing his photograph of the Zhihua Temple, a delicate Ming Dynasty building. It     3     (locate) in front of a modern office building, Galaxy SOHO, which features weaving bridges and interlocking passageways.

With rich historical heritage, Beijing     4     (be) an important center of traditional Chinese culture since the Ming Dynasty. Doupas often gets     5     (lose) in the city’s splendid ancient architecture. Meanwhile, he is also amazed by the modern city     6    (combine) high-end businesses and various industries. “It is fascinating to see a rapidly-developing city that invests so much effort in preserving its past, which is     7     I decided to pursue my career here,” he said.

Doupas is determined to continue with his career in China, hoping to serve as     8     bridge between China and the West. The     9     (display) that show his photos about Beijing have attracted a large audience in Greece and the Czech Republic.

“I call Beijing my home now,” he said, “I’ll keep sharing photos of China     10     the rest of the world.”

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.

The approaching of a new year is always exciting. The Little New Year,     1    is also called the Minor New Year’s Day, usually falls roughly a week before     2     Lunar New Year. In 2023, it will fall on Jan. 14th and 15th. The Chinese Little New Year is not a    3    (fix) festival as it varies with local     4     (custom).

Worshiping Kitchen God is the most important activity in    5     (celebrate) of the Chinese Little New Year. According to the folklore, the Kitchen God would report    6     the Jade Emperor on the good and evil deeds of every family on the 23rd of the 12th lunar month for the Emperor to reward or punish. While     7    (offer) sacrifice to the Kitchen God, people place candy, water, beans and hay on the table in front of the Kitchen God image.

Other activities during the festival     8    (main) include sweeping dust and making Chinese paper cuts for window decoration. Chinese Little New Year also means that Chinese people begin to prepare special purchases for the Spring Festival and are ready     9    (spend) a clean Spring Festival. Above all, it suggests a new year with a new image and     10    (express) the good wishes of Chinese people to ring out the Old Year and ring in the New Year.

On October 17, 2021, a village in Henan Province celebrated the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Yangshao Culture,     1     dates back to 7,000 years ago.

There are many     2     (reason) to celebrate and pay respect for the generations of archaeologists who     3     (devote) themselves over the past 100 years to exploring the origins of Chinese civilization.

The site     4     (discover) a century ago, marking the beginning of modern Chinese archaeology. Chen Xingcan, director of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Institute of Archaeology, said, “If the distribution of     5     (vary) prehistoric cultures in China can be compared     6     a flower with layers of petals, Yangshao was at the center of it.”

From October to December 1921, a Swedish scholar Johan Gunnar Anderson, led     7     first round of excavations in Yangshao at 17 locations over 36 days. A Neolithic (新石器时代的) culture, best recognized for     8     (it) painted pottery, was unearthed,     9     (astonish) academics. It was later called Yangshao Culture, the nation’s first named prehistoric archaeological culture and it was valuable for archaeologists     10     (research) Chinese history.

On June 18, Qiyun Mountain Customs Exhibition was displayed in the Water Cube in Beijing. This exhibition is     1    important part of “Search for Taoist Mountains (道教山)”, the 2nd customs exhibition of “Wild China & Beautiful Land”,     2    was sponsored by the China Landscape and Historic Sites Association. Wudang Mountain in Hubei Province, Qingcheng Mountain and Tais-han Mountain are also     3    display.

    4    (support) by the special space of the Water Cube and tourist gathering areas like passageways and the center stage, the brilliant Taoist culture is     5    (vivid) displayed in three dimensions. Tourists are led in    6    (explore) of the Taoist mountains which     7    (witness) the Chinese civilization for five thousand years and they can appreciate the infinite charm of Qiyun Mountain.

Qiyun Mountain Customs Exhibition was co-hosted by Qiyun Mountain Management Committee and Sunriver. The     8    (form) of this exhibition were rich and colorful and the performance methods were fine and     9    (comprehend). The period of Qiyun Mountain Customs Exhibition will continue until October this year. During the exhibition, some other displays     10    (focus) on the theme “Wild China & Beautiful Land” will be displayed in the Water Cube. Audience numbers will be over 10 million.

Some people love to read books. They can’t get enough of the    1     (print) word. Others have a big appetite for making and eating food. Well, if you are both an    2     (enthusiasm)   reader and eater, you may want to take part in an edible book festival,     3     you can have your book and eat it, too!

In such festivals, people create projects and present    4     to judges. There are two rules: the project must be made of food, and it must be based    5     a book. For example, someone might make the chocolate factory from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with chocolate bars.

Sometimes, judges award prizes for the best projects like “Best Pun.” A pun is a funny play on words that sound similar but have different    6     (meaning), like tale and tail. A possible    7     (win) for “Best Pun” might show Peter Rabbit, the character from The Tale of Peter Rabbit, with a tail made of marshmallow fluff (棉花糖).     8     (make) a pun, the project could be called “The Tail of Peter Rabbit”,    9     title punny enough to make the judges laugh!

Given the fun and often silly nature, it’s not surprising that many of these festivals    10     (hold) on April Fool’s Day!

The term “China-Chic” characterizes the rise of China’s native fashion trends. It has expanded the concept of “Made in China,”     1     is usually regarded as the assurance of the quality of products.

In recent years, “Made in China” has     2     (increasing) been recognized as the representation of Chinese culture     3     (offer) by homegrown Chinese brands, or simply “China -Chic.”

The initial     4    (adopt) of the term “China -Chic” was similar to “Brit Style,” which represents a unique fashion trend mainly defined by the country’s differentiating cultural     5     (element).

Designers in the fashion industry were     6     first to feature traditional Chinese patterns and characters, garment textiles and crafting technique in     7     (they) newest collections. The eye-catching colors and styles created a visual feast that many have never seen before, quickly     8    (turn) the collections into best sellers.

Under such influence, young people gradually     9     (shift) their attention from pop culture imported from Japan, Korea and the West and started to develop interest     10     traditional Chinese art and literature, practicing Chinese calligraphy and musical instrument, such as Guzheng.

With a world reputation of beautiful silk producing nation, Chinese clothing enjoys a time-honored culture. China was the first country in the world     1     (develop) silk weaving (编织). According to archaeologists, Chinese people     2     (start) weaving since Neolithic ages. 3,000 years ago, silk weaving was already significantly developed.

In ancient China, people’s rank and social status could easily be figured out from their daily dressing, especially for the ordinary people and the upper class. Among the upper class, only the Emperor     3     (assign) the colour yellow. As for the ministers, generals and their     4     (wife), their uniforms were also restrictively regulated.

Chinese clothing has many types and suits according to     5     (variety) occasions. We have traditional Zhongshan suit, Cheongsam (旗袍) and many other suits     6     (create) by ethnic minorities (少数民族). Each type of the clothes has a unique way of making and sewing.

Cheongsam is popular because it has simple lines and looks elegant,     7     it fits Chinese females’ figures well. It is suitable     8     both young and elderly group. And it can either belong or short. Cheongsam is recognized around the world,     9     has inspired many foreign adaptations. It is     10     (popular) worn in China as the wedding dress, traditionally in red.