The art of paper-cutting in China may date back to the second century, since paper    1    (invent)by Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty in China. As paper became more affordable, paper0cutting became one of the most important    2    (type) of Chinese folk art. Later,    3     different regions adopting their own cultural styles, this art form spread to other parts of the world.    4     (usual), the artworks are made of red paper, as red is associated with    5    (happy) in Chinese culture, but other colors are also used.

With    6    (it) long history, paper-cutting,    7    originated in China, has been very popular among the ordinary Chinese people. People put up papercuts on walls, windows and doors at wedding ceremonies or festivals     8    (strengthen) the cheerful atmosphere.

Chinese papercuts are rich in content. The auspicious（吉祥的）designs symbolize good luck and the avoidance of evil. The child, lotus and bat designs suggest a family with    9    large number of children and grandchildren. Birds, livestock, fruit, fish and worms are also familiar objects    10    (accept) by Chinese farmers. In a word, papercuts used in different occasions have different meanings.

A 63-year-old Chinese grandpa's     1     (tradition) carpentry(木工)skills attract tens of millions of viewers online as he creates woodwork without glue, screws or nails. The Chinese master carpenter, Wang Dewen,     2     (know) as “Grandpa Amu” on YouTube, has been considered as the modern-day Lu Ban. His most popular video,     3     shows him making a fantastic wooden arch bridge, rose to fame on the platform,     4     (gain) more than 42 million views.

Grandpa Amu follows an ancient Chinese mortise and tenon(榫卯) technique, which means no nails or glue are involved     5     the entire process of building the arch bridge.

For     6     (decade), Wang worked as a farmer and a carpenter, making furniture for local building projects. Several years ago, Wang left Shandong     7     (live) with his children in Mengshan county. It was a natural step to turn his skills into an opportunity to make all kinds of toys for his young grandson, and it was not long     8     his son and daughter-in-law decided to video Wang's efforts. The master carpenter     9     (attract) over 1.18 million viewers on YouTube so far. Grandpa Amu insists that he isn't an internet celebrity(名人)     10     just an ordinary farmer.

There are all kinds of     1     (festival) throughout the world, including festivals    2     (satisfy) and please the ancestors, to honor some famous people or important events, and to express people’s gratitude to God for     3     (bring) them a year of harvest. For example, Japanese observe Obon, when people go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their     4     (ancestor).In India, October 2nd is a     5    (nation) festival to honor Mohandas Gandhi, who helped India become an     6    (independence) country. And in China the Spring Festival, which     7     (celebrate)in January or February, is the most     8     (energy) and important because it is a festival that     9     (look) forward to the coming of spring. During the festivals, people can get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other, forgetting all the     10     (day) struggles and demands for a while.

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.”

Yokohama Chinatown is the     1     (large) among Japan's three Chinatowns, which is located in downtown Yokohama.     2     large number of Chinese stores and restaurants can be found in the narrow(狭窄的) and colorful streets of the Chinatown.

From this month, the Yokohama Chinatown Development Association (YCDA) will be busy     3     (start) the ''Yokohama Chinatown Tour'' all year round. Visitors will find it extremely necessary to make use     4     the chance to enjoy lunch while learning Chinese food culture and traditional arts with the Yokohama Chinatown doorkeeper     5     will tell stories about its history and culture.

The first event with the theme(主题) of ''Meeting to enjoy Chinese tea''    6     (hold) next week. A Chinese specialty store(专卖店) has been set up    7    (allow) people to first learn about tea ceremony and different     8     (type) of tea, and then enjoy lunch at a Chinese restaurant.

According to the organizers, in September, the theme will be ''Mid-Autumn Festival moon cake making experience'', when visitors will make mooncakes by    9    (they). After that, the organizers plan to hold events in November and next January with the theme of Spring Festival.

''It is a     10    (meaning) tour to experience traditional Chinese culture. Let 's enjoy it together, '' an official of YCDA said.

A teahouse is a special house which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments (茶点). Its function varies widely     1     (depend) on the culture. In China, a teahouse is a place     2     people gather to enjoy tea, chat and socialize. It     3     (consider) as a symbol of Chinese tea culture and people’s leisure lives.

Chinese teahouses enjoy a long-standing history. They developed from tea     4     (stand) in the Western Jin dynasty, took shape in the Tang dynasty, developed     5     (gradual) in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties an became booming in modern times.

In the Song dynasty, teahouses existed all over cities and villages,     6     a rate comparable with that of restaurants. The owners preferred to decorate their teahouses with paintings celebrities and rare and precious plants     7     (attract) customers. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the number of teahouses went beyond that of restaurants, gaining more     8     (popular) and becoming more famous. Later, the acculturation (文化移入) of western culture forced traditional Chinese teahouses to take on     9     new look. After reform and opening-up, with the rapid development of the economy and     10     (evidence) improvement of people's living standards, teahouses flowered in China.

Chopsticks, or kuaizi in Chinese,    1     (be) a pair of small equal- length sticks，usually made of wood,    2    ( use) for eating Asian food It is believed the first chopsticks    3     (develop) over 5,000 years ago in China. The    4    (early) evidence of a pair of chopsticks made out of bronze was excavated (出土) from the Ruins of Yin near Anyang, Henan province，dating back to roughly 1,200 BC.

Chopsticks play,    5    important role in Chinese food culture. Chinese chopsticks are usually 9 to 10 inches long and rectangular with a blunt (钝的) end. They are round on the eating end    6    symbolizes heaven，and the other end is square which symbolizes earth. This is because    7    (maintain) an adequate food supply is the greatest concern between heaven and earth.

There is an old Chinese custom making chopsticks part of a girl's dowry, since the     8    (pronounce) of kuaizi is similar to the words for ''quick" and "son".

Chopsticks are    9    (frequent) used in daily life. They have become more than a kind of tableware and have established a set of etiquette (礼仪) and customs    10    their own.

While     1     (visit) Hangzhou’s West Lake and its surrounding beautiful hills, you'll understand why it's been a great source of inspiration for artists, poets and philosophers     2     Chinese history.

Though     3     rest of the country is moving from two wheels to four, cycling culture is thriving(繁荣的) in Hangzhou. The city     4     (develop) China's first bicycle-sharing system in 2008. Since then, it's grown into the world’s     5     (big) and one of the world’s best public bicycle systems.

Hangzhou grows some of China's finest green tea--- Longjing. Every spring, before the traditional Qingming Festival, tea     6     (love) from all over the country come to Longjing, a village     7     lies just south of West Lake, for the first cup of top-quality tea. During tea season--     8     (usual) late March and April-- the air is filled with smell from the tea, when leaves     9     (pick) and roasted in the village. The village is open to the public and you can pick your own tea after getting     10     ( permit) from the local tea farmers.

China’s Liangzhu Archaeological Site     1    (declare) on the list of World Heritage sites on Saturday by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee during its 43^rd session in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

The site,     2    is located in Yuhang District in Hangzhou City in China’s eastern Zhejiang Province, showcases the civilization of prehistoric rice agriculture between 3,300 B.C.     3     2,300 B.C. The ruins of ancient Liangzhu city were discovered in 2007, and then large dam sites     4    (surround) the Liangzhu ancient city were unearthed continuously after 2009. It was     5     (official) submitted to UNESCO in 2019, hoping to win     6     (recognize) as a World Cultural Heritage Site. The site     7     (include) archaeological remains and unearthed cultural relics of the Liangzhu Ancient City as well as a wetland that covers     8     area of 908. 89 hectares in a plain river network. It is also found that the Liangzhu ancestors started to use characters about 5 ,000 years ago, 1 ,000 years     9     (early) than previously thought, according to Colin Renfrew, a retired professor of archaeology at the University of Cambridge.

The World Heritage Committee added Liangzhu to the UNESCO list    10     (encourage) better protection of the site, considered to be of “outstanding universal value” to humanity.

Chinese dragons（龙）are fictional creatures, a root of Chinese people who considered themselves as the descendants（后代）of dragons. Since their creation, Chinese dragons     1    （win）the deep love from Chinese people, because of     2    （they）strong power and symbolic meanings. They played     3    important role in the history of Chinese nation, politics, religion, culture and Chinese language and became a symbol of China and Chinese people.

Dragon is a belief of Chinese nation and a     4    （gold）Chinese element（元素）. When a person hears the name of dragon, China     5    （come）to his or her mind. As the strongest animal     6    （select）by Chinese people, dragon has the strongest power       7     helps it go to the Heaven and the Hell, and make cloud and rains. In ancient times, as a belief, dragon gave strong supports to the ruling of a big nation, and to people’s fragile spirits and hard life because people suffered from extreme natural disasters and lack     8     the supports from science. The     9    （important）of dragon to Chinese people is like water to creatures, and it     10    （reflect）in people’s spirit, beliefs, and ideology.