The first group of 10 intangible cultural heritage    1    (workshop) opened on March 16, 2019 in Nyemo County, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. In 2018, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism    2    (identify) the first group of 10 key support areas of “poverty alleviation (扶贫) via intangible cultural heritage” and planned    3    (establish) numerous workshops there. Nyemo County was on the list as it is home    4    about 10 items of intangible cultural heritage at all levels.

After setting up the workshops, Tibetans    5    have been struggling to make a living in poor areas will have a chance to make    6    (they) way out. Basang has been learning the skills of making Xoleg paper for three years. At present, Basang earns 3,000 yuan a month    7    his family has achieved poverty relief thanks to his new skills.

China has spent 300 million yuan on    8    (protect) the intangible cultural heritage of Tibet Autonomous Region over the past 13 years. And more support    9    (give) to the region to develop relevant training and    10    (promote) activities later.

Seeing these “gardens” is like looking at a universe in a plant pot. The miniature (微型的) branches spread and twist,       1       (demonstrate) the beauty of nature, so as to allow viewers to stop and reflect on the circle of life. The potted landscape of penjing.     2       (be) a representative of top-ranking garden art ever since its existence.

    3     (expected), the Suzhou-style penjing cultivation technique was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in 2011.     4     penjing, Suzhou gardens wouldn’t be as charming as they are today. Once the construction of a garden is completed, its buildings are set, but planting can grow and change, which makes gardens     5     (live).

The history of penjing     6       (date) back to the Tang Dynasty when the great poet Bai Juyi used some stones     7       (create) miniature landscapes in pots. And the Ming Dynasty marked a boom in the economy of Suzhou, the very period       8     turned the city into a major cultural center. Because of that long history, Suzhou-style penjing is often seen as       9     fundamental school of Chinese planting art.

Penjing works are beautiful, but people think that they were owned by the rich. However, only when they are enjoyed by general     10       (consume) can they benefit from being part of people's wider modern artistic taste.

Liu Ruying,     1     grandfather is a huge fan of Peking Opera, has been interested in Peking Opera for much of her young life. Her grandfather is a great influence     2     her. At the age of 8, she     3    (begin) to practice the classic art. It wasn’t easy for a little girl     4    (experience) the difficult training, as performances combine martial arts, dancing and acrobatics(杂技).

“Sometimes I was tired,“ she said. ”I had to balance my studies and other     5    (course) I was interested in, such as dance. But the great charm(魅力) of Peking Opera made me always practice it.”

When Liu got the news that her region would have a cultural exchange with other countries, she had the idea of     6    (introduce) Peking Opera to the world in English. With     7     help of her mother, she took part in the activity after several months of practice.

“I     8    (extreme) love traditional Chinese culture,” she said. “Peking Opera has a long history of about 200 years and     9    (consider) a treasure of our nation. We should let     10    (we) make great efforts to carry forward our culture and protect the cultural diversity of the world.”

At his studio in Beijing, artist Zhang Xiaodong piles hundreds of sheets of thin top of one another until they form a complete image. When there is a slight air, the pages flow, giving life to the book     1     (it).This dragon scale bookbinding(装订),     2    (stretch)back more than 1,000 years to the Tang dynasty.

With few of the books     3     (survive)to the present day, the bookbinding technique was     4     the risk of disappearing before Zhang decided to research and bring it back to life. After half a year’s study, he finally learned     5     the ancient bookbinding worked.     6     (source)materials traditionally used in bookbinding Zhang also visited old towns and heritage (遗址)sites. Then came the     7     (crucial)-and difficult-part of the binding process: controlling the placement of each page. In order to create a complete picture, each sheet needs to be placed in     8     (exact)the right place. Zhang said that an error of just     9     hundredth of a centimeter can produce a huge, visible error when a book’s hundreds of pages are displayed together.

Zhang’s     10     (prepare)that went into producing this particular work shows the very modern way that the artist tries to understand the subject matter.

Crosstalk, also known by its Chinese name Xiangsheng, is a traditional Chinese comedic performing art, and one of China’s most popular     1     (culture) elements. It originated in North China and     2     (become) popular in Ming Dynasty. With the development in Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China era, Xiangsheng     3    (gradual) developed from one’s vocal imitation (口技) to stand-up comedy. Chinese crosstalk has three birthplaces: Beijing Tianqiao, Tianjin Quanyechang and Nanjing Confucius Temple. Xiangsheng lay the foundation in folk life and society, thus     4     (make) it popular among folk people. Xiangsheng can be performed by one person (solo comic talk), two players (comic dialogue), and three or more people (group crosstalk),     5     it is typically in the form of a comic dialogue     6     two performers. In a comic dialogue, as     7     rule, the leading actor, helped by the supporting actor, amuses all the audience with funny remarks. Due to     8     (it) humor and irony (讽刺), Xiangsheng has spread far and wide. Xiangsheng     9     (perform) in ethnic languages, such as Tibetan Xiangsheng, has appeared in remote regions and     10     (area) inhabited by ethnic minorities. Furthermore, Xiangsheng has been introduced abroad and becomes popular in Southeast Asia including Burma, Singapore and Malaysia.

The buildings in the Old Town of Dali     1     (create) at the end of the 14th century.     2     (cover) an area of about three square kilometers, it is surrounded by moats and wails. The Bai people     3     (form) their unique tea culture on offering tea to guests till now. It is known     4     the “Three-Course Tea”. That means the tea comes in three styles. In the first round, the Bai people place an empty teapot on the fire until its surface is hot. Then they put a handful of tea leaves inside the teapot, and shake it     5     (make) sure the tea leaves are completely baked. Finally, the host will offer a half cup of tea to guests     6     (expect) to drink at one time. In the second round, the Bai people make the tea     7     same way, but they add some brown sugar, cheese slices (a local product), and cinnamon to sweeten the     8     (mix). In the third round, the Bai people still make the tea in this way,     9     they add honey, puffed sticky rice, dry Sichuan pepper, and ground walnuts, so the tea has varieties of flavors, including sweet, sour, bitter, and spicy, and rich aftertastes. The Three-Course Tea also reflects the philosophy     10     life is both bitter and sweet, but every moment is cherished when looked back on.

The Chinese people are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea. We attach great importance     1     tea in Chinese culture.

While records of tea in Chinese literature go back to about 5,000 years ago, the beginning of tea’s use as     2     kind of drink is unclear. At first, tea was valued for its medical qualities. It has long been known that tea helps digestion (消化),     3     is why many Chinese would like     4     (drink) it after their meal. The rising of tea drinking to an art form     5     (begin) in the 8th century, with the publication of Lu Yu’s The Classic of Tea. His work contained several useful tips for     6     (produce) tea, many of which are still in use today. In the centuries following the publication of Lu Yu’s work, tea’s popularity spread     7     (rapid) throughout China.

Not only did tea drinking become a fitting subject for books and poems, but the rich presented tea as     8     (gift) to friends and guests. Later, teahouses started to spread all over the country. While the Chinese have never developed an     9     (office) ceremony (礼仪) surrounding tea drinking like the Japanese tea ceremony, they have respect for     10     (it) role in their daily lives.