Facility Miller, a 32-year-old British woman,     1       has a Chinese husband, still remembers the     2     (excite) when she first learned to use the “red packet” function on WeChat in 2017. She sent and grabbed some red packets in her Chinese family's group. The rule in her family was that the person who grabbed the highest amount sent     3     next.

    4     (attract) by the unique way of communicating, many foreigners     5     (join) in sending and grabbing red packets so far. Usually, the money in each packet is randomly loaded. Thus the amount of money one can grab     6       (large) depends on his or her luck, from 0.01 yuan to less than 200 yuan. Many foreigners get more familiar     7     Chinese culture through red packets”. Four years ago, when Facility Miller     8     (send) 5.20 or 8.88 yuan red packets, she had no idea about the hidden meanings. Now she has not only known about them,     9     also has sent a few.

However, the popularity of virtual red packets doesn't stop people sending paper red packets     10     (contain) real cash during the Spring Festival It is called lucky money. In Chinese tradition, people consider giving children lucky money as a blessing.

Xuan paper, known as one of the Four Treasures of the Study, first came into     1     (exist) in the Tang Dynasty. The traditional skill of making the paper     2     hand has been passed down through generations. The process takes more than 100 steps, all of     3     require high skills.

Take papermaking master Zhou Donghong, for example. He filters (过滤) a mixture of water and fibers, lifts it up, and makes a sheet of paper. It takes him only 15 seconds     4     (form) and shape it, but he has devoted     5     (he) to perfecting the skill for decades.

“There are a lot of tricks of filtering the fibers, and timing is the     6     (difficult) part of all. We have only one chance to filter the right amount of fibers, and only the proper weight ensures the paper is neither too thin nor too thick, and the margin (差额) for error is     7     (extreme) small, said Zhou.

The skill of papermaking,     8     (recognize) as a national treasure, has also proven to be an international one. We felt     9     great sense of pride as it was listed as an intangible cultural heritage（非物质文化遗产）by UNESCO in 2009. Since then, many technical schools in Jingxian County     10     (teach) papermaking.

Hanfu is one of the traditional types of Chinese clothing. The term “Hanfu”,     1     (create) in recent years by Internet users, describes the Han people's clothing during the Han Dynasty. But it     2     (ban) at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty.

When people talk about Hanfu, it usually means a long robe(长袍)     3     loose sleeves and a belt at the waist. The materials for making the clothes were     4     (careful) chosen, such as damask silk, cotton and so on.

Hanfu is a symbol of traditional Chinese culture. It also has a far-reaching influence on the clothing in other neighboring Asian     5     (country), such as the Japanese kimono(和服)and the Korean Hanbok.     6     (be) out of fashion for more than 400 years, Hanfu is reconstructed by many Chinese people as part of a trend that     7     public should be proud of their Chinese culture. Many supporters believe that wearing Hanfu brings them a strong sense of     8     (nation) identity.

Many universities in China have a Hanfu Society     9     members wear Hanfu to celebrate traditional Chinese festivals, and they use that opportunity     10     (introduce), their Hanfu to others.

When foreigners negotiate or register in certain areas of China, they may be     1     (surprise) at the Chinese’s special fondness and preference     2     seals. To the Chinese, seals are an art with deep cultural roots,     3     combines the essence of both calligraphy (书法) and sculpture and inspires generations to study.

It is believed that seals appeared as early as 8,000 years ago when our ancestors could make pottery (陶器) and had private property. They were assumed to make marks on     4     (they) own possessions to prevent them from being stolen. When the first dynasty     5     (found), the king began to use seals to empower (授权). Only the king’s special seal was then called “Xi”,     6     (represent) the highest authority. The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi, had his “Xi”     7     (make) out of the invaluable and beautiful jade. Then the local governments also needed seals for     8     same function. Meanwhile, private seals were carved into a variety of lucky     9     (character) and vivid animal patterns.     10     (gradual), the sphragistics (印章学) came into being.

If you live in northeastern China, you expect long, cold winters. People     1    (live) in Harbin don’t just stand the cold, however, they welcome it. The city is home to the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival,    2    is considered to be the largest ice festival in the world. Even with temperatures usually close to zero, thousands of people head to city parks     3    (see) great ice sculptures, many bathed in colored lights.

The festival includes several thousand ice sculptures. Some of these works are the recreations of castles, historic landmarks and famous people, lit up at night in bright colors. There     4    (visitor) can climb ice stairways and go down ice slides (滑坡). They can also take part    5    sporting events, including skating, ice football     6    well as ice swimming.

The city started     7    (it) icy event in 1963 with the Ice Lantern Garden Party, a     8    (celebrate) of the tradition of creating lanterns out of blocks of ice. The larger festival     9    (begin) in 1985 and added sculptures, which have grown in number and size over the years. As it has gotten bigger, the festival has become popular outside the city.    10    (official), the festival starts on January 5th and lasts over one month.

The Winter Solstice Festival (冬至) is one of the most important     1     (festival) celebrated by the Chinese on or around December 22. As early as 2,500 years ago, China determined the point of the Winter Solstice by     2     (observe) movements of the sun with a sundial (日晷).

The Winter Solstice became a festival during the Han Dynasty. The Han people     3     (regard) the Winter Solstice as a “Winter Festival”, so officials would organize activities. On this day, both officials and common people would have     4     rest. In the Tang and Song dynasties, the Winter Solstice was a day to offer sacrifices (供奉)     5     Heaven and ancestors. The Qing Dynasty even had the record that “the Winter Solstice is as formal as the Spring Festival,” showing the great     6     (important) attached to this day.

The Chinese often celebrate the Winter Solstice Festival together with     7     (they) families.     8     people eat generally depends on where they come from. In some parts of North China, people     9     (traditional) eat dumplings on this day, while in parts of South China, the whole family will get together to have a meal     10     (make) of red-bean and sticky rice to drive away bad things.