China has a history of more than five thousand years,     1     makes its culture profound. The     2     (various) of Chinese culture always attracts foreigners to come to visit China. As the carrier of Chinese culture, Chinese costume occupies a place. Chinese costume is very special and its feature is always added in the foreign style. And the classic Chinese costume is cheongsam (旗袍), which is full     3     charm.

Cheongsa m has become     4     representative of traditional Chinese style. Many foreign ladies wear cheongsam to show respect in great occasions. And Chinese beauties dress cheongsam     5     (confident) to show the world the Chinese style in the great competition of Miss World. Cheongsam     6     (make) a lady’s body shape look so     7     (attract), and men are attracted by women’s charm.

Recently, in the fashion week, more and more Chinese features     8     (see). Cheongsam style is favored by a lot of famous designers. They combine their own fashion with cheongsam style,     9     (present) the world with the beauty of female’s body and the charm of Chinese costume style. As more and more foreigners become interested in Chinese culture, they have a strong desire     10     (know) the real China.

When it comes to the Chinese culture, we can’t ignore the importance of tea. Tea culture not only includes tea production, tea brewing, tea art and ceremony, but also     1     (contain) artistic value and traditional Chinese philosophy. It is linked     2     literature, art and religion. In the Tang Dynasty,     3     Buddhists were thinking, they found tea could reduce sleepiness and clear the mind. Therefore tea drinking was promoted and became     4     artistic enjoyment among the public.

Before the Song Dynasty, people used to put tea into a pot     5     (fill)with water and cook it. And then the traditional tea cooking was gradually replaced by the tea competition. In tea tasting, people brought their own tea and water and judged the quality of teas by     6     (check)the color and foam of the water. During the North Song Dynasty, tea     7     (compete)were widespread and brought to Japan. It gradually became the popular “chado” or tea ceremony In Japan.

Drinking tea is not only a     8     (health)habit for people, but also a cultural activity in Chinese daily life. The Chinese believe drinking tea can be helpful     9     (clean) the mind. People who love tea can     10     (easy)find inner peace and happiness.

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.

Chinese Spring Festival is the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar. With the Spring Festival     1     (approach), people are busy purchasing goods, cleaning the houses and cooking traditional food. Some families decorate their windows     2     paper-cuts, putting up New Year pictures and couplets. It is an occasion     3     the whole family gather to enjoy quality family time. During the Spring Festival holidays, all kinds of     4     (celebrate) are held, including temple fairs, performances, and lantern exhibitions,     5     last nearly half a month.

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.”

Shadow puppetry (皮影戏) is a Chinese folk art known for its special storytelling skills,     1     dates back to the Han Dynasty. When thinking about shadow puppetry, most Chinese people remember their experiences of watching shadow plays when they were little. Now, one can enjoy a whole shadow show just by     2     (put) on a VR headset. The designer hopes that with the help of modern technology like VR, more young people will become     3     (interest) and pass down this ancient performing art to prevent it from gradually disappearing.

The Chinese people believe that there is a balance between the Yin and Yang. The Yin stands for darkness while the Yang     1     (stand) for life and brightness. The Double Ninth Festival , or Chongyang Festival, is celebrated     2     the ninth day of the ninth lunar (阴历) month. The number nine is regarded as Yang. However , because the number nine is doubled, there is too much yang. Too much yang    3     (be) a bad thing. To avoid bad luck, people get together and spend the day    4     (climb) a mountain, drinking chrysanthemum wine (菊花酒) and wearing the dogwood plant. It is also    5     (tradition) for people to eat Double Ninth cakes for a better life on the day. these    6     (cake) are made of flour (面粉) and sugar with nuts in    7     (they).

In 1989, the Chinese government    8     (change) the festival into “Senior Day”to show respect and care for the aged. Now, on this day, the aged can take part in     9     (activity) like mountain climbing. Whatever your age, you are sure to have    10     good time if you join in the celebration!

Visits to Red tourism attractions are expected to rise this year as the Communist Party of China (CPC) celebrates the 100th anniversary of     1     (it) founding. Their increasing popularity will not only     2     (strength) people’s knowledge of CPC history, but also bring significant economic     3     (benefit).

    4     (recognize) as one of the most important revolutionary bases in China, Yan’an is home to 445 memorial sites. The city’s Red tourism market     5     (receive) 1.6 million visitors and recorded nearly 1.5 billion yuan during the past national day holiday.

“I’m quite lucky that I was born after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, but I never forget what my father told me about their hard life in the war,” Zhao Yanping, a 67-year-old visitor from Zhejiang province, said. “He told me to be grateful to the CPC, without it we could not live such     6     good life nowadays.”

Yang Guangyuan, director of Yan’an’s publicity department, mentioned the     7     (big) attraction of Yan’an is the spirit,     8     has been passed down by generations of CPC members. “In the past 100 years, the CPC     9     (grow) from weak to strong, leading China’s revolution to get out of difficulty.” he said. The city now has its traditions well protected while looking forward to     10     (build) an energetic future.

According to experts, the word “Hutong” originated from Mongolian language,     1     means “a place where people gather and live.”

Hutong first appeared in Beijing during the Yuan Dynasty. Most of today’s Hutong were formed during the Ming and Qing Dynasties that     2     (follow). Nobody knows       3     (exact) how many Hutongs there are in nowadays Beijing. But one thing is for sure, if we connected all the Hutongs together, their total       4     (long) would even be longer than the famous Great wall!

Today you can find various Hutongs       5     (show) different shapes and directions. The     6     (short) one is only 40 centimeters wide. That means a person has to walk sideways to get through. And some Hutongs have more than 20 turns.     7     the growth of the population, many old Hutongs have disappeared to make way for high-rise apartments.

As we walk through the Hutongs, you may find most of them look almost the same with gray-colored     8     (brick). Actually inside those walls are the courtyard houses, in which people live. In Chinese we call them “Siheyuan”. At first when they     9     (build), usually one Siheyuan was owned by only one family,     10     nowadays most Siheyuans are shared by 4 to 10 families.