On 6 September, the Palace Museum Calendar (Gugong rili) for the year 2022 was officially released in a ceremony at the Palace of Established Happiness (Jianfu gong) in the Forbidden City.

The Palace Museum Calendar is one of the cultural business    1    (card) of the Palace Museum with its daily features of    2    (nation) treasures and practical value. In 2009, the Forbidden City Publishing House issued    3    reprint of the 1937 version. Then, in 2010, the calendar     4    (reimagine) with a creative use of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals (生肖)    5    featuring the animal of the year in different works from the Palace Museum collection for each day of the year. To date, the Palace Museum Calendar    6    (publish) continuously for twelve years with 4, 000, 000 copies    7    (sell).

The year 2022 is the Year of the Tiger,    8    is also known as the renyin year in the Chinese lunar calendar. The tiger is the third animal in the zodiac sequence. The cultural arti-facts and works of art filling this edition    9    (amazing) span 5,000 years of tiger-themed works, from jades (玉石)    10    (date) to the late Neolithic era (新石器时代) to paintings of tigers by modern artists such as Qi Baishi (1864-1957) and Zhang Daqian (1899-1983). The calendar theme is “Auspicious Tigers Welcoming the New Year, Mountains and Rivers Celebrating Peace”.

Beijing, a traditional and modern city, features profound culture. Before tall buildings sprung up     1     mushrooms, hutongs dominated this city in the past and cultivated the unique and long- lasting culture. To adapt them to modern need, the Beijing municipal government has carried     2     a series of supportive policies to renovate the city’s ancient blocks and streets in recent years.

Yangmeizhu Xiejie is a key project in Beijing’s Dashilan Renewal Plan.     3     (locate) in Dashilan, a cultural and commercial landmark since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the time-honored street is a traditional Beijing hutong alley lined by single-story residences. For centuries, the 496-meter- long street     4     (know) for its good-natured atmosphere,     5     writers and artists can cooperate and perfect their crafts. According to the plan, 792 out of 1,700 households were relocated,     6     the old hutong preserving Beijing’s traditional lifestyle remains protected.

Compared to the previous one, now the street features    7     (attractive) local shops with a perfect combination of traditional craftsmanship and modern style. The Old Beijing Rabbit Figurine store is a     8     (shine) example. Opened by a fifth-generation heir to the art of creating clay rabbit sculptures, it marks     9     symbol of happiness and good luck in the city and conveys a sense of joy to     10     (visitor). They say that in Yangmeizhu Xiejie, an open market atmosphere and a sensational ambience(气氛)of literature coexist.

An exhibition that portrays the cultural and ethnic     1     (diverse) of Northwest China’s Gansu province     2     (begin) in the Austrian capital last Sunday.

Visitors to the exhibition,     3     will run until Nov 6, can marvel at 10 thangka paintings (a type of Tibetan Buddhist scroll painting), and 60 photographs     4     (show) Gansu province’s ethnic cultures, folk customs and landscapes.

Guo Jinshi, director of the information office of the Gansu provincial government, said in     5     video speech at the exhibition’s opening ceremony     6     he expected the event to serve     7     a window for visitors to appreciate the culture of     8     (west) China and to help promote cultural     9     (exchange) and friendship between China and Austria.

The exhibition     10     (co-host) by the information office of the Gansu provincial government and the China International Communications Group.

The digital protection project of the Mati Temple Grottoes in Zhangye city, Northwest China’s Gansu Province,     1    (complete) so far, according to local authorities in Zhangye. First built around 1,600 years ago along the route of the ancient Silk Road, the Mati Temple Grottoes are famous for Buddhist relics in more than 70 caves,     2     (make) one of the top three Hexi Buddhism culture grottoes in China, with the     3     (value) position of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang and Yulin Grottoes in Anxi.

The project launched last Junes, with     4     total investment of 3.89 million yuan (about $530,000),     5     (include) data collection for the surrounding environment of the grottoes, digital scanning of the murals and sculptures     6     (preserve) in primary caves, 3D reconstruction of cave structures and panoramic warping, among others. Digital technology is a new approach     7     permanently preserving cultural relics and will take the lend in a new era for future exhibitions, the institute said.

The work is focused on one of the site’s major attractions called the Thousand Boddha Grottoes,     8     have eight caves that are among the best-preserved in the whole site, said Yao Gailan,     9     (direct) of the institute for cultural heritage preservation in Zhangye.

To preserve the site better, funds have been raised     10     an archaeological investigation involving researchers at home and abroad is also underway.

Cold Dew, the 17th solar term of the year, begins this year on Oct 8 and ends on Oct 22. At this time, there are some interesting     1     (phenomenon) you need to know.

Not only     2     temperatures drop significantly, but also rainfall is reduced. When the cold air encounters autumn rain, it turns into misty rain or fog. When the humidity is high,     3     (fog) regions form in many areas of China.

People always say that fishing in shallow water in autumn makes sense. That’s     4     temperatures decrease quickly and sunshine doesn’t reach deep water thoroughly. Fish swim to shallow water areas     5     the water temperature is     6     (relative) high.

Pomegranates (石榴) are ripe during Cold Dew, releasing a sweet scent. With their exquisite beauty, flavor and color, pomegranates never fail to attract people and     7     (cherish) for centuries also for their health benefits and anti-aging benefits.

Chrysanthemum (菊花) is the iconic flower of Cold Dew.     8     (prevent) autumn dryness, many regions in China have the custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine, which is thought to boost heart health by strengthening blood vessels and     9     (stimulate) blood flow.

During Cold Dew, North China takes on a look of late autumn with white clouds, red leaves and early frost. People often climb hills with cornels (茱萸)    10     the day of the Double Ninth Festival, aiming to dispel evils.

The traditional Chinese craft of turning thick bamboo into delicate slices achieves fame on overseas short video platform TikTok, receiving more than 10 million     1     (view) and hundreds of thousands of likes. The skilled bamboo craftsmen are recording the daily detailed production process of their handicrafts on social media,     2     are regarded as a “    3     (mystery) Chinese power” in the eyes of foreign netizens.

Anne,     4     TikTok talent from Omaha, USA, filmed a reaction video to the artistry and posted     5     online. While witnessing the process of bamboo gradually turning into bamboo silk and pot brushes, she couldn’t contain her     6     (surprise) expression. “A real craftsman,” she said in the video.

    7     fancy tools, these bamboo craftsmen make amazing works of art     8     (simple) using their own bare hands. Pan Yunfeng, 51, from Lin’an, Zhejiang, started learning bamboo weaving at an early age and by now with over 5 million followers on Douyin, he     9     (become) a genuine influencer for netizens home and abroad.

Bamboo weaving art,     10     (originate) from the Warring States Period 2,000 years ago, has become an essential part of Chinese traditional culture. Now, the popularity of bamboo art on TikTok has opened a window for foreign netizens to better understand Chinese culture.

A comics exhibition     1    (launch) in Sydney on Wednesday, offering glimpses of the city of Chengdu, capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, and the Chinese animation industry.

The     2    (fascinate) Comics 2022-Chengdu Excellent Cartoon and Animation Works Exhibition, co-hosted by the China Cultural Center in Sydney and Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Culture, Broadcast-TV and Tourism,     3    (present) more than 80 original artworks from Chengdu.

Through different types of artistic     4    (approach), the exhibition showcased posters of Chinese animated productions and original selections     5    (feature) Chengdu’s culture, food and landmarks, such as panda, hotpot and the West Pearl Tower. Many artists also shared their     6    (enthusiastic) for Chinese mythology, literature and martial arts in their designs.

“Chengdu is known as ‘    7    capital of animation’ in China. Many artists and production houses are committed     8    integrating traditional Chinese culture with modern art,     9    develops products with original IP,” said Xiao Xiayong, director of the China Cultural Center in Sydney. As 2022 coincides with the 100th anniversary of Chinese animation development, the exhibition will become a platform where both countries can be     10    (mutual) supportive and improve the animation industry together.

World Book and Copyright Day is a celebration to promote the     1     (enjoy)of books and reading. Each year, on 23 April, celebrations take place all over the world to recognize different types of books-a link between the past and the future, a bridge between generations and across cultures.

23 April is a     2     (symbol)date in world literature. It is the date on     3     several prominent authors, William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes, and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all     4     (die). This date was a natural choice for UNESCO’s General Conference,     5     (hold)in Paris in 1995, to pay a worldwide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone to access books.

Books have long embodied(体现)the human capacity to conjure up(使在脑海中显现)worlds, both real and imagined,     6     (give)voice to the diversity of human experience. They help us share ideas, obtain information, and inspire admiration     7     different cultures, enabling far-reaching forms of dialogue between people across space and time.

Storytelling is     8     incredibly effective tool     9     it comes to educating younger generations. Indeed, books are vital vehicles to access, transmit and promote education, science, culture, and information worldwide. On World Book and Copyright Day, we celebrate their captivating (迷人的) power     10     (spark)innovation, generate knowledge and change minds.