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.