Making velvet flowers(绒花) was an endangered folk craft, but things have changed with more young craftsmen devoting themselves     1     the art. Murong Yi, 21, a senior studying at     2     university in Beijing, is one of them. Recently, she was trending on Sina Weibo for her video about how to make velvet flower headwear shaped like a golden phoenix.     3     (inspire) by Wang Xifeng, a character in A Dream of Red Mansions, the artwork was made of 4, 000 pieces of cocoon fiber(蚕丝) in 12 days. Generally, it only takes two to three days     4     (make) a velvet flower. The video has received over 2.4 million views on Bilibili.

Velvet flowers     5     (call) ronghua in Chinese, meaning wealth and glory. It is a popular     6     (decorate) in festivals and weddings. In the beginning, Murong faced challenges in learning this handicraft. She tried to learn from others but couldn’t find many online teaching     7     (video). Finally, she watched a one-hour TV program, in     8     an inheritor(继承者) showed how to make velvet flowers in detail. New ideas     9     (natural) came up when Murong grew as a skilled creator. As a lover of Chinese     10     (tradition) culture, she said “I’ll learn more about different handicrafts and promote them among young people on social media platforms.”