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.

Some people love to read books. They can’t get enough of the    1     (print) word. Others have a big appetite for making and eating food. Well, if you are both an    2     (enthusiasm)   reader and eater, you may want to take part in an edible book festival,     3     you can have your book and eat it, too!

In such festivals, people create projects and present    4     to judges. There are two rules: the project must be made of food, and it must be based    5     a book. For example, someone might make the chocolate factory from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with chocolate bars.

Sometimes, judges award prizes for the best projects like “Best Pun.” A pun is a funny play on words that sound similar but have different    6     (meaning), like tale and tail. A possible    7     (win) for “Best Pun” might show Peter Rabbit, the character from The Tale of Peter Rabbit, with a tail made of marshmallow fluff (棉花糖).     8     (make) a pun, the project could be called “The Tail of Peter Rabbit”,    9     title punny enough to make the judges laugh!

Given the fun and often silly nature, it’s not surprising that many of these festivals    10     (hold) on April Fool’s Day!

What do you wear when you take a trip? Most of us choose comfortable clothes like T-shirts and jeans.

But Wang Tian, a post-1990s office clerk in Shanghai, is different. She prefers     1     (wear) hanfu rather than wear T-shirts and jeans. She has worn hanfu in the Tengger Desert and in the Forbidden City. Wherever the scenery matches, she wears hanfu.

For Qingzhi, a law student, wearing hanfu to her classes     2     ( give) her inspiration. With a history of more than 3,000 years, hanfu has had different styles in different     3     (dynasty). Qingzhi says     4     she likes is to explore various outfits within her hanfu collection. By matching the clothing with modern decorations, she can find     5     unique look.

Wan Yue, a mother of two, is a hanfu enthusiast. Wan not only wears hanfu, but also learns about the culture and history behind the clothing. She says each suit has its own     6     (culture) and historic background. Learning about them helps her get a better     7     (understand) of traditional culture.

    8     the rapid development of China’s economy, people     9     (gain) more self-confidence already, and attention is shifting to the comeback of national culture. As a symbol of Chinese aesthetics(美学), hanfu contributes to     10     (quiet) motivating a Chinese fashion style.

Tai chi chuan or Chinese boxing, is     1     ancient and distinctive Chinese form of exercise     2     is popular throughout the world. As exercise, tai chi chuan is designed     3    (provide)relaxation in the process of body-conditioning exercise and is drawn from the principles of taiji, notably with the harmonizing of the yin and yang, respectively the passive and active principles. It employs flowing, rhythmic, deliberate movements, with carefully appointed stances（站姿）and     4    (position), but in practice no two masters teach the system     5    (exact)alike. As a mode of attack and     6    (defend), tai chi chuan is properly considered a martial art,     7    (resemble)kung fu. It may be used with or     8     weapons.

Freehand exercise to promote health     9    (practice)in China as early as the 3rd century, and, by the 5th century, monks of Shaolin Temple were performing exercises imitating the five creatures: bear, bird, deer, monkey, and tiger. The snake was added     10    (late), and, by the early Ming Dynasty, the yin and yang principles had been added to harmonize the whole. An assimilation（同化）of these developments, the art of tai chi chuan was systemized and named in the early Qing Dynasty.