A. sourced B. gifted C. house D. demand E. founding F. contemporary G. culturally H. negotiations I. living J. exchange K. urgently |
A Nigerian artist who
The British Museum accepted a bronze plaque made by an artist Osarobo Zeickner-Okoro, from Benin City in Nigeria, who entered into
Created from brass and bronze in the once mighty Kingdom of Benin from at least the 16th century onwards, the Benin Bronzes are among Africa’s most
A
“Part of the crime that’s been committed is that Benin has been portrayed as a dead civilisation,” he said. “The reparation is not just returning the Bronzes. It’s also acknowledging us, that we’re a
celebrate, admire, energy, starve, feast, memory, origin, arrive, agriculture, custom, gather, gain |
Thanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends
Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it
The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich
In time, other colonies (殖民地) began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before Thanksgiving Day became a national
development from and a established finally to relics however which |
With the
A. internet B. careers C. popularize D. invited E. national F. introducing G. titles H. cultural I. understand J. attracting K. platform L. practising |
Zhang Hanliang, a martial arts teacher at Tianshui Normal University in Gansu province, has produced many traditional Chinese martial arts videos in the past years,
Zhang, now 35 years old, has been
In addition to her daily teaching tasks, Zhang has been
I had always been attracted to ethnic cultures. So I went to Dali, Yunnan province, a district of diverse minorities. A
tradition all over the world high-quality cave image |
To help increase knowledge and appreciation of China’s ancient cultural heritage, a group of researchers and scientists from China and other countries have recorded and collected digital
When naming a child, the culture is not the same in different places.
In many European countries, children are named after the names of relatives within their families. For example, in Italy, children are
In China, some names are connected with the
In an African country called Ghana’s Akan, the time when they were born
No matter where the name comes from, a name is the first gift to a child in life. For that reason, all names are
A. applies B. casually C. considered D. customary E. empty F. fellow G. individual H. literally I. longevity J. regards K. related |
Whether you’re ringing in Chinese New Year with a bottle of champagne, making a toast at a wedding, or
Now that you know what to say, how do you actually give a toast? When giving a toast in Chinese, raise your glass as you give the toast. Depending on where you are, your
The host of the party or meeting will be the first to make the toast. It is
A. criticize B. desperately C. establish D. feature E. focus F. gratitude G. heartfelt H. humanity I. influence J. present K. touch |
Letters Brought Back to Life
Letters as a way of communication have long given way to phone calls and WeChat messages. But a TV show, Letters Alive, is helping bring this old way to keep in touch back into the
Letters Alive took its idea from a UK program with a similar name, Letters Live. Both shows
But these are not just any letters. They vary greatly in time and subjects. There is, for example, a passionate letter that famous painter Huang Yongyu wrote to playwright Cao Yu 30 years ago to
Compared to published texts, letters also come with a personal
One example from Letters Live was a note of
According to Guan Zhengwen, the director of Letters Alive, it is this kind of