In the heart of the Indian state of Rajasthan lies a city that exudes(散发)a charm,     1    (attract)visitors from around the world. With its warm hospitality(好客), busy bazaars, and splendid     2    (palace), Jaipur is a treasure of history, culture, and architectural splendor. This fascinating city invites you on an unforgettable journey into the area of the Maharajas.

The Aravalli Range, one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world, adds an appealing backdrop to Jaipur’s landscape. The city’s strategic location within the range provides it     3     a natural shield(屏障), enhancing     4    (it)historical and cultural significance.

These hills not only contribute to the city’s picturesque charm but also offer opportunities for adventure and     5    (explore).

Above all, it is the special colour influencing so many aspects of this city and its people     6     sets Jaipur apart and gives it a unique appeal. The association of Jaipur with     7     colour pink dates back to 1876 when the city     8    (paint)in pink-considered the colour of hospitality—    9    (celebrate)the visit of the Prince of Wales, Albert Edward, who would later become King Edward VI and Emperor of India. Since then, the colour     10    (become)synonymous(同义)with Jaipur, earning it the nickname “The Pink City”.

The Paleozoological Museum of China, one of the largest natural museums in Asia, was opened in Baoding, North China’s Hebei Province, in January,     1     (serve) as a crucial component in the broader effort to relocate non-capital functions outside Beijing.

This newly     2     (establish) museum, covering around 80, 000 square meters with a total construction area of around 73, 000 square meters, is thought of     3     a national-level theme museum in the field of natural sciences.

The museum, themed around nature, life and humanity, provides a series of systematic     4     (presentation) on paleontology and evolutionary biology. It tells the stories of natural history, and     5     (set) to promote the natural concept that “humans and nature are a community of life”.

The exhibits, numbering around 6,000 items,     6     (primary) come from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology. Among the displayed items     7     (be) rare treasures, including one of the world’s few well-preserved pterosaur (翼龙) eggs, the world’s     8     (early) known jawed fish species, as well as the longest and largest individual horse skull.

“The Paleozoological Museum of China will become one of     9     landmark buildings in Baoding,     10     is just in need of a cultural salon like this to showcase its cultural feature,” noted Gao Tianwei, project manager of the museum.

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The International Ice and Snow Festival kicked off in January in Harbin, capital city of China’s northernmost Heilongjiang Province. Harbin came as the hottest     1    (attract)in winter throughout China.

Harbin Ice and Snow World,     2    (build)on the northern bank of the Songhua River which flows through the city, is     3     landmark ice-and-snow theme park as the country’s top snow and ice tourism site for New /Year holiday travel.

The theme park,     4    (cover)an area of 810,000 square meters, this year used a total of 250,000 cubic meters of ice and snow mined from the Songhua River for crafting various sculptures     5     castles and towers, which are illuminated(照亮)by colorful lighting.

“This year’s scale of ice-and-snow sculptures in the park is the     6    (large)since it first opened in 1999,”said Sun Zemin, a marketing director of a travel agency. The park offers more than 20 amusement     7     (activity)including ice kart racing, snowmobile racing, snow drifting and snow yo-yo.

Sun said the number of ice slides in the park     8    (increase)by the time of the festival     9    (satisfy)the growing tourist demand, from 8 last winter to 14 this winter.

“My wife and I had thought about going to somewhere warm for a winter trip, but we were attracted by short videos that went viral online about ice-and-snow fun in Harbin. That is     10     we are here now,” said Sun Chengzhe, a tourist from east China’s Fujian Province.

Praised by international media as a “winter wonderland” and “China’s ice city”, the city of Harbin attracted a record number of     1     (visitor) over the New Year’s Day holidays. The city’s     2     (popular) continued after the holiday as the 40th China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival kicked off. Tourists from home and abroad     3     (draw) to the city by its grand and exquisite snow and ice sculptures. Among them, the 11 preschool children from Nanning, the subtropical capital city of Guangxi, over 3,000 kilometers away, were surely one of the     4     (high) profile guests.

Their trip, overloaded with cuteness, has become     5     online hit. Aged between 3 and 6 years old and accompanied by three teachers, the kids were affectionately given the nickname “little sugar tangerines (柑橘)” by netizens.     6     (express) gratitude for the great care and hospitality the kids received, Guangxi sent nearly 200 tons of fresh tangerines to Heilongjiang     7     a thank-you gift. The story continued with Harbin’s     8     (send) back more gifts to Guangxi,     9     gradually evolves (演变) to a “gift” and friendship exchange craze sweeping across the country.

More and more regions are joining in the exchanges between the north and south. The wave of exchanges     10     (bring) by the tourism boom in Harbin is a good sign and very encouraging.