The Temple of Heaven Park, Tiantan in Chinese, is located in the Dongcheng District, Beijing. It is the     1     (large) and most representative existing masterpiece among China’s ancient sacrificial buildings.     2     (original), the Temple of Heaven was the place where emperors of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty held the Heaven Worship Ceremony. First     3     (build) in 1420, the 18th year of the reign of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, the Temple of Heaven was enlarged and rebuilt during the reigns of the Ming emperor Jiajing and the Qing emperor Qianlong. In 1988, it     4     (show) to the public as a park, displaying ancient philosophy, history and religion. Its grand architectural style and profound cultural implication give an insight into the practices of the ancient Eastern civilization.

Covering     5     area of 2,700,000 square meters, it is larger than the Forbidden City,     6     is enclosed by a long wall.     7     (it) northern part within the wall is semicircular symbolizing the heavens and the southern part is square symbolizing the earth,     8     (reflect) an ancient Chinese thought of “the heaven is round and the earth is square”. The main buildings lie     9     the south and north ends of the middle axis of the inner part. The most significant is the Circular Mound Altar (Huanqiutan) to hold many     10     (ceremony).

I’ve had my fair share of travelling around China, and a recent week-long trip to Guizhou was my first time to the province. It was     1     true learning experience.

I tried looking up meaning of the name Guizhou in the dictionary     2     advance, basically to have a reasonable idea of what is waiting for me.     3     that was a hard task, so I asked from a Chinese colleague among a group of local and foreign     4     (reporter) on the trip. From what she said, the province was named after a famous mountain called “Gui” and “zhou”, which     5     (simple) means province in Chinese.

Our trip began in Zunyi city, which enjoys great popularity among Chinese for the famous ‘Zunyi Conference’. Yet not much     6     (know) about this famous conference in Africa and the western world even today, but obviously it was at this place     7     China’s first leader and Chairman was elected.

The following journey was mind blowing as I went on to explore Anshun, a place that never fails     8     (attract) every visitor with its largest waterfall in Asia. I     9     (dream) of this place for a long time and am more than thrilled to witness the breathtaking views, which leave first-time visitors like me     10     (impress).

It was a short flight from Shanghai to Xi’an. Xi’an is one of the four great ancient capitals of China with a history of over 3,100 years. Dating from the Ming Dynasty,     1    (it) ancient walls are the best preserved in the world. There are bicycles for people to hire. It is     2    (amaze) to ride along the walls to survey this fascinating city.

The Tang Dynasty Music and Dance show     3    (be) not to be missed, but my favorite is     4     art gallery, where we can enjoy some beautiful artwork and learn how to write Chinese characters.

Most visitors make their way     5     Xi’an to see the life-size terracotta warriors (兵马俑) and we were not different at all. The collection,     6     shows the armies of the first Emperor of China, remained hidden until 1974 when they     7     (discovery) by a farmer digging a well.     8     (walk) among the statues is forbidden unless you are a VIP — but there are plenty of souvenir     9    (shop) in which tourists can buy the replicas (复制品) of them.

All too soon it was time to leave. I     10     (true) enjoyed my stay in Xi’an. It is indeed a place of interest worth a second visit.

When garden designer Jane Gates moved to the Sussex countryside in 2015, she fell in love with a traditional black barn conversion, and set about creating a droughts-resistant garden around it.     1     she didn’t know was just how quickly her garden would become relevant to today’s changing climate.

Over the years, Gates     2     (experiment) with plants that suit this dry and hot place and made some interesting     3     (discover).     4    (Surprise), some plants, known for loving water, have proved adaptable to drought. Others have struggled. However, many plants specifically     5    (choose) for drought tolerance have enjoyed the heat.

Gates’ garden is a big gravel (砾石) one. On occasion she stands by the floor-to-ceiling windows     6    enjoys the scene. Gravel     7    (use) as a layer for the plants to grow through, joining the paths with the planting. The feeling is of a     8    (relax) space, with the light colour of the gravel comparing beautifully with the black of the barn. Gates recommends gravel as a cover on the top for     9     reason that it locks water in the soil below in summer, while keeping it away from plants in winter, which can damage them. This helps some plants do a bit better in adapting     10     climate extremes.

A city walk is     1     form of urban tourism originating in the UK. Unlike traditional sightseeing, which     2     (aim) to hit famous attractions and commercial center, usually by vehicles with tense schedules, city walk is about “roaming” (漫步) around a city on foot,     3     (absorb) the atmosphere and finding unusual things that even a resident of the city might not have noticed before. Such walks     4     (general) avoid famous scenic spots and shopping centers, and take you to places     5     you can have real interactions with the local people, eat at small but authentic restaurants, and gain a     6     (deep) understanding of the history and culture of the city. City walkers are a cast of people who are eager to engage with the city they are visiting or live     7     their own way.     8     they want to seek is pleasure more through connection than     9     (consume), which indicates a deep cultural curiosity. Be it the hutong in Beijing or the Chinese parasol tree district in Shanghai. City walks allow people to see the scenery apart from the scene and uncover     10     (hide) knowledge. City walk is a way to love yourself and benefit your mental health. Just like Oscar Wilde once said, “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.”

Cusco is a popular destination for tourists, because of     1     (it) unique place in the history of South America. Cusco was the capital city of the Inca Empire which was the most     2    (power) in South America until the 1500s.There are two     3    (especial) interesting things to admire about the Inca civilisation.    4    first is the roads and paths they built     5    (connect) their important cities. These Inca roads     6    (make) up of two north-south highways and many small roads crossing the mountains east     7    west. The roads were for Inca soldiers and their     8    (official). Second, the Incas built wonderful cities full of     9    (amaze) architecture-but there were no markets in these cities. One of the interesting questions of history is     10    the Incas lived without shopping!