Tourism is the lifeblood of the communities that call popular holiday destinations their homes. It allows service industries     1     (grow) consistently. These industries, in turn, give jobs to the local population,     2     welfare depends on tourism. However, booming business is not always a bed of roses. More nature-centred tourist attractions, where man and nature live in harmony, can be greatly impacted or even destroyed by the flood of tourists. As resources are used     3     (rapidly) than they can be sustained, wildlife habitats are likely to suffer.

For Fang Rui, walking the streets of Nanjing and taking in the buildings and culture of the historical city is almost a     1     (day) routine. The 28-year-old landscape designer found that walking through the city while     2     (observe) cultural and historical sites gave her life new meaning.

The city-walk pastime of following     3     (plan) routes to explore a city’s history, culture and urban environment originated in London. The pastime is now attracting a growing number of followers in China, with many young people taking part. The scale of the trend is hard     4     (measure), but widely shared social media posts document different routes in various metropolises with vivid descriptions and pictures. For tourists as well as locals not     5     (full) familiar with a city’s history and culture, the organized walks are     6     authentic and immersive experience. Walk organizers have a more personalized and deeper understanding of their city,     7     goes beyond just visiting iconic landmarks.

In May, Fang organized a free city walk for around 50 people who came from all over the country to experience a deeper connection with Nanjing. She chose to walk in Cinna Lane, or Xinan Li, a tourist area not as popular or famous     8     other Nanjing landmarks like Fuzimiao Confucius Temple or Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum. In terms of its grand scale and layout, it     9     (believe) to be the largest and most complete ancient residential building compound in China. “One of the aims of our city walks is to also let     10     (participate) become witnesses to the transformation of the city itself,” Fang said.

Harbin, the capital city of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province,     1     (welcome) nearly 3.05 million visitors, raking in 5.91 billion yuan (about $832.39 million ) of tourism revenue (税收), during the three-day New Year holiday,     2     ended Monday.

Both the number of tourists     3     the amount of tourism revenue surpassed the figures for 2019, marking a     4     (history) peak.

Data from the city's commerce department shows a significant     5     (grow) of 129.4 percent in the accommodation and catering sectors during the period.

Wang Hongxin,     6     official from the city's tourism department, attributed this surge in tourism to Harbin's     7     (increase) popularity on social media platforms which transforms the city into a bustling holiday destination.

    8     (attract) more tourists and improve overall services, Harbin has rolled out an array of activities, including live performances     9     New Year's Eve, firework displays, theme parks, intangible heritage culture shows and concerts. So far a lot of measures     10     (introduce) to enhance the visitor experience in Harbin, covering sectors such as dining, accommodation, travel, shopping and entertainment.

Known for its beautiful scenery, Mount Wuyi is the only place in the country     1     is home to Wuyi rock tea.

With tea farming dating back over 1,000 years, the mountain’s tea industry has a rich history. The area     2     (provide) tea for people at home and abroad since the first century CE, and in the     3     (eighteen) century, Wuyi rock tea was the most popular tea in Europe. However, its     4     (popular) was gained at the cost of the local environment. Illegal land reclamation (开垦) of tea mountains and the destruction (破坏) of plant resources have occurred frequently,     5     (damage) the environment in the area around Mount Wuyi.

The need to strike a balance between farmers’ livelihoods and the local environment has appeared as     6     unique challenge for the Wuyishan National Park, which covers 1,280 square kilometers as it straddles (横跨) the eastern provinces of Fujian and Jiangxi.     7     (found) in 2021, it was among the first batch of China’s national parks.

The park has a tea farming area of 34.54 square kilometers, accounting     8     2.7 percent of its total expanse. The     9     (authority) have cooperated with tea experts to develop measures for the protection and improvement of the Mount Wuyi tea industry and biodiversity, ensuring the sector’s sustainability for generations     10     (come).

It’s reported that the exhibition “Oriental Homeland: A Million-Year Journey Through Human History of China” opened at the National Museum of China in Beijing on June 22.

The historical objects,     1     are included in the exhibition, are over 220. The exhibition offers the million-year history of human activity in China, ranging     2     primates (灵长类) to modern humans, through a vivid experience. It shows the     3     (late) developments in archaeology and ancient DNA research in China over the past century. It presents a complete     4     (describe) of human evolution, discovering the deep cultural roots and the journey of civilizations.

China stands among the world’s most rich regions in terms of ancient     5     (resource). Since the discovery of the first skull fossil in 1929, prehistoric human fossils     6     (find) at over 70 sites across the country. The exhibition,     7     (divide) into four sections, explores the evolutionary process of vertebrate animals (脊椎动物), the evolution of Chinese Homo erectus (直立人), the development process of modern humans     8     the patterns of evolution among early modern humans.

The director of the IVPP explains that in recent years, the institute has been at the forefront of applying new technologies, including high-resolution CT scanning, 3D laser scanning and digital image analysis in the research.     9    (particular), breakthroughs in ancient nuclear genome capture technology have made large-scale research on ancient DNA possible,     10     (contribute) to the progress in the study of the human race and evolutionary genetics worldwide.

Booking a museum ticket, during this hectic summer vacation in China, is not easy. Visitors may be disappointed by the fact that tickets for the entire week might be     1     (full) booked.

In response     2     the “heated-up museum fever during the summer vacation”, Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau, in a rare move, announced on Aug. 18 that 46 museums in the city would cancel their Monday closures until Aug.31,     3     (allow) visitors to visit museums every day.

The increasing demand is also visible in     4     (pack) museum halls across the country. To many museum staff, the crowds they see this summer were rarely seen before.

Looking into the various     5     (cause) behind this “museum craze”, Guo Sike, curator (馆长) of the Confucius Museum in Qufu City, east China’s Shandong Province,     6     (point) to the “craze for traditional culture”, or a growing fascination with traditional Chinese culture, particularly among young Chinese.

“Young generations have cultural confidence and love the splendid traditional Chinese culture,” said Guo, adding     7     modern technologies, such as virtual reality (VR), have diversified the means by which traditional culture is presented, and enabled it     8     (present) in a more lovable and lively image.

“The visit leaves my kid     9     general impression of the long history of our country, and helps to     10     (broad) his horizon and enriches his knowledge,” said a mother.

If you go to Shanghai, you must visit the Oriental Pearl Tower. It     1    (stand) by the Huangpu River in Pudong, Shanghai. It is about 468 meters high. It is the    2    (four) highest TV and radio tower in Asia. The designers set up the eleven beautiful globes of different sizes from the green grassland    3     the blue sky with two large globes.    4     two large globes seem like two rubies(红宝石). The upper one is the best place     5    (enjoy) beautiful views of Shanghai. The lower one is a good place for exhibitions of space.

The Oriental Pearl Tower     6    (finish) on October 1^st,1994. It was built in a style of     7    (east) taste. The whole building is like pearls of different sizes     8    (drop) from the sky. Now the Oriental Pearl Tower is a famous tourist spot with beautiful views restaurants, hotels, shopping centers: where many interesting activities take place every year. It has already become one of the most famous     9    (building) in Shanghai And it has been regarded as one of the ten best spots    10     people visit in Shanghai.