Located in the northeast of Zhaoping County, around 200 km away from Guilin, Huangyao Ancient Town boasts a rich history     1     (span) almost 1,000 years. Renowned as one of Guangxi’s most-visited tourist spots, this charming town showcases the region’s characteristic karst landscapes and abundant water resources, offering numerous expansive caves for     2     (explore).

Huangyao Ancient Town, with its thousand-year-old legacy, features majestic mountains     3     (dot) with caves, unique folk houses, delicate pavilions and temples, ancient trees, and stone pathways. Siting amidst steep mountains, the town’s strategic location not only makes it easy     4     (hold) but also poses challenges for potential attackers. As a result, Huangyao has been isolated from the outside world, allowing for the preservation of valuable relics, some of     5     include writings and paintings by distinguished Chinese scholars like Han Yu,       6     poet from the Tang Dynasty, and Liu Zongbiao, a man of letters of Qing Dynasty. Thanks to its isolation, many buildings in Huangyao still remain     7     (changed) in their architectural styles from the Ming and Qing eras. Traditional festivals and customs     8     (observe) for centuries, adding an authentic cultural touch to the town.

A visit     9     Huangyao would be incomplete without sampling its signature local delicacy, Huangyao tofu. This treat coupled with fermented (发酵的) black soybeans, exclusively crafted within the town,     10     (offer) a unique flavor that can’t be missed.

Dayushan Island is located in Fuding, Fujian province, known     1     its untouched nature, green grasslands and attractive coastlines.

Its coast is eroded (侵蚀) by seawater,    2     (reveal) bare bedrock and reefs. But the thick trees accommodate tens of thousands of migratory birds. It     3     (list) in the “Top 10 of the most beautiful islands in China” by Chinese National Geography in 2005. It is     4     uninhabited island and a true hidden treasure that has still preserved its quietness and     5     (origin) form.

The best thing to do here is to hike up the hills and find a high spot     6     overlooks the sea, the grasslands and the lakes! Besides hiking, camping enjoys grea t    7     (popular) on the island. The lakesides are great camping     8     (destination) with peaceful water and grassland scenery. Remember to bring mosquito repellent   (驱虫剂) and not     9     (swim) in the sea, because of the dangerous currents. The wind from the sea slowly blowing, the island morning mist     10     (gradual) disappears, and beautiful scenery unfolds in front of you.

Imagine you’re climbing a mountain, and along the way you start to get hungry or thirsty. How cool it would be if you could just stop at a     1     (convenient) store there. Climbers in Pingjiang, Hunan province, don’t have to imagine this. For them, such a store built on a cliff has become     2     reality.

The Shiniuzhai scenic area is famous for its     3    (tower) cliffs, deep canyons and unique rock formations. The 2-square-meter store about 120 meters above the ground    4     (construct) in 2017 and opened a year later.

Visitors coming to experience the scenic area’s rock climbing program are usually     5    (amateur), so they often get hungry and thirsty along the way. The park authority decided to build the store     6    a refreshment center for them. The drinks and food at the store are carried up by staff members every day. It generally     7     (take) the climbers nearly one-and-a-half hours to make it to the top.

Despite the location and laborious     8     (deliver) of the products, the prices are similar to those at ordinary store. Some netizens joke that it is the “    9    (little) convenient convenience store”, while others say they find it adorable and     10    it would be “very cool” to work in the store.

One early September morning, as the sun rose and the morning fog     1     (gradual) faded, the hillside village of Huangling began waking up. Some residents took the peppers and corn from their shelves,     2     placed them on the long wooden brackets (托架), under the roof.

In China’s Jiangxi Province, an ancient village has gained     3     (popular) in recent years Huangling in Wuyuan County. Huangling is one typical example of a village in Wuyuan. Because of its remote location, this village has maintained its     4     (origin) features for many years in terms of the natural environment, traditional lifestyles, ancient customs, and typical Hui-style architecture.

Autumn is the best time of year     5     (visit) Huangling. In early autumn, large bamboo baskets     6     (fill) with crops, pumpkins, and flowers, are placed in front of local doorsteps. This process     7     (call) shaiqiu, the local custom of drying and preserving yields (产量). Today, this longstanding practice has become     8     symbol of homegrown culture and a highlight of rural tourism.

    9     (attract) over one million tourists a year, the community has also played a significant role in driving the development of surrounding villages, As a result, the World Tourism Alliance recognized Huangling     10     a successful case in tourism-based poverty reduction.

Over the last two decades, one village has transformed from a forest farm into China’s “Snow Town”.     1     (locate) about 280 kilometres from Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, the Shuangfeng Forest Farm in Mudanjiang city offers visitors breath-taking snow views. The snow season can last up to seven months with     2     annual average snowfall of about 2.6 meters. The snow in Shuangfeng is so thick that it takes on various shapes depending on     3     it falls, appearing as snow mushrooms on tree stumps (树桩), snow curtains from roofs to the ground and other forms.

“In the past, most people here made a living by     4     (log), but it was difficult to transport wood due     5     the heavy snow.” said Fan Zhaoyi, who owns a hotel at the forest farm.” At that time, forestry workers were encouraged to engage in     6     (tour), and I was one of them who dared to try.” he added, explaining the     7     (mass) change in 2000.

Today, there are more than 200 business entities (实体) in Snow Town. The resort has also been upgraded     8     (offer) better tourist services. Visitors do not     9     (necessary) need to line up for tickets because advanced technology such as face recognition and other smart platforms     10     (adopt) so far. Next summer, Shuangfeng is going to build healthcare and study-tour centers to encourage year-round travel.

Camping was so popular as to even become a fashion across China during the just-concluded National Day holiday, with some joking that “half of the friends     1     WeChat were camping. Outdoor camping sites were popular during the holiday and had to     2     (book) several days in advance.

According to research firm iiMedia Research, the core market size of China’s camping economy reached 74.75 billion yuan ($10.5 billion) in 2021,     3     was 62.5 percent up year-on-year.

More market-sensitive players are plowing into the industry. In 2021, more than 20,000 new camping-related enterprises sprang up in China,     4     over 5,000 have been set up this year, according to the information provider Tianyancha.

Huzhou,     5     popular tourist destination in East China’s Zhejiang province, hosted the first Camping Conference in the Yangtze River Delta in June. It also became one of the first to     6     (official) regulate the construction standards and     7     (safe) supervision (监管) of camping sites.     8     (follow) Huzhou, Beijing and Nanjing in Jiangsu province have also introduced related policies for the healthy development of the industry.

“Consumers’ demand for outdoor activities     9     (increase) in recent years. I believe     10     (many) people will join in camping and other outdoor activities in the long run,’’ said Liang Qidong, vice president of the Liaoning Academy of Social Sciences.