A new building of the Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China’s Henan Province, officially     1     (make) its debut (初次露面) to the public on Feb 26th this year. With the Yin Ruins     2     (be) the first documented late Shang Dynasty capital site in China, it is also the ancient capital site with the highest frequency of archaeological excavation and the longest duration of     3     (explore) in China. In 2006, the Yin Ruins was added to the World Heritage List by UNESCO.

Located near the archaeological site of the Yin Ruins,     4     is also the location of the last capital of the Shang Dynasty(1600-1046 B. C.), the expanded Yinxu Museum is the first museum     5     (present) the Shang civilization comprehensively. The new building, with     6     total investment of 1.06 billion yuan, covers an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters. Many     7     (delicate) made and beautifully decorated bronze wares, showing the great prosperity during the Chinese Bronze Age, are     8     display.

“The Shang Dynasty was a time with great     9     (create) spirit. It is because of the continuous innovation and inclusiveness (包容性) in the Shang Dynasty     10     the Yin Ruins reached the glorious stage of the early civilization of the Chinese nation,” said He Yuling, deputy director of the Anyang workstation.

In China, the Citywalk trend is spreading from big cities to small cities, encouraging more participants and event organizers to get     1     (involve). Some organizers are working with folk culture researchers and enthusiasts to act     2     tour guides for their Citywalk experiences.

One such enthusiast     3     (explore) new possibilities in the tourism industry now is Xiao Yiyi, a young businessman from Changsha. Recently she     4     (launch) six Citywalk routes in different cities on her social media account, aiming to offer visitors     5    experience to “walk in open-air museums.”

Xiao Yiyi’s Citywalk route in Changsha includes more unusual     6     (sight) like 19^th-century historical architecture, artsy old alleys (小巷) and even a stop-off to sample the local spicy food.

Even though Citywalk is a     7     (relative) new concept, industry experts believe that     8     (it) potential is huge. It not only offers a way for young people to interact with a city in a meaningful way but also provides them with a new social scene     9     individuals with similar interests can connect and form friendship. At the same time, Citywalk represents an opportunity for tour guides and travel service providers to deliver services     10     (meet) with ever-changing market demands.

Seated by the Tonghui River that runs across southern Beijing, Banbidian village     1    (take) on a quite different look of quietness and is visited by few people. But     2    (actual) it is not far — about 15 minutes’ drive from the capital city’s central business district     3     high-rises are built everywhere.

A major reason is that Banbidian used to have factories which     4    (remove) later, leaving empty workshops and compounds, and also the village is where several railways run through.

Now, people in the village and from art universities are working together     5    (bring) dynamism back to Banbidian. The latest effort is to inaugurate (开创) Art BBD — Tonghui Riverside Public Art Season, which will start in late April and run through August.

In cooperation with famous art schools in and outside Beijing, the village committee recently sent out an     6    (invite) to artists around the world,     7    (hope) that they could contribute their creativity to enriching Banbidian’s new landscapes. Submissions — works and public art plans — began     8     March 20 and lasts till April 15, and finalists will join other works to be displayed at several outdoor spots.

Art BBD was a cultural brand jointly     9    (launch) by Banbidian and the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2019 to explore projects and activities that help to turn the village into     10     new destination of creativity.

Due to temperature rise and safety concerns, the     1     (huge) popular Harbin Ice and Snow World dropped its curtain on Thursday evening.

Since opening on December 19, 2023, the winter wonderland     2     (draw) record-breaking visitor numbers from around the country and the world, with around 30,000 visitors to the park every day, nearly double pre-pandemic records.

Crowded with people on the last opening day, the winter wonderland became a paradise where both adults and children were immersed in a     3     (joy) atmosphere. Right before closing, the saxophone tune of “Going Home” gently echoed (回响) in the park,     4     many tourists wandering about. Children were spotted     5     (rush) to the gate of the giant ice slide, anxiously asking, “Do we have time for one more round?”

The recent temperature rise and windy weather have worried the park’s management about the safety of tourists. According to videos posted by visitors, some ice sculptures can be scratched and marked by nails. Local residents     6     are familiar with the matter warned that snow sculptures do not melt (融化) inch by inch     7     rather could suddenly collapse.

The Ice and Snow World     8     (build) by thousands of craftsmen every winter in Harbin with care and     9     (affect). Despite widespread unwillingness     10     (link) to the park’s closure, it’s an example of how ice and snow art represents the beauty of disappearance.

Guizhou Province is a land of mountains, rivers and canyons. In order to pass through this spectacular but rugged landscape, the Chinese have built a number of     1     (bridge).

In fact, three of the world’s five highest bridges     2     (find) in Guizhou, where they carry roads across plummeting valleys. And since December 29, 2016,     3     king of these bridges has been the Duge Beipanjiang, which holds the records     4     the highest bridge in the world.

The Duge Bridge is a concrete cable-stayed bridge that     5     (carry) four lanes across the Beipan River.     6     (connect) Xuanwei in Yunnan Province and Liupanshui in Guizhou, the bridge reduces travel times between the two cities from four hours to just over an hour.

It was a massive construction project. The designers kept having to move the final     7     (locate) of the bridge higher and higher     8     (avoid) caves and cracking in the karst mountains at either side of the valley. The eastern tower of the bridge is 883 feet tall,     9     is up there among the tallest bridges in the world. Even more     10     (impress), however, is the huge expanse between the road deck (层面) and the river below. The deck is 1,854 feet above the average water level of the river.

It took six hours for Liu Yi to get to Tianshui, Northwest China’s Gansu province by train. He     1     (spend) another two hours waiting in a queue and finally got his hands on a bowl of local malatang — a mix of foods     2     (boil) in hot, spicy broth. While choosing the     3     (ingredient) he wanted, Liu picked wide, thin rice noodles and a lot of chillis, along     4     the usual vegetables and meat. Spicy food is a must for Liu, a native of Southwest China’s Sichuan province. “The malatang did not disappoint me. It has a kind of rich     5     (fragrant),” Liu said, after wiping his bowl clean.

The popularity of the dish is     6     (sudden) increasing. Thousands of diners like Liu have been making their way to the little-known northwestern city     7     (try) malatang, overwhelming local restaurant owners and contributing to local wealth. Since early March, videos and photos of Tianshui malatang     8     (go) viral on social media platforms. It all started when a netizen released a seven-second video on Feb 13 that gained millions of views. More vloggers followed suit, and then the tourists began to arrive in groups.

Within a month, bookings for hotel rooms in Tianshui had increased year-on-year, according to Ctrip,     9     online travel platform. Qinzhou district,     10     most malatang restaurants and attractions are located, received more than 770,000 tourists, local authorities said.

China’s “ice city” Harbin in Northeast Heilongjiang Province has definitely become a tourism hotspot,     1    （attract） millions of tourists from home and abroad. Beyond the attraction of ice and snow tourism, the lesser-known     2    （diverse） and rich cultures of local ethnic（民族的） minority groups have also been brought under the spotlight.

At the tourist-packed Central Street, a street famous     3     its Western architecture during different times in downtown Harbin, a group of Aoluguya Ewenki（敖鲁古雅鄂温克民族） people     4    （dress） in their ethnic costumes with seven reindeer（驯鹿） are singing their     5    （tradition） songs while walking down the street. Tourists crowd around them,     6    （excited） taking photos and videos.

The Aoluguya Ewenki is the only ethnic group in China     7     raises reindeer. According to media reports, sometimes people confuse the Ewenki people with the Oroqen people, one of     8     smallest ethnic groups in China. The Aoluguya Ewenki decided to take advantage of the opportunity of Harbin’s booming tourism industry     9    （show） their unique culture and identity to visitors from all over the country.

Since the Aoluguya Ewenki people’s public appearance, more and more local ethnic minority groups     10    （do） the same, with some from other parts of the nation even journeying to Harbin. “If you want to see China’s rich multi-ethnic cultures, you should come to Harbin now,” netizens state encouragingly on social media.