Chinese calligraphy is called the art of lines. Practicing calligraphy helps a person to achieve relaxation and inner peace. In the past, children     1     (train) at an early age to practice writing. Great attention is paid     2     calligraphy today with exhibitions and competitions among both the young and the old.     3     (learn) calligraphy, one will need a brush, ink, paper, and ink stone, which     4     (be) commonly recognized as the Four Treasures of Study. As Chinese culture spreads throughout the world nowadays, calligraphy is enjoying     5     (great) popularity than ever before. Many foreigners are practising it now.     6     calligraphy uses Chinese characters (汉字) as a way of expression, one does not have to know Chinese to admire its beauty.

Anji, a small county in East China’s Zhejiang Province,     1     (receive) over 28 million tourists every year. There are more than 300 coffee shops there,     2     in terms of population density has surpassed that of Shanghai. “A cup of coffee bridges the gap between the big city and the small county,” said Han Jie, a Shanghai tourist who     3     (temporary) escaped the large city and came to Anji over the weekend. In Zhejiang,     4     increasing number of coffeehouse owners are venturing into rural areas to meet the demands of a growing population of young and adventurous coffee enthusiasts.

    5     (locate) in the bamboo forests of Penghu Village in Anji , a café called Waterfall Coffee has gained popularity     6     social media influencers. Visitors can not only taste coffee on the cliff halfway up the mountain, admiring waterfalls in the distance,     7     enjoy boating on the lake with an excellent view.

The outdoor café, the Deep Blue Coffeehouse, has received 350,000 tourists in less than a year, with the highest daily number of visitors     8     (reach) 8,000 people. By far, the small coffee shop has fueled the rural economy of Hongmiao Village in some way, causing university students     9     (cooperate) with the local government in organizing a start-up fair, with the aim of attracting more university     10     (graduate) to start business in the village.

Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai’s first television series, Blossoms Shanghai (《繁花》),     1     (begin)airing on December 27. The hit drama, which has been six years in the making, is adapted     2     the 2012 novel of the same name,    3     (write)by Jin Yucheng in Shanghainese.

Set in Shanghai during the 1990s, the     4     (romance) drama features a young man, Abao,     5     rises from small beginnings to become a successful businessman in the space of 10 years. Along the way, he receives help from partners such as Ling Zi, Miss Wang, and Uncle Ye, with his aim     6     (explore) his bigger business empire.

Jin wrote Blossoms Shanghai hoping it would help erase stereotypes (刻板印象) of Shanghai     7    improve readers’ understanding of the culture of the city. Staying true to the novel’ distinctive local flavour, the television series’ leading actors were all born and raised in Shanghai and a lot of the dialogue is in Shanghainese.     8     (additional), a lot of effort was made to recreate the look and feel truly of Shanghai in the 1990s.

In typical Wong Kar-wai style, the show’s filming took three years to complete; the director is well known for     9     (be)very particular about each and every shot, often requiring actors to perform a scene 10 or more     10     (time).

Nowadays, people wearing hanfu, the traditional clothing of the Han ethnic group, has become     1     common sight at parks and attractions. More and more people are falling in love with hanfu culture. The development of hanfu culture     2     (witness) numerous changes in recent years and is taking on various forms.

Thanks to the boom of Xiaohongshu, Bilibili and Douyin, fans can easily learn the     3     (late) trends and knowledge about hanfu online now. In the past, people used to only collect or appreciate hanfu     4     (private) and many people had the misunderstanding that “han” refers     5     the Han Dynasty. However, now it has moved to the mass market and more people are able     6     (distinguish) the differences in hanfu from different dynasties.

The development of hanfu has triggered (引发) different events. For example, the hanfu festival     7     was held by the China National Silk Museum in April offered many interesting activities like lectures, ceremonies, concerts and fairs, creating platforms for fans to communicate. It also means new marketing ideas. Many hanfu stores have sprung up,     8     (provide) rental and photography services. In some fairs, originally     9     (design) hanfu will be displayed and sold. Sometimes hanfu is even provided as     10     (prize) for competitions.

Zibo barbecue     1    (be) a trending topic on Chinese social media platforms since early March.

Mouth-watering images describe a typical Zibo barbecue     2    (name) after its place of origin, Zibo, a small industrial city in East China’s Shandong province. Zibo barbecue     3    (consist) of well-seasoned meat and vegetables wrapped in a pancake has dominated Weibo and Xiaohongshu, Chinese platforms similar to Twitter and Instagram.

Zibo was hardly on anyone’s travel bucket list     4     it went viral. But thanks to a group of college students who documented     5    (they) Zibo barbecue trip on Douyin, the city’s delicious and     6    (afford) barbecue became a hit.

The local government has jumped     7     the opportunity to take advantage of the city’s newfound fame and explore its tourism potential. Must-go restaurant maps were drawn up, and barbecue-themed high-speed train services and special bus routes were established     8    (make) the small city more accessible to tourists from all over the country.

The city’s other attractions, such as the Haidai building, a    9    (beautiful) designed bookstore, also gained popularity due to visitors who want to make     10     most of their Zibo trip.

How Many Books Does It Take to Make a Place Feel Like Home?

At the turn of the millennium, Reid Byers set out to build a private library at his home in Princeton, N.J. The project stretched over a    1    (generate) and ended with a book this year.

In The Privae Library, Mr. Byers goes to the heart of why physical books continue to attract us.    2    (individual), they are frequently useful or    3    (delight) but it is when books are displayed altogether    4    they really work wonders.    5    (cover) the walls of a room, piled up to the ceiling, they nourish the senses, slay (消磨) boredom and relieve distress.

“Entering our library should feel like easing    6    a hot tub, entering a chamber of curiosities, or the house of     7    old friend,” he writes. “It is a setting forth, and it is a coming back to center.”

Mr. Byers coined a term — “book-wrapt” —    8    (describe) the exciting comfort of a well-stocked library. To be surrounded by books    9    (be) to be fascinated in a circle and to experience the extreme pleasure of being transported to other worlds.

And     10    (mass) of books, he said, represent “delights that we hold in possibility” — the joy of being able to lift a hand and tap unexplored worlds.

More than 1,500 years ago, ancient Chinese craftsmen    1    （invent）a new type of paper. It later became an essential item for traditional Chinese study and an icon of Chinese culture,    2    is called Xuan paper, or rice paper…In 2009, the traditional craft of making Xuan paper was included on UNESCO’S Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Xuan paper was first made from the straw of rice and bark from a typical tree in ancient Xuan Region, now    3    （know）as Jingxian County in Anhui Province. The traditional process of making Xuan paper is    4    （extreme）demanding and involves more than 100 steps. The whole process can take as long as two years to complete,    5    the skills have been passed down for the next generation.

Such features as being white, soft and moth-proof（防虫的）enable Xuan paper    6    （last）for even more than 1,000 years. Amazingly, after such a long time, it can keep the    7    （fresh）of the ink end color on it,     8    （result）in a name “Paper of Ages.”

Because of its lasting popularity    9    Chinese scholars and artists and also due to its remarkable longevity, so far the majority of existing ancient Chinese books, calligraphy and paintings    10    （preserve）on Xuan paper.