There are many Chinese musicians on the internet     1     (sing) the song The Wind Rises, which was     2     (original) written and performed by Japanese singer-songwriter Takahashi Yuu.

From pop stars like Greeny Wu Tsing-fong     3     children performing the song a cappella, numerous artist have attempted     4     (present) the song in their own way. In November 2020, a video of four young students from the Sichuan Conservatory of Music,     5     play traditional Chinese musical instruments: pipa (plucked lute) , guzheng (Chinese zither) , erhu (two-stringed fiddle) and dizi (Chinese flute), performing the song on the helipad of a skyscraper in Chengdu, Sichuan province,     6     (share) on social media.

Within three hours     7     the release, the video had been viewed more than 2 million     8     (time) on short-video sharing platform Douyin. In 24 hours,     9     video had notched up over 10 million views on social media.

Because viewers expressed their interest in the video, which combined the beautiful ballad     10     aerial views of Chengdu, the team released more videos in a series under the title “Crazy Folk”.

The tourism phenomenon     1    (cause) by Harbin, in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, shows no sign of fading. Recently, the ice city     2    (lead) to fierce competition among tourism authorities in several cities. More     3    (interesting) , the video of the leaders of local tourism dancing with performers has entertained millions of netizens (网民) .

Diligent     4    (effort) that were made by Harbin     5    (attract) tourists to the city were heads of local tourist joined by netizens across the country, who discussed about the exceptional skills possessed by their own office, all to achieve similar success in their own cities.

Starting from January 9th     6     January 12th, the official account of the Department of Tourism of Henan Province has seen     7     increase in the number of videos being posted, with more than 30 clips released per day. So the tourism authorities in Shanxi and Shandong provinces find     8     a must to promote their tourism resources on social media. Winter, the     9    (tradition) tourism off-season, draws new tourism fever,     10     shows the fast tourism development in China.

Ma Mian Qun, also     1     (know) as “Ma Mian Zhe Qun (horse face pleats (褶) skirt) ”, is a kind of traditional Chinese dress. The question of why the dress     2     (name) Ma Mian Qun has always been puzzling. What’s the relationship between the animal’s name and the skirt? In fact, “Ma Mian” is a kind of structure used for defense in the city wall system.

But     3     its name is really related to the city wall is still a question to be confirmed. All the books about Ma Mian Qun, whether they are related to costumes, operas     4     cultural relics, only show that the smooth surface without pleats in the middle is called “Ma Mian”, but there is no     5     (far) explanation for the source of “Ma Mian”.

The Chinese Horse Face Skirt shows     6     unique structural design that pairs practicality with elegance. Its form-fitting waistband transforms into an A-line shape, characterized by a series of pleats that expand outward,     7     (offer) a glimpse of the wearer’s grace with every step.

The Horse Face Skirt, with its deep historical roots, has successfully transitioned into modern fashion, where it serves     8     a bridge between the past and present. In today’s fashion landscape,     9     (design) frequently draw inspiration from the Horse Face Skirt,     10     (skillful) weaving its traditional elements with a modern twist, which thereby broadens its appeal to a contemporary audience.

When you put the two together, the competition is tough between London and Paris. Paris is about 104 square kilometers, but London is about 15 times     1     (big) than it,     2     (cover) an area of approximately 1,554 square kilometers. The population in London is about 3.6 times larger than     3     in Paris, but London is still less crowded than Paris. In terms of housing, most of London’s young well-paid employees     4     (force) to share flats before they are in their thirties. London and Paris both fight     5     (fierce) for start-ups (新创企业) in the tech industry. It is shown in a survey that London is home       6     31 of the top 100 most important start-ups in Europe while Paris just has 6. As for tourism, with millions of foreign     7     (visit), London and Paris were both among the top 10 most-visited cities in the world in 2019. When it comes to communication, London uses       8     universal language. Therefore, when people show you the way, it is a lot easier     9     (understand) them. However, Londoners are not as romantic as Parisians       10     speak words of love fluently.

Wantang Primary School,     1     (locate) in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, came into the spotlight after all     2     (it) 536 students cleared the myopia (近视) test.    3     (surprising), no nearsighted student was found in the school.

A national myopia survey     4     (conduct) from September to December 2020, which found 52.7% of Chinese students had myopia in 2020, 2.5 percentage points     5     (high) than that in 2019.The rate was as high as 80.5%among high school students and 14.3% among 6-year-olds.

Against this situation,    6     Wantang Primary School has achieved is no less than a miracle.

Reports say students there follow     7     healthy routine with three hours of outdoor games every day, and at least 10.5 hours of sleep. They are not allowed to carry smartphones to school. The most effective of all these     8     (measure) is the three hours of outdoor games every day. Exposure to sun is known to decrease the severity of myopia, because natural light stimulates the retina (视网膜) and releases dopamine (多巴胺). As students adjust their eyes     9     different light patterns while playing outside, from very bright to less bright, it helps prevent myopia.

In contrast, when children spend a long time     10     (study) indoors, their eyes cannot get enough sunlight and therefore produce less dopamine, which leads to them getting myopia.

Other schools should let their students play outdoors more often.