While many people have made videos to cheer on those working on the front lines of the fight since the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai, Chien Meishuang     1     (spend) her time in lockdown at home, painting simple heartwarming works.

The paintings are part of her Journal of the Pandemic Lockdown,     2     project she started two years ago. “We are all facing a difficult time     3     we are trapped at home,” Chien tells China Daily. “I     4     (simple) wanted to let others know that there is a silver lining amid the dark clouds.”

The Taiwan native, who lives in Shanghai, is being on the receiving end of her neighbors’ kindness.     5     (document) her experience, the artist created a painting, titled Good Neighbors in China, marking the first new     6     (add) to her project this year. Other     7     (scene) shown in her latest works include delivery men having a quick lunch and her neighbors     8     (welcome) a 70-year-old man who returned from hospital after recovering from COVID-19.

“It is because of the pandemic     9     I have made friends from all walks of life in the area where I live. These individuals have provided infinite inspiration and stories     10     my works,” she adds. “As long as an artwork can touch people’s hearts, I believe it is good art. It doesn't matter how simple it is.”

Xiao Ming lives in Nanchong. Now he     1     (take) Tom to visit his hometown. Tom thinks it is one of the most attractive     2     (place) he has been to. The city is lively and its people are so     3    (friend). Xiao Ming says that he feels fortunate living here. The climate in Nanchong is pretty hot and wet in summer,     4     it can be quite cold in winter. Nanchong is a famous tour city and     5     are hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world every year. Many modern buildings     6     (put) up in the recent years, and there are some great shopping malls in the business district. With them     7     (approach) the sports park across the West River, they can see the West Hill,     8     is gorgeous with some       9     (real) interesting architecture and local specialty restaurants at its foot. And now Tom is starving, so they decide     10     (park) their car to have lunch in a nice little fish restaurant.