Two     1     (month) ago, three     2     (hero) caught four     3     (thief). They made them plant some     4     (potato) and     5     (tomato) in two     6     (zoo). They also made their     7     (wife) return the four big     8     (box) with some precious     9     (photo) and     10     (brush) in them.

Li River, one of China’s most famous scenic areas, was listed     1     one of the world’s top ten watery wonders by National Geographic magazine.     2     was even considered one of the world’s 15 best rivers for travelers.

    3     (originate) in Mao’er Mountain in Xing’an county northeast of Guilin, Li River winds its way southeast for about 437 km, passing through Guilin, Yangshuo, Pingle, Zhaoping, and finally     4     ( meet) Xi River in Wulin. It boasts (拥有)the largest and most beautiful scenic area in China and attracts thousands of visitors each year.

The 83-km-long waterway from Guilin to Yangshuo is like a masterpiece. The landscape     5     (decorate) with rolling hills, steep cliffs, fantastic caves, as well as leisurely boats. A poem says, “The river is a green silk ribbon, and the hills are jade hair-pins”.

Cruising (航游) on Li River is always a     6     (please). You can breathe the fresh air, feel gentle breeze     7     appreciate the wonderful landscape on both sides of Li River. In spring,     8     (feel) the mizzle (细雨) fall onto their faces, tourists may stand on the front of a boat,     9     is truly a wonderful experience.

Mostly, the cruise starts from Zhujiang Wharf(码头). After about an     10     ( hour ) drive from Guilin city, a cruiser will then take you to Yangshuo, a beautiful ancient city, to start a wonderful journey.

A zipper runs along a 40-centimeter-tall porcelain vase, with its top slightly open.The art piece, not     1     (original) designed that way, has been repaired by Nie Chao.     2     repaired vase won Nie the new talent award at the Baihe Cup, an art and craft design and imovation competition, where more than 3,000 pieces or sets of work were shown.The competition    3     (hold) during the second edition of the China Arts and Crafts Expo in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, in September 2021.

As the     4     (five) generation inheritor of his family's ceramic-repair skills, Nie has devoted himself to better preserving them, as well as     5     (bring) traditional Chinese engraving skills and modern art designs to the mix. Nie's father and grandfather were focused on fixing porcelain items to restore their functionality. Nie has taken it a step further as he tries to make the repaired items look even    6     (good). For example, when mending the    7     (break) cover of a teacup, Nie could have just added a couple of metal staples(订书机) to reconnect the broken parts,     8       he decided to create a bamboo pattern on it.

Nie says handmade things have one advantage    9    mass-produced items, in that each is unique. Mending ceramics not only restores the     10     (appear) and functionality of a ware but also preserves its historical and cultural value.