Coral reefs are being planted in the deep seabed around Hainan Province, a famous tourist destination in China, as part of efforts     1     (preserve) the maritime (海上的) environment and promote green development.

Coral reefs cover about 2 percent of the area of sea floor and provide habitats for about 25 percent of     2     (creature). They play     3     important role in stabilizing ecology of the ocean, according to experts. They work as     4     (extreme) natural barriers to weaken the impact of waves crashing on the shore.

However, survival of coral reefs have been challenged due     5     changes in the maritime environment. In 2019, the Hainan South China Sea Institute of Tropical Ocean initiated a program to plant     6     (million) of coral reefs through professional breeding technology.

“It’s like     7     (plant) trees under the sea,” said Chen Hong, director of the institute. “Though they grow slowly, the seedlings no     8     (big) than fingernails may become coral reefs     9     size can surpass several soccer fields.”

In recent years, the team has planted over 200,000 coral reefs around Sanya city and Danzhou city. That quantity     10     (break) the national record of coral reefs transplantation for amount and survival rate.

Yazhou pottery—a type of exquisite pottery with a history of more than 600 years—is now shining a new light across China.

As an ancient Chinese artifact, Yazhou pottery dates back    1    the reign of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty. During this period, the art form     2    (bring) to Yazhou town in today’s Pingtang county, Guizhou province from Jiangxi province. This is    3    Yazhou pottery was named and found its origin.

After    4    (spread) to Guizhou, Yazhou pottery was combined with aspects from the local Miao and Buyi ethnic cultures. In this way, it gained its own distinctive style in shape and color.

The shapes of Yazhou pottery are inspired directly by objects in daily life,    5     adds to their folk style. In addition, the glaze of Yazhou pottery is also special. The pottery uses glass powder to make products Jade-like in     6    (appear).

Yazhou pottery saw a crisis in    7    1980s, as many pottery factories were closed because the daily uses of pottery were largely replaced by those    8    (make) from metal and plastic.

    9    (fortune), things changed after 2008, when Yazhou pottery was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage and got support from governments of different levels. Its inheritors are also creating new ways     10     (develop) it, like transforming the potteries into tourist souvenirs.

The heritage of Yazhou pottery is never something that stands still, but a process driven forward by innovation.

Dried turnip (萝卜干) is a popular ingredient for cooking. But do you know it can also     1     (turn) into a beautiful “flower” used to decorate headdresses (头冠)? Wang Ping,     2     is a photographer and stylist, has “the magic” to make this happen.

Wang collects the usable materials to design and make the headdresses in     3     environmentally friendly way. Among all his works, crafting the headdress made from dried turnip is     4     (relative) simple. He uses nail polish (指甲油) to keep the food     5     being rotten.

Making a     6     (tradition) Chinese phoenix coronets (凤冠) often takes from one week to up to several months as it uses over 30 types of materials.     7     (present) the beauty of Chinese headdress, Wang has also learned how to make ancient clothes. So they can match with each other.

As people are embracing the growing trend of Guochao,     8     is no wonder that Wang's work has gained much     9     (popular). Wang usually posts videos about how he makes headdresses on Douyin. During the past two years, he     10     (attract) over 150,000 followers.