Baduanjin, a form of     1     (fit) Qigong, has been popular with Chinese younger generations, thanks to its health benefits.

Jiang Xi, a fashion designer, took up Baduanjin, posting videos of her     2     (practice) it on social media, and     3     (attract)more than 10, 000 followers in the last four months. Most of her followers are     4     (age)between 20 to 30.

“When practicing Baduanjin, all you need to do is to focus on your body and health, move slowly in a comfortable rhythm, and liberate yourself from the anxiety of living alone in big cities,” said Jiang Xi.     5     her influence and persuasion, Jiang Xi's older brother Jiang Nan also became a vlogger of Baduanjin, in     6     the siblings living in different cities have found new kinship ties.

Actually, besides Baduanjin, martial arts, which bring benefits to health     7     (maintain), also have large young followers. Feng Junhua is the organizer of martial arts practicing in Xiaogang Park in Guizhou Province. He gathers youngsters     8     (interest) in martial arts and finds a comfortable place in the park to let them relax their bodies.

Traditional martial arts and regimens have brought a concrete and natural way of life consistent with their inner     9     (self). This is     10     young people and traditional Chinese culture blend.

Mamianqun, or horse-faced skirt, is a traditional Chinese fashion that has exploded in popularity in recent years.     1    (date) from the Song dynasty, it gained popularity among women during the later Ming and Qing dynasties,     2     men also wore Mamianqun in informal settings. It features a broad waistband that can be tied at the waist, forming     3     “A” or “H” shape. What     4     (true) sets the Mamianqun apart are its pleats (褶皱), which are not only decorative, but also allow for freedom of movement.     5    (motivate) by traditional Chinese cultural elements, designers create abundant patterns on the skirts. Its unique design makes     6     ideal for mix-and-match daily dressing, perfectly proving that it’s not just a relic of the past, but a functional and stylish     7    (add) to modern wardrobes. This rebirth     8    (fuel) by a growing sense of cultural pride, which encourages people to embrace their heritage by combining traditional clothing     9     their daily dressing. Caoxian, a county in Shandong province, is generally considered     10     (be) the heart of Mamianqun production and holds a deep cultural heritage of han fu. In recent years, the Mamianqun business in Caoxian has been thriving, attracting a wave of young people to start their own businesses.

The centuries-old traditional Chinese medicine scraping (刮) massage, gua sha, has become a fashion among young people on the mainland! who show off the bruises (淤青) it creates.

    1     the youth lifestyle social media platform, a young woman using the account name @hua posted pictures of herself wearing a T-shirt, in which she showed her bruises and described them as “cool”. She is one of many who regard gua sha as an efficient way to ease muscle pains and    2     (tired).

Many shared     3     (they) gua sha experiences and tips, such as using homemade scraping tools and different meridians (经脉) on the body to relax.

The meridians     4     (translate) from jing mai in Chinese, refer to paths through which the life energy     5     (flow) in the body and to organs.

The practice, also known as scraping and coining, is     6     exceptional form of traditional Chinese massage (按摩) that uses a small and flat tool to scrape the surface of skin along the meridians,     7     (leave) red bruising as a sign of released toxins.

The folk-treatment     8     originated in ancient China has enjoyed huge popularity among the older generation. The treatment is used for     9     (condition) considered not serious enough to go to hospital, according to an article in the magazine Sanlian Life Lab.

Some describe gua sha as “the Chinese way to cure the stress from the workplace” saying the pain and stress that     10     (bring) by a session bear more pleasure than parties or a weekend at the seaside.

Visitors who travel to jiayu county, Xianning city, in Central China’s Hubei province for the first time are often impressed with its food offerings, especially the fish and lotus roots (莲藕). Almost every restaurant offers dishes     1     (feature) these ingredients (原料).

Xiao Wo, a poet from Beijing, once remarked on how amazing it is that some restaurants can make an entire table of dishes     2     either ingredient.

Located in the south of Hubei,     3     (know) as a province of a thousand lakes, Jiayu covers an area of 1,017 square kilometers, and about one-third of that     4     (cover) in water. It is home to 15 types of fish and produces 60, 000 tons of lotus roots a year.

Jiayu,     5     literally means “good fish” in Chinese, is one of two counties named after the water creatures.     6     other is Yutai in Shandong province.

Jiayu     7     (get) its name from the following lines of the poem The South Produces Good Fish from The Book of Songs, the     8     (old) existing collection of Chinese poetry, dating back to between the 11th and 6th century BC.

“The south produces good fish, and the fish swim and wag their tails. There is fine wine at the     9     (gentlemen) large impressive meals, and guests feast and drink     10     (merry).”

Aside from its delicious dishes, Jiayu is also famous for its lotus roots, wudu (a clay instrument) and culture of the Three Kingdoms (220-280) period.

Mamianqun, also known as Horse-face Skirt, is one of the     1     (representative) of the ancient Chinese style skirt.     2     appeared in the Song Dynasty and grew popularduring the Ming Dynasty. Ever since, it has reserved its     3     (distinction) “horseface” structure and undergone a fascinating evolution.

This traditional skirt is composed of two overlapping panels of fabrics, each of     4     is identical and forms half of the skirt. With four openings, two in the front and two behind, the skirt is well-suited     5     women planning to go horseback riding. Typically, the decorative patterns of mamiangun     6     (divide) into individual and broad embroidery (刺绣) fabric patterns,     7    (carry) unique meanings respectively.

Up to now, Hanfu designers and enthusiasts     8     (develop) more modified andmodern-style mamianqun.     9     (additional), to bring new life to this historical cultural costume, Hanfu enthusiasts have integrated mamiangun with more casual clothes like T-shirts or blouses, presenting     10     more casual look.

In 2017, when Bonino was working for a Spanish e-commerce company doing business in Chile, she received an invitation from China     1     (participate) in a forum (论坛) about the Belt and Road Initiative. In 2013, China proposed this initiative to improve     2     (connect) between the countries along and beyond the ancient Silk Road routes. By 2023, 22 South American countries, including Chile,     3     (join) the initiative.

At first, Bonino was hesitant about     4     trip because she had an extremely     5     (limit) understanding of China. Her references to the country were only the Chinatowns in a few cities around the world. She said, “But then I figured this might be a little different from what I know. And so,     6     the end, I accepted the invitation.”

In June 2017, Bonino visited China for three weeks, and found     7     (her) pleasantly surprised. She recalled, “I was crazy about China. It fascinated me.”

She was so impressed     8     she found a way to return that same year and eventually got a master’s degree in business administration in Beijing. After     9     (complete) her graduate studies, she worked in China for a while and discovered a few new     10     (opportunity), all in all, living in the country from 2017 to 2019.

Today, Bonino manages Los Andes Beltroad from Chile, in the export of cherries and plums from the Andes Mountains to the Chinese market.

Soil     1     (find) nearly everywhere. And it seems unlikely that we would ever lose all the soil on Earth. However,     2     we may lose is the deep and rich agricultural soil because of over-farming, a lack of plant cover off-season and a collection of salt from watering and fertilization (施肥).     3     proper measures, some experts warn, there could be serious agricultural soil problems before the end of this century.

Davyon Johnson, an 11-year-old boy, was honored by his community after saving two lives in one day. On Dec. 9, a choking student tripped into the classroom     1     Davyon was. Davyon did the Heimlich immediately and saved him. Hours later, on his way home, Davyon spotted a house on fire. Everybody     2     (run) out except for an elderly lady. As the woman struggled     3     (move) using her walker, Davyon raced up the steps and helped her escape the burning building.

When a severe car crash occurs on a deserted road, the injured may not rely on nearby witnesses to call the emergency services. Now many modern smartphones     1     (equip) with crash-detection technology that uses data to determine when a car crash has occurred. An alarm     2     (play) by the smartphones will be sent to the services automatically. In an emergency situation the device detects     3     the crash takes place to share the location with first responders so that there’s a higher chance of survival for the crash victims.

The Port of Shanghai has been the busiest in the world for 14 years running after     1     (overtake) the Port of Singapore in 2010. The seaport, situated at the mouth of the Yangtze river,     2     (grow) to cover an area of 1.5 square miles since it was opened in 1842. From here, 500 million tonnes of goods is handled in a year. There’s enough space at Shanghai to receive this huge shipment, most of     3     consists of coal, steel and machinery.