Zigong, a city in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, is known     1     the City of Lanterns Chinese people     2     (appreciate) the beauty of lanterns for years, but the custom of enjoying lanterns on festivals began in Zigong as early as the Tang Dynasty. Most Chinese lanterns are made with wire structures and fabric coverings.     3     (add) to their beauty, Zigong craftsmen also use a variety of materials     4     (flexible), such as silk, paper, bamboo, straw, cocoon and even porcelain.

Lantern production is now     5     driving force for the local economy, as most of the large-scale lanterns     6     (use) in festive shows are produced in Zigong. The annual Zigong Lantern Show is also a major attraction for the city’s tourism. Visitors flock to Zigong to enjoy lanterns, as well as various other entertaining     7     (activity).

The excellent skills of Zigong craftsmen have also taken this national intangible heritage abroad,     8     (contribute) to spectacles of color and delight at lantern shows in more than 70 countries and regions worldwide. Zigong lanterns are now a name card for     9     (they) hometown.

For the Chinese, lanterns have not only lit up the night, but also illuminated hearts     10     are anxious to go home to celebrate festivals with families.

The origin of facial makeup used in Peking Opera can go back to the Northern and Southern dynasties,    1     was a time when leading actors used to wear masks. As the operatic arts developed,    2     (performer) gradually took off their masks and painted colorful patterns on their faces instead, so people could better see    3     (they) facial expressions.

Chinese Opera facial makeup is a special makeup method with Chinese cultural characteristics.     4    painting technique for Chinese facial makeup in dramas is closely related to the character's personality. Over the past years of development, it     5       (become) an important part of Chinese culture.

There    6     (be) four roles in facial makeup, sheng, dan, jing, and chou. Chinese facial-makeup is     7     (extreme) stylized in the colors and patterns used, but no two painted faces are alike. For example, there are more than 100 face-painting styles     8     (design) for Xiang Yu, the hero in Farewell My Concubine, and each one is different. Various types of Chinese facial makeup let the audience able     9     (know) a character easily and get more involved     10     the appreciation of the performance.

The mountain bongo antelope (山地紫羚), one of the most     1     (endanger) animals, is likely to continue wandering in the wild for longer. Having followed 18 years of conservation efforts, staff members from the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy reached a milestone this year — the first baby mountain bongo was born in the wild.

Native     2     equatorial forests, the mountain bongo is the largest and most colorful of the forest antelopes. The species     3     (see) a dramatic decline in numbers in the last few decades from     4     estimated population of 25, 000 to less than 100. It was mostly humans who caused its population to decrease     5     (dramatic). Now the Conservancy is making efforts in partnership with the Kenyan government to help the mountain bongo through one     6     (create) breeding (饲养) and rewilding program.

“Due to the massive decline, we     7     (leave) with less than 100 of the species in the wild. The mountain bongo is only found in Kenya and its decline in this area therefore means its decline in the world. That explains     8     taking immediate action here is so urgent,” Robert Aruho from the Conservancy said. He added that     9     (enable) the animals to adapt to life in the wild, they had taken a series of measures. With the first phase of the     10     (adapt) being complete, the Conservancy has moved to the second phase which involves introducing the antelopes to the wild.

The 78th United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution (决议) on Friday, officially     1     (announce) the Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, as a UN floating holiday. Experts said the move shows the     2     (significance) influence of Chinese culture and will contribute     3     the promotion of the Global Civilization Initiative.

The Lunar New Year not only bears the ideas of peace and harmony     4     (value) by Chinese civilization but also carries the common values of humanity such as family harmony and harmonious coexistence between humans     5     nature.

The reason why the Lunar New Year can pass national borders and is increasingly welcomed by many countries     6     (lie) mainly in the rich cultural heritage of China and the driving force of globalization. As     7     world’s second-largest economy, China’s cultural elements have spread alongside its economic influence. In the trend of globalization, people’s interest in diverse cultures is     8     (gradual) increasing, and the Lunar New Year has become a major means for people     9     (communicate) and connect.

Therefore, the official recognition of the Chinese New Year as a UN holiday fully reflects an emphasis on the inheritance and innovation of civilization,     10     will promote exchanges and mutual learning among diverse world cultures and actively embody the UN’s values of diverse and inclusive cultural ideals.