Actress Jia Ling topped the social media topics on the second consecutive day of the Chinese Lunar New Year as her great weight     1     (lose) of 50 kilograms during the shooting of her movie Yolo triggered heated discussions over healthy lifestyle and allowed some viewers     2     (draw) aspirations from her arduous weight-loss journey.

The     3     (high) anticipated comedy Yolo hit theaters across China on Feb 10, the first day of the Lunar New Year. It is now leading the domestic movie box office. According to Douban, “YOLO”     4     (adapt) from the 2014 Japanese movie “100 Yen Love”. This movie is comedian-actress-director Jia Ling’s sophomore feature, three years after her 2021 directorial debut box-office blockbuster “Hi, Mom” for which she holds the record as the world’s highest grossing female movie director.

Topics related     5     Jia’s stunning weight loss were dominating Weibo such as “full record of Jia’s losing weight journey” and “Jia Ling totally shocked me,” as netizens discuss     6     it is time to develop a more balanced habit starting from the Spring Festival.

“Her achievement is quite     7     (inspire) and     8     deserves a movie ticket,” moviegoer Li Qiaoya,     9       regularly visits the gym to lose weight, told the Global Times on Sunday. “I feel     10     (guilt) for eating too much during the Spring Festival already.”

This Is Life, a documentary film, is set to grace the nation’s big screens on Jan. 13. The film features more than 800 short videos     1     (shoot) by 509 ordinary people from all     2     (walk) of life, especially manual laborers and farmers. The videos     3     (select) by the production crew over the course of a year from     4     total of more than 50,000 video clips (片段).

By gathering the short video footage, the film engages ordinary people in its creation and presents their authentic life experience,     5     (allow) those who are often inadequately represented in mainstream cinemas to take center stage.

According to the film’s director Sun Hong, by gathering, selecting     6     compiling (编辑) video clips from a vast database, the film presents how people record their own lives, which possesses a power of authenticity even     7     (great) than traditional documentaries.

In the film, the audience will see construction workers working out on the construction site during their spare time, fishermen talking to their cormorants and teasing their greediness for fish, or boatmen celebrating a rare day     8     they could use tap water.

“It is our creative effort, as documentary filmmakers,     9     (present) an authentic facet of China, highlighting how each individual establishes themselves in a     10     (rapid) developing society,” says Sun.

Chinese food,     1     (consider) to be one of the biggest     2     (culture) exchanges between China and other countries, is famous for its colors, flavors and the     3     ( vary) of its dishes and ingredients (原料).

The Peking Duck is one of the top popular Chinese dishes and is now regarded     4     one of China’s National Foods. Actually, the Peking Duck     5     (prize) for its good taste and impressive presentation. It is also famous for its thin, crispy skin, and its delicious meat,     6     is highly popular among all foreigners, including foreign celebrities and leaders.

This famous dish can be found at restaurants all around Beijing. First-class restaurants take this dish so     7     (serious) that some even have their own duck farms and use only a special kind of duck for    8     (they) specific Peking Duck dish. The Quanjude Restaurant, one of the largest roast duck restaurants in Beijing, if not the world,     9     (open) its door in 1979. It is popular at home and abroad.     10     (serve) as many as 5, 000 meals a day, Quanjude has become a place travellers must visit in Beijing.

In the coming weeks, China Daily will be publishing special reports focusing    1     the ongoing development of the country’s national park system, looking at areas coming under stronger    2     (protect) and the species benefiting from many new    3     (facility).

The Sanjiangyuan National Park, covering 190, 700 square kilometers,     4     (be) China’s largest such facility. It is about 14 times the area of Yellowstone National Park in the United States and 19 times    5     (large) than the Banff National Park in Canada. Standing at an average altitude of more than 4, 500 meters, the sparsely populated park in Qinghai Province is the ideal habitat for many wildlife species,     6     (include) Tibetan antelopes and snow leopards.

Sanjiangyuan,     7     means “source of three rivers”, is home to the headwaters of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Lancang River    8     (know) as the Mekong once it leaves Chinese territory. As such, the parks has been dubbed “Asia’s water tower”. 2% of the total water volume of the Yangtze River, 49% of the Yellow River and 17% of the Lancang River come from the Sanjiangyuan area, with tributaries providing the rest.

Decades ago, climate change and human activity caused serious    9     (environment) degradation in Sanjangyuan, which resulted in a large number of lakes drying out and wildlife numbers falling    10     (sharp). In 2016, the pilot program for the Sanjiangyuan National Park management system was launched, and the area was officially designated as a national park in September in 2021.

As this year’s ski season got underway, Liu Zhihua,     1     (age) 87, joined the crowd at a ski resort and glided fluently down the piste (滑雪道).

Actually, Liu took up the sport in 2007 when she was 72. “After conquering the fear of falling. I became increasingly interested in skiing.” Starting on the beginner slopes, Liu     2     (gradual) moved to intermediate runs, and has even got onto the advanced ones.

When asked about the setbacks she had encountered. Liu,    3     is an excellent skier now recalls that she fell over while going down a slope due to a lack of experience. “But skill comes     4     practice. Just get used to it,” she says.     5     (wear) a bright smile, Liu adds “No one can tell your age when everyone is in a ski suit.”

These days, Liu skis for about two hours at a time under the     6     (protect) of her instructors.     7     she skis less often than in previous years, Liu is determined    8     (persevere).

“I’d rather fall on a piste than lie on a sickbed,” says Liu. “Health and happiness are the two things that doing sports     9     (bring) to me over the past years,” she says. “I don’t think age has much to do with my mindset. Old or young, I have been     10     (courage)and optimistic.”

Chinese calligraphy (书法) is an art form that    1    (involve) the skilled and deliberate use of brush and ink to create beautiful and expressive characters.

The origins of Chinese calligraphy can be traced back thousands of years to the Shang Dynasty, making it one of the     2     (old) continuous artistic traditions in the world. Its evolution is accompanied with the development of the Chinese writing system,     3     consists of thousands of characters, each with its own artistic structure and stroke order (笔顺).

Calligraphy in China    4    (regard) as one of the highest forms of artistic expression. It is not only a means of communication     5     a way to develop one’s character, discipline, and spirituality. The practice of calligraphy requires     6    (patient), concentration, and a deep understanding of the balance between empty space and solid forms.

Different styles of calligraphy have emerged throughout history, each with its own distinct characteristics and artistic conventions. The most famous    7    (style) include regular script (kaishu), running script (xingshu), cursive script (caoshu), and seal script (zhuanshu).

Chinese calligraphy has a profound influence     8     other art forms, such as     9    (paint), poetry, and seal carving. It is often considered as an important part of the Chinese traditional culture, where scholars and artists would gather in a     10    (culture) salon to appreciate and discuss calligraphic works.

“End of Heat”, the fourteenth solar term (节气),     1     (fall) on August 23th this year. When the heatwave of summer passes, “End of Heat” has     2     (official) begun. It’s a period when people welcome the autumn, celebrate the harvest and worship their ancestors.

People can enjoy the gradual change of scenery     3     late summer to early autumn. For example, clouds scatter around in the sky, forming     4     (vary) patterns and shapes. Meanwhile, get ready to appreciate the night-blooming cereus (昙花),     5     often blooms at night to avoid the heat.

“End of Heat” is a busy harvest season for farmers and also a time to express thanks for blessings     6     (receive). For example, fishermen in some coastal areas will hold a grand Fishing Festival     7     (send) fishermen off to sea.     8     wide range of seafood makes it to people’s dining tables. During this time, people also drink herbal tea and eat duck meat for relief from the dry weather.

Showing the     9     (wise) of Chinese people to live according to the rhythm of the seasons, the solar terms     10     (regard) as the fifth great invention of China.

The Lion Rock mountain stands not only as one of the most famous scenic spots in Hong Kong,     1     has become a spiritual symbol representing the persistent efforts of ordinary Hong Kong people     2     (live) a better life.

The Lion Rock spirit has also     3     (deep) touched those outside Hong Kong, such as Cui Xiaodong,     4     ink artist and director of the Yan Huang Art Museum in Bejing. “The mountain stands like a giant, symbolizing the industrious and persistent spirit which, over the past decades,     5     (pull) people in Hong Kong together through hard times. It is a recollection of the youth and vigor (活力) of a generation of people in Hong Kong     6     struggled to make the city what it is today.” he says.

Cui created Lion Rock in Hong Kong, a colored ink painting. In his painting, Cui depicts (描绘) the cliffs of the Lion Rock, surrounded by blooming trees and     7     (overlook) the city’s skyscrapers. Made earlier this year, the painting is now     8     show at Greater Bay Area in the Eyes of Artists, a display marking the 25th anniversary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The     9     (exhibit) displayed there hail (向……致敬) the ecological diversity of the area and also presents to the audience     10     (success) reformative accomplishments since 1997.