Globe-making is a long tradition, which dates back to the middle of the     1     (two) century BCE. Although contemporary world loves GPS, we’ll never get tired of the beautiful skill of a globe. Bellerby &Co. Globemakers is one of the very few workshops in the world     2     still make a variety of bespoke orbs (定制球体) by hand.

The Bellerby & Co. artisans spend months, even years,     3     (train) as globe makers. They use a     4     (combine) of traditional and modern techniques to make the instruments. It all begins with     5     perfect sphere (球), difficult to achieve. Then, the company makes edits to a map     6     (update) the cartography or personalize it for a customer, taking years to get right.

Once the map is ready, it’s printed, cut into shapes and painted by hand with watercolour. It’s a very delicate procedure, but once all of the pieces are     7     (successful) applied, Bellerby & Co. adds more watercolour details and seals it with a finish. Then the globe     8     (place) on a base. And it is finally finished according to the customer’s preference.

The company makes globes in many sizes, from small orbs that will fit on a desk     9     large floor models that are 50 inches tall. The variety of sizes     10     (represent) the demand for globes that still exists today. A globe is a work of art and a nostalgic (怀旧的) thing for many people.

Traditional arts and crafts are outstanding samples of Chinese     1     (culture) heritage. China Daily is running the series     2     (show) how master artisans (工匠) are using dedication and innovation to add new life into these age-old heritages.

Zou Yingzi,     3     expert of Su embroidery (刺绣) which originates     4     the garden city of Suzhou in Jiangsu province once     5     (work) more than one year on a large piece of Su embroidery. She says “Only when I take the needle out and touch the silk thread, I feel     6     (full) comfortable.” Just the day before the interview, A piece     7     (measure) around half a meter can take her one year and a half to complete. In fact, from Zou’s mother to her grandmothers, all the women in her family are good at needlework, particularly Su embroidery,     8     features complex stitches (针脚) and the creative use of silk threads     9     (dye) in various colors.

Thanks to     10     (skill) embroiderers (刺绣工), these elegant arts and crafts can evolve to fit modern Chinese lifestyles.

Di Di is a Chinese director and producer. Through the media company he     1     (found) a few years ago, the 29-year-old makes advertising and promotional     2     (video), including those for Tsinghua University.

With ten years of directing experience under his belt, you might think he     3     (happy) lives in the ivory tower of directing,     4     in fact, he has a very down-to-earth philosophy. “In today’s video-content-centered world, everyone has the ability to be a director and share people’s stories,” he said.

Di’s own somewhat accidental path to becoming a director serves as a perfect example. Majoring in journalism at Tsinghua, he got into     5     (make) films for a student association and then the university as a whole.

For the university’s 2020 promotional video, Di created a story of a group of students     6     aimed to launch their own satellite after facing a sudden setback before the launch date. “We have spent more than two years     7     this. Now with one month     8     (leave), no one knows how it will turn out. But before the dust settles, I want to go all out this time,” said the leader of the student team in the 8-minute-long video.

And in this attempt, Di also found     9     (inspire). “This video made me rethink my own career: Whether to continue working hard in the corporate world or stay true to     10     (me) and create more stories about Chinese young people,” he said.

The Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo, once struggling to sustain its     1     (survive), has undergone a remarkable turnaround. It has become a popular destination     2     visitors can glimpse diverse animals and appreciate the beauty and significance of life.

The man behind     3     U-turn is Shen Zhijun, an animal welfare advocate. Last August, Shen took to the Internet     4     (publicize) his decade-long reform efforts—a comprehensive campaign transforming the conventional zoo into a conservation-focused sanctuary (保护区). During his 30-minute speech     5     (title) A Zoo’s Pursuit, Shen showcased the successful changes that he had performed.

After witnessing the helpless and hopeless expressions of the animals, Shen’s team set about making changes.     6     (initial), they removed animal shows, which traditionally serve as the financial backbone of zoos. Subsequently, they transformed the park’s landscape, cleverly using the     7     (exist) mountainous terrain of Hongshan to reproduce the natural habitats of animals in the wild. Plus, they introduced “multi-level villas” where animals belonging to the same ecological zone but not occupying the base of the food chain can     8     (house) together, based on their ecological and geographical distribution.

This zoo has emerged     9     the most animal-friendly zoo in China. Striking a balance between respecting animals’ dignity and providing visitors with enjoyable experiences is a challenging task,     10     Shen’s team has successfully achieved it.

Wearing Hanfu and sitting in front of a Chinese zither (筝), Peng Jingxuan, a young Chinese student, moves her fingers gently along the strings on a street in Paris, France.

Peng has shared more than 200     1     (origin) videos online, with the most popular one featuring the theme song of the movie A Chinese Ghost Story viewed over 16.61 million times. “I love how she’s representing her culture in a     2     (set) where people are not familiar with it. You can tell she’s proud of her background and her music,” one of her fans commented.

Chinese zither (筝), or guzheng, is an ancient musical instrument with 21-26 strings and a length of 1.63 meters. Peng     3     (fall) in love with it when young and has been practicing it for years. Hardly finding Chinese instruments     4     (play) on the streets in Paris, she took along her guzheng     5     began her street performances to sharpen her skills. The more she performed, the more she felt a greater sense of responsibility     6     (spread) Chinese music and culture.

Considering her audience’s     7     (unfamiliar) with Chinese songs, Peng made adaptations, for     8     she received positive responses. She also performed Western pop songs that local people could relate     9    , entertaining them with beautiful melodies in a     10     (refresh) style.

Scientists have discovered the remains of     1     appears to be an ancient sheep-drawn chariot (战车) near the famous Terracotta Army in the western tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. The main structure of the chariot has likely rotted (腐烂) away after     2     (spend) more than 2,000 years in the ground but researchers did find a row of six sheep skeletons (骨架) wearing attachments used for pulling a chariot, so they     3     (infer) this was a sheep-drawn chariot.

Horse-drawn chariots were common in ancient China, but a sheep-drawn chariot is     4     extremely rare find. The founder of the Western Jin Dynasty, Emperor Wu, or Sima Yan, who ruled from 266 to 290CE, is said     5     (ride) in a sheep-drawn carriage around his palace complex every night and would sleep wherever the sheep stopped. Researchers hope laboratory     6     (analyze) on the western tomb’s burial chamber, which is currently underway, will help them determine who was buried there.

In addition to the six-sheep chariot, scientists unearthed a four-wheeled     7     (wood) chariot, probably drawn by horses,     8     (equip) with a fancy umbrella. It is the oldest of     9     (it) type ever found. They also found a wealth of iron tools and weapons, providing new insight     10     the period when iron tools first began to appear.

Wang Wei was a     1     (lead) Tang poet and painter. Born into a noble family, he passed the important jinshi examinations and became a senior court official in 721. Music and painting were among his many     2     (achieve) and it was as a musician     3     he received his first post at court. Wang Wei was banished (驱逐) because of some minor mistakes in manners and then traveled through the country being     4     (gradual) promoted through a series of official positions. His enemies destroyed his career prospects and around 759 he     5     (restore) to his previous post.

Among all works, he is     6     (well) remembered for poems that describe landscape and for his paintings of the countryside. Each of Wang Wei’s works     7     (bear) the features of his Buddhist views. His poems are often short (4 lines of 5 characters) and give     8     impression of a still scene rather than transformation. His poem Spring Stream is typical     9     his style. In this famous work, he writes about the rising moon and the birds     10     (disturb) by the moon in turn.

The 2.4-km-long Peljesac Bridge (佩列沙茨大桥), connecting Croatia’s mainland with the Peljesac Peninsula on the country’s southern Adriatic coast,     1     (be) a Belt and Road Initiative project built by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) .

The bridge has     2     (significant) improved people’s lives, cut travel time to the Adriatic coast and increased     3     (economy) opportunities for the region. “This bridge is not a luxury; it is our     4     (necessary),” said Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic when the bridge was opened.

The construction team attached great importance     5     environmental protection. While     6     (build) the bridge, they took different measures to create     7     environmentally friendly site. A bubble curtain, a measure to reduce noise caused by underwater construction,     8     (apply) to decrease the disturbance to the wildlife in the sea and neighboring residents. In addition, oil containment zones were set up at the site     9       (prevent) possible oil leaks.

“I have worked on some other big projects in Europe, but none compare with the Peljesac Bridge project,” Selma Knudsen said,     10     worked as a commercial coordinator on the Peljesac Bridge project.

Everybody knows that eating carrots on     1     daily basis is good for our eyesight. A new study suggests that grapes are also     2     (benefit) to our eyes. The study     3     (publish) in the scientific journal Food & Function investigated the benefits of regular     4     (consume) of grapes to eye health. Researchers have found that eating just a few grapes a day can improve our vision. This is     5     (particular) so for people who are older. Science has shown that an aging population has a higher risk of eye disease and vision problems. “Grapes have a positive impact     6     eye health in humans, which is very exciting, especially for older people. Our study is the first     7    (reveal) it,” said Dr. Kim, the lead researcher.

The study involved 34 adults and     8     (design) to test the effects of grapes. Half of the participants ate grapes per day; the other half ate a placebo (安慰剂）snack.     9     (conduct) a series of experiments over a span of 16 weeks, Dr. Kim found that people who ate the grapes had increased muscle strength around the retina (视网膜),     10     function is to pass information about light to the brain via electrical signals.

A long-lost bronze (青铜制的) relic from the Summer Palace in Beijing has been returned from overseas and was     1     (eventual) transferred back to its home on Wednesday.

The bronze latticed (网格状的) panel, 1.05 meters long by 19.8 centimeters wide, was originally set on a window of Baoyun Ge (“a pavilion of treasured clouds”) in the compound of the former royal resort during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). It was lost in the early 20th century.

Li Lei, a Chinese collector, found the latticed panel in an auction (拍卖) catalog in France last year.     2     (be) familiar with patterns of Qing royal relics, he suspected it was from imperial architecture during the period     3     Qianlong (1736-1795) ruled China, and was probably from the Summer Palace. He and two friends, Li Yang and Zhang Jue, bought the lattice, brought it back to China, and     4     (donate) it to the National Cultural Heritage Administration.

By comparing its patterns, structure and materials with other lattices,     5     (expert) confirmed that the lost component was from Baoyun Ge.     6     (take) in 1871, an old photo of the pavilion also helped to ensure its identity.

“    7     an ordinary person,     8     is a great honor to make a contribution to the protection of our country’s cultural relics,” Li Lei said at a ceremony on Wednesday to transfer ownership of the window panel to the Summer Palace administration.

“I will be proud that I can tell my children one day when we visit here, ‘Look at that. Daddy brought one of its windows back.’ This is enough for me. I don’t want a big reputation.”

Built in 1755 beside Foxiang Ge (“tower of Buddhist incense”)—the landmark and the highest building in the Summer Palace—Baoyun Ge on the Hill of Longevity is     9     only surviving Qing imperial architecture entirely built in bronze. About 207 metric tons of bronze was used for the     10     (construct) of the tower, according to Wei Lijia, a cultural heritage conservator at the Summer Palace administration.