Beneath an orange tent along East 32nd Street Saturday morning, warmly dressed locals     1     (deliver) pies, filled with everything from nuts to apples and cheese, to be judged in the first-ever Great Waverly Pie Contest. After thorough evaluations based on taste,     2     (present) , and number of ingredients (原料) , a sweet pie by Matt Maxion and a savory (香草的) pie by Garrick Houston took top     3     (honor) .

“My mother’s family is from the Louisiana-Texas border, so I grew up eating jambalaya (什锦饭) ,” explained Houston. Drawing inspiration from his mother’s jambalaya recipe, Garrick Houston made his pie that contained ingredients like sausage, olive oil, and bell peppers     4     (source) from local farmers’ markets. “I    5     (live) in Maryland for four years when I was young. So I wanted to combine my past,     6     is my filling, with my present home,” Houston said.

    7     (similar), Maxion, who moved to Baltimore from California about a year ago, got inspiration for his prize-winning creation—with ingredients including the Southeast Asian plant pandan—from his Filipino hometown. With     8     help from local farmers and VMart Pilipino Store in Nottingham, he credited his successful pie     9     lots of planning and a willingness to lean into the process.

The organizer Martha Lucius was excited     10     (see) the new neighborhood competition come to life, saying, “It’s been great to see all of the excitement.”

The 74-year-old art historian Mimi Gates has     1     (enthusiastic) participated in the conservation of the Dunhuang relies for years. When speaking about     2     topic, she goes from the cultural and historical background of the caves to the vivid details of certain paintings there.

Looking back, Gates says     3     changed her life was the decision to visit Asia when she was young. She found herself     4     (attract) to Asian culture, and decided to start with China as her primary interest. She paid her first visit     5     Dunhuang in 1995 and “had a brief glimpse of the     6     (great) of Dunhuang”. The Dunhuang grottoes are a 1,600-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site     7     (comprise) about 500 caves and a large collection of Buddhist art. She was invited to return in 2009     8     (present) a paper at a conference there. Spending a few days there, Gates visited the caves whenever she had free time.

When Fan Jinshi, the then-head of the Dunhuang Research Academy,     9     (visit) the US to raise funds for the protection of the site, Gates suggested setting up a foundation     10     accepted Fan’s offer to help organize and chair the foundation, for it was such a spectacular site and so important to humanity in her mind.

Education tourism has become popular among people of all ages in China. More than 6 million people joined study tours last year,    1     (high) even than the pre-pandemic number of 4.8 million in 2019.

Study travel date back to the Song and Ming dynasties,     2     many poets wrote of their experiences on study travels. China formed an industry for study travel during the period of reform and opening-up, which     3     (see) rapid development in the past decades. So far, students in primary and middle schools have been the main participants in education tourism.

The development of education tourism has promoted the social education of students, which has also played     4     important role in mixing culture and tourism.    5    , the nation’s education tourism still faces problems, such as having a weak connection with the national courses, and fewer practice     6     (opportunity) during trips.

Xu Huayu, president of Anhui Global Culture Tourism Group, said, “Many people     7     (involve) in education tourism are those who used to work for travel agencies, and some people just take it     8     a business. It’s necessary to produce more professional study travel guides     9     recruit(招募)talents to develop courses.”

“We also need a state-level standard     10     (help) us better set up recruiting requirements and training for employees,” he added.

Grandma lives in Hangzhou and enjoys her retirement with her husband. When this 74-year-old woman started sharing     1     （photo）of her daily life, she wouldn’t have imagined becoming     2     safe heaven for many Chinese young people.

At the beginning there were barely 100 followers, but the three meals a day     3     （lay）out on a pink tablecloth quickly appealed to roughly 440,000 users. Now she     4     （refer）to as "Grandma", a warm person they’re willing     5     （talk）with.

In November, Grandma’s account became a hot topic on China’s popular social media network Weibo,     6     the hashtag(主题标签)“Two seniors’ three meals a day”. Many social media users posted, “This is my ideal retired life.”

In the little virtual space, strangers seeking comfort from Grandma’s dining table find an     7     （emotion）connection with each other, too. By scrolling(滚动)down the messages below any of Grandma’s notes, you can experience a range of human feelings,     8     what’s more, how people give each other courage to move on.

“Talking with these kids is     9     （true）my great pleasure. I hope my posts can serve as tree holes     10     they can talk about their everyday life as well as their pains, sorrows and happiness,” Grandma said.

Autumn has always rewarded     1     who are willing to get outside with postcard-worthy backdrops (背景). Colorful leaves and inviting temperatures     2     (practical) pull you from home and into the countryside. But what about now, during a pandemic.

Travelers just need to take new prevention     3     (measure) this year and adjust their expectations. With that in mind, it is okay     4     (seek) a change of scenery, and your mental health will thank you for it. Even if your favorite annual events have been canceled, plenty of others are still being held in     5     (create) ways that are aimed at keeping visitors safe. Many businesses have also adjusted how they operate, so you can still enjoy plenty of attractions, accommodations and restaurants no matter     6     you end up.

One of the safest ways to travel this season is to take     7     road trip to a nearby destination. This way you have full control over who joins you for the ride. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends     8     (reduce) stops along the way that would bring you into close contact     9     other people. Following CDC guidelines will make sure that you     10     (travel) responsibly and protecting yourself, your fellow explorers and anyone else you meet along the way.