On: streets of Chinese cities, young people can     1     (increasing) be seen wearing clothing with “neo-Chinese elements”. This style featuring traditional Chinese elements such as qipao or hanfu     2     (combine) with modern designs has a sharp re in popularity among. younger generations, who have more confidence than ever in traditional Chinese culture.

With its harmonious combination of urban and casual style, exquisite (精致的) detailing and traditional charm, the “new Chinese style” of clothing, suitable for all occasions,     3     (meet) modem aesthetic (审美的, 美学的) demands successfully in recent years.

On China’s lifestyle-focused social media platform Xiaohongshu, a search for “new Chinese style of clothing” could produce over 2 million results, with the most popular     4     (receive) 150, 000, “likes’. During the past Spring Festival shopping festival from January 13     5     28, the sales, of the new Chinese clothing style increased more than 21-fold compared with the same period last year, with most     6     (buyer) being young people.

Analysts say     7     rise of the new Chinese style is in line with the Generation Z’s aesthetic. More youths are willing     8     (express) their individuality with traditional culture, reflecting their cultural confidence and cultural identity. Their     9     (fascinate) and love for traditional Chinese culture have made “China-Chic” a growing trend     10     has gone global.

Chinese archaeologists recently released the findings of a series of new excavations     1     (relate) to the Hongshan Culture, a new stone culture renowned for its jade carvings, raising the number of Hongshan Culture sites from a little over 90 to more than 500.

Active 6,500 to 5,000 years ago, the Hongshan Culture extended throughout a 200,000-square-kilometer area of     2     is today the West Liaohe River Basin. The excavations in 2022     3     (unearth) remains of grains, sacrificial buildings and a large settlement, revealing an agricultural society that ate grains. The discovery demonstrates the Hongshan people made sacrifices to wish for     4     better harvest.

Before the new discovery, the fishing and hunting     5     (know) to be main activities in Hongshan ancestors’ life.     6     these findings were valuable, there was little     7     (evident) that gave archeologists an idea of what people’s daily life was like back then. This has changed, however,     8     the discovery of a large settlement site in the Niuheliang region     9     (contain) 27 homes. Present research shows that the Hongshan people’s houses were semi-underground and made use of long entryways.

“The Hongshan Culture     10     (original) began about 5,000 to 8,000 years ago, and promoted the development of Chinese civilization,” noted Sun Yonggang, a history researcher at Chifeng University.

Holding fist is a form of ceremony originating from Chinese martial arts (武术). Traditionally, it is practiced by standing upright,     1     the body straight, holding the right fist tightly, straightening your left hand     2     (have) four fingers in a flat surface, wrapping the left four fingers together around the right fist and placing the two hands in front of your chest, without bringing the     3     (arm) up.

There are two traditional explanations for     4     practice. The left hand with its four fingers represents the four elements: virtue, wisdom, health, and art, all of     5     symbolize the spirit of martial arts. The left thumb (拇指) is slightly bent to imply that one should never be self-centered. Since the right hand is closed in a fist, it symbolizes attack; while the left hand, being virtuous and disciplined, stops the attack and symbolizes self-discipline and     6     (restrict).

The left hand symbolizes the five major lakes of China and the fist represents the four seas     7     (surround) the country. The two hands together show the unity of martial artists. This is exemplified in the saying “The people of the five lakes and four seas are all brothers”.

The holding fist can     8     (see) at every major Chinese event or festival, such as the Spring Festival. On festive occasions like weddings or birthday parties, guests can hold fist to express     9     (they) congratulations to the hosts. At farewell parties, people often hold fist while saying "Take care!" to one another.     10     (occasion), we hold fist to request forgiveness.

Two giant pandas, Jinxi and Zhuyu,     1     (leave) for the Madrid Zoo in Spain next Monday for a 10-year residency, according to the China Wildlife Conservation Association on Wednesday. The panda couple come from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China’s Sichuan Province.

This action     2     (base) on the agreement on international conservation cooperation and research of giant pandas. It is     3     (further) the friendship of the two countries     4     (build) upon pandas. According to the reports, three Spain-born giant pandas, together with their parents, returned to China on February after living in Spain for more than a decade.

    5     all preparations made before transportation, the Chinese and Spanish sides are actively making efforts to ensure that the two giant pandas     6     (safe) arrive at Madrid Zoo. It will be helpful for them to adapt     7     the new environment.

According to the Xinhua News, the base has customized     8     special air transport cage to ensure that pandas can move freely, feed and rest inside the cage, and that the temperature inside the cabin is maintained at a     9     (suit) level. It is also arranged     10     a sufficient amount of fresh and high-quality local bamboo and bamboo shoots in Sichuan are prepared.

“All suspects reportedly     1     (involve) in the killing of a middle school student by classmates in Feixiang district of Handan, Hebei province, have been arrested”, according to a statement by local authorities on Sunday night.

The Beijing News reported that over the past months, this case of the 13-year-old boy, inhumanly killed by his three classmates,     2     (cause) anger and furious debate on juvenile crime.

The victim and his classmates are “left-behind children”,     3     term used to describe kids in China who live with their grandparents in rural areas     4     their parents work in the cities. The victim went missing in the afternoon of 10 March. The local government said the boy likely died on the same day. “He had been bullied by his three classmates for a long time”, said the family’s lawyer, Zang Fanqing, in a Weibo post on Monday. Under questioning by authorities, the three led police to the boy’s body, after     5     (initial) denying that they knew     6     it was buried.

The case has triggered an outpouring of grief on social media, with     7     (ten) of thousands of posts on Weibo and Douyin over the weekend. “The whole country is watching this case. I hope the police can be fair and give the     8     (victim) family a satisfying answer and that the suspects must be punished     9     their young age,” one user said in a comment, which got 50,000 likes. Many in the comments also demanded that the suspects     10     (punish) harshly. Police are still investigating the motive for the killing.

As a game of     1     (wise), Go is a legacy of traditional Chinese arts, considered one of the most important qualities of ancient Chinese literati (文人学士).

Appearing over 4,000 years ago in ancient China, Go was first introduced into Japan during the Sui and Tang Dynasties and into Europe in the 19th century. To date, it     2     (spread) to more than 40 countries.

The traditional game of Go also boasts a number of legends about its origin. It’s said that Emperor Yao became very disheartened when his son behaved     3     (bad). So Yao made the game of Go     4     (cultivate) him morally and intellectually.

It is     5    exciting and intense game and the situation on the board keeps changing and unpredictable. Players have to turn to all sorts of tactics in order to defeat their opponents.

Wu Qingyuan, a Chinese Go legend,     6     (regard) as the greatest Go player ever, once said, “Although Go is a     7     (compete) game, winning should never be seen as the final goal. It will teach you to think through things     8     to remain calm in the face of defeat”.

Go can take     9     other meanings to its players: a mirror of one’s personality, a mental “workout” and a beautiful art in     10     black and white pieces dance in balance across the board. Therefore, Go has become more and more popular among young people.