The Lion Dance, a treasured art form in Guangdong province and among Southeast Asian Chinese communities,     1     (dominate) by men since it came into being in the Three Kingdoms Period,     2     an outstanding girls’ team, the Nanxing Hexingtang Women’s Lion Dance Team from Renhe town in Guangzhou, challenges this convention. This group of teenage girls has made their mark by creating unique elements such as special flags and banners     3     (label) “women’s team”, crafting pink and purple lion heads, and even designing     4     lion head inspired by a female general named Mu Guiying from Yue Opera.

At the Maofeng Mountain competition before Spring Festival in Guangzhou, they amazed the audience     5     their performance “Tramping Over Mountains and Hills Step by Step”,     6     showed the lion leaping over benches, climbing ladders set up as mountains, falling, getting back up, and finally picking greens. This performance mirrored the personal growth journeys of the dancers     7     (they), as they too have faced and overcome numerous difficulties.

Li Jiawen, 17, a team member acting the lion’s head, balanced her     8     (demand) schoolwork with training every Friday and Saturday evening. Immediately after the high school finals, she was the first to return to the team     9     (focus) on competition preparation. Her     10     (commit) and that of her teammates represent the spirit of perseverance (坚韧) and determination rooted in the Lion Dance tradition.

Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun has become a trending topic on Chinese social media platforms once again. This time, it is not for a new album or concert, but for     1     artificial intelligence version of her voice.

In recent weeks, a series of music videos     2     (feature) Sun’s “voice” have created a buzz. It is incredible that none of the songs are sung by Sun herself.     3    , they are produced by AI software. One of them, a video of Fa Ru Xue, whose original singer is Jay Chou,     4     (view) more than 1.6 million times since it was posted on April 14.

Many viewers embraced a technology that provides people with a different way     5     (enjoy) their favorite music. However, legal professionals have expressed concerns about the     6     (possible) of rights infringements(侵权). They say using AI to imitate a singer’s voice     7     permission, and the mass-sharing it, meets the definition of infringement according to the Chinese Copyright Law and     8     using celebrities’ names and imitating their voices through AI could also create unfair competition,     9     could mislead audiences and confuse the public.     10     (consequent), they strongly advocated that the Cyberspace Administration of China should regulate the application of the new technology.

Volunteers from Beijing traveled to Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to give performances     1     demonstrate intangible cultural heritage recently.

The volunteer team performed operas and traditional music in Hotan and Kashgar. Local       2     (art) also performed Uygur dance and music.

The presentation of intangible cultural heritage attracted the audience’s interest with the exquisite skills and     3     wide range of works.     4     (highlight) exhibits include the handmade kites, fine pieces of calligraphy and       5     (delicate) crafted embroidery (刺绣) pillows. “The audiences are very curious and the most asked question is ‘Can such a small kite fly?’,” said Ha Xin, the craftsman       6     made the kites.

Some experts gave lectures on the topics of dance, music, and pop creation and performance,     7     (share) their experience and skills with cultural workers and art lovers in Xinjiang.

The event is part of Spring Rain campaign       8     (organize) by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the National Ethnic Affairs Commission to carry out various cultural and tourism volunteer services in accordance     9     the local traditions and people’s needs. In the future project, Beijing will also work with the Inner Mongolia autonomous region       10     (enhance) the capacity of public cultural services for cultural workers and organize book donation activities.

Nowadays, while we are walking in the street,     1    (meet) ordinary people listening to music with headphones is very common.     2     (absorb) in their own world, they ignore almost everything around. Moreover, some often download applications online, with     3     they sing just like they are in the studio or performing on stage with a live band. After finding the satisfying records, they will upload them onto the Internet to share with their friends     4     some of them will even set up equipment at home to broadcast live. Through the     5     (vary) forms above, we are capable of gaining relief from pressure in the deepest part of our being.

It is proved that music can be used as a cure for diseases and thus, listening to positive and peaceful music will have     6    positive impact on people. So far, music     7    (use) as a treatment, aiming to reduce depression, anxiety, tension, as well as other disease. Classical music is often used in cancer treatment to relieve     8     (ache) and side effects.

In reaction     9    it, many music colleges in China have established Music Therapy Specialty. We hope that music can     10    (able) more people to be free from pain and pressure.

China Oriental Performing Arts Group has launched its street dance group, managed by a national-level performing arts company. Dating back to the 1950s, it is known for its grand dance performance,     1     (combine) singing and dancing shows of various styles. The company performs at home and abroad,     2     (significant) impacting cultural exchanges.

The newly established dance group,     3     was officially announced at the headquarters of China Oriental Performing Arts Group in Beijing on April 29, will bring audiences street dance shows, as well as train street dancers. Street dance is the general term for different dance     4     (style), including breaking (霹雳舞), hip-hop, locking, popping and house.     5     with its own history and different look, each style is independent. Over the past decades, young people     6     (attract) by street dance on various levels, as an art form, a competitive activity or for physical exercise.

In 2020, breaking became an official Olympic sport. In an effort to attract younger audiences, the International Olympic Committee has added the form of street dance     7     the medal events program for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. “The whole scene of street dance is starting a new chapter in China nowadays. We are excited to witness this moment, with the birth of this new street dance group, the first national-level street dance group in China,” says Li Jialong, president of the group, adding that it took over a year     8     (prepare) the new street dance group.

Music can be a good form of therapy. It is actually used as a tool to help those with Alzheimer’s (阿尔茨海默氏症) remember very special memories and     1     (event).

Marta C. Gonzalez,     2     was a ballerina (芭蕾舞女演员) in the 1960s, danced to Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake hundreds of times during her career. But later in life, Alzheimer’s stole these     3     (beauty) memories from her.

In a popular video     4    (upload) onto YouTube, Marta remembered she was once a dancer. You can see her face light up when the music begins to play. Her hands move     5     (graceful) to the song, and you can see her go into her happy place. As a person with Alzheimer’s, Marta really     6     (struggle) with short-term memory. But through music therapy, she     7     (take), even for a brief moment, to a happier time. The video ended with a photo of Marta in 1967,     8     (wear) her ballerina costume. It was so touching that all the audience clapped for her     9     (perform).

Marta died in 2019. A Spanish music therapy group called Música para Despertar filmed the video before her death but didn’t share it     10     recently. And the incredible video quickly took off!