文化類詞匯對應(yīng)語法填空

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JingxiTaipingDrumisatraditionalformofdancing.Withitsdisplayofprofoundculturalelements,it(1)

(include)inthefirstbatch(撲匕次)ofChina'snationalintangibleculturalheritage(非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn))

itemsin2006.

The(2)(early)historicalreferencesofthisartdatebacktotheSpringandAutumnPeriod.At

thebeginningoftheQingDynasty,itstartedtogain(3)(popular)inandaroundthecapital,

andthenitwasintroducedtoMentougouDistrictofBeijing.

Inancienttimes,thedrumswereplayed(4)NewYear'sEveattheimperialpalacetobring

peace.Asaresult,theperformancealsobecameknownasthe"NewYearDrum"byBeijingers.Thistypeof

drumdanceiscommonlyseen(5)(perform)duringthelastandfirstmonthofthelunaryearin

manylocalfestiveactivities,thusexpressing(6)(people)hopeofapeacefulandprosperousyear

tocome.

Duringagivenperformance,drummersperformvariousdancemoveswhile(7)(hold)the

drumintheirlefthandsandamalletintheirrighthands.TraditionalChineseaesthetic(美學(xué)的)conceptsare

reflectedinthedrumplaying,allof(8)representdistinctivelocalfeatures.

Inthepastdecades,efforts(9)(make)byMentougouDistricttopreservethissignaturefolk

danceculture.Today,thetime-honoredfolkartoftheJingxiTaipingDrumisbeingtakenupbytheyoung

people(10)ispresentingitslivelyartisticcharm(魅力)onaglobalstage.

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Whenevercelebrationsormajoreventstakeplace,peopleinWenxicounty,NorthChina*sShanxi

province,rollouthuamo,flourandflower-shapedbuns(饃)thatcandate(1)theMing(1368

-1644)andQing(1644-1911)dynasties,toentertainguestsfor(2)(promise)outcomesin

thefuture.

"Igrewupwatchingmygrandmotherandmothermaketheflower-shapedbuns,(3)Ilearnedto

makehuamoafterwards.Thebunsarealways(4)(close)connectedtolocalfolkculture,"saysZhi

Jiankang,(5)provincialinheritor(傳承人)oftheskillthatwasnamedanationalintangiblecultural

heritagein2008.

Wenxihuamo(6)(evolve)intofourcategorieswithmorethan200varietiesoverthe

years.Differentfromtraditionaldough(面團(tuán))modelingthatismostlyjustforartisticappreciation,huamocan

beeatenbyguestsafterservingthesymbolicpurpose.

In2006,Zhifilmeda70-year-oldvillagewomanmakingthetraditionalfood.The15-minutefilm,(7)

wasrecordedbyZhiwiththepurposeofintroducingWenxihuamo,createdanationalsensation.Fromthat

momenton,huamomade(8)(it)presencefeltacrossthecountryandbeyond.

There(9)(be)twolargehuamoenterprisesand12cooperativesinWenxi,withmorethanl,

000(10)(local)workingforthem，theannualoutputvaluehasreached10millionyuansofar.

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DuringthesummerholidayIhadthechancetovisitPingtangCounty,GuizhouProvinceinsouthwest

China.Its(1)experienceIwillneverforget.

TravelingtoGuizhoubyhigh-speedrailfromBeijing,I(2)(astonish)attherapidchange

insceneryfromskyscraperstobeautifultree-filledmountains(3)(rest)underaclearbluesky.

Uponarrival,IvisitedthePingtangInternationalExperiencePlanetarium,whichdisplaysChina's(4)

(remark)achievementsinscienceandspacetechnology.TheFive-hundred-meterApertureSphericalradio

Telescope(FAST)thereisthelargestoneofitskindintheworld.TovisitFAST，visitorsarenotpermitted(5)

(bring)anyelectronicdevicesduetosecuritymeasures.Sotheymustrecordthisonce-in-a-lifetime

momentwiththeirheartsandminds.

(6)(truthful),myfavoritepartofthetripwasmypersonalinteractionwiththelocal

community.Followingtheinstructions,Iworkedontwocommunityfarms,wenthikingandswam(7)a

freshcommunityriveralongsidefish.IwaseducatedontheregionalhistoryoftheMiaopeople(8)

cultureisrichinfashion,food,potteryandmusic.

Afterthisadventure,my(9)(appreciate)forChineseculturehassnowballed.WhileIamcontent

livingandworkinginBeijing,PingtangCountyinGuizhouhasopenedmyeyestotheendlesspositive(10)

(possibility)Chinahastooffer.

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Sincethestartofthisyear,sandpaintingartistHeSudanhascreatedsandpaintingstellingstoriesof(1)

isknownasthe24solartermsoftheChineselunarcalendar."Chinesepeople'ssenseof

romanceisreflectedinthe(2)(ceremony)theyperformonthesolarterms,"saidhe,adding

thatthesesolartermsrepresenttheknowledgeoftraditionalChineseagriculturalsociety，(3)

(obtain)overtime.

Sandpaintingdates(4)theSongDynasty.Theidiom*'HuaDiJiaoZiH,tellingthestoryofthe

motherofOuyangXiu,afamouspoetintheSongDynasty,(5)taughthersonhowtowriteand

paintbyusingasticktodrawandwriteonthegroundcoveredinsand,(6)(indicate)thatsand

pantinghasalonghistoryinChina.

(7)(current),He,34,ispursuingadoctoratedegree,withherareaofstudy(8)

(be)theapplicationofartificialintelligence(AI)insandpainting.nThedevelopmentofanyartform,

especiallymodernart,isdefinitelytheresultoftheintegrationofvariousdisciplines.!needtobecome(9)

(sensitive)inmakingmyworksdeeperandmoreappealing.'*Hesaid,'*Intermsofcommunicationeffects,

I'verealizedmygoalofintroducingChinese-styleromancetotheworldthroughmyworksandwillcreate

more(10)(promote)traditionalChineseculture."

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TheDragon-Head-RaisingFestivalfallsontheseconddayofthesecondlunarmontheveryyear,(1)

thedragonwakesupfromitswinterhibernation(冬眠)andaftertheday,rainfallincreases.

Traditionally,thedragonisbelievedtobe(2)chargeofbringingrain,whichisanimportant

factorinancientagriculturesociety.Legendhas(3)thatoneyearadrought(4)(strike)

avillage.BlueDragon,havingcompassionforpeople,gavethemsomerainwithoutpermission.Topunishthe

Dragon,theJadeEmperorimprisoneditinamountainandsaidhewouldneverreleaseit(5)gold

beansbloomed.(6)clevervillagerfoundthatcornkernels(玉米粒)weregoldenlikesoybeansand

moreimportantly,theycouldbloomwhen(7)(roast).Thenthemanledallthevillagerstoworship

theJadeEmperorwithbloomedcornkernels.Tokeephisword,theJadeEmperorhadtoreleasetheDragonon

theseconddayofthesecondChineselunarmonth.Sincethen,theDragon-Head-RaisingFestival(8)

(celebrate)invariouswaysinChinatoshow(9)(admire)fortheDragon.Themostfamous

traditionisgettingahaircut,(10)(mean)gettingridofbadluck.

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InancientChinawhichwasfarawayfrommodernmedicaltechnology,Chinesepeople(1)(cure)

themselvesbyawiderangeoftraditionalChinesemedicalpractices,(2)(include)herbalmedicine,

acupuncture,cupping,Qigongandsoon.

According(3)research,TraditionalChineseMedicine(TCM)wasverypopularduringtheQin

andHandynastiesandmanybooksonTCM(4)(write),whicharelosttoday.Inthefollowing

dynasties,moremedicalwritingscameoutgradually,among(5)the"ShengNong*sHerbalClassic"

andthe"CompendiumofMateriaMedica"arethemostfamousones.

Nowadays,TCMisstillverypopularamongChinesepeopleevenifthewesternmedicaltechnology

produceseffect(6)(fast).ThemostimportantreasonforthatisChinesepeoplebelievethatTCM

makeslessside-effects.Foralongtime,TCMmakes(7)deepinfluenceonJapanese,Koreanand

Vietnamesemedicalscience.Today,TCMisclassifiedasalternativemedicine.InChina，(8)(course)

ofbothwesternmedicineandTCMare(9)(common)providedinmedicalcolleges,andstudents

canevenchooseacollegeoftraditionalChinesemedicinewheretheyhaveachance(10)(study)more

aboutTCM.

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Over30chiefeditorsofliteraturepublicationsand(1)(head)ofpublishinghousesacrossChina

recentlyattendedasigningceremony.

Theceremonywasabout(2)expansionplanforthecreativewritingprojectaboutChina's

mountainvillagestoenterintoanewera,(3)(look)fororiginalfull-lengthnovels,(4)

showcasethegreatchangesofruralChinaandChineseagriculture.Sincetheproject(5)(launch)on

Aug1,over800piecesofwritinghavebeensubmitted.WriterYangZhijun'snovelSnowMountainsandthe

Earth,recently(6)(publish)thankstotheproject,is(7)thegreatchangesinQinghai

-TibetPlateauoverthepastyears.

AccordingtoWuYiqin,vice-presidentoftheChinaWritersAssociation,theproject(8)(aim)

tocultivateyoungwritersandliteratureworkersfromthegrassrootsandpublishgood-qualitynovelsthathave

(9)(vary)themessuchasthecountry'sefforttoliftmillionsofpeopleoutof(10)(poor)

andruralvitalization.

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ThefullmoonlightsuptheskyontheeveningoftheLanternFestival.Thefestival,whichfalls(1)

the15thdayofthefirstmonthintheChineselunarcalendar,markstheendofmorethantwoweeksofChinese

NewYear(2)(celebrate)eachyear.

Solving"lanternriddles"isamongthemanypopulartraditionalactivitiesforthefestival,whichinclude

eatingtangyuan,enjoyingthefullmoon,and(3)(lose)incolorfullightedlanterns.These

guessinggames(4)(refer)toaslanternriddlesbecausetheyinvolveriddleswrittenonlanterns

oronslipsofpaper(5)(attach)tolanterns.Theyoftencontainmessagesofgreat(6)

(wise)andgoodfortune,andgivechildrenandothersofallagestheopportunitytohavefunwhilepracticing

languageandproblem-analyzingskills.Agoodmanyof(7)classicriddlesconnectwithChinese

characters,historicalfigures,literaryreferences,ornamesofcitiesandotherplacesinChina.Peoplemustguess

theanswerbythinkingaboutthe(8)(variety)meaningsofthewordsandphrasesthatmakeupthe

riddle.(9)(basic),atipmaybeprovided,suchasindicating(10)theanswerisaperson,

aplace,orathing.

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DiaojiaolouisatraditionalresidenceofseveralethnicminoritiesinChinasuchastheMiao,Zhuang,Buyi

andTujiapeople.Youcanfindagroupofthesehouses(1)(locate)besideariverorinthe

mountainousareasofYunnan，Guangxi,HunanandSichuan.ThehistoryofDiaojiaolou(2)(stretch)

back1400years.

Thetraditionalresidence,typicallytwotothreestorieshigh,isawoodenhousebuiltonstilts(柱子).The

unusualstructureisconsidered(3)masterpieceofclevercarpentry.Thehighhangingfloorsofthe

structure(4)(hold)upbywoodenstilts,whichgivethehouseanunsteadyappearancefromafar.But

aDiaojiaolouis,infact,firmlyfixedbecauseitsstiltsarefurtherreinforcedbystoneblocksattheirbases.Even

ifoneofthestiltsweredestroyed,thebuildingwouldstillhaveastrongfoundation.Thegroundfloortends(5)

(use)asstoragespaceforfirewoodandfarmingequipment.Livestockstayonthegroundfloor,whilepeople

alwayslive(6)it.

Oneofthe(7)(benefit)ofDiaojiaolouisthat,(8)inancienttimes,thesestilted

buildingswouldprovideprotectionfromfiercebeasts.Nowadaystheycontinuetoprovideprotectionfrom

venomoussnakesandinsectsthatarenotuncommonthroughoutChina.Thesebuildingsalsohelpprevent

humidity-relateddiseasesthatarecommoninsouthernChina.(9)(additional)，thecoolbreeze

blowingthroughthewindowsoftheupperlevelsactslikeakindofnaturalairconditioner.Inmountainous

regions,thelevelofhumidityonthegroundduringsummerisalmost(10)(bear)andpotentially

dangerous,soelevatedlivingspacesareparticularlynecessary.

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TheGreatWall

AsasymbolofancientChinesecivilization,theGreatWallisoneoftheworld*soldestandmost

magnificent(壯麗的)man-madescenes,(1)hasalonghistory.Givenitsout-standing

architecturalachievementandremarkablehistoricalinfluence,theGreatWall(2)(list)asa

UNESCOWorldCulturalHeritagesitein1987,thefirstof(3)(it)kindinChina.

TheGreatWallwas(4)(original)builtover2,000yearsagoduringtheWestZhouDynasty，

andserved(5)afunctionalmilitarydefence.lthadbeenplayingacrucialroleinwarsinancient

Chinesehistory.Therefore,itwascontinuallytobeextendedinthenext2,000years,tilltheendofMing

Dynasty.Asaresult,theGreatWallwasexpandedtomanyplacesinChinaandformedabeautifulshape.

Becauseits(6)(long)is21,196.18km,itiswidelynamed"WanliChangcheng".Thereare

NorthernGreatWallandSouthernGreatWall,accordingtothelocations.

TheGreatWallisaplacesteepedinhistoryandhasmuch(7)(offer)you.Forthosewhoare

fascinated(入迷的)byitand(8)(greed)fortheknowledgeofit,youwillfindmassive

informationaboutit,thehistoricaldevelopment,thebackgroundstoriesanditsfactsandfigures.Whetheryou

areahistory-lovingtraveler(9)aloverofnaturallandscape,youwillnevergettiredoftheGreat

Wall,oneoftheseven(10)(wonder)intheworld.

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XieHongxing,acraftsmanbornandraisedaroundWuyiMountain,FujianProvince,spent46daystrying

tomakeanothernorbitingTiangongspacestation*'.Hisachievementofcraftsmanshipwasmorethan

extraordinarywhenyourealizethathewasusinga(1)(nature)material,bamboo,toweave

(編)it.lttookhimsevenhourstofigure(2)howtoweaveasmallnationalflagofChinawithdyed

bamboostrips.

"It'sanewwaytopromotetheintangibleculturalheritage(非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn))，(3)(combine)

traditionandmodernity,"saidXie.Afteryearsofhardwork,Xiefulfilledhiswish,gettingbambooweavingof

WuyiMountain(4)(recognize)asaprovincialintangibleculturalheritage.

"ThegreatreputationofWuyiMountain'steaovershadowsitsbambooweavingtradition,(5)used

tobepopularwhenIwasachild,Astheteaindustrybegantothrive,somecraftsmenchangedtheircareer,"he

said.

Herecalledthatthelocalbambooweaving(6)(product)usedtobeexportedabroad,especially

toJapan.Backthen,manyarticlesofeverydayuseweremadefrombamboo.How-ever,bynow,mostofthese

(7)(replace)byplastic.

Likeotherinheritorsofintangibleculturalheritage,Xiefinds(8)isnoteasytopassonthecraft,

buthe'stryinghisbest."Youhavetotoleratemuch(9)(hard)beforeachievingsuccess.lttakesat

leastoneortwoyearsbeforeyoucanmakemoney.Youmayeasilygiveup,"hesays.Everyyear,hejoins

activitiesandcontests(10)(exchange)withotherbambooweaversfromacrossthecountrytospread

theartform.

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Acrobatics,whoseChinesenameisZaji.Modemacrobaticsmainlydependsonperformer'ssoftbody(1)

(complete)aseriesofhighlydifficultmovement.ltcan(2)(find)inmanyoftheperformingarts

andmanysports.Acrobaticsisoftenassociatedwiththeactivities(3)makeextensiveuseofgymnastic

skills,suchascircusandgymnastics,butmanyotherathleticactivities,suchasWushu,balletanddiving,

mayalsoemploy(4)(element)ofacrobatics.TheitemsinChineseacrobaticsincludeliondance,

oralstunts,pagodaofbowls,juggling,wirewalking,etc.

ChineseZajicandateback(5)Neolithictimes.Asoneofthetraditionalartforms,acrobaticshas

beenpopularamongtheChinesepeopleformorethan2,000years.AsearlyastheWarringStates,there

appearedearlystagesofacrobatics.By(6)timeofHanDynas-ty,theacrobaticsartfurther

developedbothincontentandformandthereappearedsuperbperformanceswithmusicaccompanimentonthe

stage.IntheTangDynasty,themostflour-ishingperiodinancientChina,thenumberofacrobatsincreased

(7)(significant)andtheirperformingskillsgainedmuchimprovement.

Thereismuch(8)(stable)involvedindangerousmovementsandquietnessinactions.The

modernacrobaticsaimatcreatinggracefulstageimages，(9)(harmony)musicalaccompaniment,

andgoodsupportingeffects,propsandlighting.Inthepast10years,manyChineseacrobatictroupes(表演團(tuán))

(10)(visit)morethanonehundredcountriesandregionsaroundtheworld,winningdozensof

prizesintheinternationalacrobaticfestivalsandchampionships.

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Ananimatedseriesfeaturingmonster-likecharacters,oryaoinChinese,haswonpraiseonline(1)

adoptingtraditionalChinesecultureandaesthetics(美學(xué))initsanimationandstorytellinginawaythathas

resonated(共鳴)withmany.

Yao-ChineseFolktales(《中國奇譚》)is(2)eight-partseriesinspiredbyvarioustraditional

Chineseliteraturetitlesandshowcasesarangeofartistic(3)(style)suchaspapercutting，watercolor

painting,andcomputergraphics(繪圖).Thefirstepisode(集)(4)(base)ontheclassicChinese

novelJourneytotheWest,withcharacterspreparingtocaptureaTangdynastyBuddhistmonk.

Itisitsplotwhichshowsoneofthecharactersbeingpunishedaftertheirleaderwasdissatisfiedwiththeir

work(5)hasresonatedwithawideaudience,(6)(remind)themofdilemmasandsuffering

attheworkplace.

ThenewseriesispartofthegrowingtrendofChineseanimationturningtoancientChineselegendsand

folktalesfor(7)(inspire).Domesticallyproducedanimatedfilmsfeaturingclassicfiguressuchas

MonkeyKing,NeZha,andWhiteSnake(8)(prove)tobebighitsinrecentyears,withthelatest

releaseNewGods：YangJianamassing(積累)550millionyuaninticketsaleslastyear.

Yao-ChineseFolktaleswas(9)(joint)producedbyShanghaiAnimatedFilmStudioand

streamingsiteBilibili.SinceitairedSunday,thefirsttwoepisodes(10)(release)sofarhavegathered

over10millionviewsanditcurrentlyhasascoreof9.6outof10onratingsiteDouban.

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TheGrandCanalisthelongestand(1)(old)canalintheworld.ltformsavastinlandwaterway

systeminChina,runningfromthecapitalBeijinginthenorth(2)ZhejiangProvinceinthesouth.

(3)(construct)insectionsfromthe5thcenturyBCEandcompletedandmaintainedbyseveral

(4)(dynasty),itformedthebackboneofChina'sinlandcommunicationssystem,whichenabledthe

supplyofrice(5)(feed)thepopulation.TheGrandCanalreachedanewpeakinthe13thcentury,

providinganinlandshippingnetworkconsistingofmorethan2,000kmofartificialwaterways,(6)

linkedfiveofthemostimportantriverbasinsinChina,includingtheHuangheRiverandtheChangjiang

River.Still(7)majormeansofinternalcommunicationtoday,it(8)(play)animportant

roleinensuringtheprosperity(繁榮)andstabilityofChinaovertheages.

TheGrandCanalbearswitnesstoaremarkableandearlydevelopmentofhydraulicengineering(水利工

程).Itisanessentialtechnologicalachievement(9)(date)frombeforetheIndustrialRevolution.lt

isaperfectexampleofdealingwithdifficultnaturalconditions，asisreflectedinthemanyconstructionsthatare

(10)(full)adaptedtothediversityandcomplexityofcircumstances.ltbestdemonstratesthe

technicalcapabilitiesofEasterncivilizations.

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In1998,aneco-museumwasestablishedinSuojiaMiao,YiandHuiTownship,China'sGuizhou

Province.Consistingof12villages,includingGaoxingVillage,theeco-museumisdifferentfromtraditional

ones.Itisn'tenclosedbywallsand(1)itshowcasesismorethanvariouscollections.

XiongShaozhen,a77-year-oldresidentofGaoxingVillage,weaveseverydaywithaloom(織布機(jī))

inawoodenhouse,herdaughter-in-lawbusy(2)(learn)thecraftfromher."Thecostumes,

language,musicandeventhewayofproductionofthelocalcommunityareallliving(3)

(significance)exhibits,"saidLuoGang,headofthemuseum.

Adecadeago,GaoxingVillage(4)(list)inatraditionalChinesevillagescatalog(目

錄).However,Luofoundtherewerefewloomsleftinthevillage.He(5)(apply)forabudgetfrom

relevantdepartmentsandinvitedprofessionalcraftsmentoproduceloomsforthevillagers.Heaskedeach

villagerthatreceivedthemachine(6)(use)itandtrainaninheritor(繼承者)ofthelocalweaving

technique.Inaddition,mostoftheoldfolkhouseswiththeir(7)(roof)madeofstrawneededregular

replacementandLuohadtheiroriginalappearance(8)(restore).

Thereare25sucheco-museumsintheprovince,whichareinline(9)sustainabledevelopment

principles.Notonlydotheyguidevillagerstoperformindependent-managementandactivatetheirpassionfor

preservingtheirtraditionalcultures,buttheycreatemorejobsandgive(10)boosttolocaltourism.

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Shanxikuaibanisa(1)(tradition)ChineseformofstorytellingintheShaanxilocallanguage

tothestrongregularrepeatedsoundofbambooclappers.OnJune10,2021,theMinistryofCultureandTourism

(2)(recognize)anewgroupof325nationalintangible(三日物質(zhì)的)culturalheritageitemsin

Beijing,increasingthelistestablishedin2006to1,557items.Shaanxikuaiban,(3)candateback

tothelateQingDynasty(1644—1911),hasbeenincluded.ltcan(4)(perform)byagroupor

alone.Withoneortwopairsofkuaibanofdifferentsizesinhand,theperformersspeakinthelocallanguage

while(5)(tell)stories,whichareusuallyaboutsufferersorheroes.

Shanxikuaibanis(6)popularthattherearemanyprofessionalartistsandperformersin

China.Accordingtoitsperformers,theartwasoriginallyusedbyfarmers(7)(share)their

knowledgeandearnmoney.(8)timegoingby,moreandmorepeopleperformShaanxikuaibanin

differentparticularevents-forexample,atfestivalcelebrations,(9)(party)andart

shows.Supportedbythegovernment,ithasbeenoneofthe(10)(good)artformsinShaanxiand

hasbeenintroducedtolocalschoolsaspartoftheirarteducation.

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You'veneverheardsongsquitelikethisbefore.Infact,itseemsthatMoyunofHongKongcantransform

justaboutanysongintosomethingcompletelynew(1)thehelpoftheGuzheng.Thistraditional

Chineseinstrument(2)(make)of16ormorestringsandmovablebridges.Together,itproducessome

ofthesweetestsoundsthatpairsurprisinglywellwith(3)wasoriginallyarocksong.

"TraditionalChineseinstrumentsaren'tsuitedfor(4)(adapt)aband'sentiresound,"Moyun

said."Guzhengislikethebass.It'shardtocreatevariationswithit."Despitethe(5)(limitation),

MoyunhasmasteredtheprocessofchangingpopularmusicfortheGuzheng.Inoneofhermanyvideos(6)

(share)onYouTube，shedoesthiswith"Thunderstruck"byAC/DC.Duringher(7)(perform)，

Moyunisconstantlymovingbothofherhands,eachmovement(8)(effortless)methodicaland

fascinatingtowatch.Whenshe'snotplucking(彈撥)oneoftheinstrumentsmanystings,sheisbeatingitlike

adrum.

Bysharingvideoslikethese,Moyunhopesthatmorepeoplewillcometoappreciatethisuniqueinstrument.

*'Chineseculturetends(9)(be)abstract,“shesaid.nIt*snotreallyaccessible.Butpopcultureis

accessible.Byputting(10)twotogether,Ihopetheaudiencecanappreciatemymusic."

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TheSingingSandsMountain,asahottouristattraction,(1)(locate)inDunhuanginWestern

China.Asyouwalkthroughthequicksandorslidedownasandmountain，sometimesyoucanhearloudnoises

frombeneathyourfeet.Thisishowitgotthename"TheSingingSandsMountain".

(2)(nest)betweenthetallsandmountains,thereliesaspring.lthasexistedforthousandsofyears

andneverdriedup.Thespring,(3)(shape)likeamoon,iscalledtheCrescentSpring(月

牙泉).

Theformationand(4)(exist)ofthespringarerelatedtoitslandform.Theflowingwatercomes

togetherhereandoverflowsthroughageologicallayertoformtheCrescentSpring.Its(5)(extreme)

dryhere,withtheamountofannualevaporation(蒸發(fā))beingmorethan60times(6)oftheannual

rainfall.However,thestablewatersourceensuresa(7)(sustain)watersupplytothespring.

TheCrescentSpringisalsoduetothelow-lyingterrain(地勢).Wheneverthereisasandstorm,itforms

(8)upwardairflowbetweenthesurroundingsandmountainstosendthesandatthefootbacktothe

topofthesandmountainandsavesit(9)beingswallowedbyquicksand.TheCrescentSpring,(10)

terrainandlandscapearereallydistinctive,hasbecomearomanticscenicspot.

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DecoratedwithChinese-styleredlanterns,thepavilion(展館)oftranslatedChinesebookssawabig

turnoutofbookloversatthe54theditionofCairoInternationalBookFair,thelargestbookfairinEgypt.

Thepavilion(1)(display)duringthefair