The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, is a much-visited and much-photographed tourist【小题1】(attract). This Chinese palace with a history of about 600 years receives millions of visits every year and lots of TV programs have showed the place in recent years.

However, it still【小题2】(have) secrets, and a new program【小题3】(design) to explore those unknown areas and the stories within is set to show the palace in a new light. The variety show, Shang Xin Le Gu Gong, broadcast its first episode (一集) on Beijing TV and online streaming media site, iQyi.com, on November 9. That first episode won wide acceptance from audiences and【小题4】(think) highly of on Douban.com. "It brings many elements (元素) together, and everything in the show is【小题5】(perfect) matched and turns out amazing," said【小题6】online user. "It brings me the thrill I felt when I stepped into the Palace Museum for the first time."

In each one-hour-long episode, the actors and actresses switch between playing guides and historical figures【小题7】emperors and royal family members of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). They focus on areas【小题8】are still not accessible to the public and the stories【小题9】(surround) them. In the show, the actors and actresses are also joined by designers who will create【小题10】(product) based on what they see. The most popular ones, based on an online vote, are to be turned into souvenirs for sale.

Female Entertainers Fight Ageism in the Reality Show

A band of entertainment industry "has-beens" has stepped back into the spotlight in Older Sisters Riding Winds and Breaking Waves. It is a girl group knockout reality show 【小题1】 (feature) performers older than 30.

Produced by Mango TV, the reality show has made huge waves across China's social platforms.The show consists of 30 seasoned, established female singers, actors and hosts, 【小题2】were born before 1990.

"【小题3】 some possibilities in life fade after you hit 30, you can still transcend time and reinvent yourself," reads part of the show's preamble(开场白), conveying a clear message 【小题4】 the ageism facing women.

Some contestants spoke out about their attitude towards aging and age discrimination.

Wu Xin, 37, a hostess on the popular variety show Happy Camp, 【小题5】(voice) her opinion, believing she's at the best age of her life. "I used to limit myself due to a narrow vision, and thus missed a lot of opportunities. 【小题6】I get older, I've come to realize that I can do many things, so I decided   【小题7】(seize) this chance to stretch myself," she said.

While some people see the successfully staged show as a progression in challenging society’s youth-obsessed pop culture, 【小题8】 remain doubtful and critical.

Some viewers reveal that their anxiety towards aging has gotten 【小题9】 (bad) after watching the show.

“My heart quivered as I heard 50-year-old Christy Chung say she still feels as young as 20 physically and would always be 18 at heart. The show actually points out the possibility 【小题10】a woman’s actual age is neither acceptable for the public nor for herself,” reads a Weibo post by Tang Shuang, a senior fashion editor of Vogue China.

“Happy Camp”, the king of all Chinese variety shows, started airing in 1997. Since then, it 【小题1】 (gain) hundreds of millions of followers. The age range of its viewers is 【小题2】 (extreme) broad, from people born in the 1970s all the way to the 2010s.

“Happy Camp” has some of the best show hosts in the country, 【小题3】 are the backbone of the entire show. Not only do they create 【小题4】 fun and exciting atmosphere for guests and audience, but they also throw in plenty of 【小题5】 (humorous).

Every episode (集) of “Happy Camp” has a different theme. Everything in the episode is centered around that theme, 【小题6】 (range) from the games the hosts and the guests play to the food 【小题7】 (serve) to them as a reward or punishment! And the trendy, fun and relatable themes appeal especially to the younger generation. Actually, young people make 【小题8】 the majority of viewers.

“Happy Camp” embraces interculturalism. When there are foreign guests on the show, they talk about their culture as well as teach them about Chinese culture. This, in return, 【小题9】 (allow) the audience to learn more about cultures around the world!

After 【小题10】 (broadcast) for more than 20 years, “Happy Camp” has survived it all. They have learned to adapt and fit the needs of the audience.