May 21st this year marks the first International Tea Day, which was named officially 【小题1】 the United Nations on November 27th, 2019. To celebrate   【小题2】 festival, a number of events took place at the Chinese Businessman Museum in Beijing on Thursday.

The chairman of the China Culture Promotion Society addressed the opening ceremony. “As a main promoter of the International Tea Day, the   birthplace of tea and the largest tea-producing country, China has a   responsibility to work with other countries to promote the healthy development of the tea industry. It can help to build a community with a shared future for mankind,” he said.

The “First International Tea Day Tea Road Cooperative Initiative” issued (发布) at the ceremony calls for people working in the tea industry to come together to promote international cooperation 【小题3】 cultural exchanges. A four-year tea promotion — Tea Road Cooperative Plan — was also issued in   accordance with the initiative.

To strengthen the connection with young people, the event included a umber of public promotional activities on social media, inviting twenty-nine tea professionals from around the world to have thirty-six hours of uninterrupted live broadcasts.

The Chinese Ancient Tea Museum was officially unveiled (揭幕) at the ceremony, opening 【小题4】 (it) first exhibition: The Avenue of Truth-A Special Exhibition of Pu’er Tea.

Alongside the beginning of 2023, it is the lucky Rabbit’s turn on the Chinese zodiac (生肖) . Rabbits are naturally quiet but quick, which suits 【小题1】 (tradition) Chinese aesthetic (审美的) values of being gentle and smart. This is shown by the phrase dongru tuotu, a Chinese idiom praising people 【小题2】 are smart and agile like a rabbit. Legend has it that there is a Jade Rabbit living on the moon which is the pet of Chang’e, a goddess 【小题3】(wide) known in China. This can explain why rabbits are regarded as 【小题4】 fortunate sign.

In the West, rabbits are also considered to be incredibly lucky, since they are well known to be able to reproduce in difficult and surprising conditions, with populations 【小题5】 (grow) to enormous sizes in short amounts of time. One of the most well-known 【小题6】 (symbol) of good luck, a stuffed rabbit’s foot 【小题7】(suppose) to bring good fortune. Another tradition for good luck found in North America and the UK 【小题8】(be) to say the word “rabbit” on the first morning of every month.

Rabbits also pop up in other areas of Western culture. Alice follows a rabbit in the story of Alice in Wonderland 【小题9】(escape) the normal world and begin her adventure. Rabbits are also related 【小题10】 Easter. While the animal appears in many different places, it is always seen as an animal to be welcomed. Maybe the Year of the Rabbit can bring you some good fortune, too!

The annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture (雕塑) Festival, which 【小题1】 (official) opened on January 5 and will run through next month, has turned the city into a wonderland.

Last year, more than a million visitors 【小题2】 (attract) to Harbin to see the huge sculptures 【小题3】 (create) from huge ice blocks and tons of snow by artists from 12 countries.

In the weeks 【小题4】 (lead) up to the latest festival, hundreds of workers spent hours cutting blocks of ice from the nearby Songhua River. Each piece weighed up to 1,554 pounds 【小题5】 almost 261,500 m³ of ice were cut and transported on the spot.

When the ice and snow sculptures are lit up by thousands of lanterns, they are very 【小题6】 (impress), with the giant main sculpture measuring 108 feet in height and over 325 feet in 【小题7】 (long). From fantasy castles and creatures 【小题8】 entertainments of iconic monuments, the incredible ice and snow sculptures allow the public to relive 【小题9】 (they) childhood. Many visitors say it is 【小题10】 once-in-a-lifetime experience for them!