Recently, Chinese netizens expressed amazement at a map full of dotted signs. Wu Yunjie is the map maker, who is 【小题1】 (passion) about cultural relics. Clearly marking the country’s historic sites was once his pursuit, and now with perseverance and commitments 【小题2】 (come) the great moment he looks forward to.

In 2020, Wu started collecting information. Many historical sites cannot be located 【小题3】 (specific) and some information is not fully disclosed, for 【小题4】 he spent much time carrying out on-site visits.

Though facing difficulties, Wu has joy in this job. Now, the map includes nearly 10,000 historical landmarks using different colors 【小题5】 (represent) different categories: Red signs show the cultural relic sites under state protection, while green signs stand for the 【小题6】 ( protect) historical sites by the provinces. Scattered like stars in the sky and 【小题7】 (tower) on the ground, numerous ancient tall architectures are also marked on the map.

The cultural relics recorded on the map account 【小题8】 less than 2% of the over 760,000 immovable cultural relics. “If possible, I’d like to document many cultural relics that 【小题9】 (lose) overseas for such a long time. Those treasures may not be able to return to their homeland at the moment, 【小题10】 the stories they carry are what we need to see.”

Jingxi Taiping Drum is a traditional form of dancing. With its display of profound cultural elements, it 【小题1】 (include) in the first batch(批次) of China’s national intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产)items in 2006.

The 【小题2】(early) historical references of this art date back to the Spring and Autumn Period. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, it started to gain 【小题3】 (popular) in and around the capital, and then it was introduced to Mentougou District of Beijing.

In ancient times, the drums were played 【小题4】 New Year’s Eve at the imperial palace to bring peace. As a result, the performance also became known as the “New Year Drum” by Beijingers. This type of drum dance is 【小题5】(common) seen performed during the last and first month of the lunar year in many local festive activities, thus 【小题6】 (express) people’s hope of 【小题7】 peaceful and prosperous year to come.

During a given performance, drummers perform various dance moves while 【小题8】(hold ) the drum in their left hands and a mallet in their right hands. Traditional Chinese aesthetic (美学的) concepts are reflected in the drum playing, all of 【小题9】 represent distinctive local features.

In the past decades, efforts have been made by Mentougou District to preserve this signature folk dance culture. Today, the time-honored folk art of the Jingxi Taiping Drum is being taken up by the young people 【小题10】 is presenting its lively artistic charm on a global stage.

Making velvet flowers (绒花) was an endangered folk craft, but it’s now kept alive with more young craftsmen devoting themselves 【小题1】 the art. Murong Yi, 21, a senior studying at a university in Beijing, is one of them.

Recently, she was trending on Sina Weibo for her video about how to make velvet flower headwear shaped like a golden phoenix. 【小题2】 (inspire) by Wang Xifeng, a character in A Dream of Red Mansions, the artwork was made of 4,000 pieces of cocoon fibre in 12 days. Generally, it only takes two to three days to make a velvet flower. The video 【小题3】 (receive) over 2.4 million views on Bilibili so far.

Velvet flowers are called “ronghua” in Chinese, homophonic (谐音) of wealth and glory. It was a popular 【小题4】 (decorate) in festivals and weddings. Despite 【小题5】 (include) in the Intangible Cultural Heritage List of Jiangsu Province in 2006, velvet flowers were 【小题6】 (previous) less known to the public. Therefore, Murong faced challenges in learning this handicraft. “I started to learn about it five or six years ago from some ancient Chinese costume and historical dramas,” she said. She tried to learn from others but couldn’t find many online tutorial 【小题7】 (video). Finally, she watched a one-hour TV program, 【小题8】 an inheritor (继承人) showed how to make velvet flowers in detail. As 【小题9】 lover of traditional Chinese culture, she said, “I’ll learn more about different handicrafts and promote 【小题10】 (they) among young people on social media platforms.”