China has many【小题1】(tradition) festivals attracting people such as Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival, Lantern Festival and so on. People prepare to decorate them 【小题2】 flowers, lanterns and fancy 【小题3】(decorate). In many places, people like to set 【小题4】 fireworks.

Till today, some of them 【小题5】(hold) around the country, 【小题6】(attract) countless visitors to participate in them. There are 【小题7】(variety) activities in these festivals 【小题8】 people hold lots of competitions to entertain themselves. 【小题9】(interesting), guessing lantern riddles is an essential part of the festival. What’s more, celebrating western festivals is becoming 【小题10】 common phenomenon around the country.

Yesterday, we had great fun participating in a contest of 【小题1】 (recite)Tang poems at our school hall. It was held in an attempt to appreciate a variety of poems of different 【小题2】 (format) and greatly motivated our passion for Tang poetry. As there were some poems 【小题3】 our comprehension, we had to consult our teachers and exchanged opinions with each other. We were all in 【小题4】 good mood to deepen our knowledge of Tang poetry through the contest. It is worthwhile to participate in more 【小题5】 (contest) aimed at promoting traditional Chinese culture.

There are many reasons why Chinese ancient civilization continued all the through into modern times, but one of the main factors has been the Chinese writing system. At the beginning, written Chinese is a picture-based language 【小题1】(date) back thousands years to the use of longgu on which symbols were carved. Nowadays, Chinese characters are of great importance not only because they serve as a communication tool, but also unite Chinese people and culture. As China plays a greater role in 【小题2】(globe) affairs, an increasing number of international students are beginning to appreciate Chinese culture through this amazing language.