Are you impressed by the mountains in Avatar? The real ones are in Zhangjiajie. For those who love nature, Zhangjiajie is a must. Zhangjiajie National Park is now 【小题1】 UNESCO World Heritage site, one that has seen tourism boom, stimulating economic 【小题2】   ( grow), and providing a lot of job 【小题3】 (opportunity) for the locals. Over the years, the rock caves and karst (喀斯特) formations 【小题4】 (lead) people to call it a “fairyland”.

The park has thick forests, deep canyons, unusual peaks, caves, and pillar-like (像柱子似的) rock formations blanketed throughout the park. These pillar-like rock formations are what the park is famous for around the world. One of the fastest and most 【小题5】 (effort) ways to experience the area is by 【小题6】 (ride) up the world’s tallest outdoor elevator. The 326-meter-tall glass Bailong Elevator 【小题7】 (build) onto the side of a cliff at the start of this century and offers amazing views of the park.

Many endangered species of animals and plants can be found there, 【小题8】 inspired the Chinese government to begin conservation efforts 【小题9】 (protect) the landscape of Zhangjiajie. Zhangjiajie is also home 【小题10】 the world’s tallest bungee jump as well as the famous Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge — which is the highest and the longest glass bridge of its kind.

Jiang Peilan teaches visitors how to make 【小题1】 (tradition) Chinese calligraphy brushes at a popular tourist attraction in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

Jiang, in her 50s, is 【小题2】 expert in making the Guilin-style brushes by hand, a technique 【小题3】 (list) as a regional-level intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产). Her courses are held in a cultural heritage experience center at a major tourist draw in Guilin city that 【小题4】 (feature) several scenic rivers and lakes. Jiang regards her courses, where visitors learn to make 【小题5】 (them) own writing brushes under her guidance, as a good way to preserve and promote a fading art that is becoming less 【小题6】 (appeal) among young people in the digital age.

Jiang began teaching brush-making at the experience center last year at the 【小题7】 (invite) of a local cultural company 【小题8】 runs the facility. She sometimes gives more than five lectures on weekends or holidays to meet the growing demand from tourists. The center provides the general public with access 【小题9】 cultural heritage.

Experience centers focusing on intangible cultural heritage have mushroomed across China. In Guangxi alone, a total of 368 such centers 【小题10】 (come) into existence since2009.Experts believe the exploding popularity of such experience centers is part of a larger trend that has seen a growing focus on tradition.

I felt lucky to have won a tip to Loulan, which is known【小题1】China's Pompeii in the desert. I arrived in Loulan on 24 July after several days of travelling. This commercial city was busy and【小题2】(wealth) about 2,000 years ago. I was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West. It is believed to have been【小题3】(gradual) covered over by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD 400. I am so【小题4】(excite) to be here!

On 25 July, a scholar from the local cultural institute Professor Zhang, told us that around the year 1900 the European explorer Sven Hedin【小题5】(discover) the ruins of the Loulan Kingdom. Sven found the remains of buildings buried beneath the sand, together with a lot of【小题6】(treasure), including coins, painted pots, material such as silk, documents and wall paintings. There was【小题7】 ancient water system【小题8】ran through the middle of the city The desert was once a green land with huge tees, but they【小题9】(cut) down and that resulted in the city【小题10】(bury) by sand- what a pity!