The Start of Summer【小题1】originated at the end of the Warring States Period (239BC) is a crucial time for the harvest of summer crops. Ancient Chinese emperors in different dynasties attached great【小题2】(important) to the Start of Summer.【小题3】was believed that a round egg symbolized a happy life and that【小题4】(eat)eggs on the day of Start of Summer was a prayer for good health. They put leftover tea into boiled water together with eggs so the original “tea egg” 【小题5】 (create). Today tea eggs【小题6】(become) a traditional snack in China.

As an old Chinese saying goes, “hanging an egg on children’s chest can prevent them 【小题7】 getting summer diseases”. Parents will prepare boiled eggs and put them in a knitted bag before hanging them on their children’s chest.

According to Chinese traditional medicine, Start of Summer is【小题8】key time moisten the heart. When the weather grows【小题9】(hot), dampness and heat can affect human health. Food rich in vitamins and cool in nature is 【小题10】 (high)recommended. Fruits that include watermelons, pears and strawberries and vegetables, such as cucumbers and tomatoes are top recommendations.

When referring to Emei, you may think of the Emei clan(峨眉派) in Jin Yong’s wuxia novel. But 【小题1】 interests 24-year-old Ma Zhaolingyun is Emei martial arts (武术).

Emei martial arts originated 【小题2】Mount Emei at least 3,000 years ago. It includes 68 schools and 2, 638 practice skills and methods and 【小题3】 (list) as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage in China in 2008.

During the more than 10 years, Ma 【小题4】 (love) showing off the skills learned in her daily life with everyday items like feather dusters and brooms 【小题5】 (include) into her performances.

In 2020, Ma became 【小题6】Internet celebrity for publishing a video in which she performed Emei martial arts on her way to take out the trash, 【小题7】brought her a large number of followers on the short video platform Douyin.

However, Ma didn’t seek 【小题8】 (popular) to make money. “【小题9】 (pass) on traditional martial arts is the priority,” said Ma. To attract more people, Ma and her team have worked tirelessly to promote Emei martial arts in 【小题10】 (create) ways. For example, she has included modern elements like games and fashion shoots in her videos.

“Beautiful traditional Chinese culture is all around us. I hope that my videos will rekindle (重燃) people’s passion for traditional culture,” Ma said.

To promote all-around development, students in ancient China 【小题1】 (require) to learn the so-called Six Arts: rites (礼)，music, archery (射)，charioting (御)，calligraphy and mathematics. 【小题2】 (date) back to the Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC-256BC), the Six Arts existed before Confucius but later 【小题3】 (gradual) became a part of Confucian philosophy, which 【小题4】 (stress) behavior and values.

Among the Six Arts rites stand for manners. There were rites that were used in different events such as weddings and military activities. Students in ancient times could gain 【小题5】 sense of self-respect from the study of rites and music. Charioting is the very form of training 【小题6】requires the combined use of wisdom and physical strength. By practicing archery and charioting, students not only obtained war skills but also learned how to behave as 【小题7】(noble). Calligraphy could enable people to acquire knowledge 【小题8】become humble while mathematics could help them learn to think more quickly.

Deeply 【小题9】(root) in Confucian philosophy, the Six Arts integrate the elements of moral education academic study, physical education and social training. In short, the Six Arts system 【小题10】 (represent) an important part of Chinese traditional culture and displays its unique charm.