Peking Opera is no stranger to the cinema. In 1905, the first Chinese movie ever made, The Battle of Dingjunshan, 【小题1】(feature) a recording of a Peking Opera show with the same title performed by the celebrated master Tan Xinpei (1847-1917) .

Movies featuring the art form were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Famous masters starred in films, 【小题2】 have become valuable material for researchers. In the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionary-themed modern Peking Opera theatrical productions became 【小题3】(increasing) popular.

In 2011, the government-supported Peking Opera Film Project was launched, bringing together top artists and movie studios 【小题4】(transform) classic shows into feature-length movies.

A total of 16 Peking Opera companies, schools and film studios 【小题5】(join) the project since it started, 【小题6】 more than 60 leading artists have starred in the 19 Peking Opera movies that have been shot.

Yin Xiaodong, president of the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, said, “The big screen highlights facial 【小题7】(expression), movements and detailed gestures made by Peking Opera performers 【小题8】(give) audiences a clearer view of the ancient art form. Moreover, as there are only a limited number of seats in 【小题9】(tradition) theatres, cinematic versions overcome the limitations of time and space.”

The film The Jewelry Purse, adapted 【小题10】 the classic work performed by Peking Opera master Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), is the latest movie listed in the Peking Opera Film Project.

Qiang Shuping was so busy making cloth shoes【小题1】 she didn’t even rest during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. The woman from Baipu County, Jiangsu Province, 【小题2】 (make) shoes since she was 19 years old, and this year marks her 31^st year making cloth shoes.

She spends the entire day in her tiny studio, which 【小题3】(measure) less than 10 square meters altogether, filled with cloth shoes in【小题4】(variety) stages of completion.

Nowadays, many stores make cloth shoes【小题5】 (use) machines, but Qiang sticks to the technique of making shoes entirely 【小题6】 hand. She says the shoes 【小题7】 (produce) by the machine are not of the same quality as handmade ones. The handmade cloth shoes are more durable and comfortable, 【小题8】(soft), and absorb sweat better.

Some people buy cloth shoes out of nostalgia(怀旧), while others trust 【小题9】(they) quality. Making shoes isn’t a profitable job, but Qiang still insists as she wants to preserve the craft and pass it down to the younger generation.

Handmade cloth shoes are also called qiancengdi (shoes with a thousand layers), 【小题10】 can date back to the ancient Zhou Dynasty. In 2009, the making technique of qiancengdi was listed as the national intangible cultural heritage.

The Beijing Central Axis (中轴线) has taken one more step ahead to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site, 【小题1】 will be part of China’s 2024 application project.

The Beijing Central Axis, 【小题2】 (see) as one of the most important representatives of Chinese civilization, refers 【小题3】 the core area of the ancient capital city that stretches 7.8 kilometres from the Yongding Gate in the south to the Bell Tower and Drum Tower in the north. This area tells 【小题4】 (story) of emperors from the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and 【小题5】 (record) the lives of both popular figures and common people.

Various methods to advance the application have been used, 【小题6】 (include) digital technologies. For instance, visitors can travel through time and space 【小题7】 (free), moving between the past and the present, and learn about 14 cultural heritage sites along the Central Axis by using a newly-launched mobile application.

When talking about the 【小题8】 (decide), Li Zhou, vice president of the Chinese Commission for the International Council on Monuments and Sites, told Global Times that members joining in 【小题9】 application work felt pressed for time, as there were still many preparations waiting 【小题10】 (complete).