In a specially designed studio theater in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, an attractive world of jianghu 【小题1】 (bring) to life through a Shaoxing Opera performance last week.

Six actresses, 【小题2】 (play) roles from a spirited landlady to skilled swordsmen, spies, and soldiers, deliver a fascinating show lasting two hours and 10 minutes. The audience sits very close to the performers, engaging with them and immersing 【小题3】 (them) in a unique viewing experience.

This is the environmental theater-styled show, New Dreagon Gate Inn, performed by Zhejiang Xiaobaihua, one of China’s 【小题4】 (remarkable) Shaoxing Opera groups. 【小题5】 (adapt) from the 1992 classic wuxia film of the same name, 【小题6】 Shaoxing Opera show successfully captures the interest of a younger audience by blending traditional Chinese opera with modern theater models and dramatic concepts. “From its content to spirit, its forms to aesthetics, the play reflects 【小题7】 young people are worried about and concerned with nowadays,” said Chen Lijun, who plays the supporting role of Jia. Ting in the show.

Traditional Shaoxing Opera often draws 【小题8】 (inspire) from ancient scripts and folk legends, telling stories of talented scholars and beautiful ladies. 【小题9】, New Dragon Gate Inn is based 【小题10】 a film with a significant fan base and is adapted to suit the current context and the Shaoxing Opera genre itself.

UN Chinese Language Day 【小题1】 (celebrate) yearly on April 20. This year, Doreen Hynd was among those invitees, who are either experts on the Chinese culture 【小题2】 have a special skill related to it.

Hynd astonished all those present while performing Tai Chi, 【小题3】 Chinese martial (武术的) art form, at an event held by the UN Tai Chi Club. The audience could hardly believe she was a 93-year-old grandma. It was definitely amazing that she could bend her body and raise her leg so 【小题4】 (easy) and keep herself still standing on one leg.

Hynd owes (归功于) all this to her continuous practice of Tai Chi.

Born in Australia in 1925, Hynd began Tai Chi training in her 50s and then moved to the US, 【小题5】 she later became an instructor herself.

When 【小题6】 (ask) about the greatest benefit she gained from Tai Chi, Hynd said, “balance.” Hynd has been teaching people of all ages and different 【小题7】 (culture) backgrounds how to practice Tai Chi. They have benefited greatly from their association with the Chinese culture. They’ve developed a balanced state of mind and improved their health after 【小题8】(month) of practice. Tai Chi allows these people 【小题9】(understand) that, from the perspective（视角）of yin and yang, all things are closely connected with each other. This might be where the attraction of Tai Chi 【小题10】(lie). Hynd enjoys sharing this great gift from China with her students.

Consisting of a bamboo frame and a 【小题1】 (delicate) painted paper surface, Chinese oil-paper umbrellas have long been viewed as a symbol of China’s tradition of cultural craftsmanship and poetic beauty. Not just are they an instrument to keep off rain or sunlight, but also works of art 【小题2】(possess)rich cultural significance and aesthetic(美的)value.

The first oil-paper umbrellas appeared during Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220).Later,they【小题3】 (bring) overseas to Japan and ancient Korea during the Tang Dynasty (618-907),which is 【小题4】 they were known as “Tang umbrellas”.

It takes quite a lot of time and effort to make a traditional Chinese oil-paper umbrella 【小题5】 hand. For example,in Fenshui township in Luzhou, Sichuan Province,craftsmenmust complete more than 90 steps and use over 100 different tools【小题6】 (create) a single handmade oil-paper umbrella.

Since the appearance of modern mechanical umbrellas, traditional oil-paper umbrellas【小题7】 (suffer) from declining sales, while 【小题8】 number of craftsmen has been on thedecrcase. Fortunately, with the【小题9】 (include) of Fenshui oil-paper umbrellas as one ofChina’s national intangible cultural heritages in 2008, things have been improving. These greatitems appear in many fashion shows and media publications due to the positive publicity 【小题10】 they have received.