Tomb-Sweeping Day, 【小题1】 (fall) on April 4th according to the solar calendar, is one of the most profound and significant traditional festivals in China. It has had 【小题2】 history of more than 2,500 years since Zhou Dynasty.

Like other solar terms, Qingming, 【小题3】 (create) in ancient China, was to guide the agricultural affairs and farming 【小题4】 (activity). During this period, seeds 【小题5】 (plant) and farmers start raising silkworms. With the development of history Tomb-Sweeping Day has 【小题6】 (extreme) rich connotations and different customs 【小题7】(develop) in various places since then. There are many customs on that day, such as sweeping graves, worshipping ancestors and so on.

Nowadays, it is also a time for people to enjoy spring and get closer to nature as flowers bloom and trees turn ever 【小题8】 (green) than the time before. On that day, people enjoy the hope of spring, going for spring outings or flying kites.

Generally speaking, it is people’s sincere love for nature and miss for the dead 【小题9】 enable the festival to be passed down constantly 【小题10】 generation to generation.

A concert was co-staged by the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra last week in Suzhou in east China’s Jiangsu Province.

In 1973, the Philadelphia Orchestra made its historic China tour, 【小题1】 marked a thaw(破冰)in the China-U.S. cultural exchange before the normalization of 【小题2】 two countries’ diplomatic relations.

“We 【小题3】(perform)Jasmine Flower since our first visit in 1973, “ said Ryan Fleur, executive director of The Philadelphia Orchestra. ”We try to demonstrate how we care about the 【小题4】 (friend)with the Chinese people. “

The association between the Philadelphia Orchestra and Suzhou began in January this year, when a concert 【小题5】(organize) by the Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre, the Philadelphia Orchestra and other institutions 【小题6】(hold) in New York City and Philadelphia 【小题7】(celebrate)the Lunar New Year. Themed ”Echoes of Ancient Tang Poems, the concert brought the Tang Dynasty(618-907)back 【小题8】 life with ancient poems interpreted by international 【小题9】(musician).

The resonance (共鸣) of this theme was further deepened during this 【小题10】(late) trip when members of the orchestra visited a temple in Suzhou where some Tang poems were written, an experience that deeply touched their hearts.

Thousands of people were attracted to a 2-meter-wide lane (小巷) in Tongcheng, Anhui province this spring festival. Although 【小题1】 was impossible to count the exact number, at least 5,000 people visited it each day.

This narrow lane, 【小题2】 (call) Liuchi Lane in Chinese, won greater popularity after the story behind it was broadcast on a CCTV show. At first glance it may seem unimportant, but to those 【小题3】 know its history, Liuchi Lane means much more than its 【小题4】 (appear). In the early Qing Dynasty it served 【小题5】 the boundary (边界) between Zhang family and Wu family. They quarreled 【小题6】 (fierce) over which family had the right to build a wall on the dividing line. After 【小题7】 (fail) to make a compromise, the Zhangs turned to Zhang Ying, a family member of Zhangs and also a top official in the emperor’s court. To 【小题8】 (they) surprise, Zhang Ying did not provide the support they needed. He called for his family to step back 1 meter from the boundary. Seeing that, the Wus 【小题9】 (agree) to move back another meter, thus Liuchi lane was born.

In reality, the story of Liuchi Lane is not only about how to get along with others, 【小题10】 also a guideline for all the officials in China.