Statistics show that there are more than 1. 9 billion videos related to stove-boiled tea on a popular Chinese short video platform. Stove-boiled tea, a newly 【小题1】(emerge) social activity among young Chinese people, has been filling up social media feeds in recent weeks. Usually several friends sitting around a fire stove enjoy 【小题2】 smell of charcoal-grilled snacks and socialize while waiting for the tea 【小题3】 (boil). In many ways, it is the perfect activity in the winter, 【小题4】 (warm) body and soul in the colder months.

【小题5】 it has recently regained popularity, cooking tea on a stove actually has a long history in China. Stove-boiled tea is derived from an intangible cultural heritage from southwest China’s Yunnan province: huotang roasted tea and a kind of huotang culture thus 【小题6】 (form) around it.

The reason why stove-boiled tea is gaining such popularity, apart from its embodiment of traditional Chinese tea culture, is 【小题7】 (part) because of its portrayal in the costume television drama “A Dream of Splendor”, which 【小题8】(broadcast) last summer. The activity also shows young people’s pursuit of a sense of ritual, with their 【小题9】 (long) for traditional tea culture and aspirations returning to the pastoral (田园). It also helps that tourism is gradually recovering. 【小题10】, stove-boiled tea acts as a social way of combining ancient and modern elements, attracting many young people who love both tourism and traditional tea culture.

Tibetan New Year, also known as Losar, is the most important festival in Tibet and is celebrated for 15 days, 【小题1】 (typical) falling in February or March. In 2023, Tibetan New Year fell 【小题2】 Feb. 21. The celebrations include a range of customs and traditions that reflect the unique culture and identity of the Tibetan people.

Before the 【小题3】 (arrive) of the New Year, Tibetans engage in thorough cleaning of their homes and surroundings. This practice is to get rid of bad luck in the previous year. They also make offerings to the gods and ancestors 【小题4】 (seek) blessings for the upcoming year. Decorating homes and public places is a common custom during Losar. In addition, people also decorate their clothes with patterns, and their hair 【小题5】 (style) in fashion.

During the New Year, Tibetans enjoy feasts with their family and friends. Traditional dishes such as momos, a type of 【小题6】 (steam) dumpling filled with meat or vegetables, 【小题7】 Tibetan butter tea, made from yak butter and tea leaves, are served. Sweet treats like Tibetan butter cookies and dried fruit are also enjoyed.

The Losar celebrations come to 【小题8】 end with a grand ceremony. People gather in public spaces and light incense (香) and candles 【小题9】 offering food, drinks and other items to the gods. This is followed by the ceremony of throwing Tsampa, a roasted barley flour into the air as a symbol of letting go of the past year and 【小题10】 (embrace) new beginnings.

What springs to mind when you think of kung fu, also known as wushu? You may think of the image of Shaolin monks 【小题1】(strike) fierce poses with a determined look in their eyes, or popular children’s movies like Kung Fu Panda. But do they really portray the meaning of kung fu?

Recently, Laurence J. Brahm, a documentary filmmaker from the United States, explored this question in Searching for Kung Fu. In the movie, Brahm travelled to cities in China and the US in search of 【小题2】 origin and value of kung fu.

As a kung fu lover who 【小题3】 (devote) to the practice for more than 40 years, pursuing this craft was more than a pastime for Brahm.

Around a decade ago, because of his【小题4】 (able) to use one of his legs for about two years, he began to practice martial arts, 【小题5】 resulted in his gradual recovery. Now, kung fu has become a daily routine for him and also the way he 【小题6】 (greet) the day.【小题7】(doubt), Brahm can’t appreciate kung fu too much, seeing it as a mirror of Chinese culture.

【小题8】 the physical benefits kung fu brings to the body, some others find 【小题9】 (add) meanings in the practice. They believe Chinese kung fu is full of Chinese philosophies and core values. Kung fu artists always salute with baoquan, which lets each person know that there are no【小题10】(hide) weapons and shows trust.