The buildings in the Old Town of Dali 【小题1】 (create) at the end of the 14th century. 【小题2】 (cover) an area of about three square kilometers, it is surrounded by moats and wails. The Bai people 【小题3】 (form) their unique tea culture on offering tea to guests till now. It is known 【小题4】 the “Three-Course Tea”. That means the tea comes in three styles. In the first round, the Bai people place an empty teapot on the fire until its surface is hot. Then they put a handful of tea leaves inside the teapot, and shake it 【小题5】 (make) sure the tea leaves are completely baked. Finally, the host will offer a half cup of tea to guests 【小题6】 (expect) to drink at one time. In the second round, the Bai people make the tea 【小题7】 same way, but they add some brown sugar, cheese slices (a local product), and cinnamon to sweeten the 【小题8】 (mix). In the third round, the Bai people still make the tea in this way, 【小题9】 they add honey, puffed sticky rice, dry Sichuan pepper, and ground walnuts, so the tea has varieties of flavors, including sweet, sour, bitter, and spicy, and rich aftertastes. The Three-Course Tea also reflects the philosophy 【小题10】 life is both bitter and sweet, but every moment is cherished when looked back on.

Baduanjin (八段锦), 【小题1】 form of qigong, is a set of traditional Chinese fitness exercises combining physical movement with breathing and meditation. Dating back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279), Baduanjin uses breathing and concentration techniques 【小题2】 (improve) body and mind through eight well-designed sequences. During the NorthernSong Dynasty, people enjoyed doing it, 【小题3】 has 8 simple movements, such as slowly opening the arms or raising the head. Today, this old exercise has gained its 【小题4】 (popular) again.

Last month, 28-year-old model Huang Qian decided to add Baduanjin 【小题5】 her daily routine. At first, when she saw 【小题6】 (video) of people practicing on social media platforms, she naturally associated it with the kind of exercise favored by the elderly 【小题7】 its movements are a bit slow. Nevertheless, now Huang enjoys practicing the exercise, which stretches and relaxes her whole body.

Her favorite fitness star German Pamela Reif had a video 【小题8】(post). The video has received more than 900,000 views, 49,000 likes and 24,000 reports since it 【小题9】 (release) on Bilibili on Aug 8. Like many traditions, such as hanfu and music, Baduanjin is 【小题10】 (increase) recognized from people of all ages and is making a return to daily life.

So, would you like to give it a try?

During the summer I【小题1】(go) to England to visit several places,【小题2】I have learned that the United States and the United Kingdom are different in cultures.For one thing,England is a lot cleaner,【小题3】(include) the streets and the air.Throughout my whole traveling experience,I have learned that England and the United States are similar but are also unlike in many【小题4】(culture) ways?

In England,they have a different dialect so some of their words differ 【小题5】ours.They also use more bicycles cars.Their method of【小题6】(drive) is different too.Americans drive on the left side of the car and in England they drive on the right side of the car.

There are many【小题7】(different) in the way we eat,too.In England,they eat with a knife and fork.In America,we eat French fries with our fingers and we don't use forks and knives for those kinds of foods.In America,coffee is 【小题8】most popular drink that adults usually drink.In England,they have tea instead of coffee.

【小题9】(general),I think that the way people in Britain live【小题10】 (they) lives is much simpler.