Chicken-blood stone 【小题1】(be) one of China’s most valuable materials and has been used for centuries to create carved works with red markings. With its bright blood-red color, bright crystal-like jade (玉) texture quality and shape, chicken-blood stones are celebrated around 【小题2】 world. The artistic value of Changhua chicken-blood stone lies in its adaptability, which can 【小题3】 (process) into decorations (装饰品) of different sizes and forms.

【小题4】 (recent) Crafts man Qian Gaochao and his son spent more than six months 【小题5】 (make) three “chicken-blood” stone carvings showing the competitions of the 19th Asian Games HangZhou 2022, such as taekwondo and wrestling. As a 【小题6】 (nation) inheritor (继承人) of the intangible (非物质) cultural heritage of the chicken-blood stone carving skills, Qian Gaochao says, “I’m not only doing carving work but also recording the 【小题7】 (develop) and changes of our society and remembering the era through my carvings. Besides, we often hold research activities and provide training courses 【小题8】 that more young students can understand and learn Chinese traditional culture.” So far, he has created many fine works, most of 【小题9】 are related to important events in Chinese history and famous people who have made great contributions 【小题10】the country.

A modern view of ancient China

Li Ziqi, 29 ， has more than 18 million followers on Sina Weibo, and more than six million subscribers on YouTube. These numbers make Li the second most【小题1】 (influence) vlogger from China on international video-sharing 【小题2】 (platform).

【小题3】 (inspire) by the self-sufficient lifestyle of ancient Chinese people, she started shooting short videos in 2016. As a young woman of the post-1990 generation, Li looks elegant with long braids in her hair, always dressed【小题4】traditional costumes. In her short videos, ripe cherries are picked to make jam and peaches 【小题5】 (harvest) to make sweet wine.

【小题6】most   viewers   find   wonderful   is   that   the   lifestyle   and   the   picturesque landscapes displayed in Li’s videos help them find inner peace【小题7】give them a psychological break from their stressful and busy urban routine.

Apart from showcasing how to cook, Li has even demonstrated other ancient skills, such as movable-type printing, dyeing cloth and making furniture. She【小题8】 (impress) her viewers with the charm of China’s traditional handicrafts and techniques. She has been patient with her work. She once spent two years【小题9】(make) paper from tree bark, brushes out of rabbit hair, and other stationery with natural materials.

Li says: “As【小题10】increasingly popular vlogger, I hope I can show the world the wonderful cultural heritage of China.”

If it were not for a TV show, Fu Sheng, a scholar who lived during the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, may have remained unfamiliar 【小题1】 the modern generation. However,【小题2】 this scholar carefully protected, during wars and social changes, is Shangshu, one of the “five classics” of Confucianism (儒家). Many of the surviving chapters of the book are from the oral 【小题3】 (account) of Fu Sheng.

When the scholar's story 【小题4】 (adapt) as a stage play for China in the Classics, a variety program presented by CCTV, audiences were amazed by an ordinary man’s strength to preserve and pass down a country's cultural ethos (道德观).

Nevertheless, it was not 【小题5】 easy task for Tian Qinxin, the art director of the show,【小题6】 (transform) an ancient classic into a one-hour stage show that connects with the people of today, especially those who 【小题7】 (grow) up in the 1990s and 2000s, when Chinese people's lives are much 【小题8】 (good) and our national strength is rising.

Tian developed specific storylines from two chapters in Shangshu. One is about Yu the Great, a famous ruler who has been respected for 【小题9】 (lead) the fight against disasters and uniting the nine regions. The other is about King Wu of the Western Zhou Dynasty, who established a 【小题10】 (center) government that focused on people's life and the country's prosperity (繁荣).