What is it like to live in a cave once inhabited (居住) by ancient civilizations? Zhang Youbin and his wife have the answer.

Zhang is from a village in Guizhou Province. The local government entrusts him and his wife with 【小题1】 care of ancient Hongyan cliff paintings (岩画), 【小题2】 decorate the cave located deep in mountains.

The cliff paintings, first 【小题3】 (find) in 1991, have a history of over 6,000 years. Most patterns have become unclear over the years. Those still recognizable show cows, palm prints, pigs and people. Experts say the paintings are very specific 【小题4】 have high artistic value.

In 2015, the couple settled there 【小题5】 (protect) the paintings. Back then, the road leading to the site was extremely narrow and dangerous in some sections. So Zhang was determined to widen the road. It 【小题6】 (take) him two months to dig and build the roadbed with stones. “The road is now much 【小题7】 (easy) for people to walk on,” he said.

The couple’s major 【小题8】 (responsible) is preventing those without authorization from entering the protected area in case the paintings are damaged. To save their commuting (往返) time, the couple established a temporary home in a cave near the paintings.

【小题9】 (spend) six years guarding the paintings, Zhang is very familiar with them.”I know the exact location and every detail of each painting. They are our cultural treasures and I feel greatly honored to protect them,” he said 【小题10】 (proud).

Horses, dragons, the Monkey King, and even Sponge Bob Square Pants—you probably wouldn’t expect to see this collection of animals and pop cultural icons flying together in the sky, 【小题1】 this happens every year in Weifang, the “World Kite Capital” in east China’s Shandong Province.

Kites, believed to be the earliest flying objects created by humans, 【小题2】 (invent) over 2,000 years ago in China. 【小题3】 (survive)many centuries, kites have become one of the country’s representative traditional handicrafts, 【小题4】 making techniques were included in the list of China’s national intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in 2006.

Weifang, known as a 【小题5】 (globe) center of kite culture, is widely regarded as the birthplace of these popular flying toys. The themes of Weifang kites are 【小题6】 (incredible) diverse, ranging from birds and fish to historical figures and legends.

Today in Weifang, there are virtually no limitations on the shapes or sizes of kites, which can be made 【小题7】 (represent) people’s ideals and desires. This 【小题8】 (diverse) can be observed at the annual Weifang International Kite Festival, which has been held on the 【小题9】 (three) Saturday in April since 1984. More than 10,000 participants 【小题10】 over 30 countries and regions around the world compete in the festival every year.

About 800 meters above sea level and next to the picturesque Taiping Lake, Houkeng village in Huangshan, a region in the south of Anhui province, seems 【小题1】(bless) by nature and is home to the handmade tea variety Taiping Kowkui.

Every spring 【小题2】 foggy days moisten the emerald hillsides, villagers know their harvest will come. “【小题3】 any of three key factors—proper location, plant variety, or processing technique—the perfect Kowkui will not be born,” Fang Jifan, the fifth-generation tea farmer says. “It’s 【小题4】 signature of our home.”

Kowkui’s exceptionally large leaves often lead to its 【小题5】(mistake) for “vegetable” by first-time viewers, but this “king” of green tea in Fang’s eyes beats other 【小题6】(variety) at more than just size. “Its 【小题7】(fragrant) and flavor also stand out, thanks to the time- consuming work to process them.” Fang says.

Last November, traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China 【小题8】(add) to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. “The tea culture not only reflects a refined taste in life, it also shows the beauty of craftsmanship 【小题9】 people’s creativity,” says Zheng Yi, deputy head of Anhui Tea Culture Research Society. “For centuries, the scent of tea leaves 【小题10】(offer) nutrition to this land. This intangible cultural heritage of tea processing techniques is deeply rooted in people’s everyday life.”