Li Bai’s love of reading from an early age contributed to his romantic style. He started studying the classics when he was only five years old, 【小题1】 was reading ancient philosophers of different schools at the age of ten, including Confucianism and Taoism.

Li Bai’s romantic style was also【小题2】(deep) rooted in the social and historical context in which he lived. Li Bai 【小题3】(grow) up in the most glorious period of the Tang Dynasty, a time of economic boom and social stability. This open and 【小题4】(tolerate) atmosphere allowed Li Bai the liberty to develop a free and unconstrained personality, 【小题5】in turn, had a huge impact on his poetic production.

Given his personal experiences and the historical background, it is only natural 【小题6】(see) that the majority of Li Bai’s poems are characterized by the romantic style. Even the most uninformed reader would not fail 【小题7】(impress) by the poet’s rich imagination. The moon and stars in the sky, the natural landscape and the figures in legends all become 【小题8】vehicle for his imagination. Equally impressive 【小题9】(be) Li Bai’s free expression of strong feelings, which breathes vitality into the lifeless objects he describes, and which distinguishes him from other landscape poets. These features are inseparable from Li Bai’s wide use of 【小题10】(exaggerate), metaphor and other artistic techniques.

Dating back to the Qin Dynasty, the incense craft and its culture thrived during the Song Dynasty and found wider 【小题1】(popular) during the Ming and Qing dynasties when it was used to prevent disease, insects, mosquitoes and preserve 【小题2】( people) health.

For decades, Yang Jinqing, an inheritor of incense making, has committed himself 【小题3】 the traditional craft, which 【小题4】(name) a national intangible cultural heritage in June 2021. Initially, he purchased incense production equipment and raw materials while visiting senior incense masters, from【小题5】 he obtained valuable information. With all the resources ready, Yang experimented repeatedly【小题6】restored ancient incense recipes successfully.

His efforts【小题7】(pay) off when he made it to present a dozen ancient incenses, including ambergris (龙涎香) and those featuring the scents of rose and lily. Yang also makes sure his products move with the times, 【小题8】(roll) out thousands of incense products with a modern appeal. To date, he has innovated 【小题9】traditional craft by making smokeless incense and developing a legendary product which, after burning, displays promising patterns and characters. They have won him multiple national 【小题10】(patent).

From 1405 to 1433, Zheng He made seven historic voyages to Asia and Africa.Thanks to frequent and friendly 【小题1】 (exchange) between China and foreign countries, Zheng He successfully 【小题2】 (promote) friendship between China and Southeast Asian countries to new heights.From 1403 to 1424, 【小题3】number of envoys (使者) visit China a record 318 times, an average of 15 times a year.

Zheng He’s fleet (船队) traveled from the Western Pacific through the Indian Ocean to West Asia and the east coast of Africa, 【小题4】 (involve) three oceans and providing valuable records for the history of Chinese navigation (航海). His voyages, 【小题5】 happened earlier than the Westerners’ Voyages of Discovery, came 87 years before Columbus, 92 years before Vasco da Gama, and 116 years before Magellan’s 【小题6】 (arrive) in the Philippines.

Sadly, many of the official Chinese records of these voyages were destroyed 【小题7】 his death.Zheng He’s rightful place in Chinese history 【小题8】 (confirm) in 1984.Following a more realistic evaluation of Zheng He’s achievements by scholars East and West, his standing as one of the 【小题9】 (great) maritime (航海的) explorers of all time has at last been 【小题10】 (firm) recognized worldwide.