The Great Wall gained the honor of being one demonstration case for protection 【小题1】conservation from UNESCO at the 44th Session of the World Heritage(遗产) Committee.

The World Heritage Center believes that China 【小题2】 (take) active and effective measures for the Great Wall in recent years, 【小题3】 aim is to make sure its outstanding universal value is properly protected. A Chinese expert said it is 【小题4】 (definite) an acknowledgement of China’s increasingly important role in international heritage affairs. The total   【小题5】 (long) of the Great Wall is 21,196.18 kilometers, and the Great Wall 【小题6】 (build) during the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644) is 8,851.8 kilometers long. Located in Beijing’s suburban Huairou District, the Jiankou section is one of the most dangerous parts of the Great Wall and is known by hikers 【小题7】 “the wild Great Wall”. But some parts have been damaged due to natural disasters and human activities, 【小题8】 (require) repairs and reinforcement(加固).

According to Zhang Jianwei, 【小题9】professor of Peking University, in the future, more attention【小题10】(pay) to research and protection of heritage communities and sites, as well as to scientific and technical support and protection.

Ever since he was born in 1990 in Xizhuang village, Shanxi province, Jia Jinhui’s life has been closely associated with stone carving, 【小题1】 unique handicraft of China.

Jiangzhou stone carving 【小题2】 (date) back to at least 1,000 years ago, and Xizhuang has carefully preserved the tradition. Unlike other forms of stone carving, the Jiangzhou method is a comprehensive art that includes sculpture, painting, calligraphy, seal cutting and modeling.

After 【小题3】 (graduate) from junior middle school in 2006, Jia joined his elders to help develop the family business. He also spent a lot of time reading about traditional stone carving and art to improve his skills. In just a few years, his efforts paid off, 【小题4】 his pieces well-received at cultural exhibitions across the province and sold both 【小题5】 (domestic) and overseas. Later on, Jia introduced more people to 【小题6】 he was doing. Over the last few decades, he 【小题7】 (train) around 100 stone carvers from his village as well as nearby villages, 【小题8】 incomes have greatly increased.

In 2017, Jiangzhou stone carving was listed as a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage, 【小题9】 (encourage) more residents of Xizhuang to take up the trade. As a city-level inheritor (继承人), Jia feels it his 【小题10】 (responsible) to pass on this traditional culture to the next generation.

Three ancient Chinese irrigation (灌溉) sites 【小题1】(honor) as World Heritage Irrigation Structures, which has brought the total number of irrigation projects in China 【小题2】 the list to 23.

Tianbao Weir (堰), one of the newly awarded 【小题3】(project), is situated in Fujian Province. With a history of over 1,200 years, the weir is the 【小题4】(old) existing water project 【小题5】(specific) aimed at stopping saltwater and storing freshwater.

Longshou Canal and Ancient Luohe River Irrigation District in Shaanxi Province is said to be the first underground canal in China’s history. The canal is a major branch of the Yellow River, 【小题6】(provide) irrigation for local farms in the face of 【小题7】(dry) and water shortage.

The Weirs of Baishaxi Stream Project in east China’s Zhejiang Province is made up of 36 weirs, 21 of 【小题8】 still offer irrigation water. The project 【小题9】(cover) 45 kilometers of the Baishaxi Stream and has a total water level drop of 168 meters.

The ancient irrigation projects are treasures of the development of Chinese water culture 【小题10】of great value for the development of irrigation agriculture in China.