Consumption in China continued to boom over the Mother’s Day weekend. According to the【小题1】(late) data from online retailer Vipshop, the domestic travel market enjoyed another peak during the weekend.as many people took short trips to celebrate Mother’s Day,【小题2】(carry) forward the May Day holiday momentum (势头).

Consumers, many of 【小题3】are young mothers born in the 1980s and 1990s, traveled【小题4】(local) or to nearby regions to celebrate the occasion. Over the weekend, women accounted 【小题5】 nearly 60 percent of consumers who traveled, according to Tuniu, an online travel agency【小题6】 (base) in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.

Meanwhile, the online retail market benefited as people bought gifts— including flowers, clothes and cosmetics, home appliances and gold jewelry—for their mothers on multiple e-commerce【小题7】(platform). Flowers such as carnations and Chinese peonies were in high demand. Health product sales recorded 【小题8】nearly tenfold increase year-on-year during the two weeks leading to Mother’s Day 【小题9】consumers paid more attention to keeping healthy in post-pandemic times.

With the Chinese government further encouraging consumer willingness to spend, economic recovery and growth【小题10】(expect) to continue in the foreseeable future.

At the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, a group of teenagers 【小题1】 (sing) the classic song, Me and My Motherland as they walked past the Golden Water Bridge in Tian’anmen Square. Then the singers 【小题2】 (join) by thousands of people. It might have been the biggest crowed ever to form in such a short period and the scene was very 【小题3】 (touch). Many viewers couldn’t help shedding tears and waving flags to express their love to the nation.

With his wrinkled fingers, Wang Qiming put traditional makeup on the faces of young performers before dawn, making final preparations for the shehuo parade.

The shehuo parade, 【小题1】 time-honored performance enjoying widespread popularity in rural areas across China, 【小题2】 (date) back to about 2,000 years ago when sacrificial (祭祀的) activities were performed to pray for a good harvest. Later on, as dancing and singing became part of the parade, it developed into a folk custom【小题3】 (stage) during the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival 【小题4】 (sweep) bad luck and bring a fresh start in the new year.

Wangmazui is in Longxian county, 【小题5】 (previous) known as Long Zhou, which is famous for shehuo parades 【小题6】(possess) authentic performances and simple yet delicate facial makeup. The county was named the hometown of shehuo performances by the Chinese Folk Literature and Art Association in 2013.

More than 100 shehuo festivals are held in Longxian every year, each of 【小题7】 involves dozens or hundreds of villagers. 【小题8】 (enthusiastic) usually perform on horses or pickup trucks, showing remarkable performances including stilt (高跷) dances and land boats.

Wang, 65, got close 【小题9】 (expose) to the annual performances when he was a child. “My family has been engaged in shehuo performances 【小题10】 generations,” he said. “I started to watch the show in my childhood, and now I joined them by making face-painting.”