A report showed that a crowd of 【小题1】 (resident) of Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Hunan Province, 【小题2】 (sing) and danced on Saturday to celebrate the coming of Jingzhe or the Awakening of Insects. The event 【小题3】 (involve) Yao people exhibiting their grand traditional costumes, singing folk songs, performing tai chi and dragon dances and dancing on paddle boards or boats, impressed tourists with the unique Yao culture.

Jingzhe is the 【小题4】 (three) solar term of the 24 terms 【小题5】 (define) by the traditional Chinese calendar. It falls on March 6 and ends on March 20 this year, which means 【小题6】 sharp rise in temperature and increased rainfall. The name suggests animals sleeping in winter 【小题7】 (awaken) by spring thunder. For farmers, it becomes a term 【小题8】 marks the start of spring work. It is the best time for farmers to sow, so they will be busy in order to have a harvest in autumn.

“The event, 【小题9】 the natural landscape serving as the stage and the members of the public acting as major performers, is aimed 【小题10】 (promote) rural art, culture and tourism,” said Zou Fuqiao, an official of the Culture, Tourism, Radio, Film and Sports Bureau of Jjianghua Yao Autonomous County.

A 23-year-old Chinese American vlogger is riding a new trend: mixing and matching modern clothes with traditional Han Chinese dress, or hanfu.

【小题1】 latter refers to a historical dress of the people in China, which is said 【小题2】 (date) back more than 4,000 years. In recent 【小题3】 (year), when Chinese people talk about hanfu, they usually picture a long flowing robe (长袍) with loose sleeves and a belted waist. However, it is 【小题4】 (actual) a diverse term including different wardrobe trends from different dynasties.

In daily life, the vlogger often wears either an entire hanfu set 【小题5】 a blend of Chinese and Western elements. 【小题6】 (know) as an Internet celebrity on social media, she 【小题7】 (post) videos of herself dressed in a mixture of ancient Chinese styles, with matching makeup since last year. Her social media account now has over 628,900 followers. She has also attracted many fans on Chinese lifestyle and an e-commerce and popular video-sharing platform mainly 【小题8】 (target) young generations.

“I love hanfu and I love sharing it 【小题9】 the world. So I make videos for people to learn about this ancient type of dress, 【小题10】 allows me to learn more as well.” the Chinese American vlogger said in an interview.

In 1937, the aggression of the Japanese army brought disaster to China's three great 【小题1】(university): Peking University and Tsinghua University 【小题2】 (occupy) by Japanese troops, while Nankai University was completely destroyed by bombing. 【小题3】 (save) their educational and intellectual heritage, the three universities joined together in Kunming as National Southwest Associated University, otherwise known 【小题4】 Lianda.

Despite the immense hardships and the daunting challenges, it was right in this place, over a period of eight long years, 【小题5】 the nation's intellectual heritage was not only guarded but fortified by the passion and belief of the worthy academics of Lianda.

With the country at war, students at Lianda were not going to shirk their duty. 【小题6】 (drive) by a sense of commitment, a great many joined the army to resist the Japanese invaders and defend the honour of the nation.

A product of the war, Lianda is now 【小题7】 (physical) gone. 【小题8】 it has become the crowning glory of China's modern universities, not only because of its prominent professors and talented students, but also because of the school's strong spirit of perseverance and 【小题9】 (dedicate).

More than eighty years on, the priceless contribution of Lianda still needs to be reaffirmed. It 【小题10】 (become) part of the collective memory of the Chinese nation, with its spirit as the blueprint for all universities in China in the modern era.