A traditional Chinese dance【小题1】 (perform) underwater in Luoyang, Central China’s Henan Province ,recently went viral on social media during the Dragon Boat Festival.

The impressive dance 【小题2】 (name) The Prayer, and was the opening performance of gala entitled The Wonderful Tour on Dragon Boat Festival broadcast by Henan Television Station(HNTV) on Saturday.

Featuring the goddess of Luo River --a mysterious beauty 【小题3】 (well) known in all the poems of Cao Zhi during the Three Kingdoms period, the dancer Haohao He, 【小题4】 former synchronized swimmer(花样游泳运动员),recreated the elegance of this ancient Chinese goddess.“【小题5】 (she) body soars lightly like a startled swan. 【小题6】 (graceful), like a dragon in flight,” Cao Zhi thus described her figure.

The short dance, 【小题7】 lasted less than two minutes, was seen as a creative combination of contemporary art 【小题8】 traditional Chinese culture. 【小题9】 (viewer) were left shocked by both the beauty of the dancer and the creativity involved in putting on the dance underwater. Some said it speaks to real cultural confidence.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying, also posted the video on Twitter, 【小题10】 (say) that the dance was “unbelievably beautiful!”

The town of Bentonia, in the southern state of Mississippi, has fewer than 500 people. But it is known 【小题1】 the birthplace of a special style of blues music. One musician is doing what he can 【小题2】 (keep) the music and storytelling tradition alive.

Jimmy Duck Holmes is 73 years old. He is the last remaining Bentonia blues   【小题3】 (perform). He was just nominated (提名) for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. He hopes the album   【小题4】 (call) Cypress Grove will help save the Bentonia blues long after he is gone.

The world has changed around Holmes and his Blue Front Café, the 【小题5】 (old) surviving juke joint (小酒馆) of the country. Across the South, these spaces were 【小题6】 (historical) owned and visited by African Americans. But many juke joints have closed as owners have passed away. Blues experts believe Holmes is the only American 【小题7】 (run) a juke joint passed down by his parents.

The Grammy Awards take place this year on March 14. Holmes plans to watch the ceremony (典礼) from the Blue Front Cafe. He cannot go to 【小题8】 event in person because of the disease. Instead, he will 【小题9】 (surround) by musicians 【小题10】 want to perform with him.

In May, 2023, the National Museum of China (NMC) launched 【小题1】 (it) first original stage play, Joyful Songs In A Flourishing Age, as part of a project seeking to make cultural heritage active again.

Inspired by The Pottery Storyteller Beating A Drum, a piece in the NMC’s collection from the Eastern Han Dynasty, 【小题2】 play presented a fantasy “dialogue” between the ancient ceramic (陶瓷的) figures and the audience while 【小题3】 (integrate) art forms such as drama, musical and opera.

Dialogues across time and space are happening in new ways at the NMC. The bronze (青铜) exhibits from the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties【小题4】 (display) inside the NMC’s Ancient China exhibition hall often lead visitors 【小题5】 (impress) by ancient Chinese civilization. Collectible (值得收藏的)cards featuring 【小题6】 (image) of the museum’s collections have also proven quite popular with visitors.

Since 2018, the NMC 【小题7】 (develop) virtual exhibition halls and published short videos on its social media platforms. Therefore, visitors can enjoy exhibitions online, getting a taste of Chinese culture【小题8】even leaving their homes. Not only can cultural and creative products bridge gaps, 【小题9】 they can also help visitors better relate to 【小题10】 (hide) cultural meanings.