With perfect splits in the air, a man in black jumps high and shows different poses before landing on the ground gracefully. Sometimes, he either carries a bright red silky fan while dancing 【小题1】 wears a shirt with long white flowing sleeves while spreading his arms like wings in the air. His dance is eye-catching, often 【小题2】 (attract) crowds that take pictures and ask what he is doing.

He is Ma Jiaolong, who has been making and sharing short videos of 【小题3】(he) as a Chinese dancer and choreographer (编舞) in London since 2020. He has performed at the city’s parks and iconic landmarks. These videos have made him a web celebrity 【小题4】 currently has no less than 5 million 【小题5】 (follower) on Douyin, a major short-video platform in China. “I 【小题6】(simple) considered that as a way of capturing memories of my life. I 【小题7】(surprise) because I didn’t expect that the videos would go popular. The good part of being recognized is to introduce Chinese classical dance to a【小题8】(wide) audience,” says the 35-year-old.

Chinese classical dance, the experienced dancer says, 【小题9】(combine) movements of martial arts, as well as traditional Chinese operas and focuses 【小题10】 portraying different characters through subtle movements, such as hand gestures and eye contact.

When visiting China in early April, French President Emmanuel Macron enjoyed a music performance during his trip to Guangdong, Chinese music “High Mountains and Flowing Water” 【小题1】(play) with a 1, 267-year-old Chinese instrument guqin.

The guqin is a seven-stringed plunked instrument, which 【小题2】(pass) down for more than 3,000 years so far. On November 7, 2003, Chinese guqin art was listed by UNESCO as a master-piece of oral and intangible heritage of mankind, making it an important 【小题3】(spirit) treasure.

The guqin is divided into two parts: the physical instrument, which is a static (静态的) material heritage, and the art of the gugin, a dynamic intangible cultural heritage. The key to learning to play the guqin is how to express the connotations (内涵) of ancient music with your own emotions. Dong, 【小题4】 enthusiast of guqin, said that 【小题5】(compare) with other traditional instruments such as the pipa and guzheng, the guqin can make her happier and improve her cultural knowledge.

Through playing the guqin, people have more knowledge and a better understanding of traditional culture. Because the guqin is 【小题6】(close) linked to poetry, painting, calligraphy and history, these elements complement each other.

The guqin is the 【小题7】(early) plucked instrument 【小题8】it has deep cultural roots in China. 【小题9】other musical instruments, the guqin is more about the dialogue between the player and the audience’s own soul. “The sound of the guqin can be integrated into my soul, and this is 【小题10】I want,” Dong added.

If you want to sing together with hundreds of other people while at home alone, you can join a virtual choir. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere—all you need is a video camera and 【小题1】 Internet connection. A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together, for it enables them 【小题2】 (add) their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community.

The virtual choir was the idea of award-winning composer and 【小题3】 (conduct) Eric Whitacre, 【小题4】 began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988. He fell in love with Mozart’s classical music when 【小题5】 (sing) for the university choir. He received a master’s degree 【小题6】 musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997. Over the next 10 years, Whitacre’s 【小题7】 (origin) compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers, which led to the creation of the virtual choir.

In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of 【小题8】 (he) works. 【小题9】 (inspire), he set up his first virtual choir, which has received millions of views on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir 【小题10】 (become) a worldwide phenomenon.