During the Song Dynasty, there was a beloved toy known as “Mo He Le”, 【小题1】 is praised as the “Barbie doll” (芭比娃娃) of its time. Mo He Le gained 【小题2】 (popular) on the traditional Chinese Qixi Festival, 【小题3】 was widely sold. It was crafted mainly from wood and clay materials, 【小题4】 (feature) complex details in body shape, facial expressions and hair. Some Mo He Le figures even had 【小题5】 (fix) poses with a characteristic feature — holding lotus flowers and leaves in hands. It was not 【小题6】 (common) for children to copy the appearance of these toys.

With fashionable styles and diverse clothing, Barbie dolls 【小题7】 (attract) the attention of children throughout the world. 【小题8】 (similar), Mo He Le appealed to children with their unique styles and charming appearance. 【小题9】 being made of a different material, Mo He Le succeeded in creating lifelike figures that stress children’s entertainment and imagination and played 【小题10】 essential role in the ancient times.

May 21st this year marks the first International Tea Day, which 【小题1】 (name) by the United Nations on November 27th, 2019. 【小题2】(celebrate) the festival, a number of events took place at the Chinese Businessman Museum in Beijing on Thursday.

The chairman of the China Culture Promotion Society 【小题3】 (address) the opening ceremony. “As a main promoter of the International Tea Day, the birthplace of tea 【小题4】 the largest tea-producing country, China has a 【小题5】 (responsible) to work with other countries to promote the healthy development of the tea industry. It can help to build a community with 【小题6】 shared future for mankind,” he said.

The “First International Tea Day Tea Road Cooperative Initiative” issued at the ceremony calls 【小题7】 people working in the tea industry to come together to promote international cooperation and 【小题8】 (culture) exchanges. A four-year tea promotion-Tea Road Cooperative Plan-was also issued in accordance with the initiative.

To strengthen the connection with young people, the event included a number of public promotional activities on social media, 【小题9】 (invite) twenty-nine tea professionals from around the world to have thirty-six hours of uninterrupted live broadcasts.

The Chinese Ancient Tea Museum was 【小题10】 (official) unveiled (揭幕) at the ceremony opening its first exhibition: The Avenue of Truth-A Special Exhibition of Pu’er Tea.

Chinese painting is one of the 【小题1】 (old) continuous artistic traditions in the world. The materials used in Chinese painting, brush and ink on paper and silk, have made it 【小题2】   (difficulty) to learn. Once on paper, brushstrokes (笔画) cannot be corrected, so a painter must have a complete idea of the painting even before 【小题3】 (lift) the brush. Chinese painting also demands total 【小题4】 (concentrate) in the act of the very moment. The painter must work with speed, liveliness, confidence and technical mastery, infusing (融入) spiritual energy into 【小题5】 brushstrokes.

Chinese paintings do not attempt 【小题6】 (reflect) the actual physical appearance of a subject, 【小题7】 rather its nature. Chinese paintings do not have a single view; every area of the painting is interesting to the eye. Landscapes are often painted from a viewpoint above the scene so that many areas can be seen at once. In large scenes, the eye is meant to travel along a visual path 【小题8】 one area to another.

There 【小题9】 (be) four main subjects of Chinese painting: human figures, landscapes, animals and plants. Figure painting became 【小题10】 (high) developed during the Tang Dynasty, and landscape painting reached its height during the Song Dynasty.