Resting her phone on a stand and making the light more suitable, 49-year-old Lyu Min started her livestreaming session — her daily job during the COVID-19 outbreak. Dressed in a qipao, a traditional Chinese dress, Lyu started the livestreaming session from her workshop at 10 in the morning, sharing the art of making Chinese knots with many handicraft (手工艺) lovers. Lyu, an inheritor (继承人) of the art of making Chinese knots, which is listed as an intangible (非物质) cultural heritage, became a livestreaming host.
“Though the sales of Chinese knots have dropped a lot, I’m still confident that I can get out of the trouble brought by the outbreak. I can make full use of this period to improve my skills and develop this traditional handicraft online,” she said. Lyu is quite new to the world of livestreaming, having bought all the necessary equipment (设备) after following her friends advice. She practises livestreaming every day and records a large number of educational videos. As face-to-face interaction is still impractical for many, even as the outbreak has been largely brought under control in China, she thinks livestreaming classes can meet more Chinese knot lovers’ needs to learn the handicraft.
She has integrated the anti-epidemic spirit into her works, expressing the determination (决心) and confidence of the Chinese people to win against the COVID-19. “I love Wuhan, where I showed my works in 2019. Chinese knots are popular among many local people, and I made lots of friends there,” Lyu said. She designed a special Chinese knot to express her thanks to the medics who were sent to support Wuhan several months ago.
She has more than 200 followers right now. There are more and more Chinese knot lovers on her online platform. She is using a length of colored string and determination to keep this traditional art of Chinese knots alive online and help more people understand the culture.
【小题1】The underlined word “livestreaming” in Paragraph 1 is close to “_______”.| A．sending out while happening | B．equipment for recording videos |
| C．sending out after recording | D．equipment for making handicrafts |
| A．Lyu Min advised her friends to livestream traditional handicraft online. |
| B．Lyu Min’s friends provided the necessary equipment for her to livestream. |
| C．Chinese knots sell very well in Lyu Min’s workshop through the Internet. |
| D．More Chinese knot lovers want to learn the handicraft because of Lyu Min. |
| A．Unexpected. | B．Hopeful. | C．Difficult | D．Doubtful. |
| A．Having online classes during the outbreak | B．Introducing an intangible cultural heritage |
| C．Livestreaming the art of making Chinese knots | D．Expressing thanks to the doctors and nurses |
