China is in the middle of a boom in rural tourism as city residents escape the country’s 【小题1】 (rapid) expanding urban centers to head out to small communities and farms for a taste of the simple life. And the tourism industry couldn’t be 【小题2】 (happy).

With international tourism all but impossible due to 【小题3】ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a demand for domestic alternatives isn’t 【小题4】 (surprise) , especially as China is home to 55 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

But Chinese tourists aren’t just heading to their country’s historic and natural wonders; some 【小题5】 (seek) something a bit different. In posts to Chinese social media site Weibo, one user named Ancailie said after spending a day watching rice grow 【小题6】 eating home-grown food, she was “much more delighted”.

Chinese-owned Trip. com Group, one of the world’s largest online travel 【小题7】 (agency), said rural tourism trips in China had increased year-on-year 【小题8】 more than 300%. The trend is so 【小题9】 (profit) that Trip. com is planning a “five-year action plan” to promote rural tourism.

Zhou Mingqi, founder and general manager of Shanghai Tour Guide Enterprise Management Consulting, said Chinese people were getting tired of lives in big cities. “There is a need 【小题10】 (experience) a different kind of life to change a lifestyle on the weekend,” he said.

【小题1】 (locate) in the northwest of human Province, about 300 kilometers away from Changsha, the capital of human, Zhangjiajie, 【小题2】 covers a total area of 9,563 square kilometers, is a tourist city for its unique natural scenery and abundant tourism resource. Zhangjiajie was given the title of “World Geological Park” in 2004. 【小题3】 (actual), Zhangjiajie, honored as “the most fantastic mountain under heaven” and “a walking Chinese landscape painting”, is also widely praised as “ 【小题4】 enlarged potted landscape” “a mini fairy land” and “maze (迷宫) of nature”, 【小题5】 (attract) growing number of tourists from home and abroad.

Since it was discovered in the 1980’s, the tourism industry 【小题6】 (become) the leading industry in Zhangjiajie, which has stimulated the 【小题7】 (develop) of other industries related to tourism. At the same time, ego-tourism has been developed rapidly in Zhangjiajie. When you come to Zhangjiajie, you can fully appreciate 【小题8】 (it) magnificent natural scenery and experience appealing folk custom as well as other thrilling tourist activities, and you will be attracted 【小题9】 what is performed by the minorities there.

It must be an exciting, joyful and 【小题10】 (forget) tour to Zhangjiajie.

Venice (威尼斯)is famous 【小题1】 its beautiful buildings and waterways, but the 1,600-year-old city is in danger because of rising sea level. In the past 20 years, Venice has experienced 163 big floods. Strong underwater walls and gates 【小题2】 (build) to protect the city since 2009. However, for people 【小题3】 live in Venice, there are still floods and this blocks business. A shop owner there said in an interview, “Venice lives thanks to its tourism and it is our duty 【小题4】 ( save) it.”