Kunqu, also known as Kunju, is one of the oldest 【小题1】 (exist) forms of Chinese opera. It developed 【小题2】 (original) from the local music of Kunshan, part of the Wu cultural area, and later came 【小题3】 (show) its importance in Chinese theater from the 16th to the 18th centuries.

Due to the extensive performance activities, Kunqu, ranking among the most influential operas now, 【小题4】 (introduce) to Beijing in the last years of Wanli. During the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Kunqu spread to Sichuan, Guizhou and Guangdong, 【小题5】 developed into a national drama. Having entered various places, Kunqu eventually formed a rich and colorful opera system in 【小题6】 (combine) with local dialects and folk music. 【小题7】 further development, the opera became more well-known and 【小题8】 representative art form of the whole nation.

In the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi loved Kunqu, 【小题9】 (lead) to its increasing popularity, but it was during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty 【小题10】 Kunqu entered its heyday (全盛时期) and began to influence the “pear garden” greatly.

Economic development is necessary 【小题1】   we want to improve society. There comes a time when the old must give way 【小题2】 the new, and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future.

Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead to great 【小题3】 (solve). In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile in order to control floods, produce electricity, 【小题4】 supply water to more farmers in the area. But the proposal led to protests. Water from the dam would likely damage 【小题5】 number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypt’s cultural heritage. After 【小题6】 (listen) to the scientists who had studied the problem, and citizens 【小题7】 lived near the dam, the government turned to the United Nations for help in 1959.

A committee was established 【小题8】 (limit) damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics. Experts investigated the issue, conducted several tests, and then made a proposal for how the buildings could 【小题9】 (save). Finally, a document was signed, and the work 【小题10】 (begin) in 1960.

Last October, three fossilized dinosaur eggs, 【小题1】 date back to the early and mid-late Cretaceous period, were found in Wuning County Jiangxi Province. The 【小题2】   (authority) said they would put them on display.

An excavator driver found several fossils and fragments (碎片) while 【小题3】 (work) on a construction project on October 5 in Wuning County and it was 【小题4】 (immediate) reported to the local government, according to Wuning County Museum.

“We received a call which claimed they had found something similar to dinosaur egg fossils and we instantly went to 【小题5】 site,” an employee Zhang from Wuning County Museum told the Global Times on Thursday.

She went there 【小题6】   the professional team and saw the egg fossils attached to a rock. The three fossils are nearly round and can be seen clearly. Two of 【小题7】 (they) are well preserved, and one egg’s shell has peeled off, according to Zhang.

“After professional research by experts, the egg fossils 【小题8】 (confirm) as dinosaur egg fossils. They are now with the museum and 【小题9】 (far) research has been carried out,” said Zhang.

In recent years, Chinese scientists 【小题10】 (discover) from studies of dinosaur egg fossils that a sustained decline in dinosaur diversity happened in the late Cretaceous period.