With simulated splits in the air, a man 【小题1】 (dress) in black jumps high and shows different poses before 【小题2】 (graceful) landing on the ground. So eye-catching is his dance【小题3】 it often attracts crowds that take pictures and ask what he is doing.

He is Chinese dancer-choreographer Ma Jiaolong, who 【小题4】 (make) and shared short videos of his dances in London since 2020. Ma has nearly 5 million followers on Douyin, 【小题5】major short-video platform known as TikTok overseas.

After Ma’s videos circulated widely online, he received lots of messages from people around the world, many of 【小题6】 were impressed by his ability 【小题7】 (dance) his moves perfectly. “I was fascinated by the dancers who portray roles of ancient 【小题8】 (hero) through the movements of Chinese classical dance. I wanted to be like 【小题9】 (they), who could bring ancient characters alive.”, recalls Ma. His devotion to dancing did lead him to a new approach【小题10】 creating dance.

The Book of Songs, also known as Shi Jing, is the oldest existing 【小题1】 (collect) of Chinese poetry. Three years ago, when Chinese musician Fang Jinlong read Shi Jing, he was interested in the stories told through the poems. Because he couldn’t 【小题2】 (full) understand the ancient Chinese language 【小题3】 (use) in the poems, he turned to experts whose elaboration further attracted him to explore the poems.

Then he decided to portray the poems with musical language by inviting composer Ma Jiuyue 【小题4】 (create) an album. Titled Music and the Book of Songs, the album was released on Jan 18, 【小题5】 (feature) 10 original songs composed by Ma. They 【小题6】 (perform) by Fang and won great popularity.

The 10 songs are based on 10 poems from Shi Jing, including Qiong Yao, which conveys gratitude to people who are eager to help others, Swallows, which 【小题7】 (send) farewell messages to friends and Jia Yu, which portrays the scenes of a joyful banquet.

“Young people gave warm feedback about traditional Chinese music 【小题8】 they had watched my performance. It inspired me to create more works for them, which helps popularize traditional Chinese music,” says Fang.

“The 10 pieces sound 【小题9】 (enjoy) and easy. For the listeners, it’s a fresh way to comprehend poems from Shi Jing,” says Ma. “We spent three years working on 【小题10】project. There are so many meanings in the poems and we want to display them as deep as possible with music,” Ma says, “It’s our mutual goal to have traditional Chinese music reach a wider audience.”

A Chinese dance drama has made its global debut (首映) on social media platforms abroad, 【小题1】(create) a new wave of discussion on the beauty of Chinese culture among art lovers from all over the world.

“Li Bai”, a classic production by the China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater, 【小题2】(strike) a chord (弦) with global audiences through the telling of a lifelong journey of the literary (文学的) giant Li Bai so far. After a year of improving, that 【小题3】(remark) work has returned to center stage. 【小题4】 was updated of “Li Bai” provides the audience with a fresh new feel. The new music skilfully combined orchestral symphony was scored 【小题5】 (integrate) with the dance and drama. When you turn off the music and watch the dancing and 【小题6】 (perform) of the actors alone, it has no impact.

The classic piece greeted audiences at the National Centre for the Performing Arts three months ago with sold - out shows. Art has no borders. “Li Bai” 【小题7】(view) more than 5.5 million times with more than 1. 33 million responses. In the history of Chinese poetry, Li Bai was not “one of” 【小题8】 “the one”. In telling the story of 【小题9】 great poet, China has once again passed 【小题10】 its fine tradition and carried Chinese culture forward in its own way.