Born into an ethnic Miao family in rural Guizhou Province, Zhang was exposed from a young age to the rich tradition of Miao embroidery (刺绣) — 【小题1】 cultural craft that has been passed down through generations. She spent countless hours as a child 【小题2】 (observe) her mother and grandmother stitching fancy patterns onto fabrics by hand.

Ten years later, Zhang 【小题3】 (establish) her own clothing brand focused on combining traditional Chinese-style qipao dresses with colorful customized embroidery patterns. “We have trained hundreds of local Miao women in the ancient needlework techniques,” Zhang 【小题4】 (proud) said. “The clothing line celebrates their breathtaking handiwork, 【小题5】 advances my home village’s revitalization.”

Her 【小题6】 (devote) to cultural preservation and rural development was recognized in 2019, when the China women’s Handicraft Competition 【小题7】(hold). In an interview afterwards, she reflected on both preserving traditional skills 【小题8】 expanding economic opportunities for artisans. We attach equal importance 【小题9】 cultural inheritance and market expansion,” Zhang stated. “In the future, we’ll continue innovating designs 【小题10】(display) Miao embroidery’s beauty and diversity.”

Ancient China has a long history and fine culture, 【小题1】 (leave) the world a thousand-year civilization heritage, which is still 【小题2】 (inspire) .

However, when we pay a visit 【小题3】 the treasures and are shocked by them, we should admit the fact that time has caused harm to them, whether it is the 【小题4】 (break) pieces of porcelain (瓷器), the faded wall paintings or the grass roofs of ancient temples.

Fortunately, time also saw the hard work of those who 【小题5】 (careful) keep the past alive. Behind the shining museum collections, there are the people 【小题6】 clear away the dust from them, and bring 【小题7】 second life to them.

They work like doctors. And their “patients” include the palace of the Forbidden City in Beijing, wall paintings of Mogao Grottoes in Gansu Province, the Terracotta Warriors from the Qin Dynasty (221 BC-207 BC) in Shaanxi Province and the Great Wall that stands 【小题8】 (thousand) of years.

Generation after generation, skillful hands and bright eyes may grow old, 【小题9】 their hearts remain strong, and the enthusiasm (热情) never disappears.

More than 108 million cultural treasures 【小题10】 (house) in China’s public museums, and 767,000 ancient architecture, and heritage sites are listed in China. More than 160,000 people work on cultural relics across the country.

In Diaoyu city, an ancient castle in Southwest China’s Chongqing, a special tour was conducted recently with a focus on damaged walls, old stones and ordinary-looking locations, rather than the photogenic spots 【小题1】 (normal) favored by tourists.

Ten people from four 【小题2】 (family) were invited to the new archaeology-themed study tour, 【小题3】 was organized by Chongqing’s institute of cultural relics (文物) and archaeology. The tour was designec 【小题4】(bring) the cultural relics more vitality (生机) and develop the interest of participants in study ins history and archaeology 【小题5】 (office) data shows that Chongqing has about 26,000 immovable cultural relics and over 1.48 million movable ones. By the end of 2021, there had been 108 million state-owned cultural relics. 【小题6】 total number of world heritage sites in China had reached 56, 【小题7】 (rank) second in the world.

Other than the study tour, Chongqing has promoted the charm of history and culture, such as opening the country’s first archaeology-themed café 【小题8】 starting an immersive (沉浸式的) and theatrical experience in a historic structure.

Chongqing 【小题9】 (bring) 10 more historical sites into the range of archaeological tourism in the future. These tourist attractions 【小题10】 (expect) to inspire the interest of teenagers in history and archaeological culture.