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The remains of a gold mask are among the 3,000-year-old artifacts (历史文物) found at Sanxingdui, a 4.6-square-mile area outside Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. 【小题1】 (weigh) about 280 grams and estimated to be made from 84% gold, the mask 【小题2】 (be) one of over 500 items unearthed from six newly discovered “sacrificial pits (祭祀坑)” in Sanxingdui.

More than 50,000 ancient artifacts 【小题3】 (find) at Sanxingdui since the 1920s, when a local 【小题4】 (farm) accidentally came upon a number of relics at the site. A major breakthrough occurred 【小题5】 1986, with the discovery of two ceremonial pits containing over 1,000 items. Discoveries 【小题6】 (make) at the site date back to the 12th and 11th centuries BC, and many of the 【小题7】 (item) are now on display at an on-site museum.

The site has 【小题8】 (complete) changed experts’ understanding of how the ancient civilization developed in China. In particular, evidence suggests that the unique ancient Shu society developed independently of neighboring cultures in the Yellow River Valley, 【小题9】 was traditionally considered to be the origin of Chinese civilization.

Along with other Shu archaeological sites, 【小题10】 is credited by the UN as “an outstanding representative of the Bronze Age Civilization of China, East Asia and even the world.”

“Only when I take the needle out and touch the silk thread, I feel 【小题1】(full)comfortable,” says Zou Yingzi, an inheritor of Su embroidery(刺绣), an ancient craft that originates from the garden city of Suzhou in Jiangsu province.

The day before the interview, 【小题2】 53-year-old woman worked more than 10 hours, until late into the night, on a large piece of Su embroidery. A piece measuring around half a meter can take her months 【小题3】(complete). From Zou’s mother to her grandmothers, all the women in her family are good at needlework, particularly Su embroidery, which features rich stitches(缝针)and the creative use 【小题4】 silk threads dyed in various colors.

Su embroidery has a history of more than 2,000 years. A piece of fabric with silk embroidery 【小题5】(find) from a tomb in the area showed that the craft dates back to the Spring and Autumn Period(770-476 BC). In ancient times, needlework was a must-learn skill for women, 【小题6】 had to make clothes for their families. It was a tradition that mothers should make wedding clothes with exquisite(精美的)embroidery for their 【小题7】(daughter).

Zou 【小题8】(recall)that, when she was little, her grandmother was busy every day, making wedding clothes and quilts for granddaughters. At the age of 6, she started to help her mother to make Su embroidery items, all of which 【小题9】(sell)to support the family.

She had a dream to become a 【小题10】(paint). Now, the needle helps her to realize that dream.

In 1998, an eco-museum was established in Suojia Miao, Yi and Hui Township, China’s Guizhou Province. Consisting of 12 villages, including Gaoxing Village, the eco-museum is different from traditional ones. It isn’t enclosed by walls and【小题1】 it showcases is more than various collections.

Xiong Shaozhen, a 77-year-old resident of Gaoxing Village, weaves every day with a loom (织布机) in a wooden house, her daughter-in-law busy【小题2】( learn )the craft from her．“The costumes, language, music and even the way of production of the local community are all living 【小题3】(significance) exhibits,” said Luo Gang, head of the museum.

A decade ago,Gaoxing Village【小题4】(list) in a traditional Chinese villages catalog (目录).However,Luo found there were few looms left in the village.He【小题5】(apply) for a budget from relevant departments and invited professional craftsmen to produce looms for the villagers. He asked each villager that received the machine【小题6】(use)it and train an inheritor (继承者) of the local weaving technique. In addition, most of the old folk houses with their【小题7】(roof) made of straw needed regular replacement and Luo had their original appearance 【小题8】(restore).

There are 25 such eco-museums in the province, which are in line 【小题9】 sustainable development principles. Not only do they guide villagers to perform independent-management and activate their passion for preserving their traditional cultures, but they create more jobs and give 【小题10】boost to local tourism.