Folke Borgstrom, an 18-year-old student from Sweden, bought a jade necklace (玉项链) in Beijing. He came to China to take part in the 16th “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign Secondary School Students (第十六届“汉语桥”世界中学生中文比赛) in Beijing and Yunnan from Oct.16 to Oct.30 in 2023.

Borgstrom knew about jade from a Chinese TV program. “A main character looks so cool with jade,” Borgstrom said. After doing some online research on jade, he found out that it has cultural meaning. “People believe that jade can bring good luck,” Borgstrom added.

When it comes to making Chinese culture international, we often think of traditional ways, like setting up cultural exchange programs. However, pop culture, such as Chinese TV programs, is getting more popular among young people in other countries.

Chulkyu Lee, a 16-year-old girl from R.O.K, likes to watch short videos on the Internet. She said, “Through the Internet, I’ve seen many real lives of Chinese people. It lets me know more about the daily lives of Chinese people and the real China.”

Yang Yao from Yunnan Media Group believes that we should use more creative ways to spread Chinese culture. He takes R.O.K as an example of this. “You may know little about the history of the Goryeo Dynasty (高丽王朝), but through the dramas of R.O.K, you come to understand its food like kimchi (泡菜),” said Yang. “China’s culture can go abroad in the similar way,” Yang added.

【小题1】What did Folke Borgstrom come to China for?

A．To meet the main character in a Chinese TV program.

B．To take part in the 16th Chinese Bridge Competition.

C．To make a research about Chinese traditional culture.

D．To buy the jade he wanted for a long time.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The jade.

B．The research.

C．The jade necklace.

D．A Chinese TV program.

【小题3】What can we know about Chulkyu Lee?

A．She is from Sweden.	B．She came to China herself.
C．She loves short videos on the Internet.	D．She loves Chinese traditional culture.

【小题4】Which of the following may the writer agree with?

A．Folke Borgstrom is a teacher.

B．Chinese TV programs are not pop culture.

C．The dramas of R.O.K are a good way to spread the culture of R.O.K.

D．Cultural exchange programs are more effective to spread culture.

【小题5】What is the purpose of this text?

A．To introduce the development of Chinese culture.

B．To share more foreign culture with us.

C．To ask us to protect our traditional culture.

D．To find out more creative ways to spread Chinese culture.