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Young people at the East Wind Foundation in Los Angeles’ Chinatown spend their after-school hours practicing the traditional folk art 【小题1】 lion dancing, an ancient art dating back to the Han Dynasty. It is not only a performance for these youths 【小题2】 a way for them to connect with the tradition and build a sense of belonging within the community in this 【小题3】 (dynamic) changing world.

Lion dance is a demanding art form, requiring 【小题4】 (strong) and cooperation. Each evening, 【小题5】 (practice) begin with body-building exercises and martial arts training 【小题6】 (prepare) for the complex movements of lion dance. Through this disciplined routine, participants master the traditional techniques and develop toughness and teamwork 【小题7】 help build a foundation for personal growth.

East Wind also teaches the cultural significance behind the art form. The annual blessing ceremony, where new lion heads are welcomed, 【小题8】 (offer) youths a chance to learn how to honor their ancestors. Elders guide them in traditions like dotting (点缀) a lion’s eyes with ink, 【小题9】 (awaken) the Lions to life in a symbolic way.

Beyond ceremonies, East Wind builds community connections by organizing field trips in nature. These experiences allow youths from different families to explore and bond with their peers. They build lasting friendships while 【小题10】 (enjoy) a meaningful interaction with nature.

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The rise of China’s Al model, DeepSeek, has drawn significant attention for its innovative and resource-efficient approach to Al development. Meanwhile, this year’s Spring Festival Gala demonstrated a 【小题1】 (remark) fusion (融合) of traditional art and cutting-edge technology, attracting a global audience.

China’s Spring Festival Gala achieved a new record with a total reach of 16.8 billion across all media platforms, 【小题2】 (integrate) numerous high-tech solutions to ensure a smooth and stable broadcast worldwide and to recreate traditional art forms, China Media Group (CMG) said on Tuesday.

Some of the 【小题3】 (highlight) included the use of technologies such as ultra-high definition, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, 3D vision, and 3D audio, many of which 【小题4】 (use) for the first time in this Spring Festival Gala. 【小题5】 (additional), some of the shows incorporated AI-driven humanoid robots for dancing, drone matrices for aerial shows, and electric vehicles for light shows.

The night’s most 【小题6】 (appeal) and high-tech performance was the robot dance “Yangge Bot”. 【小题7】 (direct) by the famous 5th-generation filmmaker Zhang Yimou and in cooperation 【小题8】 China’s leading robotics company Unitree, 16 humanoid robots weighing 47 kilograms 【小题9】 (take) center stage at the Spring Festival Gala. These robots, seamlessly (无停顿地) coordinated with 16 human dancers, performed a traditional Yangko dance, 【小题10】 energetic folk art form from Northeast China, blending cultural heritage with cutting-edge technology.

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Robots have increasingly become a part of our lives. They can perform various tasks, from simple household chores to complex industrial operations.

On January 28, 2025, a special performance called YangBOT amazed audiences at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, China’s most-watched TV show. 【小题1】 (direct) by famous filmmaker Zhang Yimou, the show mixed modern robot technology with traditional Chinese yangko dance.

In the performance, humanoid robots dressed in colorful costumes danced yangko, 【小题2】 joyful folk dance from northern China. They spun handkerchiefs instantly and formed creative group patterns. These robots were developed by Unitree, a Chinese robotics company. In fact, this company 【小题3】 (throw) itself into robotics research in 2016. In 2021, their robot cows, 【小题4】 (serve) as backup dancers for a famous singer, showed off their dancing skills.

The robots learned dance moves through AI and used laser navigation to move 【小题5】 (safe) on the uneven stage. Their strong 【小题6】 (joint) helped them balance perfectly during fast steps. Zhang Yimou explained, “This dance isn’t just fun — it shows what technology can bring 【小题7】 traditions.”

The robots’ 【小题8】 (impress) performance greatly took audiences’ breath away. Thanks to these innovations, the robots won the hearts of millions. The performance YangBOT, 【小题9】 has been praised by fans nationwide, is a perfect mix of China’s tech progress 【小题10】 cultural pride.

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Dashuhua, or “striking iron flowers”, is a traditional folk performance from Yuxian county, Hebei province. It has been recognized as a 【小题1】 (nation) intangible cultural heritage since May 2021. Originating in Nuanquan town, it 【小题2】 (date) back to the Ming Dynasty (1368―1644) and evolved 【小题3】 weapon casting practices. Blacksmiths discovered that molten iron splashing onto cold surfaces created dazzling sparks, which later became a festive ritual to pray for peace and good harvests.

Typically 【小题4】 (perform) during festivals and weekends, dashuhua involves melting 500 kilograms of scrap iron at over 1,600℃. A team of 12, including four performers, uses willow scoops to fling (抛) molten iron onto a cold wall, 【小题5】 (create) a tree of sparks. Performers wear protective gear, such as straw hats and sheepskin jackets, but injuries are common due to 【小题6】 intense heat.

Wang De, a 61-year-old inheritor, 【小题7】 (practice) dashuhua for over 40 years. He emphasizes the art’s demands for courage, strength, and 【小题8】 (precise). Despite its beauty, the tradition faces challenges, with only four skilled inheritors remaining in Nuanquan. Younger generations are less interested, prompting local efforts 【小题9】 (preserve) the craft through tourism, education, and training programs.

Dashuhua is more than a spectacle (精彩表演); it embodies the courage, skill, and perseverance of its performers, 【小题10】 fight to keep this cultural treasure alive for future generations.

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The Taklimakan Desert, infamous as the “Sea of Death”, has now been fully encircled by the longest sand-blocking green ecological barrier, 【小题1】 length reaches an impressive 3, 046 kilometers, 【小题2】 (mark) the completion of over 40 years of efforts to contain the desert expansion within a safety zone.

Covering 337, 600 square kilometers, the Taklimakan is China’s largest drifting desert, which poses an 【小题3】 (increasing) alarming threat to surrounding oases (绿洲) and serves as a significant source of dust storms and an upwind area for the country. In an effort to battle desertification and relieve the unfavorable effects of shifting sands and dust storms 【小题4】 nearby residents, the “Green Great Wall” has gradually emerged. So far, alongside the green belt, efforts 【小题5】 (make) to promote the development of sand-related industries, such as ceramics and pottery. The green belt not only acts as 【小题6】 ecological barrier but also stabilizes agriculture, boosts Xinjiang’s economic development, and highlights China’s technological and organizational strength in ecological governance.

It is a shining example of 【小题7】 can be achieved through technological innovation and organizational capabilities. With a target 【小题8】 (restore) 2. 34 million hectares of degraded land by 2030, this ongoing initiative will safeguard the environment and promote 【小题9】 (region) sustainable development. With the successful completion of the green barrier, this region, once troubled by serious sandstorms, is set to see renewed 【小题10】 (vital) and dynamic ecosystems.

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A sign language learning app named ArtfulSign (Miaoshou in Chinese) emerged 【小题1】 the top winner among 240 participating teams at a computering contest held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

ArtfulSign, 【小题2】 (develop) by three hearing-impaired students from Beijing Union University, 【小题3】 (design) to help hearing individuals learn sign language to communicate with others. The most 【小题4】 (note) feature of the app is the use of AI models in sign language teaching. After learning the real-person video examples 【小题5】 demonstrate each sign language word, users can activate the camera, and the app will recognize and assess the 【小题6】 (accurate) of their sign language gestures.

The team leader, Zhao Yuan, a software 【小题7】 (engineer) graduate student, shoulders the responsibility of planning the development process and oversees the most difficult and time-consuming task - building and training the sign language AI recognition model. Tan Chenglong employs his expertise in visual communication 【小题8】 (handle) the user interface (界面) and user experience design. One of Tan’s thoughtful 【小题9】 (touch) is allowing users to have their own sign language names.

Currently, few researchers in China study sign language as a natural language from a linguistic(语言学) perspective. The developers hope that everyone can learn some basic sign language. Whether it’s out of love and interest, a desire to help those with hearing loss, 【小题10】 simply for situations where speaking is difficult due to illness, sign language can be very useful.