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    An app aimed at {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (enable) people to learn more so they can make the country stronger has become popular recently.

    The app, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} focuses on promoting the Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Bra and the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} platform that enables Party members and the public to raise their ideological (思想的) consciousness: sense of civic duty and scientific literacy.

    The learning platform, which includes several channels, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (provide) a huge amount of text and video material including news, periodicals, books, open courses, songs and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (movie) for the public to browse and study {#blank#}6{#/blank#} free.

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Hollywood filmmakers visit Mulan's roots

    Hollywood filmmakers, including creators of the 1998 Disney film Mulan, will start {#blank#}1{#/blank#}"discovery trip" to Mulan's birthplace —Huangpi District in Hubei Province this week.

    During the two-day visit, they will see a number of Mulan-themed{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (perform), such as the horse lighting show and the local opera. They will also visit places of historical interest, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}the Mulan Mountain and the General's Temple.

    In the 20 years since the Disney film came out, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (it) director Tony Bancroft hasn't been to the land of Mulan's roots. "For me, it's a full circle tour of where my favorite character was born. I'm also doing my homework for the next film," he said.

    "China used to be closed off to Westerners, thus {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (create) a mystery, but in the last few years, U. S. films {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (explore) the Chinese culture and environment, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} has opened audiences to a whole new world. I believe the tale of Mulan appeals to Westerners mainly {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  it's about a daughter's respect for her family, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(especial) her father," Bancroft added.

    A live-action remake of the 1998 film is expected to hit theaters in 2019. The Walt Disney Studios has announced that Chinese actress Liu Yifei, also{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (know) as Crystal Liu, is going to star in the classic Chinese tale.