China is a nation of etiquette(礼仪). Chinese people are among the most hospitable people in the world. If foreigners visit a Chinese family, they would be surprised at the warmth that they would receive as guests.

    When you visit a Chinese family, the host usually makes tea for you. Then he will serve you snacks(小吃) like biscuits or candy. Someone in the family will also chat with you, never letting you feel lonely.

    At the same time, other family members will prepare a meal for you. Chinese people treat(款待) their guests with a big meal. They always present more food than the guests can eat. On the table, the guests must be the first to eat. Perhaps one of the things that surprises a Western guest most is that the Chinese host likes to pick food for visitors, which won't happen at Western tables. The Chinese family go out of their way to make you feel at home. As you are done eating, the host usually says, "It seems that you didn't eat much. Please have more." Although you tell them you are full, they still put more food in your bowl.

Being warm and hospitable has long been an important part of Chinese culture and tradition. As Confucius(孔子) said thousands of years ago:

    To meet friends from afar,

    How happy we are!

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    Everyone has birthday. Ways of celebrating birthday are different.

In America, parents have a party for their birthday kid. The birthday kid can get lots of presents and eat birthday cake with friends. In Brazil, special candles are needed for birthday. In England, the birthday kid is lifted up and put down by his classmates happily. In Thailand, two tall candles are lighted the night before birthday.

    As we all know, it is getting popular to have cake on birthday in China. But parents usually cook a big dinner for the kid on birthday. The birthday kid eats long noodles and eggs. Long noodles mean long life and eggs bring good luck.

    People in different countries have different ways to celebrate birthday. It is important for us to celebrate birthday. Everyone grows one year older after his or her birthday. Relatives(亲人) and friends feel happy for his or her growing up.

    We have three meals a day. In the morning, we have breakfast. It is at about 6 or 7 o'clock. Breakfast should be good. We can have milk, eggs, and other things. Some students often have no breakfast. It is very bad for their heath. In China, lunch is the main meal of the day. It is at about 12 o'clock. It is a big meal. There are often three or four dishes. We should be full after lunch. We usually have supper at about 6 or 7 o'clock in the evening. We should have a small supper. But in England， people call the main meal dinner. It often means supper.

Most people have heard of the Great Wall of China, but not many people outside of China know about the Grand Canal.

This man-made waterway — known in China as Da Yunhe — is more than 1,700 kilometres long and some parts of it are more than 2,000 years old. It connects the north of China with Hangzhou, a city in the southern part of the country. It's the longest man-made waterway in the world.

It was built as a way to transport grain(谷物) from the rich agricultural land in China's south to cities in the north. In fact, it's not one canal, but a system of canals and rivers connected together. It's still an important part of the transport system in China. Thousands of boats use it every day to transport grain and many other types of cargo(货物).

Now the Chinese government is doing new work on the Grand Canal. It is making parts of it deeper, so bigger ships can use it. The canal will also help to move water. There is a lot of rain in the south of China, but not as much in the north. The canal will carry millions of litres of water from the south to the north.

The Grand Canal is much less famous than the Great Wall, and not very many tourists visit it. But it's possible to go on a cruise(乘船游览)along some of the oldest parts of the canal. Passengers on these cruises see beautiful parts of China that other visitors don't see.

The plum blossom (梅花) is the number one of the Chinese Top Ten Famous Flowers. It is very important to Chinese people because of its history and cultural meanings. The plum blossom came from the south of China. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

Plum blossoms are popular with Chinese people and often used as home decoration during Spring Festival. The city of Nanjing has designated plum blossom as the city flower and the Plum Blossom Festival is held every year. Thousands of people visit the Plum Blossom Hill and enjoy the flowers in the snow.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Firstly, this kind of flower has five petals (花瓣). They are a symbol of happiness, good luck, long life, smooth sailing (一帆风顺) and peace.

Secondly, when a heavy snow comes and all the other flowers fall, only plum trees stand straight and blossom in rich colors to bring people the news of early spring. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Because it blossoms in the cold winter, the plum blossom is seen as one of the "Three Friends of Winter". Do you know what the other "Three Friends of Winter" are? They are pines and bamboo. The plum blossom is also one of the "Four Gentlemen" of flowers in Chinese art.

Thirdly, it plays an important role in Chinese literature. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Many poets and painters have been drawing inspiration from plum blossoms and they have created a lot of great works.

Street stalls (摊位) are making a comeback in China after the government announced (宣布) its support in street stalls to the public. 

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Chengdu has set up at least 36, 000 street stalls since the end of May. Changchun reported that it would encourage and support the opening of night markets. Yichang in Hubei Province has allowed stores to set up roadside stalls. 

In fact, street stalls are not new in China. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Later, to have a more beautiful environment, many cities made strict rules over street stalls. So there were fewer and fewer street stalls. 

Now, thanks to the government's support, street stalls have returned. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

There are new rules for the return of street stalls. For example, people in Chengdu can only set up street stalls in special areas so that they would not affect traffic. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} There are also new types of street stalls. In a night market called "Anyi Night Market" in Shanghai, there are not only food sellers, but also designers and artists selling their own works. Street stalls are welcomed by the public. 

Why do you think street stalls are welcomed by the public?(answer with no more than 15 words）{#blank#}5{#/blank#}