Fashion is 1 of culture. The Tang costume stands 2 Chinese history and fashion culture. It 3 Tang costume when China became known to other countries 4 the Han and Tang dynasties. From then on, people called Chinese clothes "Tang costumes".

     Chinese fashion is different not only from Western fashion, 5 from that in other Asian countries, such as Japan and Korea. The beautiful silk knots and the other decorations on Tang-style clothes are popular all over the 6 now.

     Today people can design the Tang costume as 7 formal or casual clothes. It 8 both the wearer's personal style and 9 rich traditional culture.  So we say the Tang costume is very 10 and very different from Western-style suits.

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    How do you keep cool during summer? Air conditioners or electric fans are good tools in modern society. But1that, people could only use fans.

    Over 3,000 years ago, fans began to be used. They were made of feathers (羽毛), bamboo or silk. They came in different2, including round and square.

    Later, with the invention of paper, folding(可折叠的) paper fans became popular during the Song Dynasty. There are usually beautiful3on fans. Some are landscapes（风景）. Others are flowers and animals. Moreover, many great people including Su Dongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, and Tang Yin, scholar (学者) and painter of the Ming Dynasty, once painted their masterpieces (杰作) on fans. This made fans not only4tools in daily life but also great artworks.

    So, with its value ofbeauty, people take fans as a symbol of status （地位）. That's why in old China, emperors and scholars often held fans.

    Today, fans are also great collectors' items (藏品) and gifts. On the opening ceremony of the2008 Beijing Olympic Games, folding fans were   5to leaders and officials (官员 ) of othercountries. While they were6fans to get cool, they were also experiencing Chinese culture.

    There are many places of interest in China.They1lots of visitors from all over the world every year.The most famous one among them is the Great Wall.It has a 2   of over two thousand years.It is about 6300kilometers 3.It is often called "Ten-Thousand﹣Li Great Wall"and it is one of the "Seven Wonders" of the ancient world.

    Besides the Great Wall，many rivers，such as the Yangtze River and the Yellow River are very4 as well.

    Among the rivers，the Yangtze River is the longest in China and the5   largest in the world after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America.As the largest water system in China，the Yangtze River is very 6   to the country.

    Rivers and lakes are usually the birthplaces of Chinese culture.Have you heard of the7   love story about Xu Xian and White Snake？It is said that the story happened on West Lake a long time ago.West Lake is the most fantastic place that I have ever visited.It8   in the south﹣west of Hangzhou.Many tourist attractions in Hangzhou are worth9 ， such as Sudi Causeway，the Broken Bridge and Leifeng Pagoda.The scenery is so attractive that visitors often lose themselves in it.

    Now more and more foreign 10 choose to travel in China for its beautiful scenery.Why not have a trip with your family in the coming winter holiday？

    There are many different traditional festivals in China. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated 1 the fifth day of the fifth lunar month by 2zongzi and having dragon boat races.

    The festival began in the Warring States Period(战国时期), and has a3 of more than 2,000 years. The date of the festival is said to be the date 4 Qu Yuan died. He was a wise and upright(正直的) man, and was loved 5 people. He wanted the emperor of Chu6against the State of Qin by cooperating with the State of Qi,_7 he was refused and sent to the border area. During his stay there, he wrote8 poems to express his strong9 for Chu. On the day when Chu was defeated by Qin, Qu Yuan10into the Miluo River to express his strong love for his native land.

    After the11 of Qu Yuan, people of Chu went to the Miluo River to mourn(哀悼) for the  great12 they loved so much. Some threw rice wrapped in leaves into the river to feed the fish13 keep them away from Qu Yuan's body. Some doctors poured realgar (雄黄) wine14 the river to drive away snakes and other animals that might try to eat Qu Yuan.

    Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become a(n) 15 festival for Chinese people.

    What must you 1when you receive a present for your birthday? You should sit down and write a thank-you letter. The sentence "Thank you." is very important. We use it often. We2when someone gives us a drink, helps us pick up things, hands us a letter, lends us a book, or gives us a present.

    3important word is "please". Many people always forget 4it. It is not polite to ask someone to do something5 saying "please". We use it when we 6 something too. It may be a book or a pencil, more rice or more tea. It may be used in the classroom, at home, at the bus stop or in a shop. We have to say "please" to make each other 7.

    We have to 8to say "sorry" too. When we hurt someone, we have to say we are9. When we tell a lie and feel sorry, we use10 word "sorry". When we forget something or break something, we use the word "sorry" too. "Sorry" is a word that can make people forgive mistakes.