International Youth Archi Design Competition 2024 Age: Open to all students of 6——17 years old Junior:6——10 years old Senior: 11——17 years old Challenge（挑战）： Design（设计）a small home for children. They can enjoy their daily activities and study there. Necessary design: ◆2 beds. ◆A writing desk (about 60 cm*90 cm*75 cm). ◆A bathroom area. (including a toilet, a washing basin and a shower) ◆A reading area with a bookshelf. Your design must be sent to: Https: //3DWOW. org/youth-archivesign-2024 Prizes: ◆Top 10 design solutions（方案）will be chosen in each group: junior and senior ◆1, 000 HKD for each winner Tel: Call at 961-31137 for more information. Address: 23/F, Marina 8, No. 8 Heung Yip Road Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong, China |
You must have heard of"city bu city"(meaning city or not city), an Internet buzzword（流行语）created by foreign blogger Baobaoxiong. It's used to ask if a place feels like a big, fashionable city.
Millions of foreigners like Baobaoxiong are visiting China and posting their travel videos. The visa-free transit policy（过境免签政策）plays an important role in this trend（潮流）. Travelers from 54 countries can stay in China for up to six days without a visa as long as they have a travel document and a connecting ticket to leave.
The visa-free transit policy started in 2013. Back then, it allowed travelers to stay for 72 hours in seven different big cities in China. Now, travelers can stay for 144 hours in 41places across 19 provincial areas. It has attracted more travelers to China. In the first three months of this year, 266 percent more foreigners came to China through visa-free policies compared with the same period last year, according to the National Immigration Administration of China（国家移民管理局）。
▲ . Through this policy, more and more people get to see the real China. "This is the whole reason why we decided to come to China-we wanted to see exactly what it's like for ourselves, " said Irish YouTuber Luke in his online video. He thought Chengdu was"unbelievably good, beautiful and modern", totally different from what he had heard about China from Western media.
Yuyuantantian, a new media account（账号）under China Media Group, looked at 100China travel videos made by foreigners. It found foreigners used to visit famous spots like the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. But now they prefer experiencing everyday activities like shopping at markets, riding shared bikes and joining square dancing in parks. These activities give foreigners a closer look at everyday life in China, said Yuyuantantian.
Dance Yangko at 2025 CCTV Spring Festival Gala
On January 28, 2025, a special performance called YangBOT amazed audiences at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, China's most-watched TV show. Directed by famous filmmaker ZhangYimou, the show mixed traditional Chinese yangko dance with modern robot technology.
In the performance, humanoid robots(robots shaped like humans) dressed in colorful costumes danced yangko, a joyful folk dance from northern China often seen during festivals. They spun handkerchiefs instantly and formed creative group patterns. These robots were developed by Unitree（宇树科技）, a Chinese robotics company. This was not Unitree' s first success--in 2021, their robot cows named"Ben Ben"（犇犇）danced as backup for singer Andy Lau.
The robots learned dance moves through AI and used laser navigation to move safely on the uneven stage. Their strong joints (like knees with 360N. m power) helped them balance perfectly during fast steps. Zhang Yimou explained, "This dance isn' t just fun——it shows how technology（科技）can bring new life to traditions. "
Thanks to these innovations, the robots won the hearts of millions. On social media, topics like"Robot Yangko" trended quickly. Young viewers called it"cool, " while older audiences loved its humor and festive spirit. The YangBOT program is a perfect mix of China's tech progress and cultural pride. As one fan said, "It's like watching the future and past dance together!"
①Do you ever find yourself standing in front of rubbish bins, not sure whether the piece of waste in your hand is recyclable（可回收的）or not To solve this problem, four Hong Kong high school students have invented a smart rubbish bin that uses AI to sort（分类）the waste. The students named the bin Waste Collection Point.
②Connected to a computer, the bin uses a camera to tell the kind of the waste it receives and sorts it into plastic, paper, glass, or other kinds. To make sure the bin can sort waste correctly, the team tested every product in the school shop and took at least 500pictures of each one. "To train the Al, we had to take many photos from different angles（角度）, so it has a better rate of accuracy. " said one of the students who built the AI system.
③The idea of the smart bin was born two years ago, when the students were in Grade Ten. At that time, plenty of people from the city crowded into their village. They left behind a lot of rubbish and caused more pollution.
④"All the bins were full, and there was even rubbish on the mountain, " the students recalled, "Every weekend, we had to join the villagers in picking up the waste. "
⑤The students decided to develop a special recycling bin that would encourage people to protect the environment. Although school ended at 2 pm, the team would continue to work on their invention until 6 or 7 pm at school. Even when their school was closed last year, they would still meet and work together online.
⑥"Our bin is now in its third generation（代）. Before graduation, we hope it can be widely used in the city. " The students said, "Then it will be easier than ever for people to recycle and protect our environment. "
Project: read the cloud |
Five weeks ago, I sat in a park and looked up at the white clouds at the sky. I noticed their shapes changed and the sky became grey. I asked myself, "___ " I decided to find it out. |
___ Then I searched on the Internet to learn about how to watch clouds. After that I looked for different clouds in the sky and drew them. I also wrote down the weather. A good plan really helped me a lot! |
cumulus clouds cirrus clouds stratus clouds I found three different kinds of clouds. ___ They' re the ones with round top sand flat bottoms. They usually mean a sunny day and clear day. After I saw some cirrus clouds in the sky, a storm arrived the very next day! Then there are stratus clouds. If you find them, get your umbrellas ready. |
This project is meaningful. I learn a lot about different clouds and the weather they bring. I also know that we should be good at asking questions. Let's find science around us! |
A. What do I learn? B. Who helped me with the project? C. First, I spend some time making my plan. D. The first kind I found was cumulus clouds. E. Do different clouds bring different weather? |
What do you learn from Sally's project?（不超过15词）___
One day, Katie Steller was on her way to her salon（美发厅）. When she1 her car at the traffic lights, she saw a homeless man by the road. He was holding a sign and2 help. "Hey!" Steller shouted, "I'm good at hair cutting. If I get my3 here, would you like to have a free haircut?"
The man smiled at Steller and4 . "I' ll be right back, " Steller said.
Steller drove off. She went to her salon and carried a red chair into her car. Then she drove back and gave the man a haircut 5 . The man told Steller his6 about growing up in Mississippi. After Steller was done, the man was so 7 . He looked in the mirror and said, "Haha! I look great!"
So far, Steller has given such haircuts to many people around the city. She herself knows that a haircut can8 a person. "It' s more than a haircut. " she says. 9 Steller was a little girl, she was in bad health. During that time, she was always10 to go to the salon. "Sitting down and talking to11 helped me feel cared about and less lonely, " she says.
As a result, Steller wanted to have her own salon so she12 help people feel the way she had felt before. Later, she13 her Red Chair Project, reaching out to people on the street. She gives free haircuts, listens to people' s stories and14 them online. "I can't fix their problems,15 maybe I can help them feel less lonely for a moment. "Steller says.
feel hobby can't wait to fair lovely |
It' s Jenny' s birthday party. Her friends all feel very happy with big smiles on their faces. Jenny is standing among them. She is really beautiful today with a crown on her___ hair. Next to her is her best friend, Cindy. She is wearing a ___ sweater. It ___ soft and comfortable. A big cake and some fruit on the table taste sweet and fresh, and they ___ enjoy them. They are all singing happily because singing is one of Jenny' s ___ . what a wonderful time they are having today!
Everyone has a hobby but mine is a little unusual. Instead of playing football, drawing or going fishing, taking part in（参加）competitions is my ___（最喜欢的事）. It may s___ quite strange, right? My first big win was a free trip to ___（德国）in 2011. It was a wonderful trip. And from then on, I started to e___ more and more competitions. I take part in 400 competitions and win lots of ___（奖项）a year, picking up everything from televisions and holidays to cars. Now my family and friends often call me"competition ___（女王）"
The competitions I love best are those which my family can take part in too, because it means I am enjoying time with my family as well as having the c___ to win something. I have already ___（发现）a lot of new things. I am p___ of each win. I also want people to know how easy it can be to win competitions. I'm waiting for the next competition, and I am c___ down the days.
In 2025, a Chinese tech company DeepSeek surprised the world with its ___(late) AI model, DeepSeek-R1. This smart program can solve difficult math ___(problem), write code, and even chat like humans. Unlike other AIs that need huge costs, R1 was trained with very little money.
DeepSeek-R1 learns by ___(practise) again and again. The more it tries, the ___(good) it becomes. A teacher in Thailand said, "It helps students learn ___(easy) than before. "
The AI is free for schools and small businesses. "Now villages ___ the Internet can still use it offline（离线）, "said ___ engineer. ___ , there are challenges. For example, R1 sometimes ___(mix) up languages like French and Spanish.
The team is working hard ___(improve) it. "We hope AI can connect people around the world like bridges, " they said. DeepSeek-R1 proves that great things come from hard work, not just money.
Dear Li Hua, I plan to take a trip in China this May Day holiday. Could you tell me some of your travel experiences? what did you do there and was there anything special happening during your trip? Yours, Colin |
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Dear Colin,
I am glad to hear from you.
Yours,
Li Hua
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