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The Quanzhou puppet show (木偶戏), also (know) as the string puppet show, started in the Qin and Han dynasties and (bring) to Fujian by immigrants (移民) during the Jin and Tang dynasties. By the end of the Tang Dynasty, it was already popular in Quanzhou.

For thousands of years, the Quanzhou puppet show has been an important part of the folk culture Quanzhou and the Minnan region, in its unique skills and performances have been enjoyed by both common people and scholars.

Over a thousand years, the Quanzhou puppet show has kept more than 700 traditional plays and special musical style called puppet tunes, with over 300 melodies and old (instrument) like the yajiao drum and zhengluo. It has developed (detail) string control skills and beautiful puppet head carving craftsmanship.

The traditional plays of the Quanzhou puppet show include ancient Quanzhou's customs, beliefs, and celebrations. It preserves words pronunciations of the ancient Heluo language and Minnan dialect (方言). This makes it valuable for studying Minnan culture, dialect, and southern opera, (attract) scholars worldwide.

Due to special connections between Quanzhou, Chinese Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, the Quanzhou puppet show spread to Chinese Taiwan and Southeast Asian Chinese communities in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. It plays a (particular) important role in spreading Minnan culture, connecting people across the Taiwan Strait and overseas Chinese, and enhancing cultural identity.

During a workshop at a local art school, Li met Pierre, a French violinist who was fascinated by her instrument's attractive sound. "It's like the voice of ancient China," he remarked with excitement, gently plucking (拨) the erhu's strings. Inspired by each other's music, they decided to mix the soulful melodies of the erhu with the dynamic range of the violin for a performance at the upcoming Bastille Day celebration.

As they practiced in a sunlit studio overlooking the Seine, Li taught Pierre how to imitate raindrops with quick bow movements on the erhu, while Pierre showed her how to weave Western harmonies into the Chinese folk tune "Jasmine Flower." The integration created a charming soundscape that neither had imagined possible. On the performance night, their piece "Silk Road Echoes" received thunderous applause. The audience were amazed at how the erhu's sad tones danced with the violin's vigorous (有活力的) melodies.

What began as a summer experiment blossomed into lasting friendship and something far greater. Today, Li and Pierre co-teach virtual music classes, connecting students in Chengdu and Lyon through weekly "global jam sessions." Their students cooperate on pieces that mix erhu with guitar or Peking opera with jazz. Li often tells her pupils, "Music has no borders; it's a language that turns differences into harmonies." When traditions meet with open hearts, they don't conflict; they compose something entirely new.

SongKran — Thailand

Dates: 13th — 15th, April

In Thailand, people celebrate a festival called Songkran, when people head out to the streets with water guns to spray (喷洒) everyone who walks past. It's a very important traditional celebration in the country.

Naghol — Vanuatu

Dates: Every Saturday from April to May

Every year, villagers come together to celebrate the harvest of yams (甘薯), an important part in the people's diet in Vanuatu. The festival is most famous for its "land diving ceremony". During the ceremony men and boys dive to the ground from high wooden towers with only two thin vines (藤) tied to their feet.

Cherry Blossom Viewing — Japan

Dates: The cherry blossom season varies from year to year depending on the weather.

The festival is well-known. The Japanese celebrate the days when the flowers finally blossom (开花). Only a few days later, the petals (花瓣) fall to the ground, like pink snowflakes, which means the traditional festival only lasts for several days. In Japan, almost everyone has picnics in the parks to view the flowers.

Sinhalese New Year — Sri Lanka

Dates: 13th or 14^th, April

Just like in many other countries in South East Asia, this is the time when people celebrate the traditional New Year, an ancient celebration which marks the end of the harvest season and is one of two times of the year when the sun is straight above Sri Lanka. There are a lot of delicious foods during the celebration.

The recycling bin incident had been simmering (酝酿) for weeks. Every Tuesday morning, my neighbor Ms. Garcia would throw glass bottles into her bin with a loud crash, startling me awake at 6:30 a.m. The sound pierced the peaceful silence of the early morning, ruining what could have been a restful start to the day. I'd lie in bed, fists clenched, counting the clangs (哐哐声) as it echoed through the quiet neighborhood.

I decided I couldn't stay silent any longer. When Ms. Garcia repeated her noisy routine last week, my anger exploded. I stormed over. She was fishing soda cans from her faded blue bin, sorting through those bottles which would be later sold to the recycling plant for cash. "Do you have to be so careless?" I complained, my voice sharp with contained fury, expecting her to apologize. Instead, she met my rage with resistance. Her face hardening instantly, she shot back, "This is my routine. Mind your own business." We parted in icy silence.

Returning home, I was consumed by anger and displeasure toward her. However, as the hours passed, that anger began to give way to a sense of guilt, leaving me unsettled. My grandmother's words resounded: "Anger is a storm that drowns the truth." Her wisdom made me reconsider the situation. Perhaps I didn't fully understand Ms. Garcia's circumstances.

Ms. Garcia lived alone, her husband's photo still displayed in her window years after his passing. Had I just attacked a mourning widow (寡妇) over a few sleepless mornings? By afternoon, guilt kept chewing on me. I resolved to take action — I needed to fix this. I spent the evening crafting a wind chime (风铃) from sea glass, its gentle tones melodic compared to the jarring bottle crashes.

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(1)续写词数应为150词左右；

(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Para. 1: I walked over to knock on Ms. Garcia's door, the wind chime in my hand.

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Para. 2: The next Tuesday, I awoke not to annoying clangs, but to a sound that made me sit up in wonder.

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