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Sanzi is a well-known snack in many areas. It has a long history _1_ dates back to the Spring and Autumn Period(770-476 BC), when it was known as hanju-_2_ food for the Hanshi Festival, or Cold Food Festival.Since the _3_(prepare)for food with fire was to be avoided during the festival, people would prepare sanzi in advance. In Arts for the people _4_(write)by Jia Sixie from the Northern Wei period(AD 386-534), the making of hanju is described in detail. And Su Shi, a famous poet from Song Dynasty(AD 960-1279), even wrote a poem for hanju _5_(special).Sanzi is a crispy and _6_(salt)deep-fried dough(面团)snack that is made in a complex way. The strips of dough _7_(arrange)in a bowl with oil spread evenly across the surface. When the dough reaches the ideal elasticity(弹性), the maker would wrap it around a hand, pull the dough, fold it back and pull again _8_ the even, thin noodle shape is achieved. It's then deep fried in oil. Over time, the Hanshi Festival has been combined _9_ the Qingming Festival gradually, so it is a tradition _10_(eat)sanzi on the day of Qingming. Today, sanzi in North and South China are different from each other in size and material. 1 When I think about the beauty and appeal of Chinese culture, one of the first things _1_ enter my mind is images of complicated Chinese calligraphy. Unfortunately, the art of Chinese calligraphy seems _2_(be) fading away gradually.This is the fear of Cui Zhiqiang, _3_ senior calligraphy master with the China Calligraphers Association. “The style of writing among Chinese people today has been changed or ruined,” he says. He explains this is affected by the everyday use _4_ cellphones and computers. _5_ is said that this phenomenon impacts not only the written form of Chinese, but also English. Computer skills are now considered so basic that the time once spent _6_ (teach) handwriting in elementary school is now being used to teach keyboarding. Furthermore, people have become so dependent on the spellcheck that th