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This January has seen the start of the Chinese New Year, and my very first time celebrating it since I moved to China from the UK.
A friend from Hunan province invited me (1) (stay) with his family in the village of Zhouqing, close to Yueyang city. As I arrived, the sound of firecrackers (鞭炮) greeted me _ (2) children played in the streets. Dozens of rice fields surrounded the _ (3) (house), which made me excited as I'd never seen any before.
At the dinner time, we all sat around a small table with a heater under it and covered our legs with a blanket for warmth while we enjoyed food that my friend's mother had prepared.
Each home in the village has a smokehouse (4) cured meats (腌肉) are hung over a fire for several months. This is also where friends and family gather to keep warm and talk at night. Sitting by the fire made me feel _ (5) __(peace), and it was like I was experiencing the traditional Chinese way of life.
On New Year's Day, we visited every neighbor in the village and were greeted _ (6) _ (warm) at each house. A group of people paraded (流行) through the village, two of them dressed as a lion, going into every home to perform a song for good fortune. I _ (7) (attract) by this and followed the group, taking photos to share with my family. We visited other relatives the next day, who had prepared a lot of delicious food. At night, we all went to KTV and had a great time __ (8) _ (sing) together.
__ (9) _ my final afternoon, I felt very Chinese as I played mahjong (麻将) while sipping green tea. I even won my first two games.
Feeling like an outsider _ (10) (be) quite normal for Westerners in China, but every person I met in that small village in Hunan made me feel like I was at home.