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On Pingjiang Road in Suzhou, 65-year-old Ms Wu runs a traditional tea house for 30years. She never expected ___1___ (oneself) to become a tea master who helped build a cultural bridge.

It started in 2015 when a German tourist named Klaus walked into her shop. With the help of a phone app, Ms Wu ___2___ (patient) showed him the way to properly brew (沏) Biluochun, Suzhou’s famous green tea. Klaus returned every day that week and ___3___ (bring) more friends each time.

Seeing how ___4___ (interest) they were in Chinese tea, Ms Wu started a weekly activity called “Tea Culture Saturdays”. She showed foreigners ___5___ to brew tea with traditional methods—from choosing the water temperature to ___6___ (follow) tea-making rules. Her daughter Lily, a college student, helped translate.

Soon, her tea house was always crowded with ___7___ (visit), including students and business people from many places. “I used to think foreigners wouldn’t understand our tea culture, ___8___ they love it deeply. Some of them even treat their friends with Chinese tea at home,” Ms Wu said.

One of her favourite ___9___ (moment) was when Sarah, a Canadian, gave her a notebook filled with tea notes written in both English and Chinese. “This is why I keep teaching,” Ms Wu said, showing ___10___ treasured notebook.

Now, her tea house appears in travel guides as “Suzhou’s cultural living room”. For tourists, every cup of tea served is a window on the tea culture of this ancient city.