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Background Information Weibo (微博) is the Chinese word for microblog. It refers to mini-blogging services in China, including social chat sites and platform sharing. Weibo uses a format similar to its American counterpart Twitter with key difference being that it is used almost exclusively by Chinese language speakers. Internet users can set up real-time information sharing communities individually, and upload and update information in 140 character blocks. Sina Weibo is the most visited site, followed by Tencent Weibo. Sina has used the domain name for the service since April 2011. Because of the sites popularity and domain name, Weibo is often used generically to refer to Sina Weibo. In 2012, there were 309 million people microblogging in China. World Book and Copyright Day 23 April is a symbolic date for world literature for on this date in 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors such as Maurice Druon, Haldor K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo. It was a natural choice for UNESCOs General Conference, held in Paris in 1995, to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity. In this respect, UNESCO created both the World Book and Copyright Day and the UNESCO Prize for Childrens and Young Peoples Literature in the Service of Tolerance. Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Words Practice 7. aesthetic [i:sθetik] n.(philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful美学；审美 8. erode [ir?ud] v.become ground down or deteriorate腐蚀 e.g. And it requires us to understand history not in moral terms, such as good a