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Do you know sugar painting? It is a kind of snack and also one of the traditional Chinese art forms. Sugar painting started from the Ming dynasty and became _______ in the Qing dynasty. At that time, many people made a living through sugar painting, setting up stalls (货摊) in _______ streets or public places. Now people can still see it in many areas of China.

The sugar painters usually sit before a wooden table. On the side, there is a wooden plate with a revolvable arrow (可旋转箭头) on it. The plate is painted with different _______ such as a horse, a bird, a flower and so on. After paying, the customers (顾客) turn the arrow and wait till it _______. The picture pointed by the arrow is the one that the painters will make.

Sugar painting is _______ from usual painting. The sugar painters use syrup (糖浆) as the “_______”, a spoon as the “paintbrush”, and a smooth slab (板) as the “paper”. To make the syrup, the painters have to make sugar hot before _______. Since the syrup may become solid (固体的) if it cools, the painters have to work very _______. They move the spoon full of the syrup up and down, left and right. Soon a sugar painting of an animal, a flower or a bike is _______.   

The number of sugar painters is getting ________. However, some of them still keep doing this art. They try their best to hold different activities such as offering classes and giving speeches.