JUST READ IT Answers: Traditional Chinese archery: bow-makers on target to bring lost martial art back to life [October 24, 2018]

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1. halt

2. They couldn't see any future in it./The country was poor, incomes were low, and there was no call for the profession.

3. 1998

4. (i) civil servant 

(ii) established

(iii) bazaar

(iv) bustle

5. (i) F

(ii) F

(iii) NG

(iv) T

6. Any two of: Modern archery is about hitting the target; modern bows have mechanisms to help you hit the target; traditional archery is more instinctual; traditional archery uses special breathing techniques to achieve concentration; traditional archery is more like a martial art dedicated to moral cultivation and self-improvement

7. They are either collectors, sportsmen, or need a gift for someone who already has everything

8. B

9. a martial art

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