Hey you guys! It's time for a new episode of News Bites.

I'm Paz Bueno.

And I'm Brody Halverson.

Today's stories…

Cosplayers have a wonderful night at the museum, and people try to get treasure from the bottom of the sea.

And in today's Tasty Tidbit…growing teeth!

Let's dive into these stories.

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Cosplayers來到故宮博物院

Cosplayers Come to National Palace Museum

Do you like cosplay?

That's short for "costume play".

It's a fun kind of art, where people dress as their favorite characters.

Cosplayers get together to show off their costumes, take photos and have fun.

They usually choose costumes from cartoons, comic books, movies and video games.

But there's another kind of cosplay too, where people dress in historical costumes (古裝).

This kind of cosplay can let you feel like you've traveled back in time!

For example, take the event at Taipei's National Palace Museum (故宮博物院).

The museum recently held their "Night of Revelry" (今夜嗨翻故宮).

Everyone at this party dressed in clothes from China's Han Dynasty (漢朝).

You could bring your own costume or rent one there.

The event was inspired by a famous painting at the museum, called "Spring Morning in the Han Palace" by the painter Chiu Ying.

活動的靈感來自博物館內畫家仇英的一幅名畫《漢宮春曉圖》。

This painting shows nobles (貴族) living in a huge palace in imperial China.

There are princes and princesses, court musicians and officials, dancers and gardeners.

These nobles are all painted with beautiful clothes.

They are relaxing peacefully and showing off their elegant manners.

The cosplayers at the museum wanted to copy these scenes in real life.

They hoped to recreate the feeling of life in the palace.

Cosplayers想要重現古代生活的感覺。

The event was really popular.

More than 3,000 people took part.

The cosplayers took photos with each other, and with historical items from the museum.

There was a fashion show (時裝秀), and an orchestra (國樂團) playing ancient music.

There were even artists to paint portraits (肖像) of the cosplayers.

It was a warm feeling for everyone there that night.

If you missed the event, don't worry…

The National Palace Museum will have another party next winter.

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哥倫比亞打撈 沈船上的寶藏

Colombia Recovers Sunken Treasure

Have you ever heard of "sunken treasure" (沉沒的寶藏)?

That means treasure at the bottom of the ocean.

Sometimes, a ship sinks with some expensive things on it.

The treasure can sit underwater for a long time, waiting for someone to find it.

That's what happened in Colombia (哥倫比亞).

It's a country in South America, near the Caribbean Sea (加勒比海).

More than 300 years ago, a ship called the San Jose sank in this sea.

The San Jose was a Spanish treasure ship.

The ship was filled with millions of gold and silver coins, as well as precious gems.

這艘船當時滿載金幣，銀幣和寶石。

For years, everyone thought it was lost.

But in 2015, the ship was found at the bottom of the ocean.

Now, the government of Colombia says they want to collect the treasure.

哥倫比亞政府現在說，它要打撈這些寶藏。

They say since this ship is off the coast of Colombia, it belongs to Colombia.

Plus, the treasure came from South America (南美洲) in the first place.

They say this treasure should return to the people of South America.

But other people think it's a bad idea.

They worry the government will destroy the ship's remains (船的殘骸), so they can grab the treasure.

They also worry that Colombia might just sell off the treasure.

It's a lot of treasure, estimated to be worth billions of dollars.

寶藏估計價值數十億美元。

Besides, other people want that treasure too.

It will not be easy to decide who gets the treasure, or what to do with it.

But, Colombia's government is moving ahead with the plan.

They want to start collecting the treasure in April or May.

他們想在四月或五月開始把這批寶藏弄到手。

And nobody knows how much treasure is really on the San Jose.

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So, in today's News Bites:

The National Palace Museum recently held a cosplay event.

More than 3,000 people dressed in historical costumes.

They wanted to re-create a famous painting, called "Spring Morning in the Han Palace".

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And,

A country in South America wants to get treasure from the bottom of the ocean.

Colombia plans to raise the treasure of the San Jose this spring.

It has gold, silver and gems worth billions of dollars.

But people disagree over what should happen to the treasure.

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趣味小點

Tasty Tidbit

Have you ever lost a tooth and wish you could just grow a new one?

Well, scientists are able to do that!

…sort of.

They can take special cells from baby teeth and use them to grow new ones!

It takes 15 years.

They haven't grown a whole mouth yet, but soon, everyone might have their own tooth garden!

No more fake teeth, just your own sparkly smile!

So take care of your baby teeth if you have them, because they might sprout something amazing!

If you have a fun fact, a joke, or interesting news you??d like to share with us, record your message and send us your Tasty Tidbit to [email protected], and you might hear it at the end of an episode!

We'll see you next time for an exciting new episode of News Bites!