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Besides domestic projects, China is stepping up efforts in assisting global water infrastructure projects.
One of the priceless exhibits at the National Museum of China in Beijing is a 2,000-year-old caliper unearthed in an Eastern Han tomb in Hanjiang, a county in Jiangsu province, east China. Almost identical to the calipers used today, it was named the Wang Mang caliper after its inventor Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), who was the emperor of the nAew Han dynasty, as well as a reformer and statesman.
In Dunhuang, there are more than 100 mural restorers. The existing murals in the Mogao Grottoes are 45,000 square meters. After nearly 80 years of practice, the Dunhuang Academy has formed a complete set of techniques and scientific processes for the protection of murals, and relies on science and technology to prolong the life of the Mogao Grottoes.
The 2023 World 5G Convention, with the theme of "5G+,by all for all," will be held in Zhengzhou, capital city of Henan province in east-central China, from December 6 to 8.
The world's earliest wind direction instrument, the copper bird, was invented by Zhang Heng (78-139), a renowned scientist in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It resembles a bird made of copper with a short head and a long tail, placed on a straight pole about 16 centimeters high. When the wind blows, the direction pointed by the bird's head is that of the wind.
Bright lights blazing, large screens flashing and electric vehicles on the move — the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) shone brightly as it played host to the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) from November 5 to 10.The power source behind every light, screen and electric vehicle in the venue was green energy, providing irrefutable proof that China is witnessing the development of an energy revolution.
The southward-pointing cart was a historic mechanical device, which was invented and used earlier than the compass. More than five thousand years ago, ancient Chinese had utilized it to indicate direction.
The sixth edition of China International Import Expo (CIIE) will be held in Shanghai from November 5 to 10.
The 10th anniversary of the Talented Young Scientist Program (TYSP) is a milestone from which it will move forward with its mission to ignite passion in young scientists and support them to come up with innovations and breakthroughs that will enrich collective knowledge.
The telescope array is a milestone in the country's space environment ground-based comprehensive monitoring network (phase-2 Meridian Project) and will provide high-quality observation data for solar physics and space weather research in China.
For the past decade since the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was proposed, China has been working closely with partner countries to actively promote green and low carbon transformation of the energy sector. In particular, the cooperation in renewable energy has made massive achievements. Some examples of these can be found in South Africa, Cambodia and Argentina.
China will take eight major steps to support high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.
The Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation was held in Beijing on October 17 and 18. In a recent program filmed by Science and Technology Daily, themed Youth on Tech, four distinguished young experts shared their BRI experiences and insights with audiences.
Uzbekistan, with its long history of mulberry tree cultivation and raising silkworms, is now the third largest silk producer in the world. The cooperation between China and Uzbekistan in sericulture is blossoming under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) framework. There is especially extensive sericulture trade and technological exchange between the Central Asian country and Zhejiang province, east China.
William N. Brown has called China home for over 30 years. "I'm fortunate to live in a country as beautiful as China, in the vibrant city of Xiamen, and at a university as remarkable as Xiamen University," the 68-year-old American professor at Xiamen University said.
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. Held on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar, it falls on September 17 this year according to the Gregorian calendar. On this day, the Chinese believe that the moon is at its brightest and fullest, coinciding with harvest time in the middle of autumn.