Summary: This article discusses Sichuan's efforts to modernize the ancient Shu Road (蜀道), highlighting infrastructure development and its role in connecting China with the world. It emphasizes the application of innovative, coordinated, green, open, and shared development concepts, which were proposed by Xi Jinping. It mentions the development of high-speed rail and highways, linking Sichuan to the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, alongside the China-Europe Railway Express. It also discusses Sichuan's opening up to foreign trade, including the import of goods like Malaysian durian and Airbus's aircraft recycling project in Chengdu, which highlights an example of international cooperation and economic exchange. The piece frames the Shu Road's modernization as a crucial element in building a unified national market and contributing to China's overall modernization.
Summary: Shenzhen is accelerating the integration of its innovation, industrial, financial, and talent chains to enhance enterprise innovation, with a focus on robotics and synthetic biology. Companies like Pasini, specializing in tactile sensors, and Baygen Biotech, utilizing synthetic biology for material production, are thriving due to Shenzhen's supportive policies and infrastructure. The city is promoting the application of new technologies, such as AI in healthcare, by opening up urban scenarios for testing and deployment. According to the Shenzhen's Party Secretary Meng Fanli, Shenzhen aims to build a globally influential industrial technology innovation center. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A third comprehensive rehearsal for the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War took place in Tiananmen Square. The exercise, a full dress rehearsal, included the commemorative ceremony (including a military parade), transitions, audience organization, and emergency response drills. The rehearsal aimed to test the coordination between various procedures and sections. The announcement also thanked the citizens and tourists for their support.
Summary: During the Anti-Japanese War, Yanchi County in Ningxia served as a crucial economic lifeline for the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, primarily through salt production. The 359th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army played a significant role in boosting salt production in Yanchi, overcoming harsh conditions to supply the region with essential resources. The spirit of self-reliance and hard work displayed during that period continues to inspire local development. Today, Yanchi is leveraging technology and innovative approaches to revitalize its traditional industries, such as滩羊 (Tan Sheep) farming, and explore new opportunities like saline aquaculture. The area is transforming its saline land into valuable economic resource, but there is no mention of the United States.
Summary: The article summarizes the recent Central Urban Work Conference's focus on building "modernized people's cities" through "one optimization and six constructions," emphasizing innovation, livability, beauty, resilience, civility, and intelligence. This vision builds upon the previous "one respect and five coordinations," marking a shift towards high-quality, internal development prioritizing people-centered approaches. Xi Jinping stressed the importance of adapting to the evolving stage of urbanization and avoiding actions like large-scale tree removal or arbitrary place name changes. The conference underscored the need for differentiated urban development based on local conditions and a long-term perspective, and focusing on improving people's lives rather than solely pursuing GDP growth. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: According to a report from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, China's traditional villages saw over 293 million tourist visits in the first half of the year. This surge in tourism is attributed to the protection and utilization of these villages, fostering the development of leisure tourism and cultural industries. The effort aims to stimulate endogenous drivers for rural development. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article highlights the crucial role of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japan. It also discusses the rapid growth of China's engineering workforce and strategies for cultivating high-quality engineers to support innovation across various sectors. Furthermore, the article explores how Lincang in Yunnan Province, bordering the Lancang River, is deepening cross-border cultural exchanges, exemplified by the international popularity of a local Dai ethnic group's Water-Splashing Festival theme song.
Summary: This article focuses on China's progress towards achieving its "14th Five-Year Plan" goals, highlighting advancements such as exceeding targets for high-value invention patents. It spotlights Chen Wei, a technology manager in Wuhan, who facilitates the commercialization of patents by connecting businesses with suitable technologies. Chen's work involves overcoming challenges like identifying valuable patents and bridging the gap between research experts and businesses. The article also details Chen's role in helping a professor commercialize a novel lithium extraction technology. Chen Wei is now the director of the Wuhan Technology Transfer Research Institute and is working to expand the ranks of skilled technology managers.
Summary: A Wuhan University of Technology professor recounts how a technology manager helped him commercialize his laboratory breakthroughs, moving beyond academic publications and patents. The professor lacked experience and capital for commercialization, but the technology manager connected him with angel funding and helped establish a pilot production line. Subsequent successful pilot applications led to further funding for mass production. The professor hopes technology managers will continue bridging the innovation and industrial chains to translate research into productivity. This will support national resource security and foster new productive forces.
Summary: China is accelerating the industrialization of patents, with the industrialization rate of enterprise invention patents increasing from 44.9% in 2020 to 53.3% in 2024, particularly in fields like AI, information communication, and new energy vehicles. A key driver is the "Patent Transformation and Utilization Special Action Plan (2023-2025)," which has inventoried patents from over 2,700 institutions and matched them with 450,000 enterprises. These efforts aim to address issues such as "sleeping" patents and improve the connection between research and industry. This has involved the establishment of about 20,000 joint R&D centers between universities/institutions and enterprises. The US or US-China relations were not mentioned in this article.
Summary: A German tourist named Klara visited the Terracotta Army in Xi'an, facilitated by the "Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum Museum Overseas Integrated Service Platform" which supports multiple languages and currencies, and allows for easy ticket purchases with a passport. Klara was accompanied by an English tour guide named Yue Baozheng, who is known as "Mr. Mountain" to foreign tourists. Klara experienced VR and AR technology that brought the terracotta warriors to life and participated in a workshop to learn how to make the figures, appreciating the ancient artisans' meticulous work. She also paid for experiences using WeChat, linked to her German credit card. Visa-free policies and unique travel experiences have increased the appeal to foreign tourists, with the Xi'an port seeing a 124% increase in foreign arrivals this year.
Summary: China's e-commerce logistics index reached a new high for the year in July, according to data released by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing. The overall e-commerce logistics volume index and the rural e-commerce logistics volume index both increased. Unlike previous years, e-commerce logistics did not decrease in July despite the conclusion of the large mid-year e-commerce sales. Rural e-commerce consumption has become an important factor driving the increase in the e-commerce logistics index.
Summary: During the Anti-Japanese War, Yanchi County in Ningxia was a crucial economic support for the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region due to its salt production. The 359th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army produced salt in Yanchi and transported it to other areas in exchange for supplies. Today, Yanchi is developing new industries on its saline land, such as aquaculture, and promoting its traditional industries like Tan sheep farming. The revolutionary history of Yanchi is being promoted to younger generations through educational programs, highlighting the spirit of self-reliance and contribution to the nation.
Summary: Chinese customs data shows that trade between China and other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members reached a record high of 2.11 trillion yuan in the first seven months of this year, a 3% increase. The SCO Demonstration Zone in Qingdao is highlighted as a key platform, attracting businesses with initiatives like the "Silk Road E-commerce" service base, and the "Credit SCO" platform. Tianjin Port is presented as another example of cooperation, facilitating trade with SCO countries through sea-rail transport, and serving as a crucial gateway for landlocked Central Asian nations. The Khorgos International Border Cooperation Center is also mentioned as a hub for cross-border trade and tourism.
Summary: According to the Chairman of the Nepal China Friendship Forum, Nepal anticipates the 2025 SCO summit in Tianjin, scheduled for August 31st to September 1st, hoping it will bring development opportunities to developing countries. He praises the "Shanghai Spirit" of mutual trust and benefit upheld by the SCO. He also notes China's commitment to helping developing countries without conditions and its advocacy for equality among nations, regardless of size or wealth, which is benefiting Nepal. He further notes that the China's development has benefited Nepal. He also observes that many schools in Nepal are making China a preferred destination for students.
Summary: The inaugural China-Africa Human Rights Seminar was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with over 200 officials and experts from China and over 40 African countries discussing development rights within the context of building a China-Africa community with a shared future. Jiang Jianguo, Vice Chairman of the Ethnic and Religious Committee of the National Committee of the CPPCC and Executive Vice President of the China Society for Human Rights Studies, emphasized China's focus on the rights to subsistence and development, advocating for a human rights development path tailored to national conditions. Participants highlighted infrastructure projects like the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway and agricultural technology transfers as examples of China's contribution to African development and human rights. Scholars emphasized that the universality of human rights should not be defined or imposed by certain countries while ignoring others' values and interests, advocating for South-South cooperation.
Summary: Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin will lead a delegation to China from August 25th to 26th at the invitation of Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The visit will include Volodin's participation in the 10th meeting of the Cooperation Committee between the Chinese National People's Congress and the Russian Federal Assembly. The article does not reference the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Cambridge professor and fellow of the British Academy, Hans van de Ven, stated that China was the first country to fight against Japanese militarism, arguing that its resistance significantly impacted the Asian theater of World War II, especially given the U.S. isolationist policy at the time. Van de Ven emphasized the importance of understanding WWII in a global context, arguing that China's resistance against Japan prevented Japan from fully engaging in the European theatre of WWII. He also noted that some scholars in the West undervalue China's role in WWII. Van de Ven teaches modern history at Peking University, focusing on topics like "Asia in WWII".
Summary: The China-built and operated Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Kenya has achieved 3,000 days of safe operation as of August 16th. The railway, a flagship Belt and Road Initiative project, has transported 15.93 million passengers and 41.96 million tons of cargo. Constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation, the SGR has generated 74,000 jobs and trained approximately 2,800 Kenyan railway technicians. The railway utilizes Chinese standards, technology, equipment, and operation models.
Summary: Ahead of the September 3rd parade, three soldiers from honored anti-Japanese war units shared stories of inheriting the spirit of the war and striving on the path to military strength. Wang Chenyi of the "Liu Laozhuang Company" discussed their company's history and vowed to display military might. Guo Haiyang, from the "Langya Mountain Five Heroes Company," spoke of his dream to participate in the parade and the company's tradition of honoring the five heroes. Du Ningxin, a political instructor from the "Diamond Drill" brigade, highlighted the brigade's history and their commitment to high standards.
Summary: A press center for the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War will open on August 27th at the Media Center Hotel in Beijing. The center will provide services including press credentials, interview arrangements, communications support, and information for both domestic and international journalists covering the commemorative events. Contact information is provided for mainland, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and foreign journalists. A website and associated social media accounts managed by Xinhua News Agency will launch on August 25th to provide updates and resources related to the anniversary. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the recent Fortune Global 500 list, highlighting the success of Chinese companies like Chery and Huawei. It emphasizes the need for China to embrace challenges and learn to "swim" in the global economic "ocean," rather than remaining passive amidst rising protectionism and technological changes, as well as the need to face and overcome U.S. containment and suppression in the process. The article argues that leaders must develop their abilities by immersing themselves in real-world situations, particularly in the face of global economic uncertainties. It also notes that only by understanding the trends and proactively adapting can China maintain its development momentum and economic advantages in the face of global competition.
Summary: A tourism train, the first of its kind this year in Heilongjiang province, departed from Harbin on August 22nd, embarking on a five-day tour of the grasslands. Designated as the "Youxiang Longjiang · Yinlv Hao" (Enjoy Longjiang · Silver Tourism) train, it caters specifically to senior travelers. The Harbin railway department has modified the train to improve the travel experience for elderly passengers. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A recent central urban work conference emphasized building modernized people's cities, focusing on innovation, livability, beauty, resilience, civility, and intelligence. The conference proposed optimizing the urban system and enhancing six key areas. This shifts the focus from rapid growth to quality improvement in urban development, requiring a move towards intensive development. The meeting stressed the importance of avoiding large-scale tree removal, indiscriminate construction of cultural landmarks, and arbitrary changes to place names. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article discusses the importance of remembering and inheriting the spirit of revolutionary martyrs like Yang Jingyu, highlighting the dedication of individuals like Xu Zhenming and his son who devoted their lives to guarding Yang's mausoleum. It emphasizes the need to understand the significance of choosing to uphold this spirit through dedication to grassroots work and innovation. The piece connects this historical memory to the present-day revitalization of Northeast China, calling for continued efforts to address challenges in the region's development. It suggests that by honoring the past and embracing innovation, the Northeast can achieve new breakthroughs.
Summary: The article discusses the growing trend of "city gifts" (城市礼物) in China, unique souvenirs that aim to capture the essence and memories of a city for tourists. It highlights the recent "Beijing Gifts" global cultural and creative competition, emphasizing the importance of these gifts in showcasing urban charm and cultural soft power. The article suggests that successful city gifts should blend traditional culture with modern aesthetics and functionality, creating new consumption scenarios and boosting local economies. Examples include souvenirs incorporating Beijing Opera elements and panda-themed items in Chengdu. Ultimately, the article argues that developing distinctive city gifts is crucial for cities to attract visitors, stimulate internal development, and promote their unique cultural identity.
Summary: Several Chinese cities, including Shenzhen, Chengdu, and Hefei, have launched initiatives to provide cooling areas in subway stations during the summer, earning positive feedback. The article discusses the importance of balancing this public service with maintaining order and safety in subway stations, citing instances of uncivil behavior by some using the cooling areas. It suggests optimizing space planning and implementing "civilized cooling conventions" to address these issues. The piece highlights how addressing residents' needs, such as providing cooling spaces, can improve urban governance and transform underutilized public resources into valuable assets. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article highlights China's agricultural advancements leading to affordable and widely available domestic fruits. Driven by technological improvements and market demand, China has become the world's largest producer and consumer of fruit. The fruit industry is now the third largest agricultural sector in China, after grains and vegetables. This increased high-quality supply supports consumption upgrades.
Summary: A Chinese hospital official emphasizes the importance of research-oriented hospitals in driving medical innovation through technologies like brain-computer interfaces and AI. The article calls for reforms in research evaluation and intellectual property protection to promote collaboration between researchers and clinicians. It also discusses the need for cross-disciplinary collaboration, exemplified by advancements in minimally invasive cardiac surgery achieved through collaborations between medical and engineering experts. The official also stressed the importance of supporting doctors' engagement in research through streamlined processes and differentiated evaluations.
Summary: This article discusses the common misconception that art education for children should be "lightweight" and primarily focused on cultivating superficial qualities. The author argues that true artistic development and the cultivation of genuine character require sustained effort, perseverance, and a willingness to embrace challenges. They emphasize the importance of "deep interest" in art education, which involves persistent exploration and achievement through difficulties. Ultimately, the author advocates for creating environments where children can explore, experiment, and experience the intrinsic value of art. This will help them develop a foundation for their future approach to life and learning.
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Summary: Tibet is focusing on nine key industries, including cultural tourism, clean energy, and agriculture, to promote high-quality economic development, achieving a 7.2% GDP increase in the first half of the year. The region is prioritizing the development of clean energy, with over 99% of its electricity generation coming from renewable sources. Infrastructure improvements, like roads and railways, are facilitating trade and tourism, with exports including wool, cashmere, and other agricultural products. The region also emphasizes that development projects should improve livelihoods and strengthen ethnic unity, with all registered impoverished residents lifted out of poverty by the end of 2019.
Summary: A seminar on international cartoon creation and dissemination in the new era was held in Beijing on August 23, co-sponsored by *National Humanities History* magazine and *Satire and Humor* newspaper. Xu Lijing, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the *People's Daily*, attended and delivered a speech. Participants discussed how to leverage cartoons to enhance China's cultural soft power and influence internationally, focusing on using cartoons to express China's stance and promote Chinese culture. The seminar emphasized the unique advantages of cartoons as an effective medium for international communication, aiming to showcase a credible, lovable, and respectable image of China to the world.
Summary: The domestically developed "Haiqin" ROV, designed for deep-sea exploration, successfully completed its first deep-sea trial in the South China Sea from the "Zhongshan University" research vessel. The ROV, tailored for the ship, reached a maximum depth of 4,140 meters and underwent multiple scientific tests. Eighty-nine personnel from 19 domestic institutions, led by Cui Yunlu from Zhongshan University, participated in the voyage, which began on August 13 from Zhuhai. The "Haidou-1" ARV is undertaking deep-sea scientific research at the same time. There is no mention of the United States.
Summary: This article discusses the historical and contemporary significance of the "Shu Road" in Sichuan, highlighting its role in connecting the region and promoting economic development. It emphasizes the importance of innovation, green development, and shared prosperity in the construction of modern transportation infrastructure, showcasing projects like the Chengdu-Lanzhou railway and the high-speed rail connecting Chengdu and Chongqing. The article also touches upon Sichuan's efforts to integrate into the national unified market through initiatives like the cross-provincial tax administration in the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle. Finally, it mentions Sichuan's opening-up strategy, exemplified by the import of Thai durians and the Airbus aircraft recycling project, and its role in cultural exchange, including its relations with countries participating in the "Belt and Road" initiative.
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Summary: The article reports on the exploitative practices of some labor agencies in China, which lure workers with promises of high wages only to provide lower pay or withhold wages after the work is completed. Readers shared instances of deception, including bait-and-switch tactics regarding pay rates and locations of employment. Lawyers interviewed in the article say these practices are illegal and violate labor laws. The article also urges government oversight and platforms to strengthen scrutiny of labor agencies, and to better protect workers' rights.
Summary: A letter to the editor in the People's Daily reported a safety hazard in Yinchuan, Ningxia: a 10cm high cement platform in a waiting area for traffic signals. The platform, originally part of a traffic island built around 2003 to direct traffic, had become obsolete and a hazard. The Yinchuan Municipal Administration stated that these traffic islands are being removed, and the specific platform mentioned in the letter has been demolished and the road leveled. The original traffic island was built to allow police to stand atop it and direct traffic. This issue does not mention U.S. and China relations.
Summary: Residents of Langxu Village in Yaogu Town, Yunfu City, Guangdong Province, report significant disruption to their lives and agriculture due to mudslides caused by the construction of a new national highway near their village beginning in 2023. Heavy rains cause the mud to flood their fields, roads, and homes. They are requesting intervention from relevant authorities to address the issue. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the privacy vulnerabilities inherent in many home surveillance cameras, leading to potential breaches and unauthorized access to video content. It highlights instances of unusual camera activity, such as unexplained sounds and movements, alongside reports of hacking. The author urges manufacturers to prioritize user privacy and security during product development, emphasizing the need for user-friendly security settings and robust technical safeguards. Manufacturers should also promptly address reported security anomalies and release patches to fix identified vulnerabilities. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the text.
Summary: The article discusses prevalent issues of false advertising, exaggerated efficacy claims, contract traps, and privacy breaches in China's weight loss market, where consumers are lured by promises of rapid weight loss without diet or exercise. Consumers are often persuaded to purchase expensive, ineffective products or services through misleading tactics and face difficulties in obtaining refunds or compensation when promised results are not achieved or adverse effects occur. Experts advise consumers to be wary of exaggerated claims, verify product certifications, and seek guidance from healthcare professionals before using weight loss products or services. The National Health Commission warns against misinformation online, specifically regarding products promising easy weight loss.
Summary: The *People's Daily*, in collaboration with the *People's Daily Online* "Leaders' Message Board," is soliciting public feedback on pressing issues and concerns through its "Reader's Letters" section. Readers are encouraged to submit tips and suggestions via email or mobile application. This initiative aims to gather information on issues requiring attention from leadership, providing avenues for public input on governance. There is no mention of U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the trend of China's postal service creating themed post offices to boost cultural tourism and diversify consumption scenarios. Examples include the Beijing Di'anmen Post Office, which focuses on the 24 solar terms, and the Qingdao Marine Research Theme Post Office, which partners with marine research institutions like the National Deep Sea Base. The Chengdu Panda Post Office leverages its panda IP to attract tourists and promote local culture. As of the end of 2024, there were 838 themed post offices nationwide, generating 355 million yuan in revenue.
Summary: The article warns of privacy risks associated with AI technologies such as "AI face-swapping," smart devices, and facial recognition payment systems, highlighting the potential for identity theft and information leakage. It advises vigilance against deepfakes by verifying requests for funds or sensitive information through alternative channels and identifying irregularities in videos and voices. The piece also recommends securing smart devices by purchasing reputable brands, physically disconnecting them when not in use, changing default passwords, and limiting app permissions. The article concludes by reminding readers that AI-enabled fraud is still fraud, and that they should report suspicious activity to the police, and emphasizes the importance of individual awareness and preventative measures.
Summary: China's National Administration of Financial Regulation (NAFR) issued 16 measures to bolster financial support for cross-strait integration, specifically focusing on Fujian Province. The measures aim to deepen financial cooperation between Fujian and Taiwan in banking and insurance. The plan also seeks to improve financial services for Taiwanese businesses and residents in Fujian. NAFR expects the measures to promote cross-strait economic integration by supporting the development of the cross-strait integration demonstration zone.
Summary: Anhui province plans a significant urban renewal initiative, targeting 214 urban renewal zones and 519 projects from 2025-2028, with a total investment of 431.7 billion yuan. Currently, 51 zones and 196 projects are underway, with a planned investment of 142.76 billion yuan. The province will accelerate provincial legislation on urban renewal and create a province-wide "15th Five-Year Plan" for urban renewal. The province aims to develop replicable models for project planning, resource integration, platform development, social participation, economic development and evaluation.
Summary: This article describes the annual autumn transhumance in the Altay region of Xinjiang, where millions of livestock are moved from high-altitude summer pastures to lower-altitude autumn pastures, and eventually to winter pastures. The provided photograph shows herders from Kalaman Town in Fuhai County, Altay Prefecture, moving their livestock during this seasonal migration. No statements or actions of any officials are included, nor are there any mentions of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) announced that the Hongxing shale gas field, located in Hubei and Chongqing, has been confirmed by the Ministry of Natural Resources to hold proven reserves of 165.025 billion cubic meters. This marks the discovery of another large shale gas field in China. The Hongxing field's complex geological conditions presented significant exploration and development challenges. Technological innovations improved single-well testing production from 89,000 cubic meters per day to 323,500 cubic meters per day. The article does not mention the United States or US-China relations.
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Summary: This article argues that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) played a pivotal role in China's victory in the Second Sino-Japanese War by providing political leadership, mobilizing society, and implementing effective strategies. The CCP is credited with initiating and maintaining the anti-Japanese united front, advocating for a total war approach, and developing the strategic concept of protracted war and guerrilla warfare. The article highlights the CCP's efforts in party building, particularly the establishment of Mao Zedong Thought as the guiding ideology. The author claims that these factors enabled the CCP to become the central pillar in the war against Japan. There is no discussion of the United States in this article.
Summary: In a letter to the World Youth Peace Conference, Xi Jinping emphasized that the future of peace rests on the youth and that the new era of Chinese youth should contribute to world peace. The article calls for Chinese youth to cultivate a global perspective, promote exchanges, and build emotional foundations for peace, contributing to a shared future for mankind. It advocates for platforms for international cultural exchange to help foster understanding and appreciation for China, as well as for the world to promote mutual exchange, dialogue and understanding. The article highlights China's contribution to the world peace, not mentioning United States. The article also stresses the importance of youth participation in initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative and Confucius Institutes to foster development and mutual trust.
Summary: The article profiles 96-year-old Zhang Buxia, a veteran of the Second Sino-Japanese War and Korean War, detailing his experiences joining the New Fourth Army at age 11 and fighting against Japanese invaders. Zhang recalls the brutality of the Japanese army and the strong bond between the New Fourth Army and the local population, highlighting the importance of patriotism and sacrifice in achieving victory. Despite suffering injuries and retiring early, Zhang continued to contribute to his community by establishing local party branches and promoting patriotism among youth through public speaking. Zhang emphasized that a communist party member has to continue to be active even after retirement. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article commemorates Cai Bingyan, an anti-Japanese war hero who died in the Battle of Shanghai in 1937. Cai, a graduate of the Huangpu Military Academy, led his troops with the conviction that soldiers should die for their country, sending his family off with instructions for his wife to participate in the anti-Japanese war effort. His dedication to the nation is reflected in his last letter to his wife, emphasizing that family cannot be protected if the nation falls. He was posthumously recognized for his sacrifice, and his legacy of patriotism continues to inspire generations, with his descendants continuing to commemorate his memory, and following in his courageous footsteps.
Summary: The fifth China-Mongolia Expo, co-hosted by China's Ministry of Commerce, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and Mongolia's Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Light Industry, will be held in Hohhot from August 25-29, 2025. The expo aims to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and promote win-win outcomes, featuring high-level exchanges, business negotiations, cultural exchange, and exhibitions. The expo, covering 43,200 square meters, seeks to be a new platform for China's opening to the north and for regional industrial chain cooperation. It also intends to be a new fulcrum for Northeast Asia regional cooperation and a boost for the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor. The expo is intended to showcase the Belt and Road initiative.
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Summary: Here's a brief summary of the provided articles: Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) is exploring a diversified evaluation system for its National Academy of Excellence in Engineering, allowing students to graduate based on practical achievements beyond traditional theses. HIT collaborates with enterprises to tailor training programs for high-quality engineering talent, emphasizing innovation and practical application. Separately, China Railway Construction is advancing its shield tunneling capabilities, fostering a team of engineers through practical experience on major projects like the Hai Tai Yangtze River Tunnel. Hangzhou Lingban Technology, an AR company, highlights the importance of engineers in developing future industries, with a significant portion of its workforce dedicated to R&D and the company working to build a strong ecosystem for talent.
Summary: Between 2000 and 2020, China's engineering workforce grew from approximately 5.2 million to 17.7 million, driven by integrated "chains" of education, talent, industry, and innovation. This growth is further fueled by practical training in key projects and strategic industries, fostering the development of skilled engineers. The increase in engineers reflects reforms in education, science, technology, and talent management. Despite this growth, China still faces a significant shortage of high-level engineers. Developing this workforce is crucial for fostering new productive forces and high-quality development.
Summary: The author, Dean of the College of Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing at Central South University of Forestry and Technology, advocates for cultivating a new generation of agricultural and forestry talent equipped with both technical expertise and practical understanding of agriculture. He emphasizes aligning curriculum with industry needs, focusing on national strategic demands like developing indigenous agricultural machinery to reduce reliance on imports. He highlights the importance of "writing papers on the land of the motherland" by addressing practical problems in agricultural production, such as mechanized harvesting of oil-tea camellia and intelligent fruit sorting. The author promotes a "trinity" model of talent cultivation that integrates industry, education, and research, with the goal of supporting rural revitalization and agricultural modernization.
Summary: The 20th China Changchun Film Festival opened on August 23rd in Changchun, Jilin Province, under the theme "New Era, New Cradle, New Strength, New Journey," highlighting innovation and inheritance in Chinese-language films. The festival, which runs until August 28th, includes film awards, screenings, and forums such as the China Film New Power Forum. The "Golden Deer Award" will be presented across ten categories, with 18 films nominated, including "Operation Red Sea" and "Nanjing Photo Studio." Events will also commemorate the 120th anniversary of Chinese cinema and the 80th anniversary of Changchun Film Studio with special programs.
Summary: Chinese scientists, including Wang Chengyuan and Xu Yigang, conducted systematic research on Chang'e-6 lunar samples, revealing the source characteristics and thermal driving mechanism of young lunar volcanic activity. They identified two types of basalts with different compositions and depths of origin, suggesting a new thermal dynamic mechanism where trapped deep magma triggers shallow mantle melting. This research indicates a shift in lunar volcanic activity around 3 billion years ago, with heat transfer mechanisms dominating later activity. Analysis of remote sensing data suggests compositional differences between the near and far sides of the Moon. The study challenges previous assumptions about the Moon's thermal evolution.
Summary: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued a notice to conduct a comprehensive survey of industrial cultural resources to support their protection, value discovery, development of related projects, and industrial cultivation. The survey aims to comprehensively understand the historical, technological, social, and artistic value of industrial culture resources formed during China's industrialization process. It will also assess the status of resource protection and utilization, and establish a national database and dynamic management mechanism for industrial cultural resources. The survey encompasses five categories, including industrial heritage, industrial-themed exhibition venues, industrial tourism destinations, industrial publications, and industrial culture resource clusters.
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Summary: The article discusses the integration of modern medical technology, such as CT scans and ultrasounds, into traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practices to enhance diagnostic accuracy and provide more treatment options for patients. Experts emphasize that these technologies are complementary to, not replacements for, TCM's holistic diagnostic approach. The integration aims to improve the precision and safety of treatments, such as with visualized acupuncture knife techniques. Experts like Ren Yi and Zhang Xiaoping advocate for using technology to extend TCM's capabilities while maintaining its core principles of holistic diagnosis and treatment. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A police patrol team in Huludao, Liaoning, consisting of officers Zhao Chen, Ji Guangying, Nie Sibo and Zhao Wanshun, saved five teenagers from being hit by a driver, Yao, who had fallen asleep at the wheel. The officers used their patrol car to block Yao's vehicle, sustaining damage to their vehicle and minor injuries to themselves. Yao later called the police station to express his gratitude. The accident was attributed to Yao's fatigue driving. There was no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Shangyu district in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province is implementing the "Two Mountains" theory, focusing on green and low-carbon development and innovation. The district has shut down polluting enterprises, improved sewage treatment, and carried out ecological restoration projects along the Cao'e River. Shangyu is also developing green industries, such as the intelligent equipment ecological park, and promoting rural revitalization through eco-tourism and specialty agriculture. The area has achieved notable success in improving air quality and ecological environment while developing its economy. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Guo Qinghua, a professor at Peking University, led a team that created China's first "tree density map," estimating approximately 142.6 billion trees in China as of 2020. Using drones with LiDAR sensors and AI algorithms, the team scanned forests and combined data with satellite imagery to create the map, revealing that the southwest region has the highest concentration of trees. Guo's research also focuses on developing domestic LiDAR technology to better understand and protect China's forest resources, including determining optimal tree planting strategies for ecological benefits. His team discovered Asia's tallest tree, a 102.3-meter-tall cypress in Tibet. Guo hopes his work will inspire greater appreciation for nature.
Summary: Typhoon "Jianyu" intensified and is expected to impact coastal areas of Guangdong, Hainan, and Guangxi, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall. China Meteorological Administration issued a typhoon warning and initiated an emergency response. The Ministry of Water Resources also initiated a flood defense emergency response for the affected provinces and dispatched work teams to Guangdong and Hainan. Hainan Province raised its emergency response level and took measures such as closing tourist attractions and ensuring fishing boats returned to port. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: Yangzijiang Pharmaceutical Group is collaborating with a cooperative in Chengcheng County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, to develop a standardized *Scutellaria baicalensis* (Huang芩) planting base, aiming to improve quality and yield through digital management, selenium enrichment trials, and intercropping techniques. The company has implemented a digital traceability system and is conducting selenium enrichment experiments to increase production and optimize quality. This initiative aims to boost farmers' income and revitalize rural areas. The planting base uses crop rotation with corn and wheat, and exports to countries including Pakistan, Japan, and South Korea. Yangzijiang Pharmaceutical Group has established 80 such bases in over 20 provinces to promote rural development.
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Summary: The article discusses the post-retirement transitions of Chinese athletes, highlighting three individuals: wrestler Huang Yaling, sailor Xu Lijia, and tennis player Han Yu. Huang, after retiring due to injury, initially founded a wedding company and later a restaurant employing retired athletes, eventually establishing a children's sports club focused on children with special needs and launching the "Star Action Project" with other retired athletes. Xu, an Olympic sailing champion, transitioned to sports media, emphasizing broadening life's boundaries. Han established a tennis club and initiated a "tennis in school" program to promote the sport among students.
Summary: The article discusses the post-retirement lives of athletes in China, focusing on their transition into new careers and societal roles. It highlights their ability to leverage the discipline and resilience cultivated in sports to succeed in entrepreneurship and employment. It emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and adaptation for these athletes as they contribute to society by creating jobs and promoting healthy lifestyles. The piece frames this transition as a way for athletes to realize their personal value while continuing to contribute to society.
Summary: The article discusses the trend of schools in China opening their sports facilities to the public during holidays to address the demand for recreational space. It highlights the need to balance resource sharing with campus management, citing examples from Kunming and Hangzhou where schools are implementing measures like facial recognition, physical zoning, and engaging professional management companies to ensure safety and efficiency. The piece argues that while opening school facilities is a positive step, a comprehensive public fitness service system is needed to address the broader "where to exercise" problem.
Summary: The Chinese national women's volleyball team defeated Mexico 3-1 in their opening match of the 2025 World Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Li Yingying returned from injury to start, and Zhuang Yushan scored a team-high 23 points. Coach Zhao Yong noted the team's initial nervousness but praised their resilience and improved performance. The team will face Colombia in their next match. The tournament format has been changed to every two years and now includes 32 teams.
Summary: The 2025 World Badminton Championships will begin in Paris on August 25th, with 382 athletes participating. China has sent 26 athletes to compete in all five events. According to Chinese Badminton Association Chairman Zhang Jun, the team aims to uphold their spirit of perseverance and compete for world championships. The draw has placed many Chinese players in the same brackets, increasing the difficulty of the competition. Zhang Jun noted that international competition is becoming increasingly fierce.
Summary: At the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region's 11th Ethnic Traditional Sports Games, Menggentaoli won second place in the horse-riding Hada-picking event, collecting 38 Hadas. Menggentaoli, a 24-year-old from a nomadic family, started riding horses at a young age and later joined the equestrian school at Xilingol Vocational College, eventually specializing in Hada-picking. Despite initial challenges and being the only female on the team, she persevered and found success after acquiring her horse, "Wolf Qing." In addition to competitions, she also manages her own horse farm and is exploring other equestrian disciplines. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article discusses the development and potential of "AI scientists," AI-driven systems capable of independent scientific discovery, and their potential to revolutionize research. It highlights examples of AI scientists assisting in or independently conducting research, including identifying new drug candidates and discovering gene functions in crops. China is also developing its own AI scientist systems, such as "Virtual Scientist" and "Fengdeng Gene Scientist," for simulating scientific collaboration and assisting in biological breeding. While acknowledging ethical and practical challenges, the article suggests that AI scientists are poised to transform scientific research by accelerating discovery and enabling research in complex environments. There is no mention of the United States in the context of U.S. - China relations.
Summary: A "digital twin ocean" (DTO) system, a digital infrastructure developed as part of the EU's "European Ocean Agreement," is being used to improve global ocean governance. This system creates high-precision models of the ocean by merging data from various sources like satellites, buoys, and AI to allow for real-time scenario simulations and risk assessment. The DTO allows scientists from different disciplines to collaborate and test solutions for marine protection, predict marine events, and assess environmental risks. Alain Arnaud, head of the digital ocean department at Mercator Ocean International, stated that the goal is to create a more powerful and open system. The article does not mention United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A research team at the University of Tokyo has developed a new method for synthesizing ammonia from nitrogen and water under normal temperature and pressure using light, potentially offering a cleaner alternative to the traditional Haber-Bosch process. The new system uses an iridium-based compound to capture solar energy and drive the reaction, circumventing the need for high temperatures, high pressure, and fossil fuels. Team leader Nishibayashi Kazuaki expressed hope that optimization of the catalyst could further enhance the synthesis efficiency. Researchers are collaborating with companies to promote practical applications, although challenges remain in scaling up the process and improving the durability and reusability of core materials.
Summary: A research team at the University of Texas at Austin has developed a new method for information encoding and decoding by synthesizing polymer molecules for data storage, a first attempt to store and read information in plastic using electrical signals. The method uses four different monomers, similar to DNA's four nucleotides, to encode information and create chain polymers, which are then decoded based on their electrochemical properties. While currently limited by slow decoding speeds and one-time readability, the technology offers potential advantages such as high capacity, low cost, and environmental friendliness, making it suitable for applications in flexible electronics and the Internet of Things. The article also mentions similar research being done in China.
Summary: A Finnish study published in the *International Journal of Biological Macromolecules* found that lignin, a complex polymer found in plant cell walls, exhibits broad-spectrum antiviral and antibacterial properties. Researchers extracted high-purity lignin from birch sawdust, wheat straw, and oat hulls using a water-based extraction method. The extracted lignin demonstrated antiviral activity against non-enveloped enteric viruses, as well as inhibitory effects on enveloped viruses, Staphylococcus aureus, and E. coli. Lignin weakens viral activity by stabilizing the virus structure and causing virus particle aggregation, while its active chemical groups can penetrate bacterial cells and impair their function. The research suggests lignin could serve as a green and sustainable alternative to synthetic antimicrobial agents in coatings, packaging, and disinfectants.
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Summary: A recent trend in Lincang, Yunnan, involves turning Australian macadamia nuts into a local specialty, with the region now accounting for 40% of global macadamia planting. Gengma County, under Lincang, has gained popularity for its Water-Sprinkling Festival theme songs, particularly "UP Gengma," which became popular in Southeast Asian countries like Myanmar and Thailand. The county has promoted cross-border cultural exchange by hosting events and creating translated content, fostering connections with neighboring countries. The city has deepened its relationship with Myanmar through cultural exchange programs and mutual support, exemplified by China's aid during a Myanmar earthquake. Lincang has become a key hub connecting China's southwest to the Indian Ocean, strengthening ties with countries like Myanmar.
Summary: The article emphasizes the deep cultural connections between China and Myanmar, highlighting their shared appreciation for "缘" (fate/affinity), close geographical proximity, kinship, and cultural similarities. It focuses on the cross-cultural appeal of the Gengma Water-Sprinkling Dance, a Dai ethnic dance that blends traditional rhythms with modern elements, symbolizing mutual blessings and understanding. The piece underscores the importance of cultural exchange and practical cooperation in fostering good neighborliness and building a shared future within the Lancang-Mekong region. Increased cultural and people to people exchange can improve bilateral relations through good deeds and practical affairs. The U.S. and U.S.-China relations were not mentioned.
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Summary: Recent extreme weather events in China have highlighted the importance of catastrophic insurance in aiding disaster relief and reconstruction. Catastrophic insurance, now piloted in over 20 provinces, provides financial compensation for residents and public infrastructure damaged by natural disasters like floods and typhoons. The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) encourages expanding these pilot programs and exploring policy support to increase coverage. Experts suggest integrating disaster prevention and early warning systems with insurance mechanisms to minimize losses. To ensure the industry can handle large-scale payouts, the CBIRC supports exploring catastrophe bonds and other risk transfer mechanisms, including in Hong Kong markets, to enhance risk diversification.
Summary: The article discusses China's use of structural monetary policy tools, particularly the service consumption and elderly care re-lending program, to boost specific sectors like technology innovation and consumption. It emphasizes the need for these tools to be focused, appropriately scaled, and adaptable to changing economic conditions. The article highlights the importance of coordinating monetary policy with fiscal, industrial, and trade policies to maximize the impact of financial support. It also acknowledges that the macro-level monetary policy is not the only method of financial adjustment and should be used in tandem with others. The article claims that structural monetary policy tools can play a unique role in promoting high-quality economic development.
Summary: Chinese firms' foreign exchange hedging ratio reached a record high of around 30% in the first half of the year. Hedging, which locks in future exchange rates through derivatives, is used to mitigate exchange rate volatility for foreign trade companies. The article emphasizes that companies should focus on hedging for value preservation rather than speculation, and appropriately use foreign exchange derivatives. Banks should strengthen exchange rate risk management services for enterprises, promote the concept of exchange rate neutrality, and offer customized hedging services.
Summary: Ningxia is transitioning from a coal power hub to a leader in green electricity, driven by wind, solar, and hydrogen energy, with renewables accounting for 55% of its total power capacity in 2024. Companies like Yin Chuan Power Transmission Technology Co., Ltd. are innovating in wind turbine components with financial support from local banks. These banks offer various financial products, including collateralized loans and supply chain financing, to support the growth of green industries. Ningxia Zhonghuan Photovoltaic Materials Co., Ltd. also rapidly expanded with significant financial backing. The Ningxia Banking Association facilitates collaboration between companies and banks, promoting syndicated loans for key sectors like renewable energy and technological innovation.
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Summary: Researchers at Beijing Institute of Technology are preparing for field experiments to track and gather data on typhoons using specially developed instruments carried by a large airship. The airship, acting as a mobile platform in the upper atmosphere, will deploy sensors to collect detailed, long-term data on typhoon cores, aiming to improve typhoon prediction accuracy. The team had to overcome challenges related to extreme temperatures, pressures, and the need for lightweight, energy-efficient instruments. This project involves collaboration between universities, research institutions, and companies, with the goal of advancing China's capabilities in typhoon monitoring and prediction. The data collected could also be used to support China's aerospace development by providing environmental information about the upper atmosphere.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of China achieving scientific leadership in high-energy physics to drive technological innovation and avoid reliance on foreign core technologies. It highlights China's progress in the field, including contributions from the Beijing Electron Positron Collider (BEPC) and the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment. The article advocates for the construction of a Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC), later to be upgraded to a proton collider, as a strategic path for China's future research. It also underscores the broader applications of collider technology in fields like material science and advanced manufacturing. The author argues that scientific leadership is a prerequisite for technological dominance and urges China to embrace the risks of cutting-edge exploration.
Summary: China is increasingly leveraging technology to support ecological conservation and green development, as highlighted by several recent advancements. These include the deployment of a "robotic antelope" for wildlife monitoring in the Hoh Xil region, a "sky-ground integrated" ecological monitoring system utilizing satellite remote sensing, and the use of machine learning to estimate glacial erosion rates globally. Furthermore, China is investing in clean energy technologies, exemplified by the construction of new "Hualong One" nuclear power units and the installation of a weather radar-equipped offshore substation for wind power projects. Research into environmentally friendly materials like lignin is also underway.
Summary: A research team led by Xin Xiaoping from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences has developed technologies for intelligent grazing and precise grass-livestock management on natural grasslands. These technologies integrate remote sensing, AI, and 5G to monitor grasslands, track livestock behavior, and optimize feeding strategies through a "Smart Herding" cloud platform. The aim is to improve the efficiency of grass-livestock production and address challenges in grassland animal husbandry, enabling remote "smart grazing" for herders. Experts at a recent conference in Inner Mongolia affirmed the team's achievements. Xin Xiaoping expressed his intention to actively cooperate with relevant departments to accelerate the large-scale promotion and application of project results on the basis of previous demonstrations, and help my country's grassland animal husbandry to modernize and transform.
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Summary: The article explores the reasons behind poet Mu Dan's (查良铮) decision to join the Chinese Expeditionary Force during World War II, despite being a teacher at Southwest Associated University (西南联大). It highlights his intellectual engagement with the era's anti-Japanese sentiment and his desire to contribute actively to the war effort. The author visits Jiaxing, Zhejiang, Mu Dan's ancestral home, and interviews researchers, including a member of the Cha family, to understand his background and motivations. The article emphasizes Mu Dan's transformation from a scholar to a war poet, influenced by the tumultuous times and his desire to serve his country.
Summary: This article uses the analogy of "watching your mouth and moving your legs" for health to discuss the importance of clean governance and diligence for Chinese officials. "Watching your mouth" is equated to resisting greed and adhering to laws, while "moving your legs" represents actively engaging with reality and working diligently. The author argues that both are crucial; "watching your mouth" alone leads to stagnation, while only "moving your legs" without restraint can lead to wasteful practices. The piece emphasizes the need for officials to connect with the people, understand their concerns, and work towards solving their problems.
Summary: This article is a personal reflection on the author's changing perception of their hometown, Liangzhou. Initially viewing the city and its dialect as backward, the author comes to appreciate the unique characteristics of Liangzhou speech, attributing its loud and direct nature to the region's geography and history. The author connects the local culture to ancient traditions and values, finding beauty and meaning in the familiar sounds of the Liangzhou dialect. The author concludes by expressing love for the city, highlighting its sense of community, warmth, and deep-rooted cultural heritage.
Summary: This article describes the oil painting "Studying by the Window" by Han Jingsheng, which is held in the collection of the National Art Museum of China. The article primarily provides information about the painting's title, artist, and current location. There is no mention of the statements or actions of any officials, nor any discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article describes the harvesting and enjoyment of Yangmei, a type of Chinese bayberry, in the Jiangnan region. The author details the early morning harvest, the sorting and rapid transportation that allows for quick delivery to consumers, and the unique sweet and slightly tart taste of the fruit. The author reflects on how improved varieties have made even the scent of the leaves appealing. The short season and distinct flavor of the Yangmei create a memorable and fleeting culinary experience.
Summary: An amateur folklorist known as "Second Teacher" (二老师) and his son, Chen Juesan, are leveraging livestreaming to promote the local night market in Chongqing. The livestream, called "Bǎ Yè Áo Chuān" (把夜熬穿), features a different vendor each night, highlighting their culinary skills and personal stories. Recently, the livestream attracted a group of international students from Belt and Road countries. The "Second Teacher" discussed traditional Chinese medicine, referencing China's four great novels.
Summary: This poem uses birds as metaphors for unlocking different aspects of the sky and nature. Eagles represent the power of storms, doves symbolize the freedom of clouds, and magpies connect celestial lovers. The speaker expresses a desire to journey through the sky with these birds, hoping to access the secrets of the sun, moon, and a loved one's heart. The poem does not mention Chinese politics, the United States, or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This is not an article, but an announcement from the People's Daily soliciting submissions for its "Earth" section. The announcement specifies that submissions should be original works and not submitted to multiple publications simultaneously. There is no information regarding statements, actions of officials, or U.S.-China relations.
By: 本报记者
Sichuan Guangyuan (四川广元), ascending Mingyue Gorge (明月峡), the Shu Road (蜀道) comes into view.
Beneath one's feet, the winding and tortuous Xianqin Plank Road (先秦栈道) and Jinniu Post Road (金牛驿道); in the distance, the Jialing Waterway (嘉陵水道) and the trackers' path move forward side by side; on both sides, the Xi'an-Chengdu High-Speed Railway (西成高铁) and the Beijing-Kunming Expressway (京昆高速) pass through the mountains...
Extending for three thousand miles and spanning three thousand years, it connects the past and the present. This 2-kilometer-long canyon in Guangyuan (广元) is thus known as the "China Natural Transportation History Museum (中国天然交通历史博物馆)."
Traversing the historical smoke and dust, questioning "Why the Shu Road (蜀道)?"
"Alas, how dangerous and high! The difficulty of the Shu Road (蜀道) is greater than ascending to the blue sky!"
The deep ruts engraved on the earth reflect the courage of generations of road builders who said, "If there is no road ahead, I will forge one."
During the Qin and Han dynasties, "tens of thousands of people were sent to build the Baoxie Road (褒斜道) for more than five hundred li."
During the Anti-Japanese War, the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway (川陕公路) was built on the ancient Jinniu Road (金牛道), providing a lifeline for the people of Sichuan and Chongqing to go to the front lines and transport supplies.
After the founding of New China, hundreds of thousands of builders created 13 "world railway firsts" and built the Chengdu-Kunming Railway (成昆铁路) in the "forbidden zone of road construction."
Since the new era, with land and sea linkages and aerial networks, travel on the Shu Road (蜀道) has become boundless.
-- The Yiwan Railway (宜万铁路) was built on "soft tofu," and the Sichuan-Tibet Railway (川藏铁路) was laid on the "roof of the world." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Sichuan (四川) has completed 3.5 trillion yuan of investment in comprehensive transportation construction, and the mileage of expressways open to traffic has exceeded 10,000 kilometers;
-- Connecting to the Silk Road Economic Belt in the north and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road in the south, the China-Europe Railway Express (Chengdu-Chongqing) (中欧班列（成渝）) has operated more than 36,000 trains. Sichuan (四川) Province has 18 airports, ranking third in the country, and air corridors reach the globe;
-- The Yangtze River Economic Belt is full of vitality, the "Twin Cities Story" of Chengdu and Chongqing (成渝“双城记”) is becoming more and more popular, and the large-scale development of the western region in the new era is accelerating to form a new pattern. The new Shu Road (蜀道) in the new era is also a "pioneer" in promoting the construction of a unified national market in depth.
The Shu Road (蜀道) is difficult, the Shu Road (蜀道) is open, and the Shu Road (蜀道) is smooth. It reflects the temperature of people's livelihood, refracts the breadth of opening up, expands the depth of collaboration, and also contains the thickness of civilization.
In the ancient Shu Road (蜀道) of Jiange (剑阁), more than 12,000 ancient trees in the Cuiyun Gallery (翠云廊) are thriving. From the ancient system of "handing over trees and handing over seals" to the "forest chief system" in the new era, it interprets the harmonious coexistence of man and nature and witnesses the continuation and promotion of outstanding Chinese traditional culture... Cai Dongzhou (蔡东洲), a scholar who has studied the Shu Road (蜀道) for most of his life, exclaimed, "This is a typical sample of observing Chinese-style modernization!"
The Shu River (蜀江) is green, the Shu Mountains (蜀山) are green, the Shu Road (蜀道) is smooth, and the Shu travelers are amazed.
Millennial chants, new songs of the times.
Song of Road Building
The myriad scenes of the Shu Road (蜀道) are焕然一新 **(huàn rán yī xīn - "completely new," a completely new look).** Every Shu Road (蜀道) leading to the distance carries the people's yearning for a better life.
Each generation has its own Shu Road (蜀道).
What's new in the Shu Road (蜀道) in the new era? It is new in the new development concept creatively proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平): innovation, coordination, green, openness, and sharing.
Suining (遂宁), Sichuan (四川), the construction site of the Suining Fujiang (涪江) Extra-Large Bridge of the Chengdu-Dazhou-Wanzhou High-Speed Railway (成达万高铁). On the side span of the No. 90 main tower, the crane "grabs" a 27-meter-high pier body and steadily places it on the target device... "This is a new practical patent developed by front-line workers to ensure the accurate installation of vertical steel bars in the pier body," said Xiao Xialin (肖霞林), chief dispatcher of the Chengdu-Dazhou-Wanzhou High-Speed Railway Company.
Xiao Xialin (肖霞林), who entered Sichuan (四川) after graduating from university and has been "fighting" with the Shu Road (蜀道) for more than 20 years, is convinced of one point: "Innovation leads!"
Building the Chengdu-Lanzhou Railway (Chengdu to Huangshengguan section) (成兰铁路（成都至黄胜关段）), a tough role encountered "rotten tofu."
"The bridge pile foundation passes through an ancient barrier lake, and the silt is loose and soft, more than 100 meters thick," Xiao Xialin (肖霞林) said. According to traditional technology, it is destined to be unable to form a pile.
Difficulties are present, between advance and retreat. Seventeen task forces were immediately established, and project companies, construction units, and scientific research institutions worked together to tackle key problems. Technological innovation, process updates, and construction method innovations - the first full-rotation full-casing graded follow-up construction technology was created, with the longest pile foundation being 141.7 meters! "There are countless such difficulties. One Chengdu-Lanzhou Railway (成兰铁路) has forced out more than 100 new practical patents," Xiao Xialin (肖霞林) said.
Mountain after mountain, water after water. Once introduced, digested, and absorbed, now the first creation and first release lead -
More than 70 years ago, the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway (成渝铁路) had a speed of 40 kilometers per hour. More than 70 years later, the design speed of the Chengdu-Chongqing Central Line High-Speed Railway (成渝中线高铁) is 350 kilometers per hour. Chengdu-Chongqing transportation has been shortened from 13 hours, 8 hours, and 4 hours to 1 hour;
The Sichuan-Tibet Railway (川藏铁路) has jumped from the second-level step to the first-level step, building a "natural barrier Shu Road (天堑蜀道)" with an altitude difference of more than 3,000 meters;
Spanning two major mountain systems, three major water systems, and 12 fault zones, the bridge-tunnel ratio reaches 55%. The "Cloud Passage" Yaxi Expressway (雅西高速) pioneered a double-helix tunnel, which rotates twice in the mountain to achieve 10 minutes of travel for 10 kilometers and a climbing height of hundreds of meters...
"The horse gang can't finish the Micang Road (米仓道), and the 'Bei Er Ge' can't straighten the winding road. Stepping on the stream and jumping on the stone steps, climbing the ladder and passing the cloud plank road, the 'Er Jia Zi' is shaking, and the tip of the heart is hanging..." The folk song "Bei Er Ge" (背二哥) has been sung for thousands of years, and the difficulty of the Shu Road (蜀道) has now become history.
"The mileage of railways and expressways under construction ranks first in the country, and the total number of major channels into and out of Sichuan (四川) has reached 50!" Yu Xiang (喻翔), a professor-level senior engineer at the Sichuan Provincial Transportation and Transportation Development Strategy and Planning Science Research Institute, lamented that under the guidance of the new development concept, the Shu Road (蜀道) is vertical and horizontal, and the road is 万里通途 **(wàn lǐ tōng tú - "ten thousand miles of open road," a wide and open road).**
A road of ten thousand miles is also a green road.
The Chengdu-Lanzhou Railway (成兰铁路) was originally designed to exit Chengdu (成都) and go directly to Lanzhou (兰州) via Jiuzhaigou (九寨沟).
In 2011, some project sections started construction one after another. However, the Huangshengguan (黄胜关) to Hadapu (哈达铺) section passes through the habitat of giant pandas and 8 areas such as Jiuzhaigou Huanglong (九寨沟黄龙), which may damage the ecological environment. In December 2012, the project was put on hold.
"The ecological environment is the foundation for human survival and development, and changes in the ecological environment directly affect the rise and fall of civilization."
"In ecological and environmental protection, we must establish a big picture view, a long-term view, and an overall view, and we must not lose the big picture for small gains, lose sight of the other, overdraw the future, or seek quick success and instant benefits."
Foresight, seeing the sun through the clouds.
Project changes, construction delays, and economic losses are not insignificant. After repeated demonstrations and reviews, the Huangshengguan (黄胜关) to Hadapu (哈达铺) section was finally canceled.
In Sichuan (四川), building roads inevitably involves dealing with fragile ecology. Yu Shuping (余姝萍), chief engineer of the Environmental Impact Assessment Institute of the Second Railway Survey and Design Institute of China Railway, said that road builders in the new era have General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) words engraved in their hearts -
"Ecological civilization construction does not mean holding a lot of real money in your hands, but doing it for history and for future generations."
For whom is the Shu Road (蜀道) in the new era open? Walking along the way, you can feel it.
Deep in the Daliang Mountains (大凉山), Atuleer Village (阿土列尔村) is "hanging" on a cliff about 800 meters vertically from the ground. The Yi people rely on building rattan ladders to travel, and villagers with limited mobility have not been down the mountain for most of their lives.
At the National People's Congress in 2017, when participating in the deliberation of the Sichuan delegation, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) talked about the news reports about the "cliff village" in Daliang Mountain (大凉山), "Looking at the villagers' travel conditions, I feel very distressed."
Chinese-style modernization, "not a single one can be left behind." Today, the rattan ladders in "Cliff Village" have become steel ladders, and the villagers have been relocated to live at the foot of the mountain, with industries on the mountain - the "Valley of the Sky" cultural tourism complex is accelerating its construction, and the future is promising.
Looking at Sichuan (四川), 82% of the county towns can get on the expressway in 15 minutes; 375,000 kilometers of rural roads, the largest scale in the country, have taken remote mountainous areas and cloud villages out of isolation.
"This train is very good, cheap and worry-free!" While speaking, the Yi old man Yi Huodala (依火达拉) waved a long pole and drove the sheep onto the train to go to the county seat. In the hinterland of the Daliang Mountains (大凉山), the Chengdu-Kunming Railway (成昆铁路) public welfare slow train passes through 38 townships and radiates 97 surrounding townships. The fare has remained unchanged for decades, with a minimum of 2 yuan, and it stops at every station...
People are the main body of development and also the purpose of development. Every Shu Road (蜀道) leading to the distance carries the people's yearning for a better life.
Song of Smoothness
Actively integrate into the construction of a unified national market, the tangible Shu Road (蜀道) is extending, and the intangible Shu Road (蜀道) is being smoothed.
Why is a small tax bill permanently collected by the National Museum?
In the Tax and Fee Collection Service Center of the Sichuan-Chongqing Gaozhu New Area (川渝高竹新区), Li Jia (李佳), full-time deputy secretary of the New Area Party Working Committee, unfolded the era narrative behind the tax bill for us -
In January 2020, the Sixth Meeting of the 19th Central Finance and Economics Commission made a major deployment to promote the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle (成渝地区双城经济圈). In October 2021, the "Outline of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle Construction Plan" issued by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council was publicly released. Exploring the reform of the moderate separation of economic zones and administrative regions and promoting regional integrated development has become an important chapter in the "Twin Cities Story" of Chengdu and Chongqing (成渝“双城记”).
Why is it important? Let's look at an example.
"In the past, restricted by the Chongqing (重庆) central urban area truck pass system, Sichuan (川) trucks either entered the city at night, detoured far away, or rented Chongqing (渝) plates," Li Jia (李佳) said. "A company负责人测算过 (fù zé rén cè suàn guò - "person in charge calculated," the person in charge calculated), increasing the cost by 300,000 yuan per year."
The tangible Shu Road (蜀道) is constantly being smoothed, but there are still many blockages in the intangible Shu Road (蜀道).
The Gaozhu New Area (高竹新区) came into being. The Gaotan Town (高滩镇) of Guang'an City (广安市) and the Cizhu Town (茨竹镇) of Yubei District (渝北区) at the junction of Sichuan (川) and Chongqing (渝) are to be "pioneers."
The breakthrough is anchored in taxes and fees.
"Preliminary combing, there are more than 100 differences in tax and fee collection and management between the two places." Zhu Jingling (朱敬玲), the then director of the New Area Finance and Taxation Financial Center, who came to Guang'an (广安) from Yubei (渝北) "across provinces," and her colleagues ran companies and looked for blockages. The finance, taxation, and development and reform departments of the two places worked together to tackle key problems, and 79 differences in tax and fee collection and management were finally unified.
The first cross-provincial tax and fee collection service center in the country was established - one institution for unified collection and management, one directory for clear standards, one team for law enforcement, and one system for optimized services. In 2021, the New Area Tax and Fee Collection Service Center issued the first tax bill.
"Pay the lower fee and follow the preferential policy, and companies in the New Area can choose independently," Zhu Jingling (朱敬玲) said. "A new material company saves 2 million yuan in taxes and fees every year because of this."
Focusing on the center and serving the overall situation. Many blockages have been cleared one after another -
One region, equal treatment. In April 2024, the first cross-provincial truck pass in the country was issued, and trucks enjoy the same treatment as Chongqing (渝) plates when passing through Chongqing (重庆) at designated times and routes.
Integrated development, common benefits. The existing income from taxes, etc., is shared by Guang'an (广安) and Yubei (渝北), and the incremental income is divided 50-50. Economic indicators such as total industrial output value are calculated proportionally.
One text, two discussions. In July 2024, the "Decision on Relevant Matters of the Administrative Management of the Sichuan-Chongqing Gaozhu New Area (川渝高竹新区)" was voted and passed at the meetings of the Standing Committee of the Sichuan Provincial People's Congress and the Standing Committee of the Chongqing Municipal People's Congress, respectively.
"This means that the Gaozhu New Area (高竹新区) has obtained the qualifications of an administrative subject and corresponding administrative management authority," said Zeng Hongping (曾洪萍), deputy director of the Sichuan Provincial County Economic Research Center. The New Area Management Committee is responsible for economic management, and the local people's government is responsible for social affairs, "directly reflecting the clear orientation of the reform of the moderate separation of economic zones and administrative regions."
"Regardless of Sichuan (川) and Chongqing (渝), there are only upstream and downstream." Li Jia (李佳) knows the details like the back of his hand. An industrial cluster mainly based on auto parts has initially formed in the New Area. 80% of the companies are supporting Chongqing (重庆), 60% of the production raw materials are purchased from Chongqing (重庆), and 90% of the products are sold to Chongqing (重庆).
Looking at Chengdu and Chongqing (成渝) through Gaozhu (高竹). Five years of exploration, two-way efforts, and accumulation of momentum.
The economic aggregate of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle (成渝地区双城经济圈) has increased from 6.3 trillion yuan in 2019 to 8.7 trillion yuan in 2024;
The Chengdu-Chongqing Electronic Information Advanced Manufacturing Cluster (成渝地区电子信息先进制造集群) has gathered more than 2,000 enterprises above designated size, becoming the first national-level advanced manufacturing cluster across provinces in the country, with an output value accounting for 1/7 of the country;
"Sichuan-Chongqing Interoperability" covers 355 government service items, 935 secondary and above public hospitals, and 161 mutual recognition of inspection and testing results. More than 2,300 medical institutions have realized the "scan code medical treatment" of Sichuan-Chongqing electronic health cards...
One area can observe the overall situation. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) diagnosed and oriented:
"Building a new development pattern is based on the domestic cycle of a unified national market, not a small self-cycle in various places."
"Sichuan (川) and Chongqing (渝) are complementary, integrated, and mutually beneficial, 美美与共 **(měi měi yǔ gòng - "beauty and shared," sharing the beauty).** We must adhere to the 'Sichuan-Chongqing as one game of chess'. The 'separation' of administrative divisions in the beginning and the 'integration' of regional coordination now have the same purpose, which is to promote development."
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Adhering to the national game of chess, jumping out of the "one-acre three-point land," the constantly extending new Shu Road (蜀道) is striving to build a fast lane for promoting Chinese-style modernization.
In the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the Yibin Port (宜宾港) bridge is hoisting up and down, and containers are ready to be shipped.
"The whole vehicle is shipped to Shanghai (上海) by ship, which only takes 12 days, speeding up by 30% and reducing costs by 40%!" Yao Zhuoyu (姚琢钰), assistant to the general manager of Yibin Kaiyi International Trade Co., Ltd., showed a thick stack of reports in his hand.
In the past, ports along the Yangtze River had serious homogeneous competition, and cross-regional shipping coordination was weak. Yibin Port (宜宾港), located in the upper reaches, took the initiative to cooperate with Shanghai International Port Group (上港集团) and Chongqing Port Logistics Group (重庆港务物流集团) to jointly establish Yibin Port International Container Terminal Co., Ltd.
"Terminals, sea ships, and inland branch lines rely on their respective shipping resources to promote the integration of information, business, and management," said Luo Yuxin (罗宇锌), deputy general manager of the company. In 2023, the "Sichuan-Chongqing-Shanghai" foreign trade container liner express line was opened, with regular departures, cabin swaps, direct ships, and advance transfers (sea) customs. "In the first half of this year, the port's cargo throughput was 1.6123 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 28.5%, and the golden waterway produced golden benefits."
East-West coordination, the great river is surging. Looking at the overall situation, the scenery is infinite.
Looking at West-East Power Transmission: Baihetan-Zhejiang (白鹤滩—浙江), Xiangjiaba-Shanghai (向家坝—上海), Jinping-Sunan (锦屏—苏南) and other UHV ±800 kV DC transmission projects are connected into lines and put into operation smoothly;
Looking at West-East Gas Transmission: Sichuan (川) and Chongqing (渝) are working together to build a national natural gas (shale gas) production capacity base of 100 billion cubic meters, injecting surging momentum into national energy security and green transformation;
Looking at East Data West Computing: Tianfu Cluster (天府集群), Chongqing Cluster (重庆集群), Guian Cluster (贵安集群) and other national data center clusters are effectively driving the integrated and coordinated development of national computing power...
"The western region plays a pivotal role in the overall situation of national reform, development, and stability."
In April 2024, Chongqing (重庆), the symposium on promoting the large-scale development of the western region in the new era pointed out the path - "More actively serve and connect with major regional strategies, and actively integrate into the construction of a unified national market" "Deepen pragmatic cooperation with the eastern, central, and northeastern regions."
Further grasp its own strategic position and strategic mission from the overall national situation, and the song of smoothness is powerful and majestic.
Song of Opening Up
Connecting China and foreign countries, the new Shu Road (蜀道) supports the strategic highland of westward opening and the new base for participating in international competition.
Passing through Qingbaijiang District (青白江区) of Chengdu (成都), stop at Chengdu International Railway Port (成都国际铁路港). On the huge digital screen, strips of Shu Road (蜀道) extend into the distance.
Directly to Europe in the west, to Mongolia and Russia in the north, to Japan and South Korea in the east, and to embrace ASEAN in the south... With the help of the China-Europe Railway Express (中欧班列), Sichuan (四川) is actively building a strategic highland for westward opening and a new base for participating in international competition.
Opening up is a clear sign of Chinese-style modernization. Through the millennial Shu Road (蜀道), we can glimpse the historical depth.
More than 2,000 years ago, Han envoy Zhang Qian (张骞) saw "Shu cloth" and "Qiong bamboo sticks" in Daxia (now Afghanistan), which were sold from the southward extension of the Shu Road (蜀道);
More than 700 years ago, Italian Marco Polo (马可·波罗) traveled through the Shu Road (蜀道) to Chengdu (成都) and exclaimed that "merchants carry goods up and down, and no one in the world can imagine its prosperity."
Connecting the past and the present and connecting China and foreign countries, the Shu Road (蜀道) demonstrates the wisdom and courage of the Chinese ancestors to break out of the basin and communicate with the world, and contains the value concepts and development momentum of Chinese-style modernization.
"Promoting reform and development through opening up is an important magic weapon for our country's modernization construction to continuously achieve new achievements."
Walking through Sichuan (四川) and Chongqing (重庆), imported durian and Airbus provide us with unique perspectives.
With a long whistle, a cold chain train loaded with Thai durian arrived at Chengdu International Railway Port (成都国际铁路港). In the past, imported durian was mostly distributed in Guangdong (广东), Guangzhou (广州) and other places. This year, the Sichuan Provincial Government Work Report proposed building a national distribution center for specialty single products such as durian.
What is the basis for such a goal?
The answer lies in opening up. "In the past, imports relied on highways, which took up to 9 days on the road, with high costs and large losses." Wang Hao (王浩), general manager of Sichuan Langhao Import and Export Group Co., Ltd. (四川朗浩进出口集团有限公司), who has been in the durian business for more than 10 years, has caught the fast train of the China-Laos Railway this year. "The cold chain special train arrives directly, and it can reach Chengdu (成都) from Thailand (泰国) in as little as 72 hours, reducing costs by about 50% and losses to almost zero."
What are the prospects? Wang Hao (王浩) smiled, "The trade volume is expected to increase by 20% compared to last year, and the import value is expected to increase by 200 million yuan."
Opportunities lie on land and in the air. At 23:25 on July 15, a flight loaded with fresh Malaysian durian landed at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (成都天府国际机场). From the fruit tree to the fruit plate, this batch of fresh durian took less than 1 day.
In June last year, Malaysia (马来西亚) became the fourth country after Thailand (泰国), Vietnam (越南) and the Philippines (菲律宾) to be approved to export fresh durian to China (中国). In April this year, Chengdu (成都) opened a direct flight to Penang (槟城), which, together with the existing Kuala Lumpur (吉隆坡) route, built a "air corridor" for fresh durian.
With faster logistics, upgraded quality, and more affordable prices, imported fresh fruits transferred from Sichuan (四川) to various places this summer allow many people to enjoy a rich taste.
The door to opening up is opening wider and wider, filling the "fruit basket" of the Chinese people and allowing foreign merchants to find a "good way" in the super-large market.
Indonesia (印度尼西亚), one of the world's largest durian producing countries. "The annual output is 2 million tons, and only a small amount of frozen durian pulp was exported to China (中国) last year." Aditya (阿迪亚), secretary-general of the Indonesian Durian Planting Association (印尼榴莲种植协会), said that with the help of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (西部陆海新通道), "We look forward to Indonesian durian shining in the Chinese market."
The "durian story" has just begun, and Airbus has already "partnered" with Shuangliu District (双流区) in Chengdu (成都) to do something big - the two parties have established a joint venture, and Airbus has set up its first aircraft recycling project outside of Europe.
"One in a hundred!" Li Weiran (李蔚然), deputy director of the Shuangliu Aviation Economic Zone Management Committee (双流航空经济区管委会), who participated in the project introduction, said with emotion - in 2019, more than 100 cities across the country "grabbed" Airbus. After 3 years of negotiations, Chengdu (成都) won.
The "one in a hundred" contains the determination to pursue high-quality development.
"Merchants are choosing us, and we are also choosing merchants." Li Weiran (李蔚然) said that Chengdu (成都) is focusing on developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions and striving to build the aviation industry into a trillion-yuan industry. "The landing of the Airbus project can just fill the gap in the industrial chain."
"One in a hundred" also interprets the concept of attracting people with ideas and retaining people with the environment.
"This is not the place with the lowest taxes and fees, nor does it have any 'special' policies." Brian Agnew (布莱恩·阿格纽), general manager of Airbus (Chengdu) Aircraft Life Cycle Service Co., Ltd. (空客（成都）飞机全生命周期服务有限公司), admitted frankly, "The concept and actions of 'city partners' are the key to attracting us."
Signing contracts with great fanfare, being lukewarm in the process of promotion, and ignoring them after operation - these are the chaos under the "involution" investment promotion in some places in the past. In Chengdu (成都), the target of investment promotion is a win-win partner, and the business environment is a co-built ecology.
Covering an area of 600,000 square meters, with an initial investment of 6 billion yuan, the Airbus project took only 14 months from construction to completion. The Chinese side established a special working class, surveying, designing, purchasing, and constructing at the same time; the province, city, and district levels worked together to assist Airbus in applying for a civil aviation maintenance license more than 3 months after the project was completed.
Brian (布莱恩), who has work experience in many countries, gave a thumbs up, "This is very rare in my career."
The development concept is linked to the performance concept, and the change in work style promotes the change in development.
Now, Li Weiran (李蔚然) and Brian (布莱恩) have a "coffee time" every week - to discuss how to further leverage Airbus's advantages, fill the weak links such as aircraft passenger-to-freighter conversion, aircraft dismantling, and aircraft modification, and drive potential markets such as aviation material trade, aircraft leasing, and second-hand transactions.
In March this year, Airbus completed the first aircraft dismantling business after the project landed, with a recovery rate of 91%, far exceeding the global average level of about 60%. Like Airbus, as of now, there are more than 5,600 foreign-funded enterprises in Sichuan Province (四川省), including more than 280 of the world's top 500.
China's development cannot be separated from the world, and the world's prosperity needs China.
Chengdu Model (成都模式), Sichuan Advantage (四川优势). From 2013 to 2024, Sichuan's (四川) import and export scale to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" increased from 153.53 billion yuan to 461.68 billion yuan.
The new Sichuan Road (蜀道) for win-win cooperation supports a new highland for opening to the west.
Ode to Civilization
The Sichuan Road (蜀道) is also a road for the continuation of civilization. Inheriting historical heritage, highlighting the spirit of the times, and writing a new chapter of a new form of civilization
"Chinese people are great road builders!" American cultural scholar Jia Hepu (贾和普) commented in his book "Walking Notes on the Ancient Shu Road of Jianmen" (《剑门古蜀道行走记》).
In March this year, 83-year-old Jia Hepu (贾和普) set foot on the Sichuan Road (蜀道) for the 25th time. The old lady with a full head of silver hair walked all the way, sharing her love for the Sichuan Road (蜀道) with her companions. "The Sichuan Road (蜀道) is the 'highway' of ancient China. Some countries in history have also had 'national highways', but only the Chinese Sichuan Road (蜀道) has survived to this day. I still want to continue walking on this great road."
It has been renewed for thousands of years. The Sichuan Road (蜀道) is not only a transportation artery, but also a way to continue the continuity, innovation, unity, inclusiveness, and peacefulness of Chinese civilization.
In Jiange County (剑阁县), Guangyuan (广元), the Cuiyun Gallery (翠云廊) "connects three hundred miles in the air, with a uniform green color." Wandering among them, thinking about thousands of years -
In the Qin (秦) and Han (汉) Dynasties, trees were planted to mark the road and shade passers-by; in the Song Dynasty (宋代), "trees suitable for the soil were planted every year"; in the Ming Dynasty (明代), "officials and people were prohibited from cutting down trees" and "trees were handed over with seals."
Planted by generations and guarded by everyone. The civilizational roots of "harmony between man and nature" and "Tao follows nature" are deep and long.
Drawing on the wisdom of the predecessors, Jiange (剑阁) has innovated new rules.
The "ancient cypress protection handover upon departure" system covers nine levels of responsible persons from the county party secretary to the forest ranger, and the handover content is expanded to 5 categories and 16 indicators including growth status and management effectiveness, and is included in the natural resource asset departure audit... "One tree, one file" and "one tree, one person" to protect in all directions.
"From 'handing over numbers' to 'handing over trees', from 'handing over' to 'handing over responsibilities', the new officials' management of old accounts has been deepened and implemented." Yuan Min (袁敏), member of the Standing Committee of the Guangyuan Municipal Party Committee (广元市委常委) and Minister of the Propaganda Department (宣传部部长), said, "The experience of 'handing over trees' has now been extended to the protection of cultural relics."
"We must protect ancient trees and famous trees and inherit the excellent traditional Chinese culture."
In July 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came to Cuiyun Gallery (翠云廊), inquired in detail, and gave earnest instructions.
Ancient trees and ancient roads are born together, and natural culture shines together.
Chinese-style modernization endows Chinese civilization with modern power, and Chinese civilization endows Chinese-style modernization with profound heritage.
This year, the "Sichuan-made" animated film "Ne Zha" (《哪吒之魔童闹海》) ranked fifth on the global box office chart, creating a legend in Chinese film history.
"The key to the Ne Zha IP being passed down for thousands of years lies in the spirit of self-improvement." Director Jiaozi (饺子) said that combining traditional culture with the spirit of the times, social consensus, and personal feelings, "the creation is half successful."
The other half of the success comes from the presentation of oriental aesthetics in the era. After 5 years of hard work and more than 1,900 special effects shots, the innovative foundation is hidden in the Tianfu Changdao Digital Cultural and Creative Park (天府长岛数字文创园) in Chengdu High-tech Zone (成都高新区).
Half of the companies involved in the production of "Ne Zha" are gathered here. Only a hundred meters apart, "the distance of a cup of coffee" connects the upstream and downstream from creative design to visual effects.
Three years ago, the "14th Five-Year Plan" for the digital cultural and creative industry was proposed. In 2024, there will be 690 digital cultural and creative enterprises above designated size in the city, and the total scale of the core digital cultural and creative industry will reach 381.9 billion yuan... The "fission-style" development of Chengdu's (成都) digital cultural and creative industry interprets the profound connotation of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance - "If there is no road ahead, I will step out a road!"
Creative transformation and innovative development. When digital technology reconstructs cultural expression, thousands of years of civilization are "within reach."
This summer, the "Millennium Shu Carvings, Magnificent View - Sichuan Grottoes Online Exhibition" (《千年蜀刻 蔚为大观——四川石窟线上展》) was officially launched. Digital twins, 3D modeling, and 100 million-pixel ultra-high-definition images allow global audiences to appreciate the Thousand Buddha Cliff (千佛崖) in Guangyuan (广元) and the Leshan Giant Buddha (乐山大佛) online, and feel the cultural charm of "each is beautiful, and beautiful together."
From "hard connectivity" to "heart-to-heart connectivity", the new era Sichuan Road (蜀道) plays the song of civilization exchange and mutual learning.
"Encounter Sanxingdui - 12K Macro View of National Treasures Global Tour Exhibition" appeared overseas; Zigong lanterns (自贡彩灯) were lit up in more than 80 countries and regions around the world.
The expansion and upgrading of visa-free transit and departure tax refunds. In the first half of this year, the total number of foreigners entering Chengdu Port (成都口岸) reached 385,400, an increase of 58% year-on-year.
From August 7 to 17, the 12th World Games in 2025 will be held in Chengdu (成都), and the Land of Abundance, ecological beauty, and cultural charm will amaze Chinese and foreign audiences.
Culture as the soul, tourism as the body, technology empowerment, and protection first. On June 17, the Seventh Plenary Session of the Twelfth Sichuan Provincial Party Committee (四川省委) was held to focus on studying how to make the cultural tourism industry bigger and stronger.
"We must keep in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest instructions, place the deep integration and development of culture and tourism in a more prominent position in governing Sichuan (四川), accelerate the transformation of cultural tourism resource advantages into high-quality development advantages, and provide strong support for writing a new chapter of Chinese-style modernization in Sichuan (四川)." Wang Xiaohui (王晓晖), Secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee (四川省委书记), said.
Chinese-style modernization is a grand narrative, and it is also a wonderful story written by various places.
Firmly confident in culture, adhering to openness and inclusiveness, and adhering to integrity and innovation. Standing at the critical juncture of historical intersection, deeply grasping and better promoting the "second combination", the millennium Sichuan Road (蜀道) adds more charm of the times.
The music is melodious, and the curtain of the dance poetry drama "Shu Road" (《蜀道》) opens.
Wuding opening the road (五丁开道), Li Bing repairing the weir (李冰修堰), Wen Weng transforming Shu (文翁化蜀), Jiang Wei guarding the pass (姜维守关)... The dancers' figures are leaping, and the thousands of miles of paintings and thousands of years of wind and smoke bring out the capitalized "people."
Viewers gathered, and chief director Tong Ruirui (佟睿睿) realized: "It turns out that the Sichuan Road (蜀道) is built in everyone's heart! It comes from the depths of history and leads to the comfortable Kuanzhai Alley (宽窄巷) and the lively Chunxi Road (春熙路), and also leads to a more exciting future."
Chinese people are great road builders.
Thoughts are like torches, and the road is like a grindstone.
(Our reporters Zhang Fan (张帆), Wang Mingfeng (王明峰), Song Haoxin (宋豪新), Wang Yongzhan (王永战), You Yi (游仪), Li Kaixuan (李凯旋), Ke Zhongjia (柯仲甲), Tang Luwei (唐露薇))
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How Gentle Can an Iron "Hand" Be?
Picking up a strawberry and placing it on a plate without damaging its surface—thanks to thousands of high-precision, multi-dimensional tactile sensors, the biomimetic dexterous hand independently developed by PasiNI Perception Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. can accurately sense 15 dimensions of information such as temperature and pressure.
"Shenzhen's excellent science and technology innovation environment has allowed our achievements to be rapidly industrialized. We have not only broken the foreign technology monopoly but also participated in the formulation of industry standards," said Nie Xiangru, co-founder of PasiNI. Founded just four years ago, the company's global shipments of tactile sensors have reached industry-leading levels.
In April 2023, during his inspection in Guangdong, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "It is necessary to strengthen the principal position of enterprises, promote the deep integration of the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain, continuously improve the transformation and industrialization level of scientific and technological achievements, and build an industrial science and technology innovation center with global influence."
Thoroughly implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) is accelerating the construction of an innovation system with enterprises as the main body and efficient collaboration and deep integration of industry, academia, and research. In recent years, Shenzhen's (深圳) R&D investment has continued to increase. In 2024, the added value of strategic emerging industries in the city reached 1.56 trillion yuan, accounting for 42.3% of the regional GDP, crossing a 100 billion yuan threshold annually for three consecutive years.
Promoting the "four-chain integration" to enhance enterprise innovation capabilities—
PasiNI (帕西尼) is located in Nanshan District (南山区), Shenzhen (深圳), which has a "Robot Valley" about 10 kilometers long. Relying on the technology transformation and industrial synergy system of "universities + research institutes + enterprises," it is becoming a global robot industry hub where many companies gather.
Here, the innovation chain and the industrial chain are seamlessly connected: In the laboratory of the Southern University of Science and Technology (南方科技大学), PasiNI's (帕西尼) "multi-dimensional tactile + artificial intelligence vision" dual-mode dexterous hand passes performance tests and can be sent to Shenzhen Youibot Technology Co., Ltd. (深圳市优必选科技股份有限公司), just across the street, for trial use in 15 minutes.
Formulating a three-year action plan, introducing a "leaderboard" mechanism... Policies have helped Shenzhen's (深圳) robot industry develop rapidly. Currently, it has gathered more than 74,000 related companies, with a total output value of over 200 billion yuan.
"Shenzhen (深圳) continues to promote the allocation of more innovative resources such as policies, funds, and talents to enterprises," said Zhang Lin (张林), Director of the Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Bureau (深圳市科技创新局). "We have established a trillion-yuan industrial guidance fund, a hundred-billion-yuan angel mother fund, and a 2 billion yuan science and technology innovation seed fund, and the management scale of private equity venture capital funds exceeds 1.5 trillion yuan. We are deepening the reform of science and technology talent evaluation and have gathered more than 26,000 high-level talents."
In 2024, the number of national high-tech enterprises in Shenzhen (深圳) exceeded 25,000, with an average of 12 per square kilometer.
Strengthening platform carriers and carrying out key core technology research—
The active material extracted from mussel adhesive protein can quickly repair wounds and has broad application prospects, but in the past, the preparation efficiency of mussel adhesive protein was low.
"We use synthetic biotechnology, and a 1-ton fermenter can produce 2 kilograms of mussel adhesive protein in two days," said Zhong Chao (钟超), founder of Shenzhen Baiyin Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (深圳柏垠生物科技有限公司). Relying on the Shenzhen Synthetic Biology Research Major Science and Technology Infrastructure, the company has achieved the industrialization breakthrough of this technology.
In recent years, Shenzhen (深圳) has accelerated the construction of national-level innovation platforms, laid out a number of major scientific facilities such as synthetic biology research, brain analysis and brain simulation, and material genome, and created a source of original innovation. At present, Shenzhen (深圳) has more than 4,000 various innovation carriers, built Pengcheng Laboratory (鹏城实验室), 20 national key laboratories, and 4 Guangdong Provincial Laboratories, and has been approved to build 6 national-level innovation centers.
Opening up scenario resources and mastering the initiative in the development of emerging industries—
"In the intensive care unit, the large model can accurately analyze patient data, generate medical records, and provide personalized treatment recommendations." At Peking University Shenzhen Hospital (北京大学深圳医院), Luo Hua (罗华), deputy director of the Department of Critical Care Medicine, uses an artificial intelligence assistant—the Qiyuan Critical Care Large Model jointly developed by Tencent (腾讯) and Mindray Medical (迈瑞医疗). This large model has been used in many hospitals in Shenzhen (深圳), Shanghai (上海), and Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江).
"Shenzhen (深圳) uses the entire city as a testing ground for new technologies and new products, and promotes the 'two-way rush' of technological innovation and industrial innovation by opening up scenario resources," said Mo Peng (莫鹏), Deputy Director of the Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission (深圳市发展和改革委员会). Shenzhen (深圳) has cumulatively released nearly 200 "city + artificial intelligence" application scenarios, 140 new technologies, new products, and new solutions that can be provided; and built 915 various low-altitude take-off and landing points, and piloted drone delivery.
"Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, Shenzhen (深圳) will make every effort to create a high-quality innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, give full play to the main role of enterprises in scientific and technological innovation, accelerate the cultivation and development of new quality productive forces, build an industrial science and technology innovation center with global influence, and comprehensively and deeply build a 'city of innovation'," said Meng Fanli (孟凡利), Deputy Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee (广东省委副书记、深圳市委书记).
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 24th (北京) -- Reporters learned from the Press Center for the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War that from 17:00 on August 23rd to 5:00 on August 24th, a third comprehensive rehearsal for the commemorative meeting marking the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War was held in the Tiananmen (天安门) area of Beijing (北京). According to reports, this was a full-process, full-element rehearsal, and also the last comprehensive rehearsal for the commemorative meeting, including the commemorative meeting ceremony (including the military parade), transfer, audience organization, and emergency response, focusing on testing the connection and coordination of each process and link, laying a solid foundation for the successful holding of the official event.
Under the night sky, Tiananmen Square (天安门广场) was brightly lit, and the reviewed troops in the military music were mighty and magnificent. The organization of each环节 on the rehearsal site was orderly, the transitions were tight, and the operation was smooth, achieving the expected goals. The relevant departments of Beijing (北京) expressed their heartfelt thanks to the general public and tourists for their support.
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On the banks of Huama Lake, in the vast expanse of salt fields, barefoot soldiers and villagers, either carrying loads on their shoulders or pushing carts, created a vibrant and bustling scene. This old photograph in the Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Garden of Yanchi County (盐池县), Ningxia (宁夏), captures the historical scene of the "359th Brigade Busily Harvesting Salt" and commemorates the special contribution of this city, named after salt, as an economic lifeline during the Anti-Japanese War.
Yanchi County (盐池县) is located at the intersection of the four provinces of Shaanxi (陕西), Gansu (甘肃), Ningxia (宁夏), and Inner Mongolia (内蒙古). During the Anti-Japanese War, Yanchi (盐池) produced "three treasures" – salt, fur, and licorice – which were important economic pillars and sources of revenue for the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, making significant contributions to defending the border region and supporting economic construction.
Supporting the Front Lines:
A Load of Salt Demonstrates Responsibility
"The sky is our sky, the land is our land... Producing to support the front, joining the salt harvesting team..."
The song breaks the silence of the salt lake, and flocks of birds take flight from the lakeside. Not far from the lake, more than 100 simple cave dwellings stand quietly. This is the site where the 359th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army carried out large-scale salt production, located more than 10 kilometers east of Yanchi County (盐池县).
"Back then, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army harvested salt here and created this song, 'The Salt Harvesting Song.' To avoid disturbing the masses, they built simple earthen cave dwellings nearby for accommodation," said Hu Jiandong (胡建东), director of the Party History and Local Chronicles Research Office of Wuzhong City (吴忠市), Ningxia (宁夏), stopping the song. The magnificent large-scale production movement unfolded slowly in his narration.
In June 1936, the Red Army liberated Yanchi County (盐池县). During the Anti-Japanese War, the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region was under military encirclement and economic blockade. Where was the way out?
Yanchi County (盐池县), named and prospered because of salt, has a history of salt production of more than 2,000 years. In August 1937, the then Central National Economic Department issued the call to "Everyone go to Yanchi (盐池) to transport salt," organizing the military and civilians to harvest, transport, and sell salt to improve the economy of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region. In the autumn of 1941, in order to increase salt production, more than 2,000 officers and soldiers of the Fourth Detachment of the 359th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army came to Yanchi (盐池) to collectively harvest salt.
"The soldiers introduced salt lake water into the salt fields, evaporated it through high temperatures to crystallize, then scraped it into piles, and finally picked it out to dry," Hu Jiandong (胡建东) explained. At that time, the conditions were poor. The soldiers had no rakes, so they used their hands to scoop; they had no carts to pull, so they used basins to carry and ammunition boxes to shoulder. Shoes were easily damaged by the brine, so everyone stood barefoot in the salt water to produce. Many people's legs and feet were pierced by salt stubble and eroded by salt water, but their enthusiasm for production never diminished.
Loads of "life-saving salt" not only met the needs of the military and civilians in the border region but were also transported to Xi'an (西安) and other places, exchanged for urgently needed grain, cloth, medicine, steel, and other materials, playing an important role in breaking the economic blockade, revitalizing the border region's economic trade, and supporting the Anti-Japanese War. According to incomplete statistics, from 1938 to 1943 alone, about 1.25 billion kilograms of salt were transported from Yanchi (盐池).
Passing on the Flame:
A Touch of Red Never Ceases
"We are desperately抢盐 (qiǎng yán - "snatching salt"), actually we are 抢命 (qiǎng mìng - "snatching life")!"
In the Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Garden of Yanchi County (盐池县), this line from the red situational commentary drama "Salt Rake - Lifeline" shouts out the heartfelt voice of the military and civilians of that year.
"'Salt Rake - Lifeline' is adapted from the story of the Fourth Detachment of the 359th Brigade harvesting salt day and night in Yanchi (盐池), reproducing the history of the military and civilians in the border region uniting as one and supporting the front line," introduced Zhang Yuxiao (张雨潇), director of the Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Garden of Yanchi County (盐池县). "We use the perspective of young people to perform it, in order to make the red culture more infectious and pass on the revolutionary spirit. In the first half of this year alone, nearly 100,000 people participated in the red research study of the revolutionary history of Yanchi County (盐池县)."
"Before participating in the red research study in Yanchi (盐池), we first focus on introducing the details of the large-scale military-civilian production in Yanchi (盐池) in the classroom," said Wang Xin (汪鑫), a history teacher at Yuehai No. 2 Middle School (阅海第二中学) in Yinchuan City (银川市), Ningxia (宁夏). The activity allows students to deeply understand the revolutionary history of Yanchi (盐池) in an immersive experience and truly feel the power of the red gene.
The torch of the red gene is also passed on through the words and deeds of the older generation.
"Grandpa, what is a charge bugle? Please play a section for us." In the Revolutionary History Memorial Hall of Yanchi County (盐池县), after the children listened to the story of the Anti-Japanese War told by veteran Ma Zhangsuo (马章锁), they pulled his hand and said. This centenarian veteran once again recalled the years of war.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the masses of Yanchi County (盐池县) enthusiastically joined the army, and Ma Zhangsuo (马章锁) was one of them. When Yanchi (盐池) was liberated in 1936, Ma Zhangsuo (马章锁), who was still a shepherd boy, took the initiative to join the army. At the age of 14, he became a bugler and followed the troops in the Anti-Japanese War. After retiring in 1982, Ma Zhangsuo (马章锁) often went to schools, troops, and other places to share his experiences in the Anti-Japanese War.
"Children, listen carefully." Ma Zhangsuo (马章锁) hummed the tune of the charge bugle. The children listened quietly at first, and then imitated and hummed along. The old man looked at the children, his eyes full of expectations: "Remember history, study hard, and serve the country in the future."
"Red cultural resources are a powerful force leading cadres and the masses forward," said Wang Guanghua (王光华), director of the Resource Development Division of the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (宁夏回族自治区). Ningxia (宁夏) continues to explore the protection, excavation, and development of red cultural resources, creating party spirit education bases for party members and cadres, patriotic education bases for young people, and practical teaching bases for ideological and political theory courses in colleges and universities in venues such as the Revolutionary History Memorial Hall of Yanchi County (盐池县), allowing people to draw spiritual strength from on-site experiences.
Writing a New Chapter:
A Saline Land Transforms into Fertile Soil
After a heavy rain, the sky above the Haba Lake National Nature Reserve (哈巴湖国家级自然保护区) in Ningxia (宁夏) is dotted with large white clouds, and Haba Lake (哈巴湖) is like a bright mirror, embedded in the greenery.
The smoke of war has long dissipated, and the spirit of the Anti-Japanese War has taken root and sprouted on this land, giving rise to new vitality. The barren land of the past, where "a wind blows all year round, from spring to winter," is now lush and vibrant.
"The wool has nine bends, the top of the head has variegated spots, and the willow leaf tail is over the knee... Yanchi Tan sheep (盐池滩羊) grow up drinking saline water and eating Chinese herbal medicine." Wu Genghong (吴庚鸿), a doctoral student in agricultural and forestry economic management at China Agricultural University (中国农业大学) and sales director of Yanchi Jiudao Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. (盐池县九道农业科技有限公司), spoke with pride about his hometown's "business card" – Tan sheep (滩羊). During the Anti-Japanese War, Tan sheep (滩羊) made important contributions to the border region's economy. Today, this native of Yanchi (盐池) is using technology to empower traditional industries.
"Through high-definition cameras installed in the sheepfolds, combined with smart ear tags, we can monitor the number of sheep in stock, body temperature, and other information in real time, and also share information with customers in Beijing (北京)," Wu Genghong (吴庚鸿) demonstrated the results in the smart pasture in Huama Lake Town (花马池镇), Yanchi County (盐池县). "We want to make the brand of Yanchi Tan sheep (盐池滩羊) even more famous." Today, there are about 8,400 Tan sheep (滩羊) farmers in the county, with 3.3 million Tan sheep (滩羊) raised, and more than half of the income of rural residents comes from this.
The people of Yanchi (盐池), carrying forward the spirit of revolutionary predecessors who fought against nature, have also started raising seafood in saline land.
Ningxia Yanchi Ningfeng Bio-Bait Products Co., Ltd. (宁夏盐池宁丰生物饵料制品有限公司) originally produced bait from brine shrimp and other organisms in the salt lake. In recent years, it has transformed into raising whiteleg shrimp. "The saline water in Yanchi (盐池) has high salinity and is rich in calcium, magnesium, potassium, and other elements, so the shrimp raised are of higher quality and taste fresh and sweet." In the 4,000-square-meter factory, technician Teng Delin (滕德林) pointed to a row of huge breeding ponds and said, "It is expected to produce 300,000 catties per year, and sales are not a problem! We are now stepping up the expansion of the factory."
A change of thinking broadens the horizon, and saline land becomes a "golden and silver beach." Today, in Yanchi's (盐池) 12,000 mu of saline land, high value-added industries such as sea crabs, spirulina, and salmon are blooming in many places, achieving a win-win situation for ecological and economic benefits.
A gentle breeze blows across Haba Lake (哈巴湖), the water is rippling, and the aquatic plants are lush. In the Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Garden of Yanchi County (盐池县), the stories of revolutionary predecessors are told again and again; in the saline land, Wu Genghong (吴庚鸿) is conceiving the branding path of Tan sheep (滩羊), and Teng Delin (滕德林) is looking forward to the expansion of the factory...
From a load of "life-saving salt" that was related to the survival of the border region to a path to prosperity that increases the income of the people, from the economic center of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region and the logistics support base for supporting the Anti-Japanese War to an important characteristic agricultural production area in Ningxia (宁夏)... This land, soaked in the red spirit, is writing a magnificent chapter in building a beautiful new Ningxia (宁夏) with a new fighting posture.
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Cities are important carriers of modernization and beautiful homes for people's happy lives.
In July of this year, the Central Urban Work Conference clearly put forward the goal of building modern people's cities.
Focusing on the goal of building innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and intelligent modern people's cities, this conference proposed "one optimization and six constructions": focusing on optimizing the modern urban system, focusing on building dynamic innovative cities, focusing on building comfortable and convenient livable cities, focusing on building green and low-carbon beautiful cities, focusing on building safe and reliable resilient cities, focusing on building moral and benevolent civilized cities, and focusing on building convenient and efficient intelligent cities.
"China's urbanization is shifting from a period of rapid growth to a period of stable development, and urban development is shifting from a stage of large-scale incremental expansion to a stage dominated by stock quality improvement and efficiency enhancement." The Central Urban Work Conference marked a new historical orientation for China's urban development.
Looking back 10 years, the Central Urban Work Conference proposed "one respect and five coordinations": respecting the laws of urban development, coordinating the three structures of space, scale, and industry, coordinating the three links of planning, construction, and management, coordinating the three driving forces of reform, science and technology, and culture, coordinating the three layouts of production, life, and ecology, and coordinating the three subjects of government, society, and citizens.
From "one respect and five coordinations" to "one optimization and six constructions," it is not only consistent but also keeps pace with the times, with a deepening of understanding and a leap in goals. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on urban work provides a scientific action guide for embarking on a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics.
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From "one respect and five coordinations" to "one optimization and six constructions," the ideology is consistent.
——Adhering to the concept of people's city, consistent.
"Let the people live more conveniently, comfortably, and beautifully in the city," "The city belongs to the people, and urban construction should implement the people-centered development thought, so that the people can live more happily," "The people's city is built by the people, and the people's city is for the people," "The city should not only have height, but also have warmth"... Profound expositions and vivid interpretations run through the value pursuit of being people-centered.
The concept leads practice.
The urbanization rate increased from 53.1% in 2012 to 67% in 2024;
The operating mileage of urban rail transit is nearly 11,000 kilometers, the popularization rate of water supply, gas popularization rate, and sewage treatment rate are close to 100%, and the proportion of centralized heating area in heating area cities exceeds 90%;
More than 68 million sets of various types of guaranteed housing and shantytown renovation resettlement housing have been started and raised, benefiting 170 million people;
In 2024, the average concentration of PM2.5 in key cities across the country decreased by about 60% compared with 2013, and the harmless treatment rate of urban domestic waste across the country exceeded 99%...
Behind the numbers, the original intention of putting the people first is leaping.
——Grasping Chinese characteristics, consistent.
At the Central Urban Work Conference in 2015, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) creatively proposed "taking a path of urban development with Chinese characteristics." At this year's Central Urban Work Conference, the General Secretary emphasized "taking a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics." These two sentences clarify the direction of China's urban development and are also a vivid manifestation of the "two combinations" in urban work.
What are Chinese characteristics? The connotation is broad and profound, and it can be analyzed from only two dimensions:
One dimension is the reality of unbalanced and uncoordinated urban-rural development and the dual structure.
Although our urbanization rate has reached 67%, there are still 400 to 500 million people living in rural areas. In the process of modernization, the proportion of cities rises, and the proportion of villages decreases. However, no matter how far industrialization and urbanization progress, the countryside will not disappear. Our modernization cannot be "prosperous cities on one side and declining rural areas on the other." We must "organically combine rural revitalization and urban development."
One dimension is the inheritance of excellent traditional Chinese culture.
China's 5,000-year-old civilization has cities as a major carrier. Our urban construction certainly needs to learn from the beneficial experience of foreign countries, but we cannot lose the excellent traditional Chinese culture. To "remember nostalgia," we must be rooted in the excellent traditional Chinese culture, strengthen the protection of the city's unique historical context, human geography, and natural landscape, and demonstrate Chinese temperament and Chinese style.
In this regard, at this conference, the General Secretary earnestly warned the comrades attending the meeting: "Things like large-scale migration and felling of trees, indiscriminate construction of cultural landmarks, and arbitrary changes of old place names must never be done again."
——Respecting the laws of urban development, consistent.
At the Central Urban Work Conference ten years ago, the General Secretary said a very important thing: "Since the reform and opening up, our understanding of economic laws has been greatly improved, but our understanding of the laws of urban development is not deep enough. The emergence of various problems in urban work is ultimately due to the failure to fully understand and consciously comply with the laws of urban development."
At this conference, the General Secretary once again emphasized the issue of respecting laws: "Promoting urbanization is a gradual process that comes naturally, and it must conform to the laws of economic and social development, and cannot be divorced from reality and eager for quick success." "Some things require a tough battle, and some things require long-term efforts."
Acting according to the law is a manifestation of our party's pragmatic ideological line and an important principle of governing the country.
"At the Central Urban Work Conference ten years ago, I talked about 'one respect and five coordinations.' These are not outdated and should continue to be implemented."
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From "one respect and five coordinations" to "one optimization and six constructions," the strategy keeps pace with the times.
Compared with ten years ago, urban work is facing new changes in time and situation.
What is "time"? Winning the "14th Five-Year Plan" and planning the "15th Five-Year Plan," we will basically realize socialist modernization ten years later.
What is "situation"? According to international experience, after the urbanization rate reaches 70%, it usually enters a saturated stage of slow development. This stage is often accompanied by new situations and problems such as limited urban population growth, more obvious differentiation between cities, aging of some houses and infrastructure, and increased risks to safety and stability.
As the times and situations change, the requirements for work and the goals and tasks must also change accordingly.
This conference proposed "taking adherence to the connotation-oriented development of cities as the main line," which is eye-catching. Compared with the "promoting the transformation of urban development from extensive expansion to connotation improvement" proposed at the conference ten years ago, the new proposal has new leaps in theory and practice.
What is "connotation-oriented development"? This conference proposed "five transformations and five more": transforming the concept of urban development, paying more attention to people-oriented; transforming the mode of urban development, paying more attention to intensive and efficient; transforming the driving force of urban development, paying more attention to characteristic development; transforming the focus of urban work, paying more attention to governance investment; and transforming the methods of urban work, paying more attention to overall coordination.
It may be helpful to understand it from several relationships.
First, seeing things and seeing people.
"Serving the people wholeheartedly and providing the people with meticulous urban management and good public services is the focus of urban work, and we cannot see things but not people."
The Democratic Village Community of Xiejiawan Street (谢家湾街道) in Jiulongpo District (九龙坡区), Chongqing (重庆), used to be a well-known "old, dilapidated, and small" area. Today, through both changing the "face" and changing the "inside," the community canteen meets the residents' need to "eat downstairs," and appliance repair shops, tailor shops, and other concentrated layouts, fresh and artistic characteristic shops are full of fireworks, which enhances the residents' sense of gain and happiness.
When inspecting here last year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Chinese-style modernization is a major issue for people's livelihood. All the work of the Party and the government is to make the people live a happier life."
For the people, relying on the people, and benefiting the people are the original intentions of building modern people's cities. In order to meet the people's expectations for a high-quality life and leave the best resources to the people, urban development can have both height and warmth.
Second, increment and stock.
The city is the center of economic development, and it is natural to develop the economy, but expanding with strong injections and "spreading pancakes," with farmland, vegetable fields, and green spaces being swallowed by cement ring after ring, will spread incurable urban diseases.
Relieving non-capital functions, Beijing (北京) has withdrawn more than 3,000 general manufacturing enterprises in 10 years, reduced the amount of urban and rural construction land by 150 square kilometers, and shifted from "large and comprehensive" to "high-precision and cutting-edge"; revitalizing "old assets," Tianjin (天津) has promoted the transformation of old factories, creating new carriers such as intelligent manufacturing parks and cultural and creative incubation bases; skillfully using "urban corners," Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川) has built more than 600 pocket parks, and greenery is lush between street corners... Activating stock potential and expanding incremental space, the two work together to enhance the driving force of urban development by adapting measures to local conditions, which is an inevitable move to promote high-quality urban development.
Third, construction and governance.
China's cities have entered a period of "three points of construction and seven points of governance," and governance is becoming increasingly important in urban work.
High building density, dense population, crowded houses, narrow roads, and little greenery, "urban diseases" once plagued Shanghai (上海). "To build and manage such a mega-city as Shanghai (上海) well, we must have a grand pattern and ideas, as well as meticulous thinking and 'embroidery' skills." General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech contains the scientific methodology of urban governance.
From formulating a three-year action plan for the construction of a beautiful Shanghai (上海) and drawing a "meticulous painting" of the governance of a mega-city; to creating a "12345" citizen service hotline general customer service and building 1,100 people's suggestion collection points to unblock the "through train" for listening to public opinion, observing public sentiment, and gathering public wisdom; and then to improving the multi-level rental housing supply of "one bed, one room, and one set of rooms" and promoting the transformation of the "industrial rust belt" into a "living show belt," Shanghai (上海) is working hard to improve the urban governance work system and promote the intelligent and refined urban governance, and strive to create a good environment that is suitable for work, living, leisure, and tourism.
For changes in the situation, urban work "must be deeply grasped and actively adapted."
Standing at an important turning point in urban development, deeply grasp the strategic orientation of urban connotation-oriented development, adhere to the important principles of "five transformations and five more," and continuously improve the quality of urban development, and embark on a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics.
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"One respect and five coordinations" and "one optimization and six constructions" are unified in the goal of modern people's cities.
What does a modern people's city look like and how should it be built? From "five transformations and five more" to "one optimization and six constructions," this Central Urban Work Conference gave a clear "roadmap" and "construction drawing," which not only has "how to look" but also "how to do," and the key is to grasp the implementation. This puts forward new requirements for the ability of cadres at all levels to implement various tasks and deployments.
For example, how to achieve "adapting to local conditions"?
Modern people's cities, this big goal is consistent, but it is by no means "a thousand cities with one face." Urban development must pay attention to characteristics and adhere to each showing its strengths.
China has more than 690 cities, with different natural resources, diverse factor endowments, and different cultural characteristics. Only by deeply cultivating their respective advantages and finding their own positioning from differentiation can they cultivate "seeds" in suitable soil and transform resource advantages into development advantages.
More than 30 years ago, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) worked in Xiamen (厦门), he led the formulation of the "Xiamen (厦门) Economic and Social Development Strategy from 1985 to 2000," "based on China's reality and Xiamen's (厦门) reality," and proposed the goal of building a "free port-type economic special zone." For more than 30 years, Xiamen (厦门) has always followed the direction guided by the development strategy, drawing a blueprint to the end, and one term after another, from a small coastal defense city to a high-quality, high-value modern international city.
For example, how to maintain "historical patience"?
To promote high-quality urban development, both "tough battles" and "protracted wars" must be fought well. Urban work has both stages and continuity. Some things can be done well with some effort, especially matters that are urgent, difficult, and worrying for the masses, such as the renovation of dilapidated houses and the difficulty of children's enrollment, which need to be prioritized with a sense of urgency of "doing today's things today." The sooner these things are done well, the more they can reduce contradictions and enhance the people's sense of gain.
At the same time, there are many things in urban work that are difficult to solve "once and for all." In this regard, we must have a long-term vision and carry it through to the end with the spirit of nailing nails. If we are eager for quick success and instant benefits, we will not only "not be able to eat hot tofu in a hurry," but also "spoil things by excessive enthusiasm."
The establishment of Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) is a millennium plan and a national event. Faced with the outside world's eager expectations for a new city rising from the ground, "Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) will be the historical heritage we leave to our children and grandchildren," "We will start construction after planning every inch of land clearly, so as not to leave historical regrets." In the first two years, Xiong'an (雄安) hardly moved a brick or tile.
The submerged Xiong'an (雄安) is steadily advancing, and the ground, underground, and "cloud" are changing with each passing day. It is gradually becoming a reality that 3 kilometers into the forest, 1 kilometer into the forest belt, and 300 meters into the park, and a future city without "urban diseases" is growing vigorously.
For example, how to "establish and practice a correct view of performance"?
Urban work is complicated, and the key is to adhere to seeking truth from facts and overcome "performance impulses." The continuation of the cultural context is a persistence that cannot be lost in urban development.
At this urban work conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) told a story: During the Northern Song Dynasty (北宋), Zhang Boyu (张伯玉), the prefect of Fuzhou (福州), advocated "planting banyan trees by household," and after many years, the city was full of green shade and the heat was not covered. "When I was in Fuzhou (福州), Fujian (福建), I advocated planting more trees and less grass, so that the people would not be exposed to the sun."
"Things like large-scale migration and felling of trees, indiscriminate construction of cultural landmarks, and arbitrary changes of old place names must never be done again." Today, the number of banyan trees in Fuzhou (福州) exceeds 160,000, and there are nearly a thousand old banyan trees over a hundred years old.
Planting trees is not only a matter of greening methods, but also about "planting for whom," which involves the performance trade-off between wanting immediate results or potential results. Eliminate the "quick success mentality," avoid the short-sighted behavior of "building and demolishing, demolishing and building," and transform the concept of "people's city for the people" into concrete actions of seeing green when opening windows and having shade when walking.
"Ordinary assessments cannot only focus on how much GDP has grown and how many large projects have been built, but also on how much debt is owed. We cannot let some people pass the buck and leave the problem to future generations."
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Building a modern people's city is in line with building a socialist modern country in all respects.
From now to 2035, it will be another 10 years. We must have both a sense of urgency that time waits for no one and the determination to make long-term efforts, and even more the tenacity to "grasp firmly and unswervingly once we have identified it," and "implement the historical perspective and strategic thinking into concrete actions."
From "one respect and five coordinations" to "one optimization and six constructions," the focus is still on the word "people." People are not only the protagonists of the city, but also the purpose of urban work. Conscientiously implement the concept of people's city, always adhere to "the people's city is built by the people, and the people's city is for the people," grasp the present things and formulate our goals with a historical sense of depth, knock one hammer after another, and work year after year, and constantly move towards the goal of a modern people's city.
Return to TopAccording to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (住房城乡建设部), in the first half of this year, 8,155 national-level traditional villages and 5,028 provincial-level traditional villages attracted more than 293 million tourists. Various regions have promoted the protection and utilization of traditional villages, developed industries such as leisure tourism and cultural creativity, and stimulated the endogenous power of rural development.
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The Chinese Communist Party's (中国共产党) Role as the Mainstay is the Key to the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression
Ninth Edition
Decoding
How to Forge High-Quality Engineers
Eleventh Edition
Since the new era, the total number of engineers in our country has grown rapidly. From major national projects to cutting-edge industries such as artificial intelligence, to daily fields such as smart home appliances... Every bit of innovation is inseparable from the wisdom and sweat of engineers. How to cultivate fertile ground for talent and forge high-quality engineers? Please see the latest practices.
Borderland News
Go to the Lancang River (澜沧江) and Listen to the Harmony of Peripheral Exchanges
Seventeenth Edition
Lincang City (临沧市), Yunnan Province (云南省), is named after its proximity to the Lancang River (澜沧江) and has three border ports. The Water-Sprinkling Festival theme song of Gengma Dai and Wa Autonomous County (耿马傣族佤族自治县) under its jurisdiction has become popular abroad in recent years, and the "ethnic song" sings out an "international style." How to continuously deepen peripheral cultural exchanges? Please see Lincang's (临沧) exploration.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴 君
This year marks the concluding year of the "14th Five-Year Plan." The meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局) held on July 30th emphasized striving to complete the annual goals and tasks for economic and social development, and to achieve a successful conclusion to the "14th Five-Year Plan."
Currently, among the main indicators of the "14th Five-Year Plan" outline, the progress of indicators such as economic growth, total factor labor productivity, and total social R&D expenditure is in line with expectations; the progress of indicators such as the urbanization rate of the resident population, per capita life expectancy, and comprehensive production capacity of grain and energy exceeds expectations.
What do these indicators indicate? What is the relationship between the development achievements during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period and our lives? How can we complete the planning goals and tasks with high quality and lay a solid foundation for a good start to the "15th Five-Year Plan"? Starting today, this edition will launch a series of reports on "'14th Five-Year Plan' Around Us," going deep into the front lines, visiting enterprises, exploring projects, visiting people's livelihoods, and listening to public opinions, feeling the struggle stories around the experiencers, and exploring innovation vitality in digital indicators.
——Editor
["14th Five-Year Plan" Highlights] As of June this year, China's number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 people reached 15.3, achieving the "14th Five-Year Plan" expected target of 12 ahead of schedule.
Patent industrialization can realize value, and this process often requires "technology matchmakers" to facilitate it. In Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北), technology manager Chen Wei (陈围) (pictured ① right, photo by Liu Jian (刘健)) is such a "matchmaker."
"My team and I have helped successfully transform hundreds of patented technologies, with a transformation amount of about 400 million yuan and driving investment of about 1 billion yuan." At the Wuhan Technology Transfer Institute (武汉市技术转移研究院), Chen Wei detailed his "matchmaking achievements."
Chen Wei, 40 years old this year, has long been engaged in project management and investment and financing services in enterprises after graduating from university. An experience of serving a large technology company made her discover the vast world of technology transformation: "Enterprises have an urgent need for technology iteration, but their own R&D cycle is long and funding is difficult to bear." Therefore, the company hoped she could help find existing technical solutions.
"We matched two suitable technical teams for the company in the patent market." Chen Wei then arranged for both parties to have in-depth discussions. After they "hit it off," she also assisted in finalizing cooperation methods, profit distribution, and other details, efficiently facilitating this patent transformation.
A large number of companies are struggling to find applicable patents, and at the same time, many high-quality patents are "waiting to be married." She realized that "it is extremely valuable to connect more companies and patents." Chen Wei founded Hubei Kehuitong Technology Co., Ltd. (湖北科惠通科技有限公司) and officially became a technology manager.
Challenges followed. "The most difficult thing is to accurately screen out truly valuable patents from the huge database." Chen Wei reads industry reports almost every day, seizes every opportunity to participate in industry exhibitions, and continues to participate in technology manager training, "so that I can understand the latest trends in the field of technology achievement transformation."
As her technical understanding continues to increase, the success rate of her team matching mature technical solutions with enterprises is also getting higher and higher.
For basic patents, enterprises and technology "go both ways," and Chen Wei only needs to facilitate a meeting between the two parties, and the transformation often happens 水到渠成 (shuǐ dào qú chéng - "when water comes, a channel is formed," success comes naturally; when conditions are right, success is assured).
However, it is not easy to transform cutting-edge, high-value patents.
"Enterprises' application needs for cutting-edge technologies need to be explored, and experts engaged in cutting-edge research focus more on academic research." Chen Wei said.
In the R&D workshop of Wuhan Kelai烯 Technology Co., Ltd. (武汉科莱烯科技有限公司), on a pilot production line of a new type of salt lake lithium extraction mineral membrane about 15 meters long, the machine rollers are running, and thin film materials are quickly formed and rolled up. "These films can 'extract' lithium from brine, processing more than 50 times their own volume of brine per hour." Zhao Yunliang (赵云良), the head of the company, introduced that this film can make the separation rate of lithium, magnesium and other elements in brine exceed 99%, but the cost is less than half of that of imported membranes.
Zhao Yunliang is a professor at the School of Resources and Environmental Engineering of Wuhan University of Technology (武汉理工大学资源与环境工程学院). In 2019, he and his team used the characteristics of montmorillonite to make it into a mineral membrane to extract lithium, a key raw material for power batteries for new energy vehicles. Three years later, at a project review meeting, Chen Wei learned about this research. "My experience tells me that this patent has great transformation value." However, after the initial communication, Zhao Yunliang, who had never been involved in patent transformation, confessed three major difficulties to Chen Wei: dare not transfer, can't transfer, and no money to transfer.
Faced with the challenge, Chen Wei's team formulated a plan: "We comprehensively evaluate the commercial feasibility, market space, and key points of industrial integration of patents to eliminate the concerns of 'dare not transfer'." After that, the team designed an equity structure and business valuation model, and assisted Zhao Yunliang in preparing a business plan and industrialization plan to overcome the difficulty of "can't transfer."
With the two major difficulties resolved, Zhao Yunliang established a company in 2022 with a try-it-out attitude. During the pilot R&D stage, Chen Wei and Hubei Tongchuang Green Venture Capital Fund Partnership (湖北同创绿色创业投资基金合伙企业) jointly completed the seed round financing of the project, solving the problem of "no money to transfer."
"By continuously sending samples to customers for testing, and then iterating the technology based on feedback, the company has built and debugged equipment production lines." Chen Wei introduced that Zhao Yunliang's patent has the basis for commercial production and has obtained the second round of financing.
In order to cultivate more "technology matchmakers," the Wuhan Technology Transfer Institute (武汉市技术转移研究院) was officially unveiled in July 2024, and Chen Wei served as the president. At present, there are about 2,300 technology managers in Wuhan (武汉). "In 3 to 5 years, we will train a professional technology manager team of 10,000 people." Chen Wei said, "They are 'specialized' in understanding industry, understanding policies, understanding innovation resources, and understanding finance, and will become a solid bridge to promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements."
This issue is coordinated by: Qin Ruijie (秦瑞杰)
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Return to TopBy: 赵云良
I initially didn't consider the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements. After achieving breakthrough progress in the laboratory, my main focus was on publishing papers and applying for patents. During a project review, I met Chen Wei (陈围), a technology manager, who enlightened me that technology can better reflect its value by leaving the laboratory. I strongly agreed with this.
I had never done technology commercialization before and didn't know how to move technology from the "bookshelf" to the "shelf." In addition to a lack of experience, I also lacked funds and didn't know how to manage a company. The technology manager connected technology and capital in a timely manner, helping us solve the key link in the transformation of scientific research results from the laboratory to the market. Later, we received support from angel funds, incubated a company, and built a pilot production line. After the product was verified through pilot application, the company recently completed a new round of financing, and the funds will be used for the construction of the technology's mass production line, gradually transforming the value of technology into product value.
In the future, I hope that technology managers will continue to play a bridging role in connecting the innovation chain and the industrial chain, promoting the transformation of more scientific research results from universities into real productive forces, not only providing strong support for national resource security, but also injecting strong impetus into cultivating new quality productive forces.
(The author is a professor at the School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology (武汉理工大学), interviewed and compiled by Wu Jun (吴君), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 谷业凯
Scientific and technological achievements should not only remain in the laboratory but should also be transformed into a real force driving economic and social development. Focusing on solving problems such as "dormant" patents, the need to improve the conversion rate, and the disconnection between industry, academia, and research, since the "14th Five-Year Plan," China has vigorously promoted the connection between innovative achievements and industrial needs, and the transformation and industrialization of patents have entered a fast track.
Significant results have been achieved, providing strong support in key areas. The industrialization rate of enterprise invention patents has increased from 44.9% in 2020 to 53.3% in 2024. In the fields of artificial intelligence, information communication, new energy vehicles, quantum technology, biomedicine, and photovoltaics, China has mastered a large number of key patented technologies, which strongly supports high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and the development of new quality productive forces.
Policy-driven, special actions revitalize resources. In order to accelerate the solution of transformation bottlenecks, in October 2023, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Special Action Plan for Patent Transformation and Utilization (2023-2025)" (国办印发《专利转化运用专项行动方案（2023—2025年）》), which specifically deployed patent industrialization and achievement transformation. At present, more than 2,700 universities and research institutions have completed the inventory and value analysis of existing patents, and screened out 680,000 invention patents into a transformable patent resource library, and carried out precise docking with 450,000 enterprises. Since the launch of the special action, the national patent transfer license filing has accumulated 1.025 million times, of which the transfer license of universities and research institutions reached 127,000 times. A number of "dormant" patents have been revitalized, a number of enterprises focusing on hard technology and mastering good patents have been strengthened, and the competitive advantage of intellectual property in key industries has been accelerated.
Mechanism innovation, the source of living water stimulates kinetic energy. Behind the growth is a more flexible and efficient patent transformation mechanism. The deep integration of industry, academia, and research has been deeply promoted. Universities and research institutes and enterprises have jointly built about 20,000 R&D institutions, transfer institutions, and transformation service platforms. The reform of empowering scientific and technological achievements of duty and the reform of patent transformation due diligence and exemption from liability have been deeply promoted. New models such as "use first and pay later" and "open license" have flourished, providing institutional guarantees for the smooth flow of patents.
Cultivate the main body, and the vitality of small and medium-sized enterprises is bursting. Enterprises are the key players in patent output and transformation. In response to the "two difficulties" of difficult patent transformation in universities and research institutes and difficult technology acquisition for small and medium-sized enterprises, in February 2024, the State Intellectual Property Office (国家知识产权局) and other departments issued the "Implementation Plan for the Patent Industrialization Promotion of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Growth Plan" (《专利产业化促进中小企业成长计划实施方案》). In 2024, the industrialization rate of valid invention patents of small and medium-sized enterprises reached 55.1%, an increase of 3.6 percentage points over the previous year. Among them, small enterprises were 57.8% and micro enterprises were 36.7%, both of which have increased for two consecutive years.
Professional services, the transformation chain is becoming more and more perfect. In recent years, China's "scientific and technological matchmaker" team has continued to grow, thousands of universities and research institutes have established specialized technology transfer institutions, and about 17,900 people are engaged in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements in universities and research institutes, and the professional level of the team has continued to improve, and the key link connecting the innovation chain and the industrial chain has become increasingly solid.
The value of intellectual property lies in transformation and utilization. China's scientific and technological innovation is surging. In the first half of this year, nearly 410,000 technology contracts were registered nationwide, with a transaction value of more than 3 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.2% year-on-year.
Achievement transformation is a complex system engineering, and the difficulties and blockages such as patent valuation, pilot verification, financing support, and market docking still need to be jointly tackled by all parties. Government departments, universities and research institutes, enterprises and professional service institutions should work together to continuously deepen reform, optimize the ecology, and promote more "golden ideas" from the "shelf" to the "shelf" efficiently, and deeply integrate into the industrial chain.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张丹华 本报通讯员 王三合
"Hello! Mr. Mountain. (您好！山先生。)"
At 9 a.m., at the entrance of the Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum Site Museum (秦始皇帝陵博物院) in Lintong District (临潼区), Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陕西), German tourist Klara met English tour guide Yue Baozheng (岳保证).
"My surname is 'Yue' (岳), and foreign tourists call me 'Mr. Mountain'," Yue Baozheng (岳保证) said with a smile.
"I heard about the Terracotta Army (兵马俑) when I was a child and always wanted to see it," Klara said. "Xi'an (西安) is the third stop on my trip to China. Along the way, I can buy plane tickets, train tickets, and scenic spot tickets with my passport, which is very convenient."
At the entrance of the scenic spot, Klara swiped her passport to enter the park. "I booked tickets in advance through the museum platform, and it was settled in real-time with Euros."
In April last year, the "Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum Site Museum Overseas Integrated Service Platform" was released. Subsequently, more than 10 cultural and museum units in Shaanxi Province (陕西省), such as the Shaanxi History Museum (陕西历史博物馆) and the Xi'an Bell and Drum Tower Museum (西安市钟鼓楼博物馆), also launched on the platform. At present, the platform covers 24 languages and 34 currencies and can be used in 39 countries and regions. After more than a year of operation, the platform has served more than 100,000 foreign tourists, driving more than 370,000 related orders for transportation, hotels, and other services.
Beside Pit 1, listening to Yue Baozheng's (岳保证) "Shaanxi-flavored" English explanation, Klara said, "I didn't know there were so many Terracotta Warriors (兵马俑) before, and they were all handmade by craftsmen more than 2,000 years ago."
With the help of technology, the Terracotta Army (兵马俑) "came to life." Wearing VR (virtual reality) glasses, the spectacular scene of golden horses, iron horses, and chariots galloping more than 2,000 years ago reappeared before her eyes; the AR (augmented reality) tour guide system can support real-time translation in 36 languages.
"Incredible, incredible!" Klara exclaimed.
"How exactly were the Terracotta Warriors (兵马俑) made?" After leaving the scenic spot, Klara was still full of curiosity.
"Come on, I'll take you to experience what it's like to be a craftsman." Yue Baozheng (岳保证) took Klara to Han Pingzhe's Qin Culture Studio (韩平哲秦文化工作室) in Qinling Street (秦陵街道) to experience the intangible cultural heritage of pottery figurine firing.
"If the mud is rubbed for too long or the pressing force is not appropriate, a qualified pottery figurine cannot be made." Han Mimi (韩咪咪), an 80s-generation inheritor of pottery figurine firing skills, explained to Klara in fluent English, "Once the knife is not used well, the carved patterns are easily uneven in thickness, and the carving at the seams requires even more skill."
"Making pottery figurines is so difficult. In ancient times, people could only rely on manual labor for large-scale production, and they still had to ensure the details. Wouldn't that be even more difficult?"
"Every strand of hair on the Terracotta Warriors (兵马俑) was carved by craftsmen with knives, each only half a millimeter wide; 'thousands of people, thousands of faces (千人千面 (qiān rén qiān miàn - "thousand people thousand faces," each person has their own distinct features)),' all rely on the craftsmen's meticulous observation of life." Han Mimi (韩咪咪) said, "The Terracotta Warriors (兵马俑) are very exquisite, which is inseparable from the superb skills of the craftsmen and the ancient people's quality management system of 'material inscription of the craftsman's name (物勒工名),' which means that the maker engraves his name on the object or stamps the object to clarify responsibility."
"Skills and spirit are indispensable." Klara said thoughtfully, "Although the forms are different, we also admire the rigorous craftsmanship like you."
"C—L—A—R—A," Klara engraved her name on the bottom of the pottery figurine. "Visiting the Terracotta Warriors (兵马俑) and making a pottery figurine by hand is an unforgettable experience. This trip has left me with deep cultural memories," Klara said.
After the experience, Klara paid with WeChat (微信), "I have bound my German credit card, and it is very convenient to pay for hotel accommodation, daily taxis, and meals."
"In the past, the inbound tours I led were mostly large groups. Now, small group tours of 2 to 5 people are becoming popular, and tourists are also younger," Yue Baozheng (岳保证) said. More and more foreign tourists prefer personalized and customized travel, "From viewing to experiencing, from material to spiritual. Many foreign tourists have a deeper understanding of Chinese culture after making pottery figurines." Han Mimi (韩咪咪) nodded, "The visa-free policy, coupled with the pursuit of unique travel experiences, has made our studio popular with foreign tourists. Sometimes we can receive more than 500 people a day!"
According to data from the Shaanxi Entry-Exit Border Inspection General Station (陕西出入境边防检查总站): As of July this year, the number of foreigners entering Xi'an Port (西安口岸) exceeded 135,000, an increase of 124% year-on-year. Among them, the number of foreigners entering the country using unilateral visa-free, mutual visa-free, and transit visa-free policies exceeded 100,000, an increase of 290% year-on-year. The Shaanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (陕西省文化和旅游厅) focuses on encouraging the development of inbound tourism, and provides rewards and subsidies to enterprises that "attract tourists to Shaanxi (引客入陕)," develop inbound tourism, and carry out tourism promotion in eight aspects, so as to improve the enthusiasm of business entities and promote the development of inbound tourism.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) August 24th dispatch (Reporter Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁)) The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (中国物流与采购联合会) recently released data showing that in July this year, the China E-commerce Logistics Index was 112.0 points, an increase of 0.2 points from the previous month, reaching a new high for the year. Among the sub-indices, the total business volume index, the rural business volume index, and the inventory turnover rate index increased.
The total e-commerce logistics business volume index hit a new high for the year. In July, the total e-commerce logistics business volume index was 130.9 points, an increase of 0.1 points from the previous month. By region, the western region was higher than the national average.
The rural e-commerce logistics business volume index accelerated its rebound. In July, the rural e-commerce logistics business volume index was 131.5 points, an increase of 1.1 points from the previous month. By region, the rural business volume index in all regions rebounded, with the central region showing the largest increase.
According to reports, unlike previous years, the e-commerce logistics market in July this year did not temporarily quiet down due to the end of mid-year e-commerce promotions and other activities. Supported by pro-consumption policies, e-commerce logistics demand in July rose instead of falling, and e-commerce consumption in vast rural areas was booming, becoming an important factor driving the rise of the e-commerce logistics index.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 程 龙 张 文
On the shores of Huamachi, in the vast expanse of salt fields, barefoot soldiers and villagers, either carrying loads on their shoulders or pushing carts, create a bustling scene – an old photograph in the Yanchi County Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Garden (盐池县革命烈士纪念园) of Ningxia (宁夏) freezes the historical scene of the "359th Brigade's Busy Salt Production" (三五九旅打盐忙), and also engraves the special contribution of this city named after salt as an economic lifeline during the Anti-Japanese War.
Yanchi County (盐池县) is located at the junction of the four provinces of Shaanxi (陕西), Gansu (甘肃), Ningxia (宁夏), and Inner Mongolia (内蒙古). During the Anti-Japanese War, Yanchi (盐池) produced "three treasures" – edible salt, fur, and licorice – which were important economic pillars and financial sources for the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region (陕甘宁边区), making significant contributions to defending the border region and supporting economic construction.
Supporting the Front Lines:
A Load of Salt Shows Responsibility
"The sky is our sky, the land is our land... Production supports the front line, participating in the salt production team..."
The song breaks the silence of the salt lake, and flocks of birds take flight from the lakeside. Not far from the lake, more than 100 simple cave dwellings stand quietly. This is the site where the Eighth Route Army's 359th Brigade (八路军三五九旅) carried out large-scale salt production, located more than 10 kilometers east of Yanchi County (盐池县).
"In those years, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army (八路军) produced salt here and created this song, 'The Salt Production Song'. In order not to disturb the masses, they built simple earthen cave dwellings nearby for accommodation," said Hu Jiandong (胡建东), director of the Party History and Local Chronicles Research Office of Wuzhong City (吴忠市), Ningxia (宁夏), stopping the song. The magnificent large-scale production movement unfolded slowly in his narration.
In June 1936, the Red Army liberated Yanchi County (盐池县). During the Anti-Japanese War, the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region (陕甘宁边区) was under military encirclement and economic blockade. Where was the way out?
Yanchi County (盐池县), named and prospered because of salt, has a history of salt production of more than 2,000 years. In August 1937, the then Central National Economic Department (中央国民经济部) issued the call to "Everyone go to Yanchi (盐池) to carry salt," organizing the military and civilians to produce, transport, and sell salt to improve the economy of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region (陕甘宁边区). In the autumn of 1941, in order to increase salt production, more than 2,000 officers and soldiers of the Fourth Detachment of the Eighth Route Army's 359th Brigade (八路军三五九旅四支队) came to Yanchi (盐池) to produce salt collectively.
"The soldiers introduced salt lake water into the salt fields, crystallized it through high-temperature evaporation, then scraped it into piles, and finally picked it out to dry," Hu Jiandong (胡建东) introduced. At that time, the conditions were poor. The soldiers did not have rakes, so they used their hands to scoop; they did not have carts to pull, so they used basins to carry and ammunition boxes to shoulder. Shoes were easily damaged by soaking, so everyone stood barefoot in the salt water to produce. Many people's legs and feet were pierced by salt stubble and eroded by salt water, but their enthusiasm for production never diminished.
Loads of "life-saving salt" not only met the needs of the military and civilians in the border region, but were also transported to Xi'an (西安) and other places, in exchange for urgently needed grain, cloth, medicine, steel, and other large quantities of materials, which played an important role in breaking the economic blockade, enlivening the border region's economic trade, and supporting the Anti-Japanese War. According to incomplete statistics, from 1938 to 1943 alone, about 1.25 billion kilograms of edible salt were transported from Yanchi (盐池).
Passing on the Torch:
A Touch of Red Never Ceases
"We are desperately抢盐 (qiǎng yán - "搶 salt," original text is 抢, meaning to seize salt), we are actually 抢命 (qiǎng mìng - "搶 life," original text is 抢, meaning to seize life)!"
In the Yanchi County Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Garden (盐池县革命烈士纪念园), this line from the red situational commentary drama "Salt Rake, Lifeline" (《盐耙耙 命根根》) shouts out the heartfelt voice of the military and civilians in those years.
"'Salt Rake, Lifeline' (《盐耙耙 命根根》) is adapted from the story of the Fourth Detachment of the 359th Brigade (三五九旅四支队) producing salt day and night in Yanchi (盐池), reproducing the history of the border region's military and civilians uniting as one to support the front line," introduced Zhang Yuxiao (张雨潇), director of the Yanchi County Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Garden (盐池县革命烈士纪念园). "We use the perspective of young people to interpret it, in order to make the red culture more infectious and pass on the revolutionary spirit. In the first half of this year, nearly 100,000 people participated in the red research and study of Yanchi County's (盐池县) revolutionary history."
"Before participating in the red research and study in Yanchi (盐池), we first focus on introducing the details of the large-scale military and civilian production in Yanchi (盐池) in the classroom," said Wang Xin (汪鑫), a history teacher at Yuehai No. 2 Middle School (阅海第二中学) in Yinchuan City (银川市), Ningxia (宁夏). The activity allows students to deeply understand the revolutionary history of Yanchi (盐池) in an immersive experience and truly feel the power of the red gene.
The torch of the red gene is also passed on through the words and deeds of the older generation.
"Grandpa, what is a bugle call? Please play a section for us." In the Yanchi County Revolutionary History Memorial Hall (盐池县革命历史纪念馆), after the children listened to the story of the Anti-Japanese War told by veteran Ma Zhangsuo (马章锁), they took his hand and said. This centenarian veteran once again recalled the years of war in his mind.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the masses of Yanchi County (盐池县) enthusiastically joined the army, and Ma Zhangsuo (马章锁) was one of them. When Yanchi (盐池) was liberated in 1936, Ma Zhangsuo (马章锁), who was still a shepherd boy, took the initiative to sign up for the army. At the age of 14, he became a bugler and followed the troops in the north and south battles of the Anti-Japanese War. After retiring in 1982, Ma Zhangsuo (马章锁) often went to schools, troops, and other places to share his experiences in the Anti-Japanese War.
"Children, listen carefully." Ma Zhangsuo (马章锁) hummed the tune of the bugle call. The children listened quietly at first, and then imitated and hummed along. The old man looked at the children, his eyes full of expectations: "Remember history, study hard, and serve the country in the future."
"Red cultural resources are a powerful force to guide cadres and the masses forward," said Wang Guanghua (王光华), director of the Resources Development Division of the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (宁夏回族自治区文化和旅游厅). Ningxia (宁夏) continues to explore the protection, excavation, and development of red cultural resources, creating party spirit education bases for party members and cadres, patriotic education bases for young people, and practical teaching bases for ideological and political theory courses in colleges and universities in venues such as the Yanchi County Revolutionary History Memorial Hall (盐池县革命历史纪念馆), allowing people to draw spiritual strength from on-site experiences.
Writing a New Chapter:
A Piece of Saline-Alkali Land Becomes Fertile
After a heavy rain, the sky above the Haba Lake National Nature Reserve (哈巴湖国家级自然保护区) in Ningxia (宁夏) is dotted with large white clouds, and Haba Lake (哈巴湖) is like a bright mirror, inlaid in the greenery.
The smoke of history has long dissipated, and the spirit of the Anti-Japanese War has taken root and sprouted on this land, giving rise to new vitality. The barren land of the past, where "a wind blows all year round, from spring to winter," is now lush and full of vitality.
"The wool has nine bends, there are variegated spots on the head, and the willow leaf tail is over the knee... Yanchi Tan sheep (盐池滩羊) grow up drinking saline-alkali water and eating Chinese herbal medicine." Wu Genghong (吴庚鸿), a doctoral student in agricultural and forestry economic management at China Agricultural University (中国农业大学) and also the sales director of Yanchi County Jiudao Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. (盐池县九道农业科技有限公司), said with pride when talking about his hometown's "name card" – Tan sheep (滩羊). During the Anti-Japanese War, Tan sheep (滩羊) made important contributions to the economy of the border region. Today, this native of Yanchi (盐池) is using technology to empower traditional industries.
"Through the high-definition cameras installed in the sheepfold, combined with smart ear tags, we can monitor the number of sheep in stock, body temperature, etc. in real time, and also share information with customers in Beijing (北京)," Wu Genghong (吴庚鸿) showed the results in the smart pasture in Huamachi Town (花马池镇), Yanchi County (盐池县). "We want to make the brand of Yanchi Tan sheep (盐池滩羊) even more famous." Today, there are about 8,400 Tan sheep (滩羊) farmers in the county, and the number of Tan sheep (滩羊) raised reaches 3.3 million, with more than half of the income of rural residents coming from this.
The people of Yanchi (盐池) are carrying forward the spirit of revolutionary predecessors fighting against nature, and they have also raised seafood in saline-alkali land.
Ningxia Yanchi Ningfeng Bio-Bait Products Co., Ltd. (宁夏盐池宁丰生物饵料制品有限公司) originally produced bait from brine shrimp and other organisms in the salt lake. In recent years, it has transformed into raising whiteleg shrimp. "The saline-alkali water in Yanchi (盐池) has high salinity and is rich in calcium, magnesium, potassium, etc., and the shrimp raised are of higher quality and taste fresh and sweet." In the 4,000-square-meter factory, technician Teng Delin (滕德林) pointed to a row of huge breeding ponds and said, "It is expected to produce 300,000 kilograms per year, and we don't have to worry about sales! We are now stepping up the expansion of the factory."
A change of thinking opens up a wider world, and saline-alkali land becomes a "golden and silver beach." Today, in Yanchi's (盐池) 12,000 mu of saline-alkali land, high value-added industries such as sea crabs, spirulina, and salmon are blooming in many places, achieving a win-win situation for ecological and economic benefits.
A gentle breeze blows across Haba Lake (哈巴湖), the blue waves are rippling, and the aquatic plants are lush. In the Yanchi County Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Garden (盐池县革命烈士纪念园), the stories of revolutionary predecessors are being told again and again; in the saline-alkali land, Wu Genghong (吴庚鸿) is conceiving the branding path of Tan sheep (滩羊), and Teng Delin (滕德林) is looking forward to the expansion of the factory...
From a load of "life-saving salt" that was related to the survival of the border region, to today's path to prosperity that increases the income of the people, from the economic center of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region (陕甘宁边区) and the logistics support base for supporting the war against Japan, to Ningxia's (宁夏) important characteristic agricultural production area... This land, soaked in the red spirit, is writing a magnificent chapter in building a beautiful new Ningxia (宁夏) with a new fighting posture.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李应齐 李 蕊 宦 翔 韩立群
China's General Administration of Customs recently released data showing that in the first seven months of this year, China's imports and exports to other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) reached 2.11 trillion yuan (RMB), a year-on-year increase of 3%, a record high for the same period. Adhering to the "Shanghai Spirit," the SCO continues to deepen cooperation in areas such as economy and trade, investment, and connectivity, forging a path of mutual benefit, win-win results, and common prosperity, injecting strong momentum into regional development.
Platform Empowerment –
The SCO Demonstration Zone's Magnetic Attraction Effect is Increasingly Evident
Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东). Inside the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Zone (hereinafter referred to as the "SCO Demonstration Zone" (上合示范区)), a bustling scene unfolds –
Amidst the sound of horns, a truck bearing the International Road Transport (TIR) system logo, fully loaded with fresh fruits and vegetables, departs from the International Road Transport Assembly Center, ready to arrive directly in Moscow (莫斯科), the capital of Russia (俄罗斯), in seven days; at the SCO International Hub Port Automobile Trading Center, 388 brand-new new energy vehicles are about to complete inspection procedures and be shipped to Dubai (迪拜) Port in the United Arab Emirates (阿联酋); inside the Qingdao SCO Pearl International Expo Center, Anze (安泽), a young man from Afghanistan (阿富汗), is enthusiastically promoting his hometown's specialties to customers, including fragrant pine nuts and exquisitely patterned carpets... These scenes vividly depict the efficient gathering of people, logistics, and commerce in the SCO Demonstration Zone.
In June 2018, President Xi Jinping (习近平) solemnly announced at the SCO Qingdao (青岛) Summit that the Chinese government supports the construction of the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Zone in Qingdao. Over the past few years, the SCO Demonstration Zone has continued to explore new paths for regional cooperation.
Not long ago, Kashintsev, General Manager of Altek LLC (Альтэкс) in St. Petersburg (圣彼得堡), Russia, came to the SCO Demonstration Zone specifically with procurement needs for food cleaning equipment. At a trade cooperation negotiation meeting meticulously organized by the "Silk Road E-commerce" Comprehensive Service Base, he successfully connected with 10 potential partners and quickly locked in cooperation intentions. "Russian food companies have a very strong demand for production equipment. The SCO Demonstration Zone efficiently connects us with high-quality customer resources, helping us accurately match satisfactory products," said Kashintsev.
To provide systematic solutions for local economic and trade cooperation between SCO countries, the SCO Demonstration Zone has created "SCO toolboxes" such as the "Silk Road E-commerce" Comprehensive Service Base and the China-SCO Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Comprehensive Service Platform; addressing the difficulty of querying credit information for enterprises in SCO countries, it has launched the "Credit SCO" cross-border credit service platform, providing enterprises with professional customer background investigations, global enterprise credit reports, and other services, effectively reducing cooperation risks.
At Qingdao Hongzhu Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. (青岛洪珠农业机械有限公司), Deputy General Manager Li Zhenye (李振业) is leading his team in intense preparations. "We have participated in the SCO International Investment and Trade Expo for four consecutive sessions," said Li Zhenye. "Through this platform, the company has established stable connections with many SCO country merchants. In 2024, the company received nearly 50 batches of SCO country merchants, and exports to SCO countries and countries along the 'Belt and Road' account for more than 80% of total exports."
Irfan Shahzad Takalvi, President of the Eurasian Century Institute (欧亚世纪研究所) in Pakistan (巴基斯坦), said that in recent years, China has promoted the establishment of a series of cooperation platforms, effectively promoting the flow of economic factors, enabling SCO countries to better share development experience, exchange mature technologies, and cultivate professional talents, truly promoting the economic development of various countries.
Trade Facilitation –
Tianjin Port Provides a Model for Cooperation Among Member States
On May 20, the first China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train from Tianjin (天津) Port to Uzbekistan (乌兹别克斯坦) via Khorgos (霍尔果斯) this year departed, with 50 containers of goods shipped from South Korea (韩国) being transported to the Sergeli Logistics Park in Tashkent (塔什干), the capital of Uzbekistan, within two weeks. This direct sea-rail intermodal train to Central Asia has shortened the journey by 800 kilometers compared to the past.
Currently, Tianjin Port maintains shipping trade relations with more than 500 ports in over 180 countries and regions, and deepens railway intermodal cooperation with SCO countries such as Russia, Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦), Uzbekistan, and Belarus (白俄罗斯), opening sea-rail intermodal trains and becoming an important hub connecting SCO countries with the global market.
"Many imported goods from Mongolia (蒙古国) are transported through Tianjin Port, which is very important to us," said Bu. Nyamdavaa, Director of the National Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Road and Transport Development of Mongolia.
Sheradil Baktygulov, Director of the World Politics Institute of Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦), exclaimed after visiting Tianjin Port: "Thanks to the China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train connecting SCO countries along the route closely with China, Tianjin can become an important 'sea outlet' for Central Asian countries."
To facilitate trade exchanges, Tianjin Port actively connects with enterprises and logistics providers in SCO countries, resulting in fruitful cooperation. In 2024, the China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train via Tianjin Port transported over 60,000 TEUs of goods such as grain and automobiles, including approximately 1,000 TEUs of automobiles and accessories. Regional specialty commodities are efficiently connected to the Asia-Pacific market through Tianjin Port, contributing to maintaining the stability of the regional industrial and supply chains.
Currently, the world economy is facing the impact of unilateralism and protectionism, making it even more important to adhere to the path of openness and integration and strengthen regional and cross-regional cooperation. SCO Deputy Secretary-General Janesh Kain said that the SCO is committed to promoting openness and cooperation among member states, and Tianjin Port plays an important role, providing a model for cooperation among member states.
By smoothing regional logistics channels, jointly building partnerships in industrial and supply chains, and promoting the upgrading of trade and investment, China's pragmatic economic and trade cooperation with SCO countries continues to reach new heights. In 2024, the trade volume between China and SCO member states, observer states, and dialogue partners reached $890 billion, fully demonstrating the vitality and prospects of trade development within the region.
Vasily Kashin, Director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the Higher School of Economics in Russia, said that in the face of an uncertain global economic situation, SCO countries working together to maintain the multilateral trading system and promote the free flow of trade, investment, and technology will help ensure the stability of regional and global industrial and supply chains, contributing more "SCO strength" to building an open world economy.
Port Customs Clearance –
Border Cooperation Center Paves the "Fast Lane" for Cooperation
Camel milk from Kazakhstan, honey from Kyrgyzstan, cherries from Uzbekistan, dried fruits from Tajikistan (塔吉克斯坦)... Stepping into the China-Kazakhstan Khorgos International Border Cooperation Center (hereinafter referred to as the "Cooperation Center" (合作中心)), a wide array of goods dazzles the eyes. The Cooperation Center has more than 5,000 shops and over 1,200 merchants, selling thousands of goods from more than 40 countries. It is the largest cross-border tourism consumption and shopping area in Northwest China and a window to perceive the heat of economic and trade cooperation between China and SCO countries.
"We transport juice originating from Armenia (亚美尼亚) from Kazakhstan to the Cooperation Center for sale. Chinese tourists like our juice drinks very much, with daily sales of about 20,000 yuan (RMB)," said Georgy, the store manager of the Armenian goods shop. "The Cooperation Center has built a good platform for commodity sales. We plan to import some goods from Georgia (格鲁吉亚), Turkey (土耳其), and Moldova (摩尔多瓦) to sell here, so that Chinese tourists can taste more delicacies."
Chinese-made home appliances, furniture, clothing, and other products are favored by customers in Kazakhstan and neighboring countries, while high-quality honey, candies, chocolates, and handicrafts from Central Asian countries also enter the Chinese market through the Cooperation Center. In the first seven months of this year, the Khorgos Customs of the Cooperation Center cumulatively supervised 35,500 tons of import and export cargo, with a trade value of 3.65 billion yuan (RMB), representing year-on-year increases of 50.1% and 37.7% respectively; it supervised 5,687,100 inbound and outbound personnel, a year-on-year increase of 66%.
Behind the busy commercial cooperation is convenient port customs clearance services. The Khorgos Highway Port implements 24-hour customs clearance for goods, with more than 1,000 transport vehicles heading to Central Asia and Europe from here every day. The port customs clearance process has been reduced by 60%, vehicle traffic efficiency has increased by 80%, and the comprehensive cost for enterprises has decreased by 50%... Khorgos City (霍尔果斯市) in Xinjiang (新疆) is accelerating the construction of a national logistics hub for land border ports, continuously improving port functions and traffic efficiency.
Guo Ying (郭瑛), Director of the Khorgos Customs of the Cooperation Center, said that convenient measures such as "one-stop" inspection and verification and 7×24-hour appointment customs clearance have further improved the efficiency of cross-border trade, paving a "fast lane" for deepening economic and trade cooperation between China and SCO countries.
"Whether it is traditional department stores, construction machinery, or high value-added new energy products, Khorgos can enjoy efficient and convenient 'one-stop' customs clearance services," said Zhang Bin (张斌), Deputy General Manager of Khorgos Silk Road Rongteng Logistics Co., Ltd. (霍尔果斯丝路荣腾物流有限公司). The company is focusing on the new energy vehicle markets in Central Asia and Eastern Europe, and is actively planning a new energy vehicle border port display and trading distribution base project. "Port customs clearance is becoming more and more convenient, and our business is getting better and better."
(Xiao Xinxin (肖新新), Cheng Shijie (程是颉), Li Anqi (李安琪), and Yang Qingqin (杨清钦) participated in the writing)
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) adheres to promoting the "Shanghai Spirit" of "mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development," which is particularly important in the current world situation.
The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit will be held in Tianjin (天津) from August 31st to September 1st. As a dialogue partner of the SCO, Nepal (尼泊尔) has high expectations for the Tianjin (天津) Summit, hoping that this summit will bring development opportunities to more developing countries.
The world pattern is accelerating its evolution, geopolitical games are becoming increasingly fierce, wars and conflicts occur from time to time, and people of all countries hope to live peaceful and tranquil lives. From its inception, the SCO has been committed to maintaining and safeguarding regional peace, security, and stability, and promoting the establishment of a more just and reasonable international order. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) adheres to promoting the "Shanghai Spirit" of "mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development," which is particularly important in the current world situation. In recent years, the positive role of the SCO has become increasingly prominent, and more and more countries are requesting to join the organization, fully reflecting the influence and attractiveness of this organization.
As a developing country, Nepal (尼泊尔) has become a dialogue partner of the SCO, giving it the opportunity to participate in the organization's multi-field cooperation, obtain more mutually beneficial cooperation opportunities, and enhance its international influence. There is a Chinese saying, "A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor" (远亲不如近邻 (yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín - "a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor," near and dear ones are more helpful than distant relatives)). China (中国) practices the concept of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness, comprehensively develops friendly and cooperative relations with neighboring countries, and is committed to building a common home of unity and mutual trust, peace and security, prosperity and development, good-neighborliness and friendship, and fairness and justice with SCO countries, which has greatly benefited Nepal (尼泊尔).
In today's world, development is unbalanced, and developing countries yearn for economic development and social stability. Based on its own progress, China (中国) strives to sincerely help developing countries through platforms such as the SCO, without adding any additional conditions, and is committed to consultation, joint construction, and sharing, and promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, which is very admirable. At the same time, China (中国) adheres to the principle that all countries, regardless of size, strength, or wealth, are equal in diplomacy, and actively safeguards the rights of developing countries, especially small and weak countries.
The SCO is the only regional international organization named after a Chinese city to date, and I also have a relationship with the city of Shanghai (上海). In 2007, after completing a year of Chinese language study at Nanjing Normal University (南京师范大学), I entered the School of Economics at Fudan University (复旦大学) and received a Ph.D. in Economics in 2011. During those four years, I witnessed the development of Shanghai (上海) and personally experienced major events such as the Shanghai World Expo (上海世博会). The appearance of the Nepal (尼泊尔) National Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo (上海世博会) still often appears in my mind.
China's (中国) speed of development amazes me. In the past 10 years, I have visited China (中国) many times every year, and each time I have new surprises: the smiling faces in the poverty alleviation villages are unforgettable; the sky is blue and the water is clear, the desert has become an oasis, and green waters and green mountains have become golden mountains and silver mountains; high-speed railways, electric vehicles, quantum computing, and unmanned driving, the development of science and technology is changing with each passing day... I often tell my friends around me that China (中国) has a capital C, which not only represents "China (CHINA)", but also represents "Change (CHANGE)".
The outstanding impression of my visits to different cities in China (中国) is that all parts of China (中国) generally pay attention to planning. I have specifically studied China's (中国) Five-Year Plans. Whether it is the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" or the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan," all plans are being implemented one by one and transformed into development achievements. Today, China (中国) is studying and planning the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan," and I believe that China (中国) will draw a new grand blueprint for development.
China's (中国) development has brought opportunities to Nepal (尼泊尔), and I myself am a beneficiary. In June of this year, the Fudan University (复旦大学) Nepal (尼泊尔) Alumni Association was established. Currently, more than 30 alumni have been gathered in Nepal (尼泊尔). When everyone meets and chats, they find that they are all leaders in different fields, contributing to Sino-Nepalese friendship.
Today, China (中国) has become a destination for many Nepalese teenagers. Many schools in Nepal (尼泊尔) list China (中国) as the first choice for primary and secondary school students to study abroad, and list Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), and other cities as the first cities to visit. We actively organize Nepalese teenagers to travel and visit China (中国). They are the future of Sino-Nepalese friendship. I believe that with the joint efforts of generations, Sino-Nepalese relations will become better and better, and Sino-Nepalese friendship will last forever.
(The author is the Chairman of the Nepal-China Friendship Forum)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 黄培昭
The first China-Africa Human Rights Seminar, co-sponsored by the China Society for Human Rights Studies, Zhejiang Normal University (浙江师范大学), and the Ethiopian Policy Research Institute, was held on the 22nd in Addis Ababa (亚的斯亚贝巴), the capital of Ethiopia. More than 200 officials, experts, scholars, and representatives from relevant social organizations, enterprises, think tanks, and media in the field of human rights from China and more than 40 African countries gathered to discuss the theme of "Building a China-Africa Community of Common Destiny and Working Together to Realize the Right to Development." The participating guests highly praised China's achievements in the field of human rights, affirmed China's contribution to promoting the development of human rights and capacity building in Africa, and looked forward to China and Africa working together to explore a path of human rights that conforms to their respective national conditions, and writing a new chapter for building a new era of all-weather China-Africa community of common destiny.
Chinese and African scholars attending the meeting stated that discussing human rights without development is like a "tree without roots" and that substantial progress in human rights should be achieved by eliminating poverty, ensuring food security, ensuring the right to survival, and improving public services. The "China-Africa Dar es Salaam Consensus" emphasizes that the choice of development path should be based on national conditions and local cultural characteristics, which is a manifestation of the common will of China and Africa.
Jiang Jianguo (蒋建国), Standing Committee Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协), Deputy Director of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee, and Executive Vice President of the China Society for Human Rights Studies, pointed out that development is the eternal theme of human society and the primary task of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) in governing and revitalizing the country. The Communist Party of China and the Chinese government adhere to the rights to survival and development as the primary basic human rights, take promoting the free and all-round development of people as the highest value pursuit, combine the universality principle of human rights with China's reality, creatively form a contemporary Chinese view of human rights, and successfully embark on a path of human rights development that conforms to the trend of the times and suits China's national conditions, injecting new impetus into the development of the world's human rights cause. The historic achievements of China's human rights cause show that guaranteeing and improving people's livelihoods, promoting and protecting human rights in development are the foundation for advancing the modernization process and the right path to a happy life for mankind.
China-Africa cooperation has always placed the realization of the right to development in a priority position. For example, through infrastructure empowerment, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway (蒙内铁路) has reduced Kenya's logistics costs by 40%, contributed more than 2% to the country's GDP, and created more than 74,000 jobs; China has promoted modern agricultural technology in Rwanda, and improved local corn production through satellite monitoring and intelligent irrigation; and the drought-resistant hybrid rice trial-planted by Chinese agricultural experts in Tanzania has significantly increased the country's food self-sufficiency rate.
Amin Mohammed, a researcher at the Africa Policy Institute in Kenya, said: "These projects do not have empty slogans. One project after another prevents African mothers from crying because their children are starving, and allows young people to change their destiny through skills training - this is a real human rights project."
In recent years, African countries have actively learned from China's path of human rights development and innovated human rights development models in combination with local African realities. Antoine Longe, Director of the Department of International Relations at the University of Kasavubu (卡萨武布大学) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (刚果（金）), said: "China promotes human rights through development, and helps Africa improve people's livelihoods, develop and progress through concrete actions, and helps guarantee the rights to survival and development of the African people."
Former Mauritanian Foreign Minister Mohamed Lebatt said: "The universality of human rights cannot be defined by some people, nor can it be imposed on others, ignoring their values, interests and freedom of choice."
"The Chinese solution is not a standard answer, but it provides us with an independent methodology for solving problems - this is the true essence of South-South cooperation." Salah, coordinator of the African Union's (非盟) Agenda 2063, said with emotion.
Liu Hongwu (刘鸿武), Dean of the Institute of African Studies at Zhejiang Normal University (浙江师范大学), believes that China and Africa should base themselves on their respective national conditions to explore the path of human rights development, promote global human rights governance in a more fair, just, reasonable and inclusive direction, promote development through cooperation, and promote human rights through development. "High-level China-Africa human rights cooperation will surely create a better life for the people of both sides and inject the power of China-Africa wisdom into the construction of a fair, reasonable and inclusive global human rights governance system," said Liu Hongwu.
Wang Wen (王文), Dean of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (中国人民大学) and Dean of the Global Leadership Academy, believes that China and Africa should deepen cooperation to make Africa an outstanding practice area for the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind.
Fekadu Tsegaye, Director of the Ethiopian Policy Research Institute, said: "Africa and China have a long-standing partnership, and our friendly cooperation is based on sovereign equality and non-interference in internal affairs. At present, the two sides are promoting pragmatic cooperation in various fields through high-quality joint construction of the 'Belt and Road' and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation."
Wang Heng (王珩), Deputy Dean of the Institute of African Studies at Zhejiang Normal University (浙江师范大学), said that looking to the future, China and Africa should take concepts as the priority, build a China-Africa human rights discourse system; take development as the key, expand the paths and fields of China-Africa cooperation; take people's livelihood as the foundation, and protect people's lives, safety and health; take security as the foundation, and strengthen the foundation of development cooperation; and take ecology as the continuation, and promote high-quality sustainable development.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 24th (Xinhua) - At the invitation of Zhao Leji (赵乐际), Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会), Vyacheslav Volodin (沃洛金), Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, will lead a delegation to China from August 25th to 26th and attend the 10th meeting of the Cooperation Committee between the National People's Congress of China (中国全国人大) and the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 陈熙芮
"China was the first country to fight against Japanese militarism and fired the first shot of the world's anti-fascist war. At that time, the United States pursued an isolationist policy, and Europe was deeply mired under the iron heel of German Nazism and Fascism. The tenacious resistance of the Chinese people contained a large number of Japanese troops, which had a significant impact on reversing the situation on the Asian battlefield during World War II. China's resistance against Japan made an important contribution to the victory of the world's anti-fascist war," said Professor Hans van de Ven, Fellow of the British Academy, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, and Professor of East Asian Studies, in a recent interview with our reporter.
Hans van de Ven's awareness of reflecting on war and examining the history of World War II stemmed from his family's experiences during World War II: his maternal grandfather was captured by the German Nazis and used as a laborer, dying in the Battle of Berlin, and his remains are still unknown; his parents experienced wartime famine in the Netherlands... This made him deeply aware of the cruelty of World War II and the importance of studying the history of World War II. "We commemorate the victory of World War II because World War II continues to warn us of the horrors of war," said Hans van de Ven.
Hans van de Ven has a deep connection with China. While studying Sinology at Leiden University in the Netherlands, he developed a strong interest in modern Chinese history. Later, he went to the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University in the United States to pursue a doctorate, focusing on the history of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党). As early as the 1980s, he followed the development trajectory of the early organizations of the Communist Party of China, visiting Shanghai (上海), Nanjing (南京) in Jiangsu (江苏), Changsha (长沙) in Hunan (湖南), and other places. "These experiences provided me with first-hand information that was not available overseas at the time," Hans van de Ven recalled.
Talking about the role of the Communist Party of China in the War of Resistance Against Japan, Hans van de Ven believes that the Communist Party of China emphasized national unity and encouraged the entire nation to resist Japan, laying an important foundation for the victory of the war. His doctoral dissertation, "From Comrades to Friends: The Reorganization of the Chinese Communist Party, 1920-1927," has become an important academic work in overseas research on the revolutionary history of the Communist Party of China, and Hans van de Ven has also become one of the first scholars to introduce the history of China's resistance against Japan to the West. In his book "China's Nationalism and the War (1925-1945)," Hans van de Ven described the clashes between Chinese and Japanese troops on the main battlefield. "Many European and American scholars believe that China's resistance against Japan was insignificant. I disagree with this view," said Hans van de Ven.
Hans van de Ven believes that the scope of the definition of World War II history is influenced by the right to speak, and many countries think about this history from the perspective of "their own World War II" without placing it in a global context. Traditional views hold that World War II began in 1937 and ended in 1945, but in his view, this is a Western definition of World War II and cannot represent the views of Asian countries. "The various battlefields of World War II were interconnected, and **牵一发而动全身** (qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn - "move one hair affects the whole body," a slight move in one part affects the situation as a whole): the Chinese people's War of Resistance Against Japan contained Japan, preventing Japan from participating in Germany's war against the Soviet Union, helping the Soviet Union avoid fighting on two fronts, thereby buying crucial time for the Soviet Union to win victory on the Soviet-German battlefield. If Japan had succeeded in forcing China to surrender, then China's resources would have been used by Japan, and the consequences would have been unimaginable," said Hans van de Ven.
From the River Cam in Cambridge to the Weiming Lake (未名湖) in Peking University (北京大学), in 2022, Hans van de Ven became a visiting chair professor in the Department of History at Peking University, offering modern history courses at Peking University every fall semester, such as "Asia in World War II," and also giving lectures on topics such as the daily lives of Chinese people during the War of Resistance Against Japan. He believes that the younger generation is an important force in safeguarding peace. "**和平来之不易** (hé píng lái zhī bù yì - "peace does not come easily," peace is hard-earned), and safeguarding peace is by no means easy. Today, we need to learn from history and strengthen historical education even more," said Hans van de Ven.
Return to TopAccording to the African Star Railway Operation Co., Ltd., as of August 16, the Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (蒙内铁路), constructed and operated by Chinese enterprises in Kenya, has achieved 3,000 days of safe operation. Since its opening, the Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (蒙内铁路) has transported a cumulative total of 15,928,000 passengers and 41,963,000 tons of cargo.
The Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (蒙内铁路) starts from Mombasa (蒙巴萨), a port city in Kenya, and ends in Nairobi (内罗毕), the capital, with a total length of 472 kilometers. The Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (蒙内铁路) is the first railway built in Kenya since its independence and a landmark project of the "Belt and Road" cooperation between China and Kenya. It is designed, constructed, and operated by China Road and Bridge Corporation (中国路桥工程有限责任公司), a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company (中国交建). This railway adopts Chinese standards, technology, equipment, and operation management models, greatly improving Kenya's transportation efficiency and driving the development of industries such as industry along the route.
It is understood that the project has created a cumulative total of 74,000 jobs during its construction and operation, trained approximately 2,800 Kenyan standard gauge railway technical personnel, helped local employment, and improved the livelihoods of people along the route through public welfare assistance and community co-construction.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 金正波 亓玉昆 李龙伊
From the first cannon fire in the white mountains and black waters to Japan's unconditional surrender, the 14-year history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is etched with countless heroic battles. The Chinese people fought fiercely against a powerful enemy with their unyielding spirit, built a great wall with their flesh and blood, and advanced wave upon wave in the face of national crisis, composing an epic of heroism that moved heaven and earth.
President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Yang Jingyu (杨靖宇), Zhao Shangzhi (赵尚志), Zuo Quan (左权), Peng Xuefeng (彭雪枫), Tong Linge (佟麟阁), Zhao Dengyu (赵登禹), Zhang Zizhong (张自忠), Dai Anlan (戴安澜) and other martyred generals, the 'Five Heroes of Langya Mountain' (狼牙山五壮士) of the Eighth Route Army, the 'Liu Laozhuang Company' (刘老庄连) of the New Fourth Army, the eight female soldiers of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, the 'Eight Hundred Heroes' (八百壮士) of the Kuomintang army, and many other heroic groups are outstanding representatives of the tens of millions of soldiers and civilians who fought against Japan."
Battle flags flutter, forging loyal souls; iron bones stand firm, guarding the rivers and mountains. Every shining name, every bright red battle flag, holds a heroic story that shakes the mountains and rivers, and inherits a heroic spirit that endures the test of time.
The grand military parade on September 3rd is about to be held. Three participating officers and soldiers from the heroic model units of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression told the story of inheriting the great spirit of the war, continuing the heroic bloodline, and striving to run on the road to a strong military.
Wang Chengyi (王宸一), Deputy Company Commander of the "Liu Laozhuang Company" (刘老庄连):
Sharpening the Blade Ever More
On the parade training ground, flags flutter in the wind. Every time I look at the rows of red flags, I think of the heroic deeds of the company's predecessors who fought bloody battles—
On March 18, 1943, in order to cover the safe transfer of the masses and party and government leading organs in the base area, 82 officers and soldiers of the company fought to the death with enemies dozens of times their number in Liu Laozhuang (刘老庄), Huaiyin (淮阴), Jiangsu (江苏), and ultimately all died heroically.
Although the eighty-two martyrs have left, the gene of loyalty to the Party and the people has been passed down in our company from generation to generation. The heroic and fearless spirit of our predecessors, fighting to the end, has always inspired me to move forward.
Participating in the military parade for the first time, at the mobilization meeting of the formation, I, as a representative, made a vow: to train hard with the determination to achieve success and the perseverance of tenacious struggle, and to show the power of the country and the military with the most solemn and high-spirited posture.
Whenever I encounter difficulties in training, I tell myself that I represent all the officers and soldiers of the "Liu Laozhuang Company" (刘老庄连), and I must continue to carry forward the company's spirit of "life never ceases, fighting never stops" and go all out to complete the task.
In this military parade, there are also 10 other soldiers from the "Liu Laozhuang Company" (刘老庄连) participating in other formations. When participating in the joint training, our vehicles drove past the formations where other comrades were located, and I seemed to feel the expectant gazes of my comrades. At that moment, my spirit was even fuller, my posture became more upright, and my eyes were incomparably firm.
In front of the company's barracks, there is a lush and upright pine tree. Four years ago, this pine tree was still a small sapling, which we transplanted from the Eighty-Two Martyrs Cemetery (淮阴八十二烈士陵园) in Huai'an City (淮安市), Huaiyin (淮阴), Jiangsu (江苏).
This pine tree, nurtured on the land soaked in the blood of heroes, and growing in the company flying the heroic battle flag, has now become the company's spiritual coordinate. The sapling is growing day by day under the irrigation of the officers and soldiers, and the officers and soldiers are also striving to grow under the nourishment of the heroic spirit.
In recent years, our company has taken the lead in making new achievements in the new journey of strengthening the military and revitalizing the army, and has undertaken many pilot tasks of military training. Facing new equipment, new topics, and new challenges, we have achieved a series of innovative results in combat methods and training methods, and sharpened the blade of victory ever more.
Guo Haiyang (郭海洋), Platoon Leader of the "Five Heroes of Langya Mountain Company" (狼牙山五壮士连):
Adhering to the Original Aspiration and Tempering Hard Bones
In 2008, an earthquake occurred in my hometown of Sichuan (四川). As a child, I saw the People's Liberation Army building life channels for the people in the disaster area with their own bodies. This planted a dream of joining the army in my heart.
Ten years later, I got my wish to wear a military uniform, and in the second year of my enlistment, I was admitted to a military academy. In 2024, I joined the "Red First Regiment" (红一团) unit with a glorious history and profound honor, and became a platoon leader of the "Five Heroes of Langya Mountain Company" (狼牙山五壮士连).
Eighty-four years ago, in order to cover the transfer of the masses and the main force of the troops, five soldiers, Ma Baoyu (马宝玉), Ge Zhenlin (葛振林), Song Xueyi (宋学义), Hu Delin (胡德林), and Hu Fucai (胡福才), who were tasked with blocking the enemy, fought to the death with the enemy and gradually led the enemy to the top of Qipantuo (棋盘陀) Peak of Langya Mountain (狼牙山). They jumped off the cliff, using their lives to interpret the national integrity of regarding death as home and preferring death to submission.
The Seventh Company of the First Regiment of the Jinchaji Military Region (晋察冀军区) where the five soldiers were originally located was awarded the honorary title of "Five Heroes of Langya Mountain Company" (狼牙山五壮士连) in 1943, and has been used to this day after several adjustments.
For 84 years, the company has always called the names of the five heroes first at every roll call, and every time one is called, all the officers and soldiers of the company shout "Here!" The power of the company's spirit inspires every officer and soldier.
In recent years, the company has adhered to its original aspiration and tempered its hard bones, successfully completing major tasks such as cross-regional exercises, joint exercises and training with foreign countries, and participating in pilot explorations such as airborne combat and infantry special operations; it has been commended by units above the military level as "advanced unit in grassroots construction" and "advanced unit in practicing the goal of strengthening the army" for 30 consecutive years...
In the company's honor room, there is a photo of the military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. In the photo, the heroic model unit of the Five Heroes of Langya Mountain (狼牙山五壮士) is passing through Tiananmen Square (天安门广场). Every time I see it, I always dream that one day I can represent the company on the parade ground.
The dream has successfully come true. Before entering the military parade training camp to participate in training, I solemnly swore to the statue of the Five Heroes of Langya Mountain (狼牙山五壮士): the company's honor is above all else, and I will definitely live up to the glorious mission.
On the training ground, the scorching sun bakes the earth and tests every one of our participating members. But everyone is focused, persevering in training, and doing their best to achieve the ultimate in their movements, which has resulted in the upright posture, sharp eyes, and energetic spirit we have today.
The heroic spirit transcends time and space, and the red gene is passed on from generation to generation. I look forward to the day of victory, when we will accept the review with high morale and full spirit, and let the heroic flag continue to fly high.
Du Ningxin (杜宁新), Political Instructor of a certain company of the "Diamond Drill" Brigade ("金刚钻"旅):
Striving for High-Standard Presentation
In my 13th year of service, I am embarking on my third journey to the military parade.
In 2015, I was still a student at a military academy, and as a member of the People's Liberation Army Chorus, I gloriously participated in the military parade. On that day, we sang songs of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and watched the heroic model unit formation holding battle flags and passing through Tiananmen Square (天安门广场) with great momentum, a scene that deeply inspired me.
After graduating from military academy, I came to the "Diamond Drill" Brigade ("金刚钻"旅). When I first arrived at this heroic unit, I visited the brigade history museum, and the burning hot blood and rock-solid loyal faith that the predecessors shed for victory brought me a huge shock.
The predecessor of this unit was the Tenth Regiment of the Fourth Brigade of the Second Division of the New Fourth Army (新四军). During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, two reactionary and stubborn armed forces in Dingyuan (定远), Anhui (安徽) colluded with the Japanese and puppet forces to encroach on the anti-Japanese base areas. Their strongholds were composed of barbed wire, moats, walls, and bunkers, and they boasted to the outside world that they were "impregnable iron barrels."
The Tenth Regiment received orders from its superiors and launched a multi-pronged attack under the cover of night, successfully removing the strongholds in just 24 minutes. After the battle, the Tenth Regiment was awarded the honorary title of "Diamond Drill" ("金刚钻") by the Second Division of the New Fourth Army (新四军).
"No difficulties that cannot be overcome, no tasks that cannot be completed, no enemies that cannot be defeated" is the spirit passed down from generation to generation by the officers and soldiers of the "Diamond Drill" Brigade ("金刚钻"旅). Although the organizational structure has changed many times, the perseverance engraved in the bones remains unchanged—the direction pointed by the Party flag is the direction in which the "Diamond Drill" ("金刚钻") strives forward.
In the military parade for the 70th anniversary of the National Day, as a member of the Army formation, I gloriously accepted the review of the Party and the people. This precious honor inspires me to be high-spirited and overcome difficulties in my work.
In recent years, the brigade has undertaken many major tasks of the entire army, carried forward the "Diamond Drill" ("金刚钻") spirit, transformed pressure into motivation, turned challenges into opportunities, and explored a number of new tactics and new combat methods, constantly tempering the blade of victory.
Although this is my third journey to the military parade, for me, each time is a new beginning. I regard myself as a new recruit and devote myself to training, racing against time and catching up, polishing my movements, and striving for a high-standard presentation.
Training is not just about practicing movements, but more importantly, about cultivating spirit. Behind me are countless heroic predecessors, and on my shoulders is the honor of this team. I am determined to inherit the red bloodline, continue the heroic spirit, and let the glory of the "Diamond Drill" ("金刚钻") shine on the parade ground.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 24th (北京) - According to sources, the Press Center for the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War will begin providing services to the public on August 27th. The Press Center is located at the Media Center Hotel (梅地亚中心宾馆) in Beijing (北京), and will warmly assist Chinese and foreign journalists who come to cover the commemorative activities by processing press credentials, arranging participation in relevant interviews related to the commemorative activities, providing transmission and communication facilities, information services, and consultation on news coverage.
The contact telephone (fax) number for the Domestic Journalists Reception Desk of the Press Center is: 01068510125; the contact telephone (fax) number for the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Journalists Reception Desk is: 01068510109; the contact telephone (fax) number for the Foreign Journalists Reception Desk is: 01068510108.
The Press Center website (https://www.kzjn80.cn) and related platform accounts (WeChat official account: kzjn80; Sina Weibo account: Press Center for the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression; Toutiao account: Press Center for the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression) will be launched on August 25th.
The Press Center website is built by Xinhuanet (新华网). The website will promptly publish the dynamics, announcements, and notices of the commemorative activities, report on press conferences, journalist meetings, and visits and interviews organized by the Press Center, provide relevant knowledge and background materials, and provide good interview services for Chinese and foreign journalists.
Return to TopBy: 常 晋
In recent times, the 2025 *Fortune* Global 500 list was released, with 130 Chinese companies making the list. Chery became the fastest-rising automaker, and Huawei returned to the top 100... Observing these pioneers who dare to stand at the forefront, all have learned to swim in deep water and strengthened their muscles and bones in turbulent currents, "learning to swim by swimming." This commonality is enlightening.
Looking internationally, unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating, and the global economic and trade landscape is undergoing profound adjustments. Domestically, the development of new quality productive forces is a competitive race, boosting domestic demand is a courageous endeavor, and achieving the "dual carbon" goals is a display of individual abilities. To cope with new situations and new challenges, we need to always maintain the spirit of forging ahead, preferring to "choke on a few mouthfuls of water" to learn to "swim" rather than hesitating and watching from the shore; preferring to learn to "ride the waves" in "ups and downs" rather than hiding in a "safe harbor."
Back then, without perseverance in the face of difficulties, Chery would not have been able to break through foreign technological blockades and gradually move towards the Global 500. You can't learn to swim standing on the shore, and you can't develop true skills without experiencing wind and rain. The growth of cadres also needs to be "tempered" on the front lines of urgent, difficult, dangerous, and important tasks. Go to the forefront of reform and development, the tide of the market economy, and the front line of grassroots governance, learn to deal with complex problems by directly facing contradictions, master the language of the masses by serving the people, and develop "iron shoulders" by overcoming difficulties.
Confined to a swimming pool, you can't develop true swimming skills, and experience in a pond is not enough to cope with rivers, lakes, and seas. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "If you never dare to go to the sea to experience wind and rain and see the world, you will eventually drown in the sea." This assertion is even more profound today. Bravely jump into the vast ocean of the world economy, and only after encountering a few whirlpools and experiencing a few storms can you develop true skills.
Looking back at Huawei's development history, even if it "almost drowned," it resolutely strengthened its muscles and bones in the face of the great wind and waves of containment and suppression. Today, its business covers more than 170 countries and regions, and its annual investment in research and development can reach 180 billion yuan. In the face of a century of changes, inaction leads to passivity. Today, inland areas that are not coastal or border areas have also become highlands of opening up. Leading cadres should not only improve their ability to think, make decisions, and grasp work under open conditions, but also develop "water skills" in the new development pattern. Sticking to old ways cannot seize new opportunities. Only by deeply understanding the Party's innovative theories, diligently supplementing new knowledge, and accumulating new experience can we make good use of the global market and resources to develop ourselves and create a competitive advantage in the trend of economic globalization.
Those who swim far are not necessarily the fastest swimmers, but they must be the ones who understand the direction of the water flow best. Enhancing foresight between tides, following the trend, can lead to great distances; exercising perception in headwinds and countercurrents, skillfully avoiding undercurrents, can lead to stability.
BYD, how did it transform from a battery supplier to a leading enterprise in new energy vehicles? Anhui (安徽), how did it become the province with the highest automobile export volume in the first half of this year? An important reason is to observe the trend and ride the waves, and to accurately identify the direction and work persistently. The initiative for development has always needed to be grasped in the practice of accurately identifying changes, scientifically responding to changes, and proactively seeking changes. Leading cadres must transform "meeting" into "foreseeing," grasp the laws from complexity, discover trends from signs, and recognize inevitability from chance, so as to be good "lookouts on the mast," and accurately judge, fully prepare, and comprehensively respond in the face of changing situations and surging waves.
In the future, there will still be many unstable, uncertain, and unpredictable factors, but when has there been a lack of difficulties? "**一个一个过** (yī gè yī gè guò - "passing one by one," overcoming challenges one at a time), 年年过、年年好 (nián nián guò, nián nián hǎo - "passing year by year, getting better year by year," things will improve with time), the Chinese nation has been like this for more than 5,000 years." With firm confidence, climbing to higher places and advancing to difficult places, growing courage and strengthening skills in the struggle against the wind and waves, the giant ship of the Chinese economy will surely forge ahead and move forward.
Return to TopOn August 22nd, at Harbin Railway Station (哈尔滨站) in Heilongjiang (黑龙江), passengers posed for photos in front of a tourist train. On the same day, the Y891 tourist train departing from Harbin Railway Station (哈尔滨站) embarked on a 5-day grassland tour. This is the first "Enjoy Longjiang (悠享龙江) · Silver Travel (银旅号)" comfortable silver-age themed special train launched in Heilongjiang (黑龙江) this year. The Harbin (哈尔滨) Railway Department improved the travel experience for silver-age passengers by carrying out age-appropriate modifications to the train carriages.
Xu Shuai (徐 率) Photo (Xinhua News Agency (新华社) issued)
Return to TopBy: 金社平
Cities are important carriers of modernization and beautiful homes for people's happy lives.
In July of this year, the Central Urban Work Conference clearly put forward the goal of building modernized people's cities.
Focusing on the goal of building innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and intelligent modernized people's cities, this conference proposed "one optimization and six constructions": focusing on optimizing the modernized urban system, focusing on building dynamic innovative cities, focusing on building comfortable and convenient livable cities, focusing on building green and low-carbon beautiful cities, focusing on building safe and reliable resilient cities, focusing on building virtuous and benevolent civilized cities, and focusing on building convenient and efficient intelligent cities.
"China's urbanization is shifting from a period of rapid growth to a period of stable development, and urban development is shifting from a stage of large-scale incremental expansion to a stage mainly focused on stock quality improvement and efficiency enhancement." The Central Urban Work Conference marked the new historical orientation of China's urban development.
Looking back 10 years, the Central Urban Work Conference proposed "one respect and five coordinations": respecting the laws of urban development, coordinating the three structures of space, scale, and industry, coordinating the three links of planning, construction, and management, coordinating the three driving forces of reform, science and technology, and culture, coordinating the three layouts of production, life, and ecology, and coordinating the three main bodies of government, society, and citizens.
From "one respect and five coordinations" to "one optimization and six constructions," it is not only consistent but also keeps pace with the times, with a deepening of understanding and an elevation of goals. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on urban work provides a scientific action guide for forging a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics.
(I)
From "one respect and five coordinations" to "one optimization and six constructions," the ideology is consistent.
——Adhering to the concept of people's cities, consistent.
"Making it more convenient, comfortable, and beautiful for the people to live in cities," "Cities belong to the people, and urban construction should implement the people-centered development ideology to make people's lives happier," "People's cities are built by the people and for the people," "Cities should not only have height but also warmth"... Profound expositions and vivid interpretations run through the value pursuit of being people-centered.
The concept leads practice.
The urbanization rate increased from 53.1% in 2012 to 67% in 2024;
The operating mileage of urban rail transit is nearly 11,000 kilometers, the popularization rate of water supply, gas popularization rate, and sewage treatment rate are all close to 100%, and the proportion of centralized heating area in heating area cities exceeds 90%;
More than 68 million sets of various types of guaranteed housing and shantytown resettlement housing have been started, benefiting 170 million people;
In 2024, the average concentration of PM2.5 in key cities across the country decreased by about 60% compared with 2013, and the harmless treatment rate of urban domestic waste across the country exceeded 99%...
Behind the numbers, the original intention of putting the people first is leaping.
——Grasping Chinese characteristics, consistent.
At the 2015 Central Urban Work Conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) creatively proposed "taking a path of urban development with Chinese characteristics." At this year's Central Urban Work Conference, the General Secretary emphasized "taking a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics." These two sentences clarify the direction of China's urban development and are also a vivid embodiment of the "two combinations" in urban work.
What are Chinese characteristics? The connotation is broad and profound, and it can be analyzed from only two dimensions:
One dimension is the reality of unbalanced and uncoordinated urban-rural development and the dual structure.
Although our urbanization rate has reached 67%, there are still 400 to 500 million people living in rural areas. In the process of modernization, the proportion of cities rises and the proportion of villages declines. However, no matter how far industrialization and urbanization progress, villages will not disappear. Our modernization cannot be "prosperous cities on one side and declining villages on the other." We must "organically combine rural revitalization and urban development."
One dimension is the inheritance of China's outstanding traditional culture.
China's 5,000-year-old civilization has cities as a major carrier. Our urban construction certainly needs to learn from the beneficial experiences of foreign countries, but we cannot lose China's outstanding traditional culture. To "remember nostalgia," we must be rooted in China's outstanding traditional culture and strengthen the protection of the city's unique historical context, human geography, and natural landscape to demonstrate Chinese temperament and Chinese style.
In this regard, at this conference, the General Secretary earnestly warned the comrades attending the meeting: "Things like large-scale migration and felling of trees, indiscriminate construction of cultural landmarks, and arbitrary changes to old place names must never be done again."
——Respecting the laws of urban development, consistent.
At the Central Urban Work Conference ten years ago, the General Secretary said a very important thing: "Since the reform and opening up, our understanding of economic laws has been greatly improved, but our understanding of the laws of urban development is not deep enough. The emergence of various problems in urban work is ultimately due to the lack of full understanding and conscious compliance with the laws of urban development."
At this conference, the General Secretary once again emphasized the issue of respecting laws: "Promoting urbanization is a gradual process that happens naturally. It must conform to the laws of economic and social development and cannot be divorced from reality or be eager for quick success." "Some things require tough battles, and some things require long-term efforts."
Acting according to the laws is a reflection of our party's pragmatic ideological line and an important principle of governing the country.
"At the Central Urban Work Conference ten years ago, I talked about 'one respect and five coordinations.' These are not outdated and should continue to be implemented."
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From "one respect and five coordinations" to "one optimization and six constructions," the strategy keeps pace with the times.
Compared with ten years ago, urban work faces new changes in both time and situation.
What is "time"? Winning the "14th Five-Year Plan" and planning the "15th Five-Year Plan." Ten years later, we will basically achieve socialist modernization.
What is "situation"? According to international experience, after the urbanization rate reaches 70%, it usually enters a saturated stage of slow development. This stage is often accompanied by new situations and problems such as limited urban population growth, more obvious differentiation between cities, aging of some houses and infrastructure, and increased safety and stability risks.
As the time and situation change, the work requirements, goals, and tasks must also change accordingly.
This conference proposed "taking adherence to the connotative development of cities as the main line," which is a noteworthy statement. Compared with the "promoting the transformation of urban development from extensive expansion to connotative improvement" proposed at the conference ten years ago, the new statement has new leaps in theory and practice.
What is "connotative development"? This conference proposed "five transformations and five more": transforming urban development concepts, paying more attention to people-orientedness; transforming urban development methods, paying more attention to intensive efficiency; transforming urban development drivers, paying more attention to characteristic development; transforming the focus of urban work, paying more attention to governance investment; and transforming urban work methods, paying more attention to overall coordination.
It may be helpful to understand it from several sets of relationships.
First, seeing things and seeing people.
"Serving the people wholeheartedly and providing the people with meticulous urban management and good public services is the focus of urban work and cannot be just about seeing things and not people."
The Democratic Village Community (民主村社区) in Xiejiawan Street (谢家湾街道), Jiulongpo District (九龙坡区), Chongqing (重庆) used to be a well-known "old, dilapidated, and small" area. Now, by changing both the "face" and the "inside," the community canteen meets the residents' need to "eat downstairs," appliance repair shops, tailor shops, and other facilities are centrally located, and fresh and artistic characteristic shops are full of life, enhancing residents' sense of gain and happiness.
During his inspection here last year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Chinese-style modernization puts people's livelihood first. All the work of the Party and the government is to enable the people to live a happier life."
For the people, relying on the people, and benefiting the people are the original intentions of building modernized people's cities. To meet the people's expectations for a high-quality life and leave the best resources to the people, urban development can have both height and warmth.
Second, increment and stock.
Cities are the center of economic development, and it is natural to develop the economy, but expanding with strong stimulants and a "pancake" style, with farmland, vegetable fields, and green spaces being swallowed by cement ring after ring, will spread incurable urban diseases.
Relieving non-capital functions, Beijing (北京) has withdrawn more than 3,000 general manufacturing enterprises in 10 years, reduced urban and rural construction land by 150 square kilometers, and shifted from "large and comprehensive" to "high-precision and cutting-edge"; revitalizing "old assets," Tianjin (天津) promotes the transformation of old factories, creating new carriers such as intelligent manufacturing parks and cultural and creative incubation bases; skillfully using "urban corners," Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川) has built more than 600 pocket parks, with greenery between street corners... Activating stock potential and expanding incremental space, with the two working together, and enhancing urban development momentum by adapting measures to local conditions, is an inevitable move to promote high-quality urban development.
Third, construction and governance.
China's cities have entered a period of "three points construction and seven points governance," and governance is becoming increasingly important in urban work.
Dense buildings, dense population, crowded houses, narrow roads, and little greenery, "urban diseases" once plagued Shanghai (上海). "To build and manage such a mega-city as Shanghai well, we must have a grand pattern and grand ideas, as well as refined thinking and 'embroidery' skills." General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech contains the scientific methodology of urban governance.
From formulating a three-year action plan for building a beautiful Shanghai (上海), drawing a "fine brushwork painting" of the governance of a mega-city; to creating a "12345" citizen service hotline general customer service and building 1,100 people's suggestion collection points, unblocking the "through train" for listening to public opinion, understanding public sentiment, and gathering public wisdom; and then to improving the multi-level rental housing supply of "one bed, one room, and one apartment," and promoting the transformation of the "industrial rust belt" into a "living show belt," Shanghai (上海) strives to improve the urban governance work system, promote the intelligent and refined urban governance, and strive to create a good environment that is suitable for work, living, leisure, and tourism.
Regarding changes in the situation, urban work "must be deeply grasped and actively adapted."
Standing at an important turning point in urban development, deeply grasp the strategic orientation of urban connotative development, adhere to the important principles of "five transformations and five more," continuously improve the quality of urban development, and take a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics.
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"One respect and five coordinations" and "one optimization and six constructions" are unified in the goal of modernized people's cities.
What do modernized people's cities look like and how should they be built? From "five transformations and five more" to "one optimization and six constructions," this Central Urban Work Conference gave a clear "roadmap" and "construction map," which not only has "how to look" but also "how to do," and the key is to grasp the implementation. This puts forward new requirements for the ability of cadres at all levels to implement various tasks and deployments.
For example, how to achieve "adapting to local conditions"?
Modernized people's cities have a consistent overall goal, but they are by no means "a thousand cities with one face." Urban development must emphasize characteristics and adhere to each city's strengths.
China has more than 690 cities, with different natural resources, diverse factor endowments, and different cultural characteristics. Only by deeply cultivating their respective advantages and finding their positioning in differentiation can they cultivate "seeds" in suitable soil and transform resource advantages into development advantages.
More than 30 years ago, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) worked in Xiamen (厦门), he led the formulation of the "Xiamen (厦门) Economic and Social Development Strategy from 1985 to 2000," "based on the actual situation of China and Xiamen (厦门)," and proposed the goal of building a "free port-type economic special zone." For more than 30 years, Xiamen (厦门) has always followed the direction guided by the development strategy, drawing a blueprint to the end, and one term after another, developing from a small coastal defense city into a high-quality, high-value, modernized, and international city.
For example, how to maintain "historical patience"?
To promote high-quality urban development, both "tough battles" and "protracted wars" must be fought well. Urban work has both stages and continuity. Some things can be done well with some effort, especially matters of urgent need and concern for the masses, such as the renovation of dilapidated houses and the difficulty of children's enrollment, which need to be prioritized with a sense of urgency of "doing today's work today." The sooner these things are done well, the more they can reduce conflicts and enhance the people's sense of gain.
At the same time, there are many things in urban work that are difficult to solve "once and for all," and in this regard, we must have a long-term vision and persevere to the end with the spirit of nailing nails. If we are eager for quick success and instant benefits, we will not only "not be able to eat hot tofu in a hurry," but also "pull up seedlings to help them grow."
The establishment of Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) is a millennium plan and a national event. Facing the outside world's eager expectations for a new city rising from the ground, "Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) will be a historical legacy we leave to our children and grandchildren," "We must plan every inch of land clearly before starting construction and not leave historical regrets." In the initial two years, Xiong'an (雄安) hardly moved a brick or tile.
The submerged Xiong'an (雄安) is steadily advancing, with the ground, underground, and "cloud" changing with each passing day. It is gradually becoming a reality that 3 kilometers into the forest, 1 kilometer into the forest belt, and 300 meters into the park are gradually becoming a reality. A future city without "urban diseases" is growing vigorously.
For example, how to "establish and practice a correct view of political achievements"?
Urban work has a myriad of tasks, and the key is to adhere to seeking truth from facts and overcome "political achievement impulses." The continuation of cultural context is a commitment that cannot be lost in urban development.
At this urban work conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) told a story: During the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhang Boyu (张伯玉), the prefect of Fuzhou (福州), advocated "planting banyan trees by household," and after many years, the city was full of green shade and the summer was not covered. "When I was in Fuzhou (福州), Fujian (福建), I advocated planting more trees and less grass, so that the people would not be exposed to the sun."
"Things like large-scale migration and felling of trees, indiscriminate construction of cultural landmarks, and arbitrary changes to old place names must never be done again." Today, the number of banyan trees in Fuzhou (福州) exceeds 160,000, and there are nearly a thousand old banyan trees over a hundred years old.
Planting trees is not just a matter of greening methods, but also concerns "for whom to plant," involving the political achievement choice of wanting obvious achievements or potential achievements. Eliminating the "quick success mentality" and avoiding the short-sighted behavior of "building and demolishing, demolishing and building" will transform the concept of "people's city for the people" into concrete actions of seeing green when opening windows and having shade when walking.
"Ordinary assessments cannot only focus on how much GDP has grown and how many large projects have been built, but also on how much debt is owed. We cannot let some people pass the buck and leave the problems to future generations."
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Building modernized people's cities is in line with building a socialist modernized country in all respects.
From now until 2035, it will be another 10 years. We must have both a sense of urgency that time waits for no one and the determination to make long-term efforts, and even more the tenacity to "grasp firmly and unswervingly once we have identified it," and "implement the historical perspective and strategic thinking into concrete actions."
From "one respect and five coordinations" to "one optimization and six constructions," the focus is still on the word "people." People are not only the protagonists of the city, but also the purpose of urban work. Conscientiously implement the concept of people's cities, always adhere to "people's cities are built by the people and for the people," grasp the present and formulate our goals with a historical sense of depth, and knock one hammer after another, one year after another, and continuously move towards the goal of modernized people's cities in a solid manner.
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In Tonghua (通化), Jilin (吉林), on the southern slope of Changbai Mountain (长白山), on the east bank of the Hun River (浑江), the Yang Jingyu (杨靖宇) Martyrs' Cemetery is filled with lush green pines and cypresses, and a tall bronze statue of the General in full military attire stands erect. Looking at the tall trees in the cemetery, the author is reminded of Xu Zhenming (徐振明), the old man who once guarded the cemetery.
Xu Zhenming experienced the baptism of fire in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation, and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. When he was demobilized in 1958, he insisted on guarding the tomb of General Yang Jingyu. After retiring, he persuaded his son, Xu Yongjun (徐永军), to continue guarding the tomb. A few years ago, when the author interviewed the old man, his family said that he had "been unable to speak for more than half a year." However, when the author showed the old man photos of the place where General Yang Jingyu was martyred and recited the article "Remembering the General Under the Evergreen Tree," his eyes filled with tears, and he murmured: I remember everything, I remember everything!
History cannot be forgotten, and it is not only Elder Xu Zhenming who remembers it in his heart. According to reports, in the past two years, approximately 450,000 people have come here each year to express their deep condolences and high respect for the heroes. Not long ago at the cemetery, the author met Mr. Zuo (左先生), 76, and Mr. Zhang (张先生), 65, who said with solemn expressions, "We always think about coming to pay our respects." The two elderly men are ordinary people who got on the bus at more than 10 p.m. the night before and arrived in Tonghua at more than 5 a.m. the next morning. "The martyrs fought bloody battles in the white mountains and black waters in exchange for our happy life today, which must be remembered forever."
Standing among the green pines and cypresses of the cemetery, two figures overlap in time—father and son use time as a ruler to measure the depth of perseverance on the land of the cemetery; two old men come through the dew, using piety to knock on the door of history. These two scenes reflect a nation's deep admiration for heroes, and even more so, they reflect the inheritance of the spiritual bloodline from generation to generation.
To better inherit the spirit, we must understand the meaning of choice. Xu Zhenming and his son gave up good jobs and opportunities in the eyes of others, went to the hills, and guarded the heroic spirits, covering the cemetery with greenery with their own hands. In fact, they were cultivating the soil for the spirit. Ma Chengming (马铖明), the great-grandson of General Yang Jingyu, bid farewell to the big city after graduating from university and resolutely came to Bao'an Village (保安村), Jingyu County (靖宇县), starting as an assistant to the village Party branch secretary and has been fighting on the black soil ever since. Choosing to guard the martyrs is choosing to hold high the torch of the spirit; choosing to take root at the grassroots level is choosing to work hard and practically. Only by using struggle to relay faith can we do what we are doing in a down-to-earth manner.
To better inherit the spirit, we must unite the power of hard work. The "Jilin-1 (吉林一号)" satellite cruises in space, intelligent connected vehicles lead the future, and high-speed trains gallop on the vast land. The development of Northeast China in the new era is ever-changing. We must also see that promoting new breakthroughs in the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China is still full of new challenges. The system and mechanism restricting development need to be optimized, the relatively single industrial structure needs to be adjusted, efforts need to be stepped up to improve the quality and intelligence of traditional industries, and there is still room for in-depth exploration of leveraging "cold resources" to drive the "hot economy"... To seize opportunities and take advantage of the momentum, we need to further mobilize the enthusiasm of all parties, give play to regional advantages, and stimulate the wisdom of the masses, and strive to find a new path of development with higher quality, better benefits, a better structure, and full release of advantages.
Today, many young people are returning to their hometowns with innovative ideas, and many industries are integrating the word "revitalization" into their daily lives. Individual actions are transformed into collective consensus, promoting everyone to work together. Batches of strivers innovate and find ways out in their respective positions for industrial upgrading, boosting consumption, ecological resource protection and utilization, and ensuring stable grain production and supply, demonstrating the resilience of relay development and the determination to advance the cause. Adhering to the combination of goal orientation and problem orientation, and adhering to the combination of strengthening strengths and making up for weaknesses, the Northeast will surely be able to revive its former glory and create new achievements.
Today's achievements originate from past contributions and carry the hopes of the future. When Xu Zhenming first guarded the tomb, the 20,000-square-meter cemetery had no trees or flowers, so he surveyed the mountains in front and behind and planted nearly 10,000 trees. When the old man planted the first tree on the hill that year, he may not have imagined the lush scene of trees; today, every step of the comprehensive revitalization of the Northeast is not "planting trees" for the future? Shouldering the responsibility of 功成不必在我，功成必定有我 (gōng chéng bù bì zài wǒ, gōng chéng bì dìng yǒu wǒ - "achieving success does not necessarily require me, but success will surely have me," meaning to focus on long-term goals and contribute to success even if one does not personally receive the credit), running down the track one baton after another, and transforming remembrance into action, we will surely be able to rewrite a new chapter on the black soil of the new era.
(The author is a reporter from the Jilin Branch of this newspaper)
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A unique "city souvenir" can satisfy tourists' emotional need to "take away the memory of a city," and can also provide a unique aesthetic experience and spiritual enjoyment, creating new consumption scenarios, business forms, and models.
When you go to a city, what do you choose to bring home? Some people like local specialties, some prefer cultural and creative products, and some are fond of traditional handicrafts. Nowadays, in many cities, these products have a common name - city gifts. Creating city gifts and showcasing city charm has also become a common choice for many cities.
Peking Opera elements are incorporated into exquisite jewelry, Forbidden City (故宫) Kylin (麒麟) transform into trendy toys, and the four phoenix coronets of the Ming Dynasty are made into "This Empress Likes" refrigerator magnets... At the launch ceremony of the 2025 "Beijing Gifts" (北京礼物) Global Cultural and Creative Competition held recently, 12 new "Beijing Gifts" products were eye-catching. What is more thought-provoking is that a competition is specially held for small city gifts. What are the considerations behind this? What kind of enlightenment does it contain?
Culture can empower the economy. Today, people's travels are no longer satisfied with cursory observations and taking photos as souvenirs, but hope to experience local customs and feel the humanistic spirit. A unique "city souvenir" can satisfy tourists' emotional need to "take away the memory of a city," and can also provide a unique aesthetic experience and spiritual enjoyment, creating new consumption scenarios, business forms, and models.
At the end of last year, the "Changsha Gift Hall" (长沙礼物馆) was unveiled in Guojin Street (国金街), Changsha (长沙), Hunan (湖南). From photo check-ins to landmark cultural creations, to Xiang-style spicy brine, it can be visited, played, eaten, and taken away. The integration of city gifts and offline shopping not only opens a new window for tourists to understand the city, but also creates new consumption scenarios and stimulates consumption potential. In this sense, city gifts are no longer just a tourist commodity, but also mean a blue ocean of cultural consumption.
The economy can revitalize culture. Letting "city souvenirs" reach more tourists also means letting the culture of a city "go out" from one place.
City gifts can concretely reflect the spirit and historical culture of a city. In Haidian (海淀), Beijing (北京), the Yuanmingyuan (圆明园) animal head blind boxes are selling well, and young people think they are "both interesting and can let us remember history." In Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川), the "Come and Play" panda dolls are cute and moving. Every time you see it, the leisurely and indifferent life and cultural atmosphere will come to your face. For travelers, city gifts can strengthen the identity of regional culture, and a touch of homesickness has a sustenance; for tourists, city gifts condense the humanistic customs of a place, and a memory of a journey has a tangible carrier.
Therefore, if a city gift wants to be favored and win word of mouth, it must not only pay attention to highlighting the uniqueness of the city's culture, but also not forget to adapt to contemporary aesthetics and integrate into modern life. A good city gift should integrate culture into color, shape, function, and life. Finding its own characteristics, constantly innovating, and making articles on the integration of tradition and modernity, city gifts can gain lasting vitality.
From a larger perspective, city gifts are also part of the city's cultural soft power. The Central Urban Work Conference pointed out that "strengthening the construction of urban cultural soft power." With unique culture, vivid expression, and vivid inheritance, the city can not only attract more people to come, but also stimulate endogenous development vitality.
In Jingdezhen (景德镇), Jiangxi (江西), the millennium porcelain culture meets the modern cultural and creative industry, and 58,000 handmade porcelain workshops are spread throughout the city, driving the employment of more than 100,000 people in the upstream and downstream; in Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu (江苏), the ultimate pursuit of Su craftsmanship and Su production nurtures the city's spirit of striving for the first, and injects spiritual power into industrial innovation and development... The city's historical sites and cultural relics are part of the city's life. In-depth exploration of the city's cultural heritage is also an important part of strengthening the construction of urban cultural soft power. The inspiration for the popularity of city gifts also lies in the fact that urban development should always maintain the pursuit of "cultivating people with culture, benefiting the people with culture, enriching the city with culture, and prospering the industry with culture."
Small city gifts have a lot to offer. Finding their own cultural characteristics, innovating cultural expression forms, and promoting the deep integration of urban culture and other economic formats, new consumption scenarios will continue to emerge, and urban vitality will continue to burst forth.
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[Keywords] Subway Cooling Service
[Event] Shenzhen Metro (深圳地铁) is piloting "temporary cooling areas" in 17 stations throughout the city; Chengdu Metro (成都地铁) has fully opened 423 stations for cooling; Hefei Metro (合肥地铁) has equipped 131 cooling areas with cooling benches and "summer cooling packages"; Nanchang Metro (南昌地铁) is creating outdoor worker stations in some stations... This summer, many cities have launched subway cooling services, and these heartwarming measures have won widespread praise from local residents and the vast number of netizens.
[Commentary]
In the face of high temperatures, scientifically planning public cooling spaces has become an important topic in urban governance. By systematically evaluating factors such as passenger flow density, station carrying capacity, and community distribution, opening cooling areas in qualified rail transit stations can not only ensure the heatstroke prevention needs of groups such as outdoor workers, but also effectively improve the intensive utilization of public resources, which is an innovative practice to improve the urban public service system.
It should be noted that as an important node of urban rail transit, expanding the cooling function of subway stations should not hinder normal passenger transport. Since the launch of subway cooling services in various places, some disharmonious phenomena have occasionally occurred. For example, some people cooling off have placed inflatable beds in subway passages, blocking the normal passage of passengers; some elderly people walk their children in the subway station, and the children's running, jumping, and noisy behaviors cause confusion in the station order, bringing certain safety hazards.
To curb similar behaviors and ensure subway traffic safety, subway stations need to optimize management in a timely manner, and cooling groups also urgently need to strengthen civilized self-discipline. For example, optimize space planning to separate cooling rest areas from passenger travel; formulate a "Civilized Cooling Convention," recruit cooling people as volunteers, and strengthen on-site inspections and soft persuasion. Let management and service resonate at the same frequency, and use civilization to lead the order of public spaces, so that we can truly do good things well and deliver answers that satisfy both travelers and cooling people.
Cooling seems like a small matter, but it highlights the wisdom of urban governance. In recent years, museums, libraries, shopping malls and other places are becoming the choice of more and more residents to cool off. For residents, going to these spaces to cool off can also meet the needs of learning, entertainment, etc.; for these places, the cooling crowd can bring a certain passenger flow, which can be said to be a win-win situation. It can be seen that people's livelihood problems are by no means a governance burden, and meeting the needs of the masses is an important breakthrough to broaden the path of development.
Exploring the composite utilization of public resources is a must-answer question to improve the level of urban governance. At present, some places still have the problem of long-term idle public resources such as community activity rooms being unattended, sports equipment being damaged and abandoned, and parks and green spaces being "locked up." To solve these problems, the key lies in finding directions from the needs of the masses and thinking of countermeasures in refined governance. For example, in Zhanggu Village (张古村), Miaoji Town (苗集镇), Funan County (阜南县), Anhui Province (安徽省), the conference room of the Party-Masses Service Center has become a "cool station." The local wicker enterprise provides raw materials and technical guidance for the elderly who have the ability here, and the elderly realize income while cooling off. Thinking about what the people think and solving what the people worry about, improving the precision and refinement of urban people's livelihood services can turn more "idle stock" into "high-quality increment" and add color to a better life.
A city is built to serve its people; the people are the foundation of the city. In the construction of Chinese-style modernization, we must not only "see things" but also "see people," so that public resources can benefit everyone more fairly. Cities will continue to write more happy stories of living and working in peace and contentment.
Return to TopRecently, fresh fruits from all over the country have been selling well through online and offline channels, and prices are becoming more and more "people-friendly." Behind this is the industrial upgrading driven by both agricultural technology and market demand in China. At present, China has become the world's largest fruit producer and consumer. The fruit industry has developed into the third largest planting industry after grain and vegetables, and high-quality supply has laid a solid foundation for consumption upgrading.
This is precisely:
Peaches, plums, apricots, and dates adorn the branches,
A colorful array gathers in supermarkets.
Supply and demand promote each other and work together,
The fruit plate is full of wonderful flavors.
Yang Yu (杨羽)
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By collecting patients' brain information through non-invasive brain-computer interface caps, and then using powerful computing power for calculation and analysis, constructing models of brain function status, neuromuscular control, and expression of movement intentions, and then "reconstructing" damaged neural circuits... Today, this science fiction scene of deciphering the brain's "code" has become a reality in China (中国), providing powerful assistance for the treatment and rehabilitation of brain nerve damage.
With the continuous progress of new technologies such as brain-computer interfaces, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, innovative breakthroughs in the medical field are also emerging. Medical problems that could not be solved in the past and intractable diseases that were difficult to overcome are expected to gradually find breakthroughs with the application of new technologies and new therapies. Hospitals, especially research hospitals with strong scientific research capabilities and high-level talent teams, have the ability to promote medical technology innovation, deeply participate in medical practice, and better understand patient needs. They should assume the role and responsibility of innovative vanguards in the medical and health field, and illuminate the people's livelihood answer sheet with the light of science and technology.
To promote research hospitals to carry out scientific and technological innovation, it is necessary to form a system and mechanism that encourages scientific research and promotes the transformation of scientific research results. For example, reshape the scientific research evaluation system, encourage the excavation of scientific research topics from the clinical front line, and truly connect with medical practice and meet the needs of diagnosis and treatment; improve intellectual property protection and management methods for the transformation of achievements, and build an integrated platform for industry, academia, research, and application; accelerate the forward shift of scientific research management checkpoints, select projects to establish a transformation reserve, and provide funding, technology, patents, promotion, and other aspects of support for scientific research results with the potential for transformation. Improve the system and mechanism, encourage everyone to change their thinking, and combine scientific research with diagnosis and treatment, in order to stimulate innovation vitality and bear more innovative fruits that can be implemented and truly benefit patients.
The vast majority of technological innovations in the medical and health field are not achieved by going it alone, but often require cross-border cooperation. The minimally invasive myocardial rotary cutting surgery and system equipment that "does not open the chest and the heart does not stop beating" independently developed by experts from Tongji Hospital (同济医院), affiliated to Tongji Medical College (同济医学院) of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (华中科技大学), has undergone 7 iterations and reached a leading level. In the research and development process, material experts carried out key technology research on the outer coating process of the equipment to solve the problem of "ultrasonic artifacts" during the operation; mechanical experts used electrochemical processing technology to improve the blade material and structure to solve the problem of the gap between the mechanical and myocardial tissue fit, and reduce errors and bleeding. Today, there are many such cases of medical-engineering cooperation and medical-intelligence integration to promote innovation. Medicine itself involves multidisciplinary intersection, and related scientific and technological innovation cannot be separated from the collaborative cooperation of multiple fields and multiple professions. Continuously promoting cross-border integration and cooperation is of great significance for promoting the research and development and transformation of innovative achievements.
Doctors are already very busy participating in clinical work, so how can they find time to invest in scientific research? This requires research hospitals to improve the system, refine management, coordinate diagnosis and treatment and research, reduce unnecessary burdens on doctors, and ensure that they invest in work in a good mental state. For example, differentiate the assessment of "physician scientists" and implement a dual-track evaluation of scientific research and clinical practice; encourage departments to provide scientific research sabbatical time so that doctors can temporarily free themselves from daily affairs and invest in scientific research; establish scientific research clinics to discover problems from clinical practice and improve the quality and pertinence of scientific research. The working pressure of the doctor group is not small, and hospitals must always pay attention to their physical and mental health, improve the level of scientific management, so that clinical and scientific research can achieve each other, and ultimately serve the goal of treating patients well.
The tide of scientific and technological innovation is surging, calling for daredevils who dare to venture and dare to do things. Research hospitals assume their responsibilities and missions, use innovation as a plow, deeply cultivate the fertile soil of medicine, and be leaders in advanced medical technology and guardians of people's health, which will surely inject new impetus and add new vitality to the construction of a healthy China (健康中国).
(The author is the Party Secretary of Tongji Hospital (同济医院), affiliated to Tongji Medical College (同济医学院) of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (华中科技大学). This reporter, Tian Doudou (田豆豆), interviewed and compiled the report.)
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As a university dance professor, I am often asked by friends: "Where is a good place for my child to learn dance?" Immediately afterwards, they often add: "We just want to cultivate their temperament; we don't want them to become professional actors."
This sentence implies a common misunderstanding: since it's just about cultivating temperament, then the child can learn a little, just play around, and doesn't need to invest much effort. Thus, in the learning trajectory of many children in the arts, we see a "lightweight" learning model: learn a few nice-looking moves, memorize a few songs, draw a few small pictures, feel smug when taking pretty photos, and quickly give up when encountering difficulties and challenges. What can truly cultivate temperament is definitely not this superficial learning.
Indeed, art and play have similarities—creativity, joy, and openness coexist. Albert Einstein once recalled that he truly began to learn music at the age of 13 because of Mozart's sonatas and frankly admitted that he often thought in music, spent daydreams in music, and saw his life through music. This scientific giant learned the violin from a young age and even sought inspiration by playing Mozart's sonatas when encountering bottlenecks in physics research. The deep integration of his scientific breakthroughs and artistic cultivation is precisely a vivid annotation of "playing" to the extreme.
However, learning art involves unremitting exploration in fun and harvesting achievements in challenges. This process of 苦尽甘来 (kǔ jìn gān lái - "bitterness finishes, sweetness comes," after suffering comes happiness), coexistence of sweetness and bitterness, and even taking pleasure in suffering, is precisely the "deep fun" that makes art superior to play. There are many such examples in teaching. Some children come because they are fascinated by the stage lights, but in repeated rehearsals, they gradually discover the difficulty of movements, the limits of the body, and the infinite possibilities brought about by subtle changes in rhythm. In fact, what children gain in art learning is far more than just technique and expressiveness. Long-term continuous practice allows them to learn not to give up easily when encountering difficulties, and to cultivate resilience and concentration; in collaborative creation, they learn to listen, adjust themselves, and understand others—these are all implicit but profound effects of art education.
From a historical perspective, the cultivation of artistic temperament has never been about fleeting flashes of inspiration, but about continuous climbing on the "long slope" from entry to mastery. Wang Xizhi (王羲之) practiced calligraphy, starting from imitating the steles and rubbings of Zhong Yao (钟繇) and Zhang Zhi (张芝) from childhood, and continued to explore the meaning of the brush even in middle age. His impromptu creation of the "Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion" (《兰亭集序》), with more than 20 ways of writing the character "之" between the lines, is precisely the result of decades of diligent study and hard practice. This process of long-term immersion and continuous refinement is the true nourishment for scholarship and thought, and it is precisely the perseverance and determination needed to achieve the ultimate.
The field of dance is also the same. I have seen many young dancers who, when they first learn to dance, may not even be able to do a perfect balance, fall countless times in the rehearsal room, have calluses on their fingers, and ankles that ache painfully... But it is precisely these repeated attempts and failures that teach them to control their bodies, perceive space, and breathe with the music. Years later, when they stand on the stage, gracefully spinning, stretching, and jumping, what we see is the composure condensed in countless practices, a temperament deeply rooted in their bones, which is unattainable by short-term games. These seemingly boring exercises are actually another form of fun—the sense of accomplishment and happiness that children gain when overcoming one problem after another is far more profound and lasting than simple games.
In the age of artificial intelligence, the convenience of information acquisition can easily make us lose the ability to persevere and endure. Art learning is precisely a beneficial path to reconcile this dilemma. It teaches us that true "play" is not about escaping hardship, but about approaching it with love as a boat, and using interest to ignite more lasting motivation. The deep investment driven by interest allows children to gain not only skills but also a paradigm of thinking that is formed imperceptibly, which is the most touching value of art education.
The "deep fun" in art education is not only about personal growth but also about the inheritance and innovation of social culture. As teachers, what we need to do is not to unilaterally instill skills, but to create conditions for children to actively explore and bravely try under the drive of interest.
Returning to the original question: "Where is a good place for my child to learn dance?" The answer actually lies not in "where to learn" but in "how to learn." As long as children can experience frustration, explore possibilities, and enjoy creation in a safe and encouraging environment, they will gain truly their own artistic cultivation and refine their unique temperament from it. This temperament is not a short-term show of skills, but the background color of life, an attitude and ability to face the future.
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Lhasa (拉萨) City, Damxung (当雄) County, Tibet Autonomous Region, a cloned yak "Nam Co 1#" (纳木错1#) was born not long ago; Rutog (改则) County, Ngari (阿里) Prefecture, the wild yak industry obtained dual certification as "National Famous, Special, Excellent, and New Agricultural Product" and "National Ecological Origin Protection Product" in 2024; Nierong (聂荣) County, Nagqu (那曲) City, Nima Dunzhu (尼玛顿珠), the captain of the Ma'erza (玛尔杂) Village resident work team, can use a mobile APP to monitor the dynamics of hundreds of yaks in real time...
The transformation of the yak industry is an epitome of Tibet's efforts to base itself on the resource endowment of the plateau and fully and accurately implement the new development concept.
Cultural tourism, clean energy, green industry, modern services, plateau characteristic agriculture and animal husbandry, Tibetan medicine, high-tech digital, border trade logistics, and general aviation—Tibet is anchoring nine major industries to effectively promote high-quality economic development on the plateau. In the first half of this year, the region achieved a gross domestic product of 138.272 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.2%; the added value of industries above designated size increased by 14.8% year-on-year, fixed asset investment increased by 24.8% year-on-year, and the per capita disposable income of all residents increased by 7.6% year-on-year.
The snowy plateau is entering a fast track of development with surging momentum.
Dynamic Renewal: Green Engine Drives Growth
Cuomei (措美) County, Shannan (山南) City, huge wind turbine blades are constantly rotating on the Zhegu (哲古) grassland; Seni (色尼) District, Nagqu (那曲) City, the continuous photovoltaic panels in the Gandan Kangsang (甘丹康桑) Clean Energy Industrial Park shine brightly in the sun; Coqin (措勤) County, Ngari (阿里) Prefecture, a solar central heating project brings warmth to the high-altitude and cold town with an average altitude of more than 4,700 meters...
From lighting with butter lamps in the past to the current construction of four "power skyways" in Qinghai-Tibet, Sichuan-Tibet, Central Tibet, and Ali (青藏、川藏、藏中、阿里), the proportion of clean energy power generation in Tibet exceeds 99%, and the cumulative external transmission of clean energy exceeds 16.1 billion kilowatt-hours, which is equivalent to reducing carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 13.86 million tons. Focusing on building a national clean energy base at a high level, Tibet is based on its natural resource endowment, fully promoting the construction of clean energy projects such as water, wind, light, and heat, and accelerating the cultivation and development of emerging industries.
In March of this year, 150 new energy vehicles completed customs declaration at the cargo inspection site of the Shigatse (日喀则) International Land Port and were transported to Nepal via the Zhangmu (樟木) port.
"Green is the background color of Tibet's foreign trade," said Li Song (李崧), Deputy Director of Lhasa Customs (拉萨海关). In 1965, the total value of Tibet's foreign trade was approximately 6.93 million yuan, and the average annual scale has now reached 10 billion yuan. In the first half of this year, Tibet exported nearly 30 million yuan of green products such as wool and cashmere, fresh apples, highland barley products, and Tibetan incense.
Plateau agriculture and animal husbandry are developing steadily, the clean energy industry and green industry are growing strongly, and the high-tech digital industry and border trade logistics are improving in quality and expanding in scale... The nine major industries are advancing simultaneously, supporting Tibet's regional GDP of 276.5 billion yuan last year, a year-on-year increase of 6.3%, and the growth rate of many major economic indicators ranked among the top in the country.
Sky Road Foundation: Three-Dimensional Road Network Unblocks Blood Vessels
Motuo (墨脱) County, the last county in the country to have access to highways, has now become a popular self-driving tour destination. In Gelin (格林) Village, Motuo (墨脱) County, the roads have been upgraded to two-way cement roads, rural tourism is booming, and agricultural and special products are selling well. "With better roads, the masses are more motivated to do business," said Dorje Phuntso (多杰平措), director of the village committee, with deep feeling.
As of the end of 2024, the road accessibility rate of townships and established villages in Tibet was 100%, and the trafficability rate reached 97.99% and 86.05% respectively. The mileage of high-grade highways exceeded 1,196 kilometers, and the total mileage of highways exceeded 124,900 kilometers. With highways as the foundation, a comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network with coordinated development of railways, aviation, and pipeline transportation is increasingly complete, providing solid support for industrial development.
People enjoy their travel, and goods flow smoothly. Mineral water, building materials, vehicles to be transported... The Lhasa West Station (拉萨西站) freight yard of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Lhasa (青藏铁路拉萨) Railway Section is busy. In the first seven months of this year, the Lhasa West (拉萨西) Railway Freight Yard dispatched 3,508,400 tons of goods, a year-on-year increase of 7.27%. As of the end of July, the operating mileage of railways in Tibet reached 1,359 kilometers, and the Qinghai-Tibet Railway (青藏铁路) has cumulatively transported 40,027,900 passengers and 96,391,100 tons of goods in and out of Tibet.
The external sales of characteristic agricultural products are more convenient. In July of this year, the Lhasa-Hubei Ezhou (拉萨—湖北鄂州) all-cargo regular air route was opened, with the first inbound cargo of 16.7 tons and outbound cargo of 6.9 tons. "The operation of the air route provides a guarantee of timeliness for fresh transportation," said Wu Dongjie (伍冬杰), general manager of the cargo transportation department of the Civil Aviation Tibet Airport Group (民航西藏机场集团).
The popularity of self-driving tours on the plateau is increasing. According to statistics, the Lhasa West Station (拉萨西站) receives about 1,000 car consignment orders every month, and more and more tourists choose to transport their cars to Tibet by rail.
A Motuo (墨脱) highway connects the small city of Motuo (墨脱) with the outside world. The increasingly developed transportation network is injecting vigorous momentum into the high-quality development of the snowy plateau.
Technology Empowers: Industrial Prosperity Benefits Every Family
"Working in the greenhouse earns 200 yuan a day!" In the Ecological Agriculture Industrial Park of Gar (噶尔) County, Ngari (阿里) Prefecture, Dongji Zhuoga (洞吉卓嘎), a former herdsman, is now a planting expert. Liu Jiang (刘江), the person in charge of the industrial park's operation, introduced that it was jointly built by the Shaanxi Aid-Tibet Work Team (陕西援藏工作队) and the local government, and has trained a group of local people who have mastered new planting technologies.
Tibet has always focused on benefiting the people in industrial development, and insisted that all development should be given the significance of national unity and progress, the significance of improving people's livelihood and uniting people's hearts, and should be conducive to enhancing the sense of gain, happiness, and security of people of all ethnic groups.
Characteristic agriculture and animal husbandry drive the masses to increase income and become rich. In Buren Gully (布仁沟), Pozhang Township (颇章乡), Nedong (乃东) District, Shannan (山南) City, Tibet Hongnong Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. (西藏宏农农业发展有限公司) drives 3 counties (districts) and 20 villages to participate in Tibetan chicken breeding, with an annual increase of more than 230,000 yuan per village.
The tentacles of modern logistics continue to extend. In Yangda (羊达) Street, Doilungdeqen (堆龙德庆) District, Lhasa (拉萨), the JD.com (京东) intelligent warehousing system dynamically adjusts inventory based on sales data. "More and more commodities are delivered on the same day or the next day," said Shi Chenghua (石成华), member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Department of Commerce of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区商务厅).
Inclusive development comprehensively improves people's well-being. At the end of 2019, all 628,000 registered poor people in Tibet were lifted out of poverty. In 2024, the per capita disposable income of all residents in Tibet reached 31,358 yuan, and the per capita net income of the people lifted out of poverty increased by more than 12.5% year-on-year.
After 60 years of hard work, the snowy plateau is bursting with development vitality, and cadres and the masses of all ethnic groups are united and working together to strive to write a new chapter in high-quality development.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on August 24th (Reporter Wu Yanli (吴艳丽)) On August 23rd, the seminar "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words - International Cartoon Creation and Communication in the New Era" was held in Beijing (北京). The seminar was co-sponsored by *National Humanities History* Magazine (《国家人文历史》杂志社) and *Satire and Humor* Newspaper (《讽刺与幽默》报社). Xu Lijing (徐立京), Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the *People's Daily* (人民日报社), attended the seminar and delivered a speech.
The seminar aimed to explore how to further leverage the role of cartoons in international communication and better serve the continuous improvement of national cultural soft power and the influence of Chinese culture. During the seminar, experienced international affairs experts, famous cartoonists, and reader representatives from *Satire and Humor* Newspaper (《讽刺与幽默》报社) engaged in in-depth exchanges around topics such as "Making good use of cartoons to express China's position and convey China's voice," "How to use cartoons to spread Chinese culture to the world," "What kind of international cartoons do we need in the new era," "Characteristics and expressive techniques of excellent international cartoon works," and "Difficulties and breakthroughs in international cartoon creation."
The participating guests unanimously agreed that cartoons, as a borderless art form, have both impact and interest, with a wide reach, high acceptance, and strong penetration, making them an effective carrier for international communication with unique advantages. We must continue to use cartoons as a medium to better showcase a credible, lovable, and respectable image of China to the world.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Guangzhou (广州) dispatch on August 24th (Reporter: Cheng Yuanzhou (程远州)) On August 23rd, aboard the "Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学)" oceanographic research and training vessel, located in the Zhongsha (中沙) maritime area of the South China Sea (南海), China's independently developed 6000-meter deep-sea remotely operated vehicle (ROV), "Haiqin (海琴)" successfully completed its first deep-sea trial, comprehensively verifying the functions and main performance indicators of the entire system.
It is reported that "Haiqin (海琴)" is a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) custom-designed for the "Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学)" oceanographic research and training vessel, targeting deep-sea exploration scenarios. It can achieve precise positioning observation and sample acquisition of deep-sea scientific research targets by the research vessel, and can carry out deep-sea scientific research work near the seabed for a long time, such as marine environmental surveys, biodiversity surveys, new species discovery, and gene acquisition.
The "Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学)" set sail from Zhuhai (珠海) on August 13th to the target sea area in the South China Sea (南海), with 89 team members from 19 domestic units including Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学) participating. Cui Yunlu (崔运璐), the leader of this voyage and chief engineer of the Oceanographic Research Center of Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学), introduced that "Haiqin (海琴)" conducted multiple dives from shallow to deep, carried out a number of scientific research experiments, and reached a maximum dive depth of 4140 meters.
In addition, this voyage also simultaneously carried out the deep-sea scientific research application mission of the full-ocean-depth autonomous remotely operated vehicle (ARV) "Haidou-1 (海斗一号)". Recently, "Haiqin (海琴)" and "Haidou-1 (海斗一号)" will continue to carry out experimental applications in multiple working areas in the South China Sea (南海) in combination with scientific needs such as marine meteorological unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) observation, marine geological process detection, deep-sea biological ecological observation, and 30-meter gravity column sampling tasks.
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Sichuan Guangyuan (四川广元), ascending Mingyue Gorge (明月峡), the Shu Road (蜀道) comes into view.
Beneath one's feet, the winding and tortuous Xianqin Plank Road (先秦栈道) and Jinniu Post Road (金牛驿道); in the distance, the Jialing Waterway (嘉陵水道) and Tracker's Path advance side by side; on both sides, the Xi'an-Chengdu High-Speed Railway (西成高铁) and Beijing-Kunming Expressway (京昆高速) pass through the mountains...
Spanning three thousand miles and three thousand years, it connects the past and present. This 2-kilometer-long canyon in Guangyuan (广元) is thus named the "China Natural Transportation History Museum."
Traversing the smoke of history, questioning "Why the Shu Road (蜀道)?"
"Alas, how dangerous and high! The difficulty of the Shu Road (蜀道) is greater than ascending to the blue sky!"
The deep ruts engraved on the earth reflect the courage of generations of road builders who said, "If there is no road ahead, I will forge one."
During the Qin and Han dynasties, "tens of thousands of people were mobilized to build the Baoxie Road (褒斜道) for more than five hundred li."
During the Anti-Japanese War, the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway (川陕公路) was built on the ancient Jinniu Road (金牛道), providing a lifeline for the people of Sichuan and Chongqing to go to the front lines and transport supplies.
After the founding of New China, hundreds of thousands of builders created 13 "world railway firsts" and built the Chengdu-Kunming Railway (成昆铁路) in the "forbidden zone of road construction."
Since the new era, with land and sea linkages and aerial networks, travel on the Shu Road (蜀道) knows no bounds.
--The Yiwan Railway (宜万铁路) was built on "soft tofu," and the Sichuan-Tibet Railway (川藏铁路) was laid on the "roof of the world." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Sichuan (四川) has completed 3.5 trillion yuan of investment in comprehensive transportation construction, and the mileage of expressways open to traffic has exceeded 10,000 kilometers.
--Connecting to the Silk Road Economic Belt in the north and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road in the south, the China-Europe Railway Express (Chengdu-Chongqing) (中欧班列（成渝）) has operated more than 36,000 trains. Sichuan (四川) has 18 airports, the third largest number in the country, and air corridors reach the world.
--The Yangtze River Economic Belt is full of vitality, the "Twin Cities Story" of Chengdu and Chongqing (成渝“双城记”) is sung louder and louder, and the large-scale development of the western region in the new era is accelerating to form a new pattern. The new Shu Road (蜀道) in the new era is also a "pioneer" in promoting the construction of a unified national market in depth.
The Shu Road (蜀道) is difficult, the Shu Road (蜀道) is accessible, and the Shu Road (蜀道) is smooth. It reflects the warmth of people's livelihood, refracts the breadth of opening up, expands the depth of collaboration, and also contains the depth of civilization.
In the Jiange Ancient Shu Road (剑阁古蜀道), more than 12,000 ancient trees in the Cuiyun Gallery (翠云廊) are thriving. From the ancient system of "handing over trees and handing over seals" to the "forest chief system" in the new era, it interprets the harmonious coexistence of man and nature and witnesses the continuation and development of outstanding Chinese traditional culture... Cai Dongzhou (蔡东洲), a scholar who has studied the Shu Road (蜀道) for most of his life, exclaimed, "This is a typical sample of observing Chinese-style modernization!"
The Shu River (蜀江) is clear and the Shu Mountains (蜀山) are green, the Shu Road (蜀道) is smooth and the Shu travelers are amazed.
A thousand years of chanting, a new song of the times.
Song of Road Building
The myriad scenes of the Shu Road (蜀道) are焕然一新 (焕然一新 (huàn rán yī xīn - "completely new," a completely new look)). Every Shu Road (蜀道) leading to the distance carries the people's yearning for a better life.
Each generation has its own Shu Road (蜀道).
What's new about the Shu Road (蜀道) in the new era? It is new in the new development concept creatively proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平): innovation, coordination, green, openness, and sharing.
Suining (遂宁), Sichuan (四川), the construction site of the Suining Fujiang (涪江) Extra Large Bridge of the Chengdu-Dazhou-Wanzhou High-Speed Railway (成达万高铁). On the side span of the No. 90 main tower, the crane "grabs" a 27-meter-high pier body and steadily places it on the target device... "This is a new practical patent developed by front-line workers to ensure the accurate installation of vertical steel bars in the pier body," said Xiao Xialin (肖霞林), chief dispatcher of the Chengdu-Dazhou-Wanzhou High-Speed Railway Company.
Xiao Xialin (肖霞林), who entered Sichuan (四川) immediately after graduating from university and has been "fighting" with the Shu Road (蜀道) for more than 20 years, is convinced of one thing: "Innovation leads!"
Building the Chenglan Railway (成兰铁路) (Chengdu to Huangshengguan section), a tough character encountered "rotten tofu."
"The bridge pile foundation passes through an ancient landslide dam, and the silt is loose and soft, more than 100 meters thick," Xiao Xialin (肖霞林) said. According to traditional techniques, it is destined to fail to form a pile.
Faced with difficulties, between advancing and retreating. Seventeen task forces were immediately established, and the project company, construction unit, and scientific research institutions worked together to overcome the difficulties. Technological innovation, process renewal, and construction method innovation - the first full-rotation full-casing graded follow-up construction technology was created, with the longest pile foundation being 141.7 meters! "There are countless such difficulties. One Chenglan Railway (成兰铁路) has forced out more than 100 new practical patents," Xiao Xialin (肖霞林) said.
Mountain after mountain, water after water. Once introduced, digested, and absorbed, now it is the first to create and lead -
More than 70 years ago, the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway (成渝铁路) had a speed of 40 kilometers per hour. More than 70 years later, the Chengdu-Chongqing Central Line High-Speed Railway is designed to have a speed of 350 kilometers per hour. Chengdu-Chongqing transportation has been shortened from 13 hours, 8 hours, and 4 hours to 1 hour.
The Sichuan-Tibet Railway (川藏铁路) has jumped from the second-level step to the first-level step, building a "natural barrier Shu Road (蜀道)" with an altitude difference of more than 3,000 meters.
Spanning two major mountain systems, three major water systems, and 12 fault zones, the bridge-tunnel ratio reaches 55%. The "Cloud Passage" Yaxi Expressway (雅西高速) pioneered a double-helix tunnel, which rotates twice in the mountain to achieve 10 minutes of travel for 10 kilometers and a climbing height of hundreds of meters.
"The horse gang can't finish the Micang Road (米仓道), and the 'Bei Er Ge' can't straighten the winding road. Stepping on the stream and jumping on the stone steps, climbing the ladder and passing the cloud plank road, the 'Er Jia Zi' is shaking, and the heart is hanging..." The folk song "Bei Er Ge" (背二哥) has been sung for thousands of years, and the difficulty of the Shu Road (蜀道) is now history.
"The mileage of railways and expressways under construction ranks first in the country, and the total number of major channels in and out of Sichuan (四川) has reached 50!" Yu Xiang (喻翔), a professor-level senior engineer at the Sichuan Provincial Academy of Transportation Development Strategy and Planning, exclaimed that the new development concept leads the way, and the Shu Road (蜀道) is vertical and horizontal, leading to a bright future.
A bright future is also a green road.
The Chenglan Railway (成兰铁路) was originally designed to leave Chengdu (成都) and go directly to Lanzhou (兰州) via Jiuzhaigou (九寨沟).
In 2011, some project sections started construction one after another. However, the Huangshengguan to Hada铺 section passes through the habitat of giant pandas and eight areas including Jiuzhaigou (九寨沟) and Huanglong (黄龙), which may damage the ecological environment. In December 2012, the project was suspended.
"The ecological environment is the foundation for human survival and development, and changes in the ecological environment directly affect the rise and fall of civilization."
"In ecological environment protection, we must establish a holistic, long-term, and overall view, and we must not lose sight of the big picture for the sake of small gains, lose sight of the other for the sake of one, overdraw the future, or seek quick success and instant benefits."
Foresight and clearing the clouds to see the sun.
Project changes, delays in construction, and economic losses are not insignificant. After repeated demonstrations and reviews, the Huangshengguan to Hada铺 section was finally cancelled.
In Sichuan (四川), road construction inevitably deals with fragile ecology. Yu Shuping (余姝萍), chief engineer of the Environmental Impact Assessment Institute of China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co., Ltd., said that road builders in the new era have engraved General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) words in their hearts -
"Ecological civilization construction does not mean holding a lot of real money in your hands, but doing it for history and for future generations."
Who is the new era Shu Road (蜀道) for? Walking along the way, you can feel it.
In the depths of the Daliang Mountains (大凉山), Atuleer Village (阿土列尔村) is "hanging" on a cliff about 800 meters vertically from the ground. The Yi people rely on building rattan ladders to travel, and villagers with mobility problems have not been down the mountain for most of their lives.
During the National People's Congress in 2017, when participating in the deliberation of the Sichuan (四川) delegation, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) talked about the news report about the "cliff village" in the Daliang Mountains (大凉山), "I felt very distressed when I saw the villagers' travel conditions."
Chinese-style modernization, "not a single one can be left behind." Today, the rattan ladders in the "cliff village" have been replaced by steel ladders, and the villagers have been relocated to live at the foot of the mountain, with industries on the mountain - the "Valley of the Sky" cultural tourism complex is accelerating construction, and the future is promising.
Looking at Sichuan (四川), 82% of the county towns can get on the expressway in 15 minutes; 375,000 kilometers of rural roads, the largest scale in the country, have led remote mountainous areas and cloud villages out of isolation.
"This train is very good, cheap and worry-free!" While speaking, Yi old man Yi Huodala (依火达拉) waved a long pole to drive the sheep onto the train to the county seat. In the hinterland of the Daliang Mountains (大凉山), the Chengdu-Kunming Railway (成昆铁路) public welfare slow train passes through 38 towns and radiates 97 surrounding towns. The fare has remained unchanged for decades, with a minimum of 2 yuan, and it stops at every station.
People are the main body of development and also the purpose of development. Every Shu Road (蜀道) leading to the distance carries the people's yearning for a better life.
Song of Smoothness
Actively integrate into the construction of a unified national market, the tangible Shu Road (蜀道) is extending, and the intangible Shu Road (蜀道) is being smoothed.
Why is a small tax bill permanently collected by the National Museum?
In the Tax and Fee Collection and Management Service Center of the Sichuan-Chongqing Gaozhu New Area (川渝高竹新区), Li Jia (李佳), full-time deputy secretary of the New Area Party Working Committee, unfolded the era narrative behind the tax bill for us -
In January 2020, the sixth meeting of the 19th Central Finance and Economics Committee made a major deployment to promote the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle (成渝地区双城经济圈). In October 2021, the "Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle Construction Plan Outline" issued by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council was publicly released. Exploring the reform of the moderate separation of economic zones and administrative regions to promote regional integrated development has become an important chapter in the "Twin Cities Story" of Chengdu and Chongqing (成渝“双城记”).
Why is it important? Let's look at an example.
"In the past, limited by the truck pass system in the central urban area of Chongqing (重庆), Sichuan (川) trucks either entered the city at night, detoured far away, or rented Chongqing (渝) plates," Li Jia (李佳) said. "A person in charge of an enterprise calculated that this increased the cost by 300,000 yuan per year."
The tangible Shu Road (蜀道) is constantly being smoothed, but there are still many blockages in the intangible Shu Road (蜀道).
The Gaozhu New Area (高竹新区) came into being. The Gaotan Town (高滩镇) in Guang'an City (广安市) and the Cizhu Town (茨竹镇) in Yubei District (渝北区) on the border of Sichuan (川) and Chongqing (渝) are to be "pioneers."
The breakthrough is anchored in taxes and fees.
"After preliminary sorting, there were more than 100 differences in tax and fee collection and management between the two places." Zhu Jingling (朱敬玲), then director of the New Area Finance and Taxation Financial Center, who came to Guang'an (广安) from Yubei (渝北) "across provinces," and her colleagues ran companies and looked for blockages. The finance, taxation, and development and reform departments of the two places worked together to overcome the difficulties, and 79 differences in tax and fee collection and management were finally unified.
The first cross-provincial tax and fee collection and management service center in the country was established - one institution for unified collection and management, one directory for clear standards, one team for law enforcement, and one system for optimized services. In 2021, the New Area Tax and Fee Collection and Management Service Center issued the first tax bill.
"Pay the lower fee and follow the preferential policy, and enterprises in the New Area can choose independently," Zhu Jingling (朱敬玲) said. "A new material enterprise saves 2 million yuan in taxes and fees every year because of this."
Focusing on the center and serving the overall situation. Many blockages have been cleared one after another -
One region, equal treatment. In April 2024, the first cross-provincial truck pass in the country was issued, and trucks enjoy the same treatment as Chongqing (渝) plates when passing through Chongqing (重庆) on designated time periods and routes.
Integrated development, common benefit. Guang'an (广安) and Yubei (渝北) each share the existing income from taxes, etc., and the incremental income is divided 50-50. Economic indicators such as total industrial output value are calculated proportionally.
One text, two discussions. In July 2024, the "Decision on Relevant Matters of the Administrative Management of the Sichuan-Chongqing Gaozhu New Area (川渝高竹新区)" was voted and passed at the meetings of the Standing Committee of the Sichuan Provincial People's Congress and the Standing Committee of the Chongqing Municipal People's Congress, respectively.
"This means that the Gaozhu New Area (高竹新区) has obtained the qualifications of an administrative subject and corresponding administrative management authority," said Zeng Hongping (曾洪萍), deputy director of the Sichuan Provincial County Economic Research Center. The New Area Management Committee is responsible for economic management, and the local people's government is responsible for social affairs, "which directly reflects the distinct orientation of the reform of the moderate separation of economic zones and administrative regions."
"There is no distinction between Sichuan (川) and Chongqing (渝), only upstream and downstream." Li Jia (李佳) knows the details like the back of her hand. An industrial cluster mainly based on auto parts has initially formed in the New Area. 80% of the enterprises are supporting Chongqing (重庆), 60% of the production raw materials are purchased from Chongqing (重庆), and 90% of the products are sold to Chongqing (重庆).
Looking at Chengdu and Chongqing (成渝) through Gaozhu (高竹). Five years of exploration, two-way rush, and accumulation of momentum.
The economic aggregate of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle (成渝地区双城经济圈) has increased from 6.3 trillion yuan in 2019 to 8.7 trillion yuan in 2024.
The Chengdu-Chongqing Electronic Information Advanced Manufacturing Cluster has gathered more than 2,000 enterprises above designated size, becoming the first national-level advanced manufacturing cluster across provinces in the country, with an output value accounting for 1/7 of the country.
"Sichuan-Chongqing Through-Service" covers 355 government service items, 935 secondary and above public hospitals, and 161 inspection and test results are mutually recognized. More than 2,300 medical institutions have realized the "scan code to see a doctor" for Sichuan-Chongqing electronic health cards.
One region can observe the overall situation. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) diagnosed and oriented:
"Building a new development pattern is based on the domestic cycle of a unified national market, not a small self-cycle in various places."
"Sichuan (川) and Chongqing (渝) are complementary, integrated, and mutually beneficial, and they are beautiful and share the same. We must adhere to the 'Sichuan-Chongqing one game of chess'. The 'separation' of administrative divisions in the beginning and the 'integration' of regional coordination now have the same purpose, which is to promote development."
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Adhering to the national one game of chess, jumping out of the "one-acre three-point land," the constantly extending new Shu Road (蜀道) is striving to build a fast lane for promoting Chinese-style modernization.
In the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the Yibin Port (宜宾港) bridge is hoisting up and down, and containers are ready to go.
"The whole vehicle is shipped to Shanghai (上海) in just 12 days, speeding up by 30% and reducing costs by 40%!" Yao Zhuoyu (姚琢钰), assistant to the general manager of Yibin Kaiyi International Trade Co., Ltd., showed a thick stack of reports in his hand.
In the past, ports along the Yangtze River had serious homogeneous competition, and cross-regional shipping coordination was weak. Yibin Port (宜宾港), located in the upper reaches, took the initiative to cooperate with Shanghai International Port Group (上港集团) and Chongqing Port Logistics Group (重庆港务物流集团) to jointly establish Yibin Port International Container Terminal Co., Ltd.
"Terminals, seagoing vessels, and inland branch lines rely on their respective shipping resources to promote the integration of information, business, and management," said Luo Yuxin (罗宇锌), deputy general manager of the company. In 2023, the "Sichuan-Chongqing-Shanghai" foreign trade container liner express line was opened, with regular departures, cabin swaps, direct ships, and advance transfer (sea) customs clearance. "In the first half of this year, the port's cargo throughput was 1.6123 million tons, an increase of 28.5% year-on-year, and the golden waterway produced golden benefits."
East-West coordination, the great river is surging. Looking at the overall situation, the scenery is infinite.
Looking at West-East Electricity Transmission: Baihetan-Zhejiang (白鹤滩—浙江), Xiangjiaba-Shanghai (向家坝—上海), Jinping-Sunan (锦屏—苏南) and other UHV ±800 kV DC transmission projects are connected into lines and put into operation smoothly.
Looking at West-East Gas Transmission: Sichuan (川) and Chongqing (渝) are working together to build a national natural gas (shale gas) production capacity base of 100 billion cubic meters, injecting surging momentum into national energy security and green transformation.
Looking at East Data West Computing: Tianfu Cluster (天府集群), Chongqing Cluster (重庆集群), Guian Cluster (贵安集群) and other national data center clusters are effectively driving the integrated and coordinated development of national computing power.
"The western region is crucial to the overall situation of national reform, development, and stability."
In April 2024, Chongqing (重庆), the symposium on promoting the large-scale development of the western region in the new era pointed out the path - "More actively serve and connect with major regional strategies, and actively integrate into the construction of a unified national market" "Deepen pragmatic cooperation with the eastern, central, and northeastern regions."
Further grasp its own strategic position and strategic mission from the overall national situation, the song of smoothness is sonorous and majestic.
Song of Opening Up
Connecting China and foreign countries, the new Shu Road (蜀道) supports the strategic highland of westward opening up and the new base for participating in international competition.
Passing through Qingbaijiang District (青白江区) in Chengdu (成都), stop at Chengdu International Railway Port (成都国际铁路港). On the huge digital screen, Shu Roads (蜀道) extend to the distance.
Directly to Europe in the west, to Mongolia and Russia in the north, to Japan and South Korea in the east, and to ASEAN in the south... With the help of the China-Europe Railway Express, Sichuan (四川) is actively building a strategic highland for westward opening up and a new base for participating in international competition.
Opening up is a distinct symbol of Chinese-style modernization. Through the millennium Shu Road (蜀道), glimpse the historical depth.
More than 2,000 years ago, Han envoy Zhang Qian (张骞) saw "Shu cloth" and "Qiong bamboo sticks" in Daxia (now Afghanistan), which were sold from the Shu Road (蜀道) extending southward.
More than 700 years ago, Italian Marco Polo (马可·波罗) traveled through the Shu Road (蜀道) to Chengdu (成都) and exclaimed that "merchants carry goods up and down, and no one in the world can imagine its prosperity."
Connecting the past and the present, connecting China and foreign countries, the Shu Road (蜀道) demonstrates the wisdom and courage of the Chinese ancestors to break out of the basin and communicate with the world, and contains the value concepts and development momentum of Chinese-style modernization.
"Promoting reform and development through opening up is an important magic weapon for China's modernization construction to continuously achieve new achievements."
Walking in Sichuan (四川) and Chongqing (重庆), imported durian and Airbus provide us with unique perspectives.
With a long whistle, a cold chain train loaded with Thai durian arrived at Chengdu International Railway Port (成都国际铁路港). In the past, imported durian was mostly distributed in Guangdong (广东), Guangzhou (广州) and other places. This year, the Sichuan Provincial Government Work Report proposed to build a national distribution center for durian and other special single products.
What is the basis for such a goal?
The answer lies in openness. "In the past, imports relied on highways, which took up to 9 days on the road, with high costs and large losses." Wang Hao (王浩), general manager of Sichuan Langhao Import and Export Group Co., Ltd. (四川朗浩进出口集团有限公司), who has been in the durian business for more than 10 years, has caught the fast train of the China-Laos train this year. "The cold chain train goes directly, and it can reach Chengdu (成都) from Thailand (泰国) in as little as 72 hours, reducing costs by about 50% and losses to almost zero."
What are the prospects? Wang Hao (王浩) smiled, "The trade volume is expected to increase by 20% compared with last year, and the import value is expected to increase by 200 million yuan."
Opportunities lie on land and in the air. At 23:25 on July 15, a flight carrying fresh Malaysian durian landed at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (成都天府国际机场). From the fruit tree to the fruit plate, this batch of fresh durian took less than 1 day.
In June last year, Malaysia (马来西亚) became the fourth country after Thailand (泰国), Vietnam (越南) and the Philippines (菲律宾) to be approved to export fresh durian to China (中国). In April this year, Chengdu (成都) opened a direct flight to Penang (槟城), which, together with the existing Kuala Lumpur (吉隆坡) route, built a "air corridor" for fresh durian.
With faster logistics, upgraded quality, and more balanced prices, imported fresh fruits transferred from Sichuan (四川) to various places this summer have allowed many people to enjoy a rich taste.
The door of opening up is opening wider and wider, filling the "fruit basket" of the Chinese people and allowing foreign merchants to find a "good way" in the super-large market.
Indonesia (印度尼西亚), one of the world's largest durian producing countries. "The annual output is 2 million tons, and only a small amount of frozen durian pulp was exported to China (中国) last year." Aditya (阿迪亚), secretary-general of the Indonesian Durian Planting Association (印尼榴莲种植协会), said that with the help of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (西部陆海新通道), "we look forward to Indonesian durian shining in the Chinese market."
The "durian story" has just begun, and Airbus has already "partnered" with Shuangliu District (双流区) in Chengdu (成都) to do something big - the two parties jointly invested to establish Airbus's first aircraft recycling project outside of Europe.
"One in a hundred!" Li Weiran (李蔚然), deputy director of the Shuangliu Aviation Economic Zone Management Committee (双流航空经济区管委会), who participated in the project attraction, said with emotion - in 2019, more than 100 cities across the country "grabbed" Airbus. After 3 years of negotiations, Chengdu (成都) won.
The "one in a hundred" contains the determination to pursue high-quality development.
"Merchants choose us, and we are also choosing merchants." Li Weiran (李蔚然) said that in order to develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, Chengdu (成都) is striving to build the aviation industry into a 100 billion-level industry, "The landing of the Airbus project can just fill the gap in the industrial chain."
"One in a hundred" also interprets the concept of attracting people with ideas and retaining people with the environment.
"This is not the place with the lowest taxes and fees, nor does it have any 'special' policies." Brian Agnew (布莱恩·阿格纽), general manager of Airbus (Chengdu) Aircraft Life Cycle Service Co., Ltd. (空客（成都）飞机全生命周期服务有限公司), admitted frankly, "The concept and actions of 'city partner' are the key to attracting us."
Lively signing, cold and deserted promotion, and indifferent operation - these are the chaos under the "involution" investment promotion in some places in the past. In Chengdu (成都), the target of investment promotion is a win-win partner, and the business environment is a co-built ecology.
Covering an area of 600,000 square meters with an initial investment of 6 billion yuan, the Airbus project took only 14 months from construction to completion. The Chinese side established a special working class, surveying, designing, purchasing, and constructing at the same time; the province, city, and district levels worked together to assist Airbus in applying for a civil aviation maintenance license more than 3 months after the project was completed.
Brian (布莱恩), who has work experience in many countries, gave a thumbs up, "This is very rare in my career."
The development concept is linked to the performance concept, and the change in work style promotes the change in development.
Now, Li Weiran (李蔚然) and Brian (布莱恩) have a "coffee time" every week - to discuss how to further leverage Airbus's advantages to make up for weak links such as aircraft passenger-to-cargo conversion, aircraft disassembly, and aircraft modification, and drive potential markets such as aviation material trade, aircraft leasing, and second-hand transactions.
In March this year, Airbus completed the first aircraft disassembly business after the project was launched, with a recovery rate of 91%, far exceeding the global average level of about 60%. Like Airbus, as of now, there are more than 5,600 foreign-funded enterprises in Sichuan Province (四川省), including more than 280 of the world's top 500.
China's development cannot be separated from the world, and the world's prosperity needs China.
Chengdu model (成都模式), Sichuan advantage (四川优势). From 2013 to 2024, Sichuan's (四川) import and export scale to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" (一带一路) increased from 153.53 billion yuan to 461.68 billion yuan.
The new Sichuan Road (蜀道) for win-win cooperation supports a new highland for opening to the west.
Song of Civilization
The Sichuan Road (蜀道) is also the road to the continuation of civilization. Inheriting historical heritage, highlighting the spirit of the times, and writing a new chapter of a new form of civilization.
"Chinese people are great road builders!" American cultural scholar Jia Hepu (贾和普) commented in his book "Walking Notes on the Ancient Shu Road of Jianmen" ("剑门古蜀道行走记").
In March this year, 83-year-old Jia Hepu (贾和普) embarked on the Sichuan Road (蜀道) for the 25th time. The old lady with a full head of silver hair shared her love for the Sichuan Road (蜀道) with her companions along the way. "The Sichuan Road (蜀道) is the 'highway' of ancient China. Some countries in history also had 'national highways', but only the Chinese Sichuan Road (蜀道) has survived to this day. I still want to continue walking on this great road."
It has been new for thousands of years. The Sichuan Road (蜀道) is not only a transportation artery, but also a continuous road of continuity, innovation, unity, inclusiveness, and peace of Chinese civilization.
In Jiange County (剑阁县), Guangyuan (广元), the Cuiyun Gallery (翠云廊) "connects three hundred miles in the air, with a uniform green color." Wandering in it, thinking about thousands of years -
Qin (秦) and Han (汉) dynasties, planting trees to mark the road and shade passers-by; Song Dynasty (宋代), "planting trees suitable for the soil every year"; Ming Dynasty (明代), "officials and people are prohibited from cutting down" and "handing over trees and handing over seals."
Generations of planting and everyone guarding. The civilization roots of "harmony between man and nature" and "Tao follows nature" are deep and long.
Drawing on the wisdom of the predecessors, Jiange (剑阁) has innovated new rules.
The "ancient cypress protection handover system" covers nine levels of responsible persons from the county party secretary to the forest ranger. The handover content is expanded to 5 categories and 16 indicators including growth status and management effectiveness, and is included in the natural resource asset departure audit... "One tree, one file" and "one tree, one person" to protect in all directions.
"From 'handing over numbers' to 'handing over trees', from 'handing over' to 'handing over responsibilities', the new officials' handling of old accounts has gone deeper and more solid." Yuan Min (袁敏), member of the Standing Committee of the Guangyuan Municipal Party Committee (广元市委常委) and Minister of the Propaganda Department (宣传部部长), said that the "handing over trees" experience has now been extended to the protection of cultural relics.
"We must protect ancient trees and famous trees and inherit the excellent traditional Chinese culture."
In July 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came to Cuiyun Gallery (翠云廊), inquired in detail, and earnestly entrusted.
Ancient trees and ancient roads are born together, and natural culture shines together.
Chinese-style modernization endows Chinese civilization with modern power, and Chinese civilization endows Chinese-style modernization with profound heritage.
This year, the "Sichuan-made" animated film "Ne Zha" ("哪吒之魔童闹海") ranked fifth on the global box office chart, creating a legend in Chinese film history.
"The key to the millennium inheritance of Ne Zha IP lies in the spirit of self-improvement." Director Jiaozi (饺子) said that combining traditional culture with the spirit of the times, social consensus, and personal feelings, "the creation is half successful."
The other half of the success comes from the presentation of oriental aesthetics in the era. After 5 years of hard work and more than 1,900 special effects shots, the innovative foundation is hidden in the Tianfu Changdao Digital Cultural and Creative Park (天府长岛数字文创园) in Chengdu High-tech Zone (成都高新区).
Half of the companies involved in the production of "Ne Zha" are gathered here. Only a hundred meters apart, "the distance of a cup of coffee" connects the upstream and downstream from creative design to visual effects.
Three years ago, the "14th Five-Year Plan" for the digital cultural and creative industry was proposed. In 2024, there will be 690 digital cultural and creative enterprises above designated size in the city, and the total scale of the digital cultural and creative core industry will reach 381.9 billion yuan... The "fission" development of Chengdu's digital cultural and creative industry interprets the profound connotation of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance - "If there is no road ahead, I will step out of one!"
Creative transformation and innovative development. When digital technology reconstructs cultural expression, the millennium civilization is "within reach."
This summer, the "Millennium Shu Carving, Magnificent View - Sichuan Grottoes Online Exhibition" was officially launched. Digital twins, three-dimensional modeling, and hundreds of millions of pixel ultra-high-definition images allow global audiences to appreciate the Thousand Buddha Cliff (千佛崖) in Guangyuan (广元) and the Leshan Giant Buddha (乐山大佛) online, and feel the cultural charm of "each is beautiful, and beauty is shared."
From "hard connectivity" to "heart-to-heart connectivity", the new era of Sichuan Road (蜀道) plays the song of civilization exchange and mutual learning.
The "Encounter Sanxingdui - 12K Macro View of National Treasures Global Tour Exhibition" was launched overseas; Zigong lanterns (自贡彩灯) were lit up in more than 80 countries and regions around the world.
With the expansion and upgrading of visa-free transit and departure tax refunds, in the first half of this year, the total number of foreigners entering Chengdu Port (成都口岸) reached 385,400, a year-on-year increase of 58%.
From August 7 to 17, the 12th World Games in 2025 will be held in Chengdu (成都), stunning Chinese and foreign audiences with the land of abundance, ecological beauty, and cultural charm.
Culture is the soul, tourism is the body, technology is the empowerment, and protection is the priority. On June 17, the Seventh Plenary Session of the Twelfth Sichuan Provincial Party Committee (四川省委) was held to focus on studying how to make the cultural tourism industry bigger and stronger.
"We must keep in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest entrustment, put the deep integration and development of culture and tourism in a more prominent position in governing Sichuan, accelerate the transformation of cultural tourism resource advantages into high-quality development advantages, and provide strong support for writing a new chapter of Chinese-style modernization in Sichuan." Wang Xiaohui (王晓晖), Secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee (四川省委书记), said.
Chinese-style modernization is a grand narrative, and it is also a wonderful story written by various places.
Firmly confident in culture, adhering to openness and inclusiveness, and adhering to integrity and innovation. Standing at the critical node of historical intersection, deeply grasping and better promoting the "second combination", the millennium Sichuan Road (蜀道) adds more to the spirit of the times.
The melodious music and the curtain of the dance poetry drama "Shu Road" ("蜀道") are opened.
Wuding opened the road, Li Bing repaired the weir, Wen Weng transformed Shu, Jiang Wei guarded the pass... The dancers' figures are moving, and the thousands of miles of paintings and thousands of years of wind and smoke bring out the capitalized "people".
The audience gathered, and the chief director Tong Ruirui (佟睿睿) realized: "It turns out that the Sichuan Road (蜀道) is built in everyone's heart! It comes from the depths of history and leads to the comfortable Kuanzhai Alley (宽窄巷) and the lively Chunxi Road (春熙路), and also leads to a more exciting future."
Chinese people are great road builders.
Thoughts are like torches, and the road is as smooth as a grindstone.
(Our reporters Zhang Fan (张帆), Wang Mingfeng (王明峰), Song Haoxin (宋豪新), Wang Yongzhan (王永战), You Yi (游仪), Li Kaixuan (李凯旋), Ke Zhongjia (柯仲甲), and Tang Luwei (唐露薇))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 赵 兵 孙立极
Labor intermediaries connect employers with laborers, providing information services to meet companies' employment needs and helping laborers find jobs – a win-win situation. However, some labor intermediaries harm laborers' rights and disrupt market order by falsely reporting wages and arbitrarily deducting or delaying laborers' wages.
Some laborers' actual wages are far lower than the promises of labor intermediaries, and some have their wages deducted or delayed.
Recently, this newspaper received a letter from reader Zhang Liangjun (张亮军), recounting his experience of being deceived by a labor intermediary and failing to get any results from his complaints.
At the end of May last year, Zhang Liangjun met a labor intermediary on a direct recruitment website, who introduced him to a job at a new energy appliance company in Suzhou (苏州市), Jiangsu (江苏) Province, at a wage of 26 yuan per hour. After arriving in Suzhou, he and 21 other people were arranged to take a bus to a furniture factory in Chuzhou (滁州市), Anhui (安徽) Province, where the wage became 4,500 yuan per month, equivalent to 16.6 yuan per hour. Some people quit on the spot, but Zhang Liangjun considered that he had already spent a lot on travel expenses, so he stayed to work.
"The labor intensity of the factory is not small, and we often work overtime until late at night, so some people left. Every few days, the labor company would send a carload of people, and they were all deceived by the hourly wage of 26 yuan," Zhang Liangjun said. He initially heard that he could become a regular employee after working for four months. After persisting for four months, the labor intermediary said that he had to work for another two months, and he realized that he had been deceived again. He complained to relevant departments, but there were no results. "This is my sad working experience," Zhang Liangjun said, hoping that the media would pay attention to the problem of labor intermediaries.
Like Zhang Liangjun, many readers reported that they were lured to work in factories by labor intermediaries under the guise of high wages, only to find that the actual wages were much lower when settling their salaries. The reporter interviewed some of these readers by telephone.
In May of this year, Mr. Wu met a labor intermediary through a network recruitment platform, who promised him 30 yuan per hour to work in a factory in Wuhu (芜湖市), Anhui Province. As a result, he was referred by this labor intermediary to a second one, and the second one referred him to a third. When he signed a contract with the third labor company, it had already become 18 yuan per hour at a company in Hefei (合肥).
Mr. Zhao from Suzhou (苏州市), Jiangsu (江苏) Province, reflected on the "Leaders' Message Board" of People's Daily Online that in June of this year, he was transferred by a labor intermediary and finally went to work in a company in Nantong (南通市), Jiangsu Province. "The first labor intermediary told me that it was 300 yuan per day, but when settling the salary, the second labor intermediary said it was 300 yuan per week," Mr. Zhao said. Helplessly, he could only accept the weekly wage, but even so, he was still owed 3,300 yuan in wages.
In March of this year, Mr. Ma from Wenshan (文山), Yunnan (云南) Province, saw a recruitment advertisement from a labor intermediary on a short video platform. After contacting the other party, he was introduced to work in a factory in Dongguan (东莞市), Guangdong (广东) Province. Mr. Ma said that the contract stipulated a three-month term, but it also clearly stated that as long as he worked for a full month, he could settle his salary. However, when he wanted to resign after working for a month, the labor intermediary wanted to deduct his salary, but proposed that if he changed factories and worked for three months, the salary would not be deducted. As a result, Mr. Ma entered another factory to work. "When I was ready to resign after working for three months, not only was the salary not paid, but it was also delayed. I complained in many ways and only got back 6,500 yuan, and I am still owed 4,500 yuan," Mr. Ma said.
Mr. Tao from Xiangyang (襄阳市), Hubei (湖北) Province, reflected, "In September last year, I saw an advertisement on a network recruitment platform and contacted the other party. The other party referred me to a labor intermediary. I was then introduced to work as a fitter in an intelligent equipment company. I was paid for September, but I was never paid for October. When I went to ask for the money, the employing company showed me their transfer records with the labor intermediary, which showed that there were no arrears. It turned out that the labor intermediary had embezzled our wages."
Mr. Tao and two other co-workers applied for labor arbitration, but the labor intermediary did not appear in court at all. "We won the case, but the arbitration tribunal told me that although we applied for compulsory execution by the court, if there is no money in the labor company's account, compulsory execution is useless, and we still can't get the money," Mr. Tao said helplessly.
Lü Enxiang (吕恩相), a partner at Beijing Yuandong Law Firm, believes that the behavior of labor intermediaries who lure laborers with high wages is a typical fraudulent act. According to the "Interim Regulations on the Human Resources Market" and the "Regulations on the Management of Human Resources Service Institutions," the recruitment information released by human resources service institutions should be true and legal, and should not use improper means such as fraud.
In addition, labor intermediaries deducting workers' wages for various reasons is an illegal act. "According to the Labor Law, the Regulations on Labor Security Supervision, and the Interim Provisions on Labor Dispatch, wages should be paid to the laborers themselves in monetary form on a monthly basis, and wages should not be deducted or delayed without reason," said Lü Enxiang.
Some "black intermediaries" can get kickbacks from laborers' hourly wages, medical examination fees, and accommodation fees.
Why do these labor intermediaries require laborers to work for three months? Why can the time quota be completed by working for three months in another factory if it is not enough in one factory?
In the interviews, many laborers mentioned the issue of labor intermediaries taking kickbacks based on "people." Mr. Huang from Xinyu (新余), Jiangxi (江西) told reporters that in April of this year, he was introduced to work in a company by a labor intermediary, but the subsidy promised by the other party was not issued, and the labor intermediary was also out of contact. He complained to the relevant departments, but the person in charge of the labor company claimed that the company did not have this employee. "I later learned from other co-workers that the staff of the labor intermediary can get a 'headhunting fee' of 2,000 yuan for each person they introduce who works for three months."
These labor intermediaries, called "black intermediaries" by laborers, use various methods to obtain kickbacks, such as luring laborers with falsely high wages, changing work units, and requiring them to work for a certain period of time by means of deducting wages, in order to meet the "kickback standards," and even take kickbacks from laborers' hourly wages, medical examination fees, and accommodation fees.
Mr. Guo from Shuozhou (朔州市), Shanxi (山西) told reporters that in April of this year, he posted job search information on a job search website, and a labor intermediary contacted him and introduced him to work as a technician in a company in Xi'an (西安市), Shaanxi (陕西) Province. After the interview, he was asked to have a medical examination at a hospital in Shaanxi, but then he was asked to work at an electrical appliance company in Chongqing (重庆), nominally for training and learning, and the salary was reduced from the initial 5,500 yuan to 3,300 yuan. He felt cheated. "I felt like they were taking kickbacks during the medical examination. Why do you need to check so many items when you join a job?" Mr. Guo said.
On social media, a netizen from Fuyang (阜阳市), Anhui (安徽) Province, shared his experience of working as a labor intermediary: they mainly attract traffic through some platforms, allowing job seekers to go to the factory collection point for interviews, which is convenient for collecting deposits of 100 to 300 yuan; the company introduced is one company, but the company that is joined is another company. Some job seekers consider that they have already spent some money and decide to stay and work. In this way, as long as the laborer joins the job, the labor intermediary will have commission income.
After searching in many ways, the reporter interviewed Zhang Xin (张新) (pseudonym), who used to work for a labor intermediary company in Zhengzhou (郑州市), Henan (河南) Province, and he told the reporter some inside stories.
"For example, a certain electronics company is recruiting 150 people with high salaries, which is true information. But the labor intermediary will find 2,000 job seekers to walk around the factory," Zhang Xin said. "The travel expenses, accommodation fees, medical examination fees, and even the money for three-piece bedding sets paid by the 2,000 people can all be taken as kickbacks by the labor intermediary."
Zhang Xin further revealed that after earning these kickbacks, the labor intermediary will tell the job seekers that they did not pass the interview, and there is another company that they can try, of course, the salary of this company is much lower. "As long as the job seeker gets on the bus, the labor intermediary can earn a 'headhunting fee' of about 300 yuan per person." If the job seeker works for a 7-day trial period and continues to work in this factory, the labor intermediary can continue to take commissions based on the laborer's working hours, "0.5 yuan per working hour, that is to say, if the laborer works 12 hours a day, the intermediary can get 6 yuan," Zhang Xin introduced.
So, is it legal and compliant for these labor intermediaries to obtain income from the labor income or job search process of laborers in the form of kickbacks or commissions?
Lü Enxiang said that according to the law, if an intermediary intentionally conceals important facts related to the conclusion of a contract or provides false information, and damages the interests of the client, he shall not request payment of remuneration and shall be liable for compensation. Accordingly, the labor intermediary, as an intermediary, should truthfully report relevant information to the client and the laborer, including the true information of labor remuneration, and shall not conceal or provide false information, let alone take part of the laborer's labor remuneration as its own, otherwise it will bear corresponding legal responsibilities.
At the same time, according to Article 60 of the "Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China," labor dispatch units shall not deduct the labor remuneration paid by the employing unit to the dispatched laborers in accordance with the labor dispatch agreement. "Therefore, if the labor intermediary company is also a labor dispatch unit, it shall not deduct the laborer's remuneration by eating kickbacks in the process of providing labor dispatch services. If the labor intermediary has such behavior, it not only violates the law, but also damages the legitimate rights and interests of the laborer, and the relevant departments should severely crack down on it," said Lü Enxiang.
Strengthen standardized supervision, unblock complaint channels, and safeguard laborers' rights and interests.
The interviews found that after discovering that they had been deceived, some of the above-mentioned laborers resigned themselves to bad luck, while others wanted to defend their rights, but faced many difficulties. The reason is that, on the one hand, many laborers signed contracts with labor companies as intermediaries, not with employing companies; on the other hand, some laborers were transferred by multiple labor intermediaries and did not know who to complain to, and the labor intermediary personnel who initially introduced the work often "lost contact."
So, for these labor intermediaries who use online platforms for recruitment, does the platform have a way to deal with them? With the consent of a deceived laborer, the reporter complained as a friend of the laborer.
After the complaint, the online platform required the provision of relevant information about the labor intermediary. The reporter provided the name of the labor intermediary company given by the laborer and the mobile phone number of the staff member who was in contact at the time, but the customer service of the online platform replied, "Unable to find the relevant records of the other party," and then transferred to the computer customer service, and the conversation ended.
Several laborers interviewed by the reporter also said that they had all complained to the online platform, and some replied that they could not contact the labor intermediary, and some said that they could only remove the recruitment information of the complained labor intermediary company, and could not help them recover the arrears of wages, nor could they provide other rights protection assistance. Zhang Xin also revealed to the reporter that the labor intermediary company required him to provide the mobile phone numbers of himself and his relatives and friends to register accounts on a certain direct recruitment platform for the company to use, and would not return them to him when he resigned.
"Online recruitment has the advantages of convenience and speed, but there are also traps that are difficult to distinguish between true and false. We should not stigmatize online recruitment, nor should we be careless. In particular, for jobs with high salaries, little work, and high benefits, workers must be more discerning to prevent being deceived," Lü Enxiang believes that online recruitment platforms should also bear corresponding responsibilities, strictly review the relevant qualifications of labor intermediaries stationed on the platform, and respond to laborers' complaints in a timely manner, and quickly deal with "black intermediaries" with a large number of complaints to avoid defrauding more laborers.
The lawyer suggested that laborers should require the signing of a labor contract before entering the factory, and fix the wages, subsidies, and whether they can become regular employees promised by the intermediary in a written contract. This can not only restrain the intermediary, but also provide a contractual basis for future rights protection.
"When signing a contract, laborers should pay attention to the subject of the contract. If the intermediary requires multiple signings and the subjects of the contracts signed before and after are inconsistent, or the intermediary requires signing contracts with multiple contract subjects, be sure to ask the reason and pay more attention," said Lü Enxiang.
Some readers suggested that the relevant departments should strengthen the standardization and supervision of labor intermediary behavior, especially to severely crack down on labor intermediaries' illegal recruitment behavior on the Internet. In fact, the relevant departments have taken a series of actions. For example, in April of this year, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Central Cyberspace Administration of China, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the "Notice on Carrying Out the Special Action for Cleaning Up and Rectifying the Order of the Human Resources Market in 2025," which clarified that the key contents of the special action include labor dispatch units' unwarranted delays or deductions of wage payments paid by employing units, and failure to participate in insurance in accordance with the law. At the same time, it proposed to strengthen big data comparison and public opinion monitoring, vigorously promote online inspections, unblock various rights protection channels, and centrally investigate and announce major typical cases to the public.
In response to the information asymmetry of labor intermediaries, some readers suggested that relevant departments establish a white list of labor intermediaries. "The complaint mechanism should be further improved and strengthened. For example, if multiple laborers complain about a labor intermediary, an in-depth investigation should be conducted on the labor intermediary company, and once verified, the relevant personnel of the company should be included in the key supervision list," suggested Zhang Zhao (张昭), a reader from Luohe (漯河市), Henan (河南) Province.
Readers suggested that public employment services should be further improved, and various employment service information should be provided to enterprises and laborers in a timely and accurate manner, and the service guarantee for laborers, especially laborers employed in other places, should be expanded to ensure that their legitimate rights and interests are not infringed.
(Jiang Zhuoqun (蒋卓群) participated in writing)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 文
On January 6th, the "Letters to the Editor" section of this newspaper published a problem reflected by a reader from Yinchuan (银川) City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (宁夏回族自治区), titled "Safety Hazards Exist on Cement Platforms on the Road Surface," stating that there is a cement platform in a waiting area for traffic lights in the city, which is more than 10 centimeters higher than the ground and has a similar color to the ground, making it difficult to distinguish and posing a significant safety hazard.
According to the Yinchuan (银川) Municipal Administration Bureau, the cement platform was originally a hardened traffic island. Around 2003, in order to alleviate traffic congestion and guide motor vehicles and non-motor vehicles to use their respective lanes according to the needs of road traffic safety management, a pilot project was launched to build traffic islands. After completion, traffic police stood on the cement platform to direct traffic. With the development of the city and changes in traffic modes, the traffic islands are no longer in use. At present, Yinchuan (银川) has successively dismantled the hardened traffic islands built at intersections. On July 12, the cement platform reported by this newspaper has been dismantled by relevant departments organizing construction units, and the road surface has been filled (see picture).
Return to TopWe are villagers from Langxu Village (塱圩村), Yaogu Town (腰古镇), Yunfu City (云浮市), Guangdong Province (广东省). In 2023, construction began on a new national highway near our village. Since then, whenever it rains, a large amount of muddy yellow water flows into our village (see picture). This muddy yellow water not only floods our farmland but also floods the village roads and even flows backward into the homes of villagers, bringing great impact to our production and lives. We hope that relevant departments will pay attention to and solve this problem.
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Return to TopCurrently, many people install home surveillance cameras to observe the real-time status of their children, the elderly, pets, etc. However, many cameras have vulnerabilities in privacy protection, making them susceptible to illegal intrusion and theft of surveillance video content, leading to privacy leaks. For example, some people have reported hearing strange noises from their home cameras, while others have said that their cameras rotate automatically without being operated, or that they have received messages from hackers.
The development of home surveillance products should prioritize user privacy and security, and should not become a hidden danger or vulnerability that threatens user privacy. Regarding surveillance equipment, many users lack professional cybersecurity knowledge, and often don't know where to start when faced with complex security settings, and may even ignore security steps for convenience. Therefore, it is recommended that surveillance manufacturers design simple and easy-to-understand security setting interfaces, simplify security operations such as password settings and permission management without reducing the security coefficient, and mandatorily require users to set high-strength passwords when using the camera for the first time. At the same time, manufacturers should continuously improve the reliability of technical protection, strictly control every环节 (huán jié - "link, segment," each stage), and improve product safety from the source. For monitoring anomalies discovered by users, manufacturers should deal with them as soon as possible, and promptly push patches to repair devices with security vulnerabilities, and effectively protect user privacy and security.
Chen Yitian (陈熠恬), Quanzhou (泉州市), Fujian (福建).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 向子丰 人民网记者 董 童
Recently, as weight loss and slimming have become a "summer necessity" for many people, the weight loss market has ushered in a consumption boom. However, behind exaggerated advertising claims such as "burn fat quickly, lose 10 pounds in a week!" and "lose weight easily without dieting or exercise!", there are many hidden consumer traps.
False advertising and exaggerated efficacy are prominent problems in weight loss consumption. A netizen from Huizhou (惠州), Guangdong (广东) Province, left a message on the "People's Complaint" platform of People's Daily (人民网), stating that after purchasing "slimming cream" online in April this year, she was asked to add a WeChat customer service account certified by the enterprise. The customer service used the excuse of "giving gifts" and "customizing plans" to ask her for personal information and promote expensive weight loss packages, promising "results in 3 to 5 days" and "creating a physique that is not prone to weight gain." Subsequently, the customer service used tactics such as "preventing rebound" and "stopping use will harm health" to induce her to transfer money multiple times to upgrade the package from April to May, with a total consumption of 18,000 yuan. "Later, I found that the products I bought were just ordinary meal replacement foods and had no special weight loss effects. The manufacturer's phone number marked on the packaging could not be reached, and it was suspected to be a 'three-no' product."
Inducing consumption and false advertising of weight loss products not only damages consumers' economic interests but may also have adverse effects on their physical and mental health. Ms. Wang from Xinyang (信阳), Henan (河南) Province, reflected that she spent more than 2,000 yuan on an e-commerce platform to purchase a certain brand of weight loss pills. The merchant promised "refund if no effect" and provided 180-day after-sales guarantee. However, after taking it for a month, she not only did not lose weight but gained 5 pounds and also experienced constipation. "I complained to the merchant, but the customer service kept telling me to take it normally and ignored the refund request. I complained to the e-commerce platform, but I couldn't find the refund option on the order page," Ms. Wang said helplessly.
"Weight loss is primarily about reducing fat. Everyone's physical condition, basal metabolic rate, eating habits, and lifestyle are different, and the weight loss effect will vary from person to person. Therefore, no weight loss product can be suitable for everyone and achieve significant results in a short period. Some weight loss products may cause people to excrete a lot of water in a short period, thereby losing weight, by promoting diuresis and increasing the number of bowel movements. But this effect is temporary, and once normal diet and water intake are restored, the weight will rebound," said Shang Juju (尚菊菊), director of the Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Beijing Chinese Medicine Hospital (首都医科大学附属北京中医医院).
Contractual traps and obstacles to safeguarding rights in the field of weight loss services cannot be ignored. Many readers have reported that after purchasing trial packs of weight loss products, they did not lose weight and experienced significant side effects. When safeguarding their rights, platforms and merchants shirk responsibility to each other. "Merchants refuse refunds on the grounds that the product has been opened, and the platform only provides a small amount of discount coupons as a solution." Some summer weight loss training camp advertisements claim "precise weight loss" and "scientific shaping," but the description of the effect in the contract is vague and includes clauses such as "no refunds or exchanges" and "voluntarily give up the right to safeguard rights."
A reader from Cixi (慈溪) City, Zhejiang (浙江) Province, said that he signed up for a weight loss training camp. After entering the camp on the evening of June 8, he found that the camp conditions did not match the publicity, the living conditions were poor, the meals were poor, and the advertised training venue was also missing. "I didn't sleep all night. The next day, I asked for a refund, but I had to deduct 35% of the liquidated damages even before I had taken a day of classes." The merchant's **霸王条款** (bà wáng tiáo kuǎn - "overlord terms," unfair or exploitative terms and conditions) made him very annoyed.
In weight loss consumption, the problem of personal information leakage of consumers also occurs from time to time. For example, some weight loss APP online tests require users to fill in detailed data such as height, weight, and medical history, but then leak the information, causing users to frequently receive harassing calls or encounter precision fraud.
How to identify whether the publicity of weight loss products is "reliable"? Fan Shiqian (范世乾), deputy director of the Institute of Economic Law of China University of Political Science and Law (中国政法大学), said that many weight loss products claim "results in 3 to 5 days" and "no dieting or exercise." This type of publicity is often exaggerated or false advertising. "Regular weight loss health foods should have corresponding marks, drugs need to be marked with 'Guo Yao Zhun Zi' (国药准字), and medical devices need to have a registration certificate or filing certificate. Moreover, according to the Advertising Law, health food advertisements must not contain assertions or guarantees indicating efficacy or safety. Therefore, many weight loss efficacy promises violate the law."
Experts suggest that consumers can actively safeguard their rights when they suffer damage to their rights and interests when purchasing weight loss products or services. "If the weight loss effect promised by the merchant is not achieved, consumers should pay attention to the service content, effect guarantee, refund policy, and other clauses in the contract, and actively collect evidence. If the product damages the consumer's physical health, the consumer should also seek medical treatment in a timely manner and keep relevant medical records such as diagnostic certificates and medical records, so as to require the merchant to bear the corresponding medical expenses and compensation in the future," said Fan Shiqian (范世乾).
How to choose a weight loss plan that suits you? Shang Juju (尚菊菊) recommends using weight loss products under the guidance of a doctor or nutritionist. For services such as weight loss training camps, pay attention to their professionalism and see if they can develop personalized plans. At the same time, be sure to pay attention to whether there are doctors and nutritionists in the weight loss camp. "Weight loss is a long-term process that requires sufficient perseverance, controlling diet, appropriate exercise, adjusting sleep, and avoiding weight rebound after rapid weight loss."
Previously, when the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委) held a press conference, it pointed out in routine health tips that there is a large amount of health-related information on the Internet now, and everyone has many channels to obtain information. Facing the massive amount of health information, it is very important to master some methods to distinguish between true and false and identify rumors. Staff of the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委) said, "Information that one-sidedly exaggerates and claims that weight can be easily lost through a certain food, a certain weight loss product, or a certain folk remedy is usually a rumor."
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 韩 鑫 李 蕊 王明峰
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The Central Economic Work Conference proposed innovating diversified consumption scenarios, expanding service consumption, and promoting the development of the cultural tourism industry. Many local postal departments, based on their regional characteristics and cultural features, are creating new consumption scenarios. Themed post offices, each with its own unique style, attract many tourists to check in, becoming a new highlight in the cultural tourism consumption market.
Beijing (北京) Di'anmen (地安门) Themed Post Office—
Telling the Story of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms
Strolling through the long corridor, purchasing distinctive cultural and creative products, and mailing solar term postal items; sitting by the window, enjoying the view of the green waves and weeping willows, and savoring fragrant coffee... By the Shichahai (什刹海) Lake and next to the Wanning Bridge (万宁桥), the Di'anmen Post Office (地安门邮局) in Xicheng District (西城区), Beijing (北京), is bustling with people. The Di'anmen Post Office was established in 1906. Tourists visit, tour, and take photos here, making it a lively scene.
How did a century-old post station transform into an internet-famous attraction?
"Behind this is a themed transformation," said Men Guiju (门桂菊), director of the Di'anmen Postal Branch of the China Post Group Co., Ltd. (中国邮政集团有限公司) Beijing (北京) Xicheng District.
At the end of 2016, the "Twenty-Four Solar Terms" were successfully inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Men Guiju had a new idea: "To use the post office to tell the story of intangible cultural heritage, shifting from transmitting information to spreading culture."
Walking into the innovation studio on the 3rd floor of the themed post office, a wall with "postal green" as the base color showcases the results of themed integration—from "The Twenty-Four Solar Terms of Chinese Seals" to "The Twenty-Four Solar Terms on the Tip of the Tongue" to "The Twenty-Four Solar Terms in Poetry." With diverse forms such as envelopes, postcards, stamps, folds, and cards, the Di'anmen Post Office innovatively designed a series of solar term postal products.
Not only product development but also real-scene renovation was needed. Starting in 2023, the post office spent more than a year renovating. At the end of 2024, the transformed themed post office reopened.
At the entrance of the staircase, a huge curtain featuring characteristic buildings of the central axis comes into view. Climbing up the stairs, the picture frames of the twenty-four solar terms change along the way. Reaching the 2nd floor, "postal green" and "Chinese red" are intertwined: nearby, nine window views are created, cleverly using the framing technique to allow tourists to experience small bridges, flowing water, and flying eaves; in the distance, is the "Four Seasons Corridor," where tourists can experience the four seasons from south to north in the paintings.
Themed transformation is a work in progress.
Software "new arrival." Considering its unique location at the intersection of the central axis of Beijing (北京) and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (京杭大运河), the Di'anmen Post Office took the successful application for the "Beijing Central Axis" as an opportunity to design and launch a series of postal products.
Hardware "renewal." Balancing "Chinese style" and "postal flavor," the Di'anmen Post Office carried out facade renovation, using the form of "red wall + relief" to better reflect the theme of the twenty-four solar terms.
"The transformed themed post office integrates the rich phenology of the twenty-four solar terms and the profound cultural context of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, creating a cultural and creative space with cultural depth and aesthetic appeal," Men Guiju introduced. Here, tourists can not only mail distinctive postcards but also write "letters to the future" through the time post office. "With 'new' products and business formats, the old post office can also become a new landmark!" Men Guiju said.
Shandong (山东) Qingdao (青岛) Marine Research-Themed Post Office—
Exploring the Deep Sea with the "Jiaolong" (蛟龙)
"Step over the '7062-meter' steps to push open the 'Jiaolong' (蛟龙) hatch!" With innovative scenes such as a spiral staircase, a deep-sea mailbox, and "writing letters to scientists," the marine research-themed post office located in the Qingdao (青岛) Blue Valley Innovation Center (蓝谷创业中心) in Jimo District (即墨区), Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东), attracts many tourists to visit and experience.
In front of the marine research-themed post office, a "Jiaolong" (蛟龙) cartoon mailbox stands at the entrance of the spiral staircase. The adjacent steps are engraved with the deep-sea record of "7062 meters," and the walls on both sides display different content as the height changes—luminous squid swim in the deep-sea area, shellfish and kelp are intertwined in the mid-shallow sea area, and at the "sea level" at the top, a simulated "Jiaolong" (蛟龙) hatch is waiting to be opened. "Here, children can learn about various marine ecosystems," said Jiao Leiqing (焦磊清), head of the Qingdao (青岛) Blue Valley Sanhang Science and Technology Comprehensive Practice Education Base (三航科技综合实践教育基地).
Pushing open the "hatch" and entering the marine research-themed post office, the display cabinets are filled with limited cultural and creative products such as "Deep Sea Exploration" stamps and "Jiaolong" (蛟龙) postmarks.
Why did the post office join hands with marine research? It all started with the "Jiaolong" (蛟龙).
In June 2012, in the Mariana Trench area of the western Pacific Ocean, the "Jiaolong" (蛟龙) manned submersible successfully dived to 7062 meters. In the same month, the "Jiaolong" (蛟龙) Deep Sea Post Office was officially established in Laoshan District (崂山区), Qingdao (青岛). After the National Deep Sea Base (国家深海基地) passed the completion acceptance in Jimo District (即墨区) in May 2022, the postal department repeatedly contacted the base to discuss relocating the "Jiaolong" (蛟龙) Deep Sea Post Office to the base. With the support of relevant departments, both parties agreed to establish a marine research-themed post office in Qingdao (青岛) Blue Valley (蓝谷).
"The marine research-themed post office is not only a research and study place but also a platform for developing new consumption formats," said Liu Fangyuan (刘芳媛), director of the Cultural Tourism Industry Investment Promotion Center of the Qingdao (青岛) Blue Valley Administration (青岛蓝谷管理局).
The themed post office, in conjunction with the National Deep Sea Base (国家深海基地), Shandong University (山东大学) and other scientific research institutes and universities, has developed marine research courses such as "'Jiaolong' (蛟龙) Expedition Diary" to popularize deep-sea expedition knowledge to the general public, especially young people.
In addition to innovative educational scenes, the themed post office continues to enrich the cultural and creative ecosystem, not only designing personalized stamp marine research certificates and joint stamp notebooks with scientific research institutes but also launching a series of cultural and creative products such as intangible cultural heritage foil painting "Deep Sea Jiaolong" (深海蛟龙).
Zang Zhendong (臧振东), deputy general manager of the Qingdao (青岛) Branch of China Post Group Co., Ltd. (中国邮政集团有限公司), said that in the next step, the company will work with Qingdao (青岛) Blue Valley (蓝谷) to link resources such as Jimo Ancient City (即墨古城) and Heshan (鹤山) to create a research and study matrix, helping to upgrade Qingdao's (青岛) cultural tourism consumption.
Sichuan (四川) Chengdu (成都) Panda-Themed Post Office—
Distinctive Cultural IP Shows New Charm
"Mom, take a photo of me and YOYO." "I want to get a stamp!" At the entrance of the Panda Post Office (熊猫邮局) Shu袜街 (Shuwa Street) flagship store in Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川), the Huang (黄) family from Fuzhou (福州), Fujian (福建), was taking photos. After her daughter Niuniu (妞妞) took a photo with the panda YOYO cartoon sculpture, she happily ran into the post office to get a stamp.
The Panda Post Office (熊猫邮局) is a cultural and creative brand created by the Chengdu (成都) Branch of China Post Group Co., Ltd. (中国邮政集团有限公司). Its IP image, YOYO, is a panda wearing a postal hat, a green scarf, and a small postal bag slung across its shoulder.
Opposite the Panda Post Office (熊猫邮局) Shuwa Street (暑袜街) flagship store is the century-old Chengdu (成都) Old Post and Telecommunications Bureau (老邮电局). The two buildings, one new and one old, stand across the street from each other, becoming an internet-famous check-in spot in Chengdu (成都).
Entering the Panda Post Office (熊猫邮局), Niuniu (妞妞) went straight to the stamping area. Facing more than 100 stamps, she didn't know which one to stamp first. Huang's (黄) husband, Zhang (张), was attracted by the postcard wall, where more than 1,000 postcards had a variety of styles and innovative designs.
In the cultural and creative area, products such as keychains, refrigerator magnets, and dolls are dazzling. Huang (黄) found it difficult to choose. "This seesaw refrigerator magnet can move, and that windmill refrigerator magnet can rotate. You can also choose single-store exclusive products, which are not available in other stores," introduced Yang Kaiyang (杨凯洋), a staff member of the Panda Post Office (熊猫邮局).
In the end, Huang (黄) chose several single-store exclusive products and paid with satisfaction. Zhang (张) carefully selected a real-scene postcard of the giant panda "Huahua" (花花), wrote a blessing, and put it into the time mail mailbox, "to send a time mail to us 4 years later."
"In addition to postal services such as sending letters, stamping, and sending packages, we also opened a panda restaurant on the 2nd floor, with panda latte art coffee and themed套餐." Taking advantage of Huang (黄) settling the bill, the clerk made a recommendation. "I learned a lot of Sichuanese." Niuniu (妞妞), waving the notebook filled with Sichuan dialect stamps in her hand, pulled her parents to go to the 2nd floor to eat.
The Panda Post Office (熊猫邮局) integrates postal culture, panda culture, and Tianfu (天府) culture elements. Relying on the IP image of Panda YOYO, it has developed more than 2,000 distinctive products, such as postcards, philatelic products, peripheral derivative creative products, and message postcards.
"The Panda Post Office (熊猫邮局) has 6 directly operated stores in Chengdu (成都), attracting a large number of tourists to check in every year, 70% of whom are young customers," introduced Tang Xiao (唐晓), head of the Panda Post Office (熊猫邮局). At present, the Panda Post Office (熊猫邮局) has a daily passenger flow of nearly 3,000 people, and the annual turnover of a single store exceeds 10 million yuan. With its unique cultural charm and innovative operation model, it is becoming one of Chengdu's (成都) cultural tourism landmarks.
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By the end of last year, there were 838 themed post offices nationwide
In Liuzhou (柳州), Guangxi (广西), the Luosifen (螺蛳粉) themed post office allows "cultural flavor" and "worldly atmosphere" to achieve a two-way rush; in Golmud (格尔木), Qinghai (青海), the "Yangtze River No. 1" themed post office in Tanggula Mountain Town (唐古拉山镇) is a window to showcase the ecological civilization of the Yangtze River (长江); in Altay (阿勒泰) Prefecture, Xinjiang (新疆), the Snow Capital Post Office (雪都邮局) has moved into the ski resort, integrating postal services with sports...
In recent years, themed post offices with distinctive characteristics have emerged, either based on historical culture, inspired by natural scenery, or characterized by folk customs, combining postal services with cultural innovation to better play the role of highlighting culture through post, promoting tourism through post, and benefiting the people through post.
Since the establishment of the first themed post office in 2009, themed post offices have gradually developed and matured, becoming a "transportation + tourism + post" service practice platform. Data shows that as of the end of 2024, there were 838 themed post offices nationwide, achieving revenue of 355 million yuan, of which 159 themed post offices are located in 5A-level scenic spots.
Postal outlets with wide coverage and deep reach are actively adapting to new consumption trends and new demands, innovating and keeping pace with the times, so that postal culture can shine with new brilliance in the new era.
(Reporter Han Xin (韩鑫))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张天培
Using "AI face-swapping" to forge identities, "eavesdropping" by smart devices, and manipulated cameras... While new technologies such as AI-generated videos, smart home assistants, and facial recognition payments make life more convenient, they also hide the risk of personal privacy being leaked. How to raise awareness and protect personal information security?
Deepfake videos and audios can easily create "illusions," and seeing is not always believing. Some criminals use AI technology to "swap faces and voices" to impersonate relatives, friends, colleagues, and leaders to commit crimes, so we need to be vigilant.
When a video involves sensitive requests such as transactions or borrowing money, if the other party's movements and expressions seem a bit "strange," don't rush to respond. Ask the other party to make a continuous turning motion of the head, or completely cover the face with the palm of the hand and then quickly remove it. Currently, AI technology is prone to stuttering, blurring, or distortion when simulating these complex facial occlusions and changes in light and shadow. In addition, pay attention to the details of the voice. AI-generated voices sometimes lack natural breathing pauses, emotional ups and downs, or have a slight mechanical feel, and the background has abnormal noise. If the other person's voice sounds incoherent or obviously "abnormal," be sure to be vigilant.
No matter how realistic the video or voice is, when the other party asks for a fund transfer or provides sensitive information, be sure to double-check through other reliable channels. For example, hang up and directly dial the other party's commonly used and familiar phone number, or verify it indirectly through a mutually known third party.
Smart devices such as smart cameras and speakers facilitate people's lives, but they can also become a "backdoor" for privacy leaks. You should pay attention to managing small devices at home and do a good job in risk prevention for smart devices.
When purchasing electronic devices, give priority to products from large brands with a good safety reputation. Such products have relatively complete privacy protection and security measures. When not using a smart camera, directly cover it or unplug the power supply for physical isolation. In addition, when an electronic device is connected to the Internet for the first time, immediately change the default username and password to a high-strength, more complex password. At the same time, regularly check the control permissions of mobile phone APP for smart devices, grant only necessary permissions, and turn off unnecessary permissions to prevent criminals from taking advantage of vulnerabilities 趁虚而入 (chèn xū ér rù - "take advantage of the weakness to enter," to exploit a loophole or vulnerability).
The police remind that fraud through new technologies such as "AI face-swapping" is no different in essence from traditional fraud. Those who constitute the crime of fraud shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the provisions of Article 266 of my country's Criminal Law. If others' privacy is peeped and eavesdropped by manipulating cameras and other equipment, it may constitute the crime of illegally intruding into a computer information system or illegally obtaining computer information system data, illegally controlling a computer information system, etc.
In daily life, individuals must raise awareness of prevention and build the first line of defense to protect personal information security. If you encounter suspected information leakage or fraud, keep evidence such as screenshots, recordings, and transaction records, and call 110 to report to the police in time.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on August 24th (Reporter Zhao Zhanhui (赵展慧)) To increase the support of the banking and insurance industries for the integrated development of the straits on both sides, the Financial Supervision Bureau recently issued "Several Measures on Banking and Insurance Industries Supporting Fujian (福建) in Building a Demonstration Zone for Integrated Development on Both Sides of the Straits."
The measures consist of 16 articles, based on the perspective of the banking and insurance industries supporting Fujian (福建) in leveraging its regional advantages at the forefront of cross-strait relations, mainly including four aspects: promoting the integrated development of the banking and insurance industries on both sides of the straits, deepening financial business cooperation between Fujian (福建) and Taiwan (台湾), improving the quality and efficiency of financial services for Taiwan (台湾), promoting economic, trade, and personnel exchanges between Fujian (福建) and Taiwan (台湾), optimizing the financial service experience for Taiwan (台湾) compatriots, facilitating the lives of Taiwan (台湾) compatriots in Fujian (福建), comprehensively strengthening financial supervision, and effectively preventing and resolving financial risks. The Financial Supervision Bureau stated that a series of measures will have a positive effect on supporting the construction of a demonstration zone for integrated development on both sides of the straits and promoting cross-strait economic and trade integration.
Return to TopAccording to reports from the Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of Anhui Province (安徽省住房和城乡建设厅), Anhui Province (安徽省) has planned a total of 214 urban renewal areas and 519 projects from 2025 to 2028, with a total investment of 431.7 billion yuan; 51 areas and 196 projects have been launched, with a planned investment of 142.76 billion yuan. This was reported on August 24th from Hefei (合肥) (Reporter Luo Yangqi (罗阳奇) of this newspaper).
Anhui Province (安徽省) will take the province's urban function, quality, and vitality enhancement action as the overall traction, accelerate the promotion of provincial legislation on urban renewal, organize the preparation of the province's "15th Five-Year Plan for Urban Renewal"; guide local authorities to prepare "Special Urban Renewal Plans" to achieve full coverage of cities throughout the province; focusing on typical area cases, further optimize and improve aspects such as scheme planning and design, integration of factor resources, platform matchmaking, participation of social forces, introduction of economic formats, and comprehensive benefit evaluation, so as to form replicable and scalable experiences and practices as soon as possible.
Return to TopEvery autumn, in Altay Prefecture (阿勒泰地区), Xinjiang (新疆), millions of livestock migrate from the alpine summer pastures to the autumn pastures at the foot of the mountains, and then to the winter pastures.
The photo shows herdsmen from Kalamagay Township (喀拉玛盖镇), Fuhai County (福海县), Altay Prefecture (阿勒泰地区), driving their livestock on the road during the seasonal migration recently.
Photographed by Ardark Baiskhan (阿尔达克·拜斯汗) (Image China (影像中国)).
Return to TopThis is a report from Wuhan (武汉) on August 24th (reported by Wu Jun (吴君) of this newspaper). A reporter recently learned from the Sinopec (中国石化) News Office that the 165.025 billion cubic meters of proven shale gas reserves in the Sinopec Jianghan Oilfield (中国石化江汉油田) Hongxing Shale Gas Field (红星页岩气田) have been approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部). Another large shale gas field has been established in China.
The Hongxing Shale Gas Field (红星页岩气田) is located within Hubei (湖北) Province and Chongqing (重庆) Municipality. The main exploration and development layer is the Permian system, with a burial depth of 3,300 meters to 5,500 meters. The structural deformation is complex, and the exploration and development is difficult. The research team innovatively developed a series of technologies for safe well completion of shale gas horizontal wells, increasing the single-well test production from 89,000 cubic meters per day to 323,500 cubic meters per day.
Return to TopBy: 卢 毅
The victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was the first complete victory for China against foreign invasion in modern times, and a historical turning point for the Chinese nation from falling into a deep crisis in modern times to achieving great rejuvenation. The key to the great victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression lies in the fact that the Communist Party of China (CPC) played a pivotal role. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The Communist Party of China's pivotal role is the key to the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression"; "The victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is a great victory for the Communist Party of China in playing a pivotal role." General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition profoundly expounds the pivotal role of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. It is a scientific conclusion drawn from a comprehensive summary of the 14-year history of the war, and it is a resounding and irrefutable historical conclusion.
Political Leadership: Advocating, Promoting, and Maintaining the Anti-Japanese National United Front
History fully proves that without the Communist Party of China (CPC), there would be no Anti-Japanese National United Front, and without the Anti-Japanese National United Front, there would be no national resistance. The Communist Party of China (CPC) is the well-deserved mainstay and political leadership core of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) was the first advocate of the Anti-Japanese National United Front. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "At this time of national crisis, the Communist Party of China (CPC), upholding national righteousness, shouldered the historical task of national salvation, and called for the establishment of an Anti-Japanese National United Front based on cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to resist the Japanese invaders and drive them out of China." After the September 18th Incident (九一八事变) in 1931, the Kuomintang implemented a "non-resistance" policy and compromised and conceded to Japan. The Communist Party of China (CPC) stood at the forefront of the anti-Japanese patriotic movement, sounded the first clarion call to save the nation from peril, and actively carried out work to win over allies and establish a united front. In 1935, at a historical juncture when the national crisis was unprecedentedly serious and the Sino-Japanese national contradiction became the main contradiction, the Communist Party of China (CPC) abandoned its past grievances, issued the "August 1st Declaration," and called on all parties, armies, and compatriots across the country to immediately stop the civil war and concentrate all national strength to fight for the sacred cause of resisting Japan and saving the country. In December of the same year, the Wayaobao Conference (瓦窑堡会议) formulated the strategic policy of establishing an Anti-Japanese National United Front. At the same time, the Communist Party of China (CPC) also led the December 9th Movement (一二·九运动), which set off a new upsurge of national anti-Japanese salvation and awakened the new awakening of the Chinese nation.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) is an active promoter of the Anti-Japanese National United Front. In December 1936, the Communist Party of China (CPC) promoted the peaceful resolution of the Xi'an Incident (西安事变), laying the foundation for the second cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. In February 1937, the CPC Central Committee sent a telegram to the Third Plenary Session of the Fifth Kuomintang Central Committee, putting forward five requirements and four guarantees, urging it to determine the principle of stopping the civil war and uniting to resist Japan. In May of the same year, Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) profoundly pointed out: "Today, the bourgeoisie represented by the Kuomintang still has a lot of passivity and conservatism." "This situation has aggravated the political leadership responsibility of the proletariat and its political party. The Communist Party is duty-bound and obligated to serve as the general staff for resisting Japan and saving the country." This emphasized the political leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in the War of Resistance. After the July 7th Incident (七七事变) broke out in 1937, the CPC Central Committee immediately issued a circular telegram, calling for the establishment of a solid Great Wall of the Anti-Japanese National United Front to resist aggression, and submitted the "Declaration of the CPC Central Committee on the Announcement of Kuomintang-Communist Cooperation" to the Kuomintang. On September 22, the Kuomintang Central News Agency published this declaration; the next day, Chiang Kai-shek (蒋介石) made a speech, in fact recognizing the legal status of the Communist Party of China (CPC). This marked the official formation of the Anti-Japanese National United Front based on cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. In this regard, the famous democrat Liang Shuming (梁漱溟) once commented: "Since Japan invaded China, the CPC has put forward a series of anti-Japanese propositions, especially the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to jointly resist Japan, which has won the hearts of the people." "Its reputation is several times higher than that of the Kuomintang."
The Communist Party of China (CPC) is a staunch defender of the Anti-Japanese National United Front. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The Communist Party of China (CPC) held high the banner of the Anti-Japanese National United Front, resolutely safeguarded, consolidated, and developed the united front, adhered to independence and self-reliance, unity and resistance, and maintained the overall situation of unity and resistance." In 1935, Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) predicted in a report at a meeting of party activists in Wayaobao, northern Shaanxi: "The Communist Party and the Red Army are not only acting as the initiators of the Anti-Japanese National United Front now, but also will inevitably become strong pillars in the future anti-Japanese government and anti-Japanese army, so that the dismantling policies used by Japanese imperialists and Chiang Kai-shek (蒋介石) against the Anti-Japanese National United Front cannot achieve their ultimate goal." "This is the leading role of the Communist Party and the Red Army in the National United Front." After the War of Resistance entered a stalemate stage, the Kuomintang launched three anti-communist upsurges one after another, and the situation of unity and resistance was on the verge of reversal several times. However, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has always attached importance to national righteousness, unswervingly promoted the whole nation to adhere to resistance, unity, and progress, opposed compromise, division, and retrogression, and adopted a policy of both uniting and struggling, and seeking unity through struggle, so that the Anti-Japanese National United Front has been continuously consolidated and developed, providing a political guarantee for the final victory of the War of Resistance.
Social Mobilization: Adhering to the Line of Total War of Resistance
The Anti-Japanese National United Front includes not only the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and various patriotic parties and groups, but also the broad masses of the people. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "In the arduous War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, all Chinese sons and daughters fought for national survival, for national rejuvenation, and for human justice. The breadth of social mobilization, the depth of national awakening, the tenacity of fighting will, and the firmness of the belief in victory have all reached unprecedented heights." In August 1937, the "Ten Major Programs for Resisting Japan and Saving the Country" formulated by the CPC Central Committee proposed a complete set of measures such as overthrowing Japanese imperialism and implementing national military mobilization and national people's mobilization, marking the official formation of the line of total war of resistance. The "Decision of the CPC Central Committee on the Current Situation and the Party's Tasks" adopted at the Luochuan Conference (洛川会议) emphasized: "Communists and the masses and armed forces they lead should most actively stand at the forefront of the struggle, should make themselves the core of the national war of resistance, and should use great strength to develop the mass movement of resistance against Japan." Here, the tasks of becoming the core of the War of Resistance and boldly mobilizing the masses were clearly put forward.
During this period, Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) repeatedly pointed out: "The combination of people's strength and military strength will give a fatal blow to Japanese imperialism. A national war that does not rely on the masses of the people will undoubtedly not be able to achieve victory." Therefore, "we advocate a complete national revolutionary war of total mobilization of the people of the whole country, or a total war of resistance." In 1938, Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) further emphasized in "On Protracted War": "The deepest source of the great power of war lies in the masses of the people." "Such a great national revolutionary war cannot be won without universal and in-depth political mobilization." To carry out political mobilization, we must first tell the army and the people the political purpose of the war, and we must make every soldier and everyone understand why they are fighting and what the war has to do with them, so as to create an upsurge of resistance against Japan and make hundreds of millions of people united and contribute everything to the war. Practice has proved that the line of total war of resistance combines the implementation of national resistance with the struggle for people's democracy and the improvement of people's lives, and unites the opposition to foreign invasion with the promotion of social progress, which has promoted the great awakening of the people. Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) pointed out: "The degree to which this war has promoted the awakening and unity of the Chinese people is unmatched by any of the great struggles of the Chinese people in the past century."
Throughout the entire War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Communist Party of China (CPC) insisted on mobilizing the people and relying on the people, and promoted the formation of a historical torrent of national resistance. The US military observation group stationed in Yan'an (延安) found: "The Communist Party has integrated the masses and the army, and has fully mobilized, so it can show the achievements of resisting Japan." The "North China Security War" compiled by the War History Office of the Japan Defense Agency after the war wrote: "The CPC and its army concentrated all their efforts to understand the people and win the hearts of the people. Not only Japan, but even Chongqing (重庆) was far from comparable. Precisely because of this, although they are at a disadvantage in terms of quantity, they have a tenacious strength that cannot be ignored." In sharp contrast to this, the Kuomintang implemented a one-sided war of resistance line of government control and military dominance, regarding the war of resistance as only the government's business and hindering the combination of the government, the army, and the people. The difference between these two different lines of resistance is huge. Ye Qing (叶青) (Ren Zhuoxuan (任卓宣)), a propaganda cadre of the Kuomintang, once analyzed: "Why does the Communist Party have power? In my opinion, it is because it was able to mobilize the masses and successfully develop guerrilla warfare during the War of Resistance. And what about our party? We completely stood on the bureaucratic point of view of the War of Resistance, regarding the War of Resistance as a matter for the army and neglecting the work of mobilizing the masses and developing guerrilla warfare, that is, not completely neglecting the mobilization of the masses and launching guerrilla warfare, but at least mobilizing the masses and launching guerrilla warfare in a bureaucratic style. Therefore, the Communist Party succeeded, but our party did not."
Strategic Guidance: Formulating and Implementing Correct Strategic Policies
The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was a war, so we must look at the military's strategic guidance and battlefield performance. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The Communists bravely fought on the front lines of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, supporting the hope of the Chinese nation to save the country and survive, and became the mainstay of the national war of resistance!" The Communist Party of China (CPC) defends national independence most firmly, safeguards national interests most resolutely, and resists foreign aggression most bravely.
After the September 18th Incident (九一八事变), the Communist Party of China (CPC) took the lead in raising the banner of armed resistance against Japan and launched guerrilla warfare in Northeast China, becoming the starting point of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and at the same time opening the prelude to the world's anti-fascist war. In April 1932, the Provisional Central Government of the Chinese Soviet Republic issued the "Declaration of War Against Japan," stating that it "officially declares war against Japan, and leads the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and the broad masses of oppressed people to drive Japanese imperialism out of China through a national revolutionary war" "in order to seek the complete liberation and independence of the Chinese nation." After the start of the national war of resistance, with the scale and scope of the war expanding day by day, whether correct strategic guidance could be carried out was crucial. Standing at the height of strategy and the overall situation, the Communist Party of China (CPC) timely formulated and implemented correct strategic policies, providing a scientific guide for winning the War of Resistance.
After Japan launched a full-scale invasion of China, the Chinese nation faced an unprecedented crisis, and the question that the people of the whole country were most concerned about was: Can this war be won? How to win victory? In 1938, Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) published an article "On Protracted War," which, through in-depth analysis of the characteristics of both China and Japan, accurately predicted the three stages of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression: from defense to stalemate and finally to counter-offensive. The development of the situation in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression fully confirmed this brilliant conclusion. "On Protracted War" gave the people of the whole country a clear understanding of the process and future of the War of Resistance, and greatly strengthened their confidence and determination to persist in the War of Resistance. Liang Shuming (梁漱溟) recalled: "For several years, no one has given me such a convincing talk about the certainty of victory in the War of Resistance, and even how to resist Japan and how to develop, and I have not seen such an article. I have listened to and read Chiang Kai-shek's (蒋介石) speeches and proclamations many times, and I have also had some individual conversations, but none of them had such a great attraction and persuasiveness as Mao Zedong (毛泽东) this time. I say this without any subjective praise or derogation, but historical facts."
In order to realize the general strategic policy of protracted war, the Communist Party of China (CPC), starting from the actual situation of the disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, especially in weapons and equipment, and based on the characteristics of the people's army being good at mobilizing the masses and fighting guerrilla warfare, decisively changed its military strategy, that is, from mobile warfare to guerrilla warfare. In August 1937, Zhang Wentian (张闻天) and Mao Zedong (毛泽东) telegraphed Zhou Enlai (周恩来) and others, pointing out that the Red Army's operational principle was to carry out independent and autonomous decentralized guerrilla warfare under the entire strategic policy. In the same month, the Luochuan Conference (洛川会议) determined that the Red Army's strategic policy was independent and autonomous mountain guerrilla warfare, and emphasized that its operational principle was to disperse to mobilize the masses and concentrate to eliminate the enemy. In 1938, Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) raised guerrilla warfare to a strategic height and made a comprehensive exposition in "Strategic Issues in Anti-Japanese Guerrilla War" and "On Protracted War," clearly proposing that the Eighth Route Army's policy "is basically guerrilla warfare, but does not relax mobile warfare under favorable conditions." Under the guidance of this correct strategic policy, the Communist Party of China (CPC) gradually gained the initiative on the battlefield. The Japanese army also had to admit: "The Communist army's guerrilla tactics are clever, and its power is growing day by day, and it has widely expanded its territory." They also compared the Kuomintang and Communist armies: "From the perspective of combat results, the Chongqing (重庆) army is easier to defeat, but it is extremely difficult to capture and eliminate the Communist army that adopts evasive and decentralized tactics." The Kuomintang was also inspired by this and once imitated guerrilla warfare, but ultimately failed due to being divorced from the masses.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Communist Party of China (CPC) always adhered to the general strategic policy of protracted war and the strategic policy of guerrilla warfare, and engaged in a desperate struggle with the enemy, becoming the mainstay of persisting in the War of Resistance. In the strategic defense stage, when the Kuomintang army was defeated, the Eighth Route Army (八路军) and the New Fourth Army (新四军) resolutely advanced behind enemy lines, created a series of anti-Japanese base areas, and opened up a vast battlefield behind enemy lines. In the strategic stalemate and counter-offensive stages, the battlefield behind enemy lines gradually rose to become the main battlefield of the War of Resistance. Under arduous conditions, the army and civilians in the base areas widely carried out guerrilla warfare tactics such as ambush warfare, sabotage warfare, landmine warfare, tunnel warfare, and sparrow warfare, forming a vast ocean of people's war, eliminating and containing a large number of enemies, reducing the pressure on the frontal battlefield, becoming an important factor in promoting the Kuomintang to resist to the end, and playing a decisive role in persisting in the War of Resistance and winning the victory of the War of Resistance.
Party Building: Outstanding Leadership
An important reason why the Communist Party of China (CPC) can play a pivotal role is that the Party gradually matured during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, at the historical juncture of national crisis, the Communist Party of China (CPC) guided the direction of China's War of Resistance with outstanding political leadership and correct strategic tactics." "Without the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the task of completing national independence and liberation might have been delayed longer and the price paid would have been greater."
In the early days of the full-scale War of Resistance, Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) pointed out: "A political party must rely on the correctness of its political line and organizational consolidation in order to guide the revolution to victory." To this end, he put forward the goal of "building a Bolshevikized Chinese Communist Party that is nationwide, mass-based, and completely consolidated ideologically, politically, and organizationally," and called it a "great project." In order to achieve this goal, the Communist Party of China (CPC) insisted on combining Marxism with the specific realities of China, and achieved fruitful results in ideological construction, organizational construction, and style construction.
In terms of ideological construction, Mao Zedong Thought (毛泽东思想) was systematically summarized and developed in many aspects during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and reached maturity. Comrade Deng Xiaoping (邓小平) said: "The period in Yan'an (延安) can be said to be a period when Mao Zedong Thought (毛泽东思想) was formed relatively completely. Mao Zedong Thought's theory on the new democratic revolution, including the theory of party building and the principles for handling intra-party relations, was formed relatively completely before and after the Yan'an Rectification Movement (延安整风)." The Yan'an Rectification Movement (延安整风) overcame the erroneous tendency of dogmatizing Marxism and sanctifying and absolutizing Soviet experience and Comintern instructions that had once prevailed in the party, and made the Marxist ideological line of seeking truth from facts deeply rooted in the hearts of the whole party. On this basis, the Seventh Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the Party adopted the "Resolution on Certain Historical Issues," which made correct conclusions on a number of major historical issues within the party, enabling the whole party to reach a consensus on the understanding of the basic issues of the Chinese revolution. The Seventh National Congress of the Party wrote Mao Zedong Thought (毛泽东思想) into the Party Constitution, established the guiding position of Mao Zedong Thought (毛泽东思想) in the whole party, and laid a solid ideological and theoretical foundation for winning the victory of the War of Resistance.
In terms of organizational construction, the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the Party held in 1938 overcame Wang Ming's (王明) right-leaning errors in the early stage of the full-scale War of Resistance Against Japan, further clarified the leadership position of Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东), and resolved the issue of the Party's unified leadership. Subsequently, through a series of documents such as the "Decision on Strengthening Party Spirit," the "Decision on Unifying the Party's Leadership in Anti-Japanese Base Areas and Adjusting Relations Between Various Organizations," and the "Decision on Adjusting and Streamlining Central Organizations," the Party emphasized the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, ensuring the implementation of the Party's line, principles, and policies, and ensuring that the entire Party acted in unison. As Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) said: "We are the Communist Party, we want to lead the people to overthrow the enemy, our ranks must be orderly, and our steps must be consistent." The Seventh National Congress of the Party formed a group of seasoned politicians who held high the banner of Mao Zedong (毛泽东), uniting the entire Party under the banner of Mao Zedong (毛泽东) and achieving unprecedented unity.
In terms of style construction, our Party has greatly enhanced its cohesion, appeal, and combat effectiveness by establishing a good image. The concept of "Party style" was first proposed by Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东). In 1937, he said at the National Congress of the Communist Party of China: "To guide a great revolution, there must be a great party, and there must be many of the best cadres" "They are selfless heroes of the nation and the class, and this is the character and style that Communist Party members, Party cadres, and Party leaders should have." In 1942, Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) called for rectifying the Party's style at the opening ceremony of the Central Party School. During the Yan'an (延安) period, the Party attached great importance to style construction, always maintained the advanced nature and purity of a Marxist political party, maintained the vigorous fighting spirit and integrity of the revolutionary ranks, and, based on summarizing historical experience, formed the three major excellent styles of integrating theory with practice, maintaining close ties with the masses, and criticism and self-criticism, and ultimately defeated the "Xi'an Style" (西安作风) with the "Yan'an Style" (延安作风). In 1940, patriotic overseas Chinese leader Tan Kah Kee (陈嘉庚) successively inspected Chongqing (重庆) and Yan'an (延安), and after comparison, determined that "the Kuomintang Chiang government (国民党蒋政府) will inevitably fail, and the Yan'an Communist Party (延安共产党) will inevitably win," and predicted: "China's hope lies in Yan'an (延安)!"
In 1939, Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) summarized in the "Foreword to 'The Communist'": "The united front, armed struggle, and Party building are the three magic weapons for the Chinese Communist Party to defeat the enemy in the Chinese revolution." During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Chinese Communist Party played an irreplaceable role in political leadership, social mobilization, strategic guidance, and Party building through the skillful use of the three magic weapons, thus becoming the mainstay and key to victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan. With its political propositions, firm will, and exemplary actions, the Chinese Communist Party guided the Chinese people to forge the great spirit of the War of Resistance, demonstrating to the world the patriotic feelings of everyone being responsible for the rise and fall of the world, the national integrity of regarding death as home and never yielding, the heroic spirit of not fearing violence and fighting to the end, and the indomitable and unyielding belief in victory. Under the guidance, inspiration, and encouragement of the great spirit of the War of Resistance, countless outstanding Chinese sons and daughters regarded death as home and never yielded, building an unbreakable wall of flesh and blood for the Chinese nation with their unyielding backbone, and making outstanding contributions to the final victory of the War of Resistance.
History is the best textbook. The Chinese Communist Party is not only the mainstay in saving the nation from peril during the War of Resistance, but also the strong leadership core for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation today. In the new era and on the new journey, we will still encounter various risks and challenges, and we will face various severe struggles. We must firmly support the "Two Establishments" (两个确立), resolutely achieve the "Two Safeguards" (两个维护), unswervingly use Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to strengthen our souls, unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core, better grasp and apply the historical experience formed during the Party's century-long struggle, especially during the War of Resistance, adhere to the Party's leadership, adhere to the people first, adhere to theoretical innovation, adhere to independence and self-reliance, adhere to the Chinese path, adhere to the world in mind, adhere to pioneering and innovation, adhere to daring to struggle, adhere to the united front, adhere to self-revolution, carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance, always maintain the sobriety and determination to solve the unique problems of a large party, lead the great social revolution with great self-revolution, comprehensively promote the new great project of Party building, and ensure that the Party always becomes the strong leadership core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
(The author is a researcher at the Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Research Center of the Central Party School (National Academy of Governance) (中央党校（国家行政学院）).)
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In his letter to the World Youth Peace Conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, "The future of peace rests on the youth." This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Eighty years ago, peace-loving Chinese people, together with people from all over the world, transcended differences in culture, race, social systems, and ideologies, united as one, fought bloody battles, and completely defeated fascism, achieving a hard-won victory. At present, profound changes unseen in a century are accelerating, and the world is entering a new period of turbulence and change. The youth of China in the new era should be brave to undertake the historical mission and responsibility of maintaining world peace, and constantly inject rational understanding, expand ideological dimensions, build exchange platforms, and construct emotional foundations for world peace and development, and work with the youth of all countries to contribute wisdom and strength to promoting the construction of a human community with a shared future.
Promote the concept of peace and enrich the rational understanding of the unity of knowledge and action. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The future of the world belongs to the younger generation. If global youth have ideals and courage, humanity will have hope, and the noble cause of promoting human peace and development will have an endless source of strength." This important exposition profoundly clarifies the irreplaceable role of youth in maintaining world peace and promoting social change. Youth are in the period of cultivating their world view, outlook on life, and values, and are highly malleable. Only when youth unswervingly establish the concept of peace and actively participate in exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations can human society have a long-term public opinion foundation that respects the diversity of civilizations and advocates the coexistence of civilizations. Only when youth always practice the path of peaceful development can human society always solve contradictions and differences with peace rather than force, and cooperation rather than conflict. The youth of China in the new era need to constantly strengthen their learning, understanding, and advocacy of the concept of peace, and firmly defend the ideal and belief of world peace. Make good use of resources such as the Internet, books, and memorial halls to widely absorb and disseminate the glorious deeds of the Chinese people and the people of the world in striving for peace and maintaining peace; strengthen the reserve of knowledge in global governance and world culture, deepen the understanding of global ethnic groups, cultures, social systems, and other issues, and consciously establish an equal, mutual learning, dialogue, and inclusive view of civilization, so as to lay a solid ideological foundation for maintaining world peace.
Cultivate a global vision and expand the ideological dimension of peaceful development. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Young people are full of vigor and are the most dynamic and creative group in the whole society." The world view, outlook on life, and values of contemporary youth are formed in a period of peace, benefiting from the world's peace, development, and cooperation, and have a natural affinity and deep recognition for peace. However, in the process of technological progress and the evolution of the world pattern, the deficits in peace, development, security, and governance are constantly increasing, and some countries are trapped in difficulties due to war and conflict. This comparison prompts contemporary youth to actively think and speak out, gradually developing a human concern for the world and integrating into the historical process of building a human community with a shared future. The youth of China in the new era should have lofty aspirations, cultivate a global vision, and establish a world view that has both national sentiments and human concerns. Taking global issues as a starting point, they should enhance ideological exchanges with youth from various countries. Give full play to their expertise, starting from academic research, economic construction, cultural exchange, social assistance, and other perspectives, and work with youth from all over the world to discover and summarize the concepts and experiences of enhancing mutual trust and peaceful coexistence among human civilizations, and contribute youth wisdom and strength to eliminating disputes, enhancing mutual trust, and working together for development.
Combine youth interests and create a platform for peaceful development and exchange. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The key to state-to-state relations lies in people-to-people affinity. The key to people-to-people affinity lies in the exchanges between young people." Technological progress has given Chinese and foreign youth more convenient ways to communicate, the development of globalization has made it easier for Chinese and foreign youth to have ideological resonance, and the increase in cultural exchanges has made Chinese and foreign youth more empathetic and empathetic to cultural differences. To promote exchanges between young people and enhance understanding between young people, it is necessary to base on the times and design platform mechanisms that are more in line with the interests of young people. The youth of China in the new era should actively organize and participate in international cultural exchange activities aimed at maintaining world peace, and adopt methods such as "going out" and "bringing in," "online" and "offline," and combining official and non-governmental efforts to strengthen ideological collisions with youth from various countries in multiple channels and forms. Promote mutual visits between well-known young people at home and abroad, so that young people from all countries can fully and deeply understand, recognize, and love China. Carry out exchanges on youth topics such as cultural education, employment and entrepreneurship, scientific and technological innovation, and environmental protection, make good use of different forms of exchange and mutual learning platforms such as the World Youth Development Forum, the "International Youth Leaders Dialogue" project, and the China Youth Volunteer Overseas Service Program, carry out harmonious but different and inclusive civilization exchange dialogues, so that young people from all countries can deeply understand the principle that "international affairs should be discussed and handled by everyone together" in exchanges, and let the concept of mutual benefit and mutual trust, dialogue and exchange become the mainstream of global governance.
Jointly build a cause of peace and build an emotional foundation for promoting peace together. General Secretary Xi Jinping expressed his expectations for the youth of all countries, hoping that young friends from all countries will "exchange ideas, enhance understanding, gain friendship, and work together to be advocates of the concept of peace and actors of peaceful development, and contribute wisdom and strength to promoting the construction of a human community with a shared future." Common goals and experiences can enhance group cohesion and identity. The friendship of young people from all countries originates from facing the tide of the times together, and deepens in the journey of unremitting struggle for personal ideals, national development, and global common prosperity. World youth who unite and struggle for common goals can better taste the mellow wine brewed by deep friendship. The youth of China in the new era should work with the youth of the world to actively devote themselves to the cause of peaceful development, and build bridges of communication between different civilizations in a more vivid and down-to-earth way. Strengthen cooperation and take responsibility in economic cooperation, cultural exchanges, peacekeeping operations, poverty alleviation, volunteer services, and other undertakings, so that public undertakings can benefit the world. Participate in major projects in countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" and contribute wisdom and sweat to the economic development of various countries; participate in the construction of Confucius Institutes and Luban Workshops to spread Chinese culture and show Chinese technology to the world; participate in international scientific and technological research and development and innovation to create a foundation for promoting peace through development. Enhance mutual trust and build consensus in development, expand identity and enhance friendship in struggle, and add bricks and tiles to the public opinion foundation for world peace and stability.
(The author is the Secretary of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League)
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In a small courtyard in Yanjiang District, Ziyang City, Sichuan Province (四川省资阳市雁江区), the reporter met Zhang Buxia (张步侠), a 96-year-old veteran of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. "My leg is injured, so it's hard to stand up." The old man sat on the sofa, waving enthusiastically, full of vigor.
Cicadas chirped outside the house, and neighbors chatted and cooled off under the shade of trees. He joined the New Fourth Army (新四军) at the age of 11, experienced hundreds of battles, and grew up in the hail of bullets... Zhang Buxia (张步侠) sat up straight, his thoughts returning to that era of war.
Why did he join the army at such a young age?
"Even if it costs my life, I will drive the invaders out of China"
Zhang Buxia (张步侠) was born into a poor farming family in Sixian County, Anhui Province (安徽泗县). In 1938, the Japanese army occupied Sixian County (泗县), completely disrupting their original peaceful life.
The Japanese army gathered hundreds of civilians and took them to the county town square. In the center of the square, the Japanese army brutally killed many villagers with bayonets. "The Japanese invaders burned, killed, and looted, committing all kinds of evil," Zhang Buxia (张步侠) said, clenching his fists as he recalled the bloody scene. "At that time, I thought, even if it costs my life, I will drive the invaders out of China!"
In the spring of 1940, the New Fourth Army (新四军) came to Sixian County (泗县) to establish an anti-Japanese base. Zhang Buxia (张步侠) signed up to join the children's corps. They stood guard and, when they spotted the enemy, reported to the guerrillas.
"The New Fourth Army (新四军) is different from other armies." Zhang Buxia (张步侠) also remembered that, although they often didn't have enough to eat, they always received dry food from the New Fourth Army (新四军) soldiers. During the busy farming season, the troops would help the villagers with planting and harvesting, and the military and civilians were as close as a family.
In the same year, carrying a red-tasseled spear almost as tall as himself, Zhang Buxia (张步侠) resolutely signed up to join the army.
In 1941, Zhang Buxia (张步侠) began to serve as a communication soldier, and each mission was fraught with danger. Once, while delivering a letter, Zhang Buxia (张步侠) was discovered by the enemy and immediately turned around and ran wildly. The enemy chased and fired, and a bullet hit his buttocks. Enduring the pain, Zhang Buxia (张步侠) relied on his familiarity with the terrain to cleverly maneuver with the enemy, and finally escaped with difficulty, delivering important intelligence to the guerrillas.
"The New Fourth Army (新四军) constantly spread the seeds of resistance, allowing our strength to grow day by day." Zhang Buxia (张步侠) remembered that whenever they arrived in a place, the soldiers would give speeches, calling on the local people to join the army and resist Japan. The people organized support teams to help transport supplies and carry the wounded. "The never-fading spirit of patriotism is our valuable weapon for victory," Zhang Buxia (张步侠) said.
What did they rely on to win victory?
"Putting the country first and ourselves last, we will never retreat"
"At that time, the equipment of the enemy and us was very different. The Japanese army's planes and artillery bombarded wildly, but the New Fourth Army (新四军) soldiers couldn't even guarantee that everyone had a rifle. Moreover, the rifles had a short range and often jammed. Most of the time, they had to rely on broadswords and spears to fight the enemy in close combat," Zhang Buxia (张步侠) said. In such difficult conditions, the soldiers fought one victory after another with their flesh and blood.
Some people charged towards the enemy's bunkers with grenades, and some used their bodies to shield their comrades from bullets... Recalling this, Zhang Buxia (张步侠) couldn't help but close his eyes and remain silent for a long time. "Many comrades sacrificed themselves." After calming down, the old man said in a firm tone: "Putting the country first and ourselves last, we will never retreat!"
Because of his young age, Zhang Buxia (张步侠) was well taken care of in the team. On the march, party members and veterans took turns carrying his gun and luggage for him. "They themselves didn't have enough to eat, but they still shared their rations with me."
In 1943, the Japanese army launched a new round of large-scale "mopping-up" operations. The New Fourth Army (新四军) dispersed and broke through, transferring to outside operations. The company Zhang Buxia (张步侠) was in retreated to the Hongze Lake (洪泽湖) and hid in the lake to avoid pursuit.
Once, the Japanese army used machine guns to strafe the reeds, and Zhang Buxia's (张步侠) left thigh was unfortunately hit by a bullet. In order to avoid revealing his position, he endured the pain without saying a word. The cloth from his clothes, which had been carried into his leg by the shrapnel, was not removed until 20 years later. Due to this injury and subsequent complications, Zhang Buxia's (张步侠) left leg is much thinner than his right leg.
The baptism of war allowed Zhang Buxia (张步侠) to grow rapidly. He honorably joined the Party in 1946 and continued to participate in the War of Liberation and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Zhang Buxia (张步侠) is deaf in his right ear and has suffered multiple bullet wounds. There are still unextracted shrapnel in his body. Looking at the medals that covered the table, the old man choked and said: "It was the comrades who used their lives to open up the road forward, giving us the opportunity to wear medals and see today's prosperous China."
Why doesn't he let himself relax?
"A Communist Party member must shine and generate heat wherever they go. I can't lie down and rest on my laurels"
In 1950, Zhang Buxia (张步侠) went to the Ninth Infantry School of Sichuan Province (四川省第九步兵学校) to study, and later worked in Lezhi County (乐至县) and Ziyang County (资阳县) (now Ziyang City (资阳市)). Due to injuries and illnesses, with the approval of the former Chengdu Military Region (成都军区), Zhang Buxia (张步侠) retired early in 1963, but he never let himself relax. "A Communist Party member must shine and generate heat wherever they go. I can't **躺在功劳簿上休息** (tǎng zài gōng láo bù shàng xiū xi - "lie on the merit book and rest," to rest on one's laurels; be complacent about past achievements)." he said.
Learning that the Chengguan Town (城关镇) in the former Ziyang County (资阳县) urgently needed party members to take the lead in establishing a party branch, Zhang Buxia (张步侠) volunteered and visited the masses everywhere. Under his promotion, seven community party branches were established, and more than 80 outstanding talents were developed into party members, strengthening the combat effectiveness of grassroots party organizations. During his work in Chengguan Town (城关镇), Zhang Buxia (张步侠) took the lead in mediating neighborhood disputes, helping the poor, and beautifying the street environment, promoting the implementation of practical matters for the people's livelihood.
Zhang Buxia (张步侠) also served as an extracurricular tutor in many schools in Ziyang City (资阳市), telling children stories about the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression whenever he had time. Since his retirement, Zhang Buxia (张步侠) has participated in more than 3,100 lectures, with more than 50,000 listeners. Despite his age, Zhang Buxia (张步侠) is still full of passion. "I want to do my part to pass on the spirit of patriotism."
Return to TopBy: 新华社记者 朱 青
In the Shushan Martyrs Cemetery (蜀山烈士陵园) in Hefei (合肥), Anhui Province (安徽省), a bronze statue stands silently amidst the evergreen pines and cypresses. General Cai Bingyan (蔡炳炎), an anti-Japanese martyr, gazes through more than 80 years of vicissitudes, staring at the mountains and rivers of the motherland he defended with his life.
Born in 1902, Cai Bingyan (蔡炳炎) was born in Huqian Village (胡浅村) in the eastern suburbs of Hefei (合肥). In 1924, under the guidance of Deng Ziyun (邓子云), a member of the old Tongmenghui (老同盟会) and his uncle, Cai Bingyan (蔡炳炎) was admitted to the Whampoa Military Academy (黄埔军校). After graduation, Cai Bingyan (蔡炳炎) became a new force in the revolution, following the National Revolutionary Army (国民革命军) in the Eastward and Northern Expeditions, repeatedly making military achievements over 13 years.
In 1937, the all-out War of Resistance Against Japan broke out. At this time, Cai Bingyan (蔡炳炎) had become a Major General and Brigade Commander of the 201st Brigade of the 67th Division of the 18th Army of the National Revolutionary Army (国民革命军陆军第18军67师201旅少将旅长). On August 13, the Battle of Shanghai (淞沪会战) began. Cai Bingyan (蔡炳炎) wrote a letter of request, "Soldiers are not afraid of death, but are afraid of not being able to die for the country!" and led 5,000 troops to Shanghai (上海) overnight to support the Luodian (罗店) battlefield. At 3:00 AM on August 26, Cai Bingyan (蔡炳炎) supervised his troops to launch an assault on Lujiazai (陆家宅), where the main force of the Japanese army was entrenched, raising his arms and shouting: "All officers and soldiers of this brigade swear to coexist with the position! Those who advance live, those who retreat die! Let each abide by this!" In a fierce battle with the Japanese army, he was shot several times and died heroically at the young age of 35.
On the way to Shanghai (上海) with his troops, Cai Bingyan (蔡炳炎) sent his wife, Zhao Zhixue (赵志学), and children off the boat in Anqing (安庆), the capital of Anhui Province (安徽省) at the time, and instructed his wife: "While taking good care of the children, you can also participate in women's anti-Japanese national salvation groups and contribute to the country." In his last letter to his wife, he wrote: "Little do you know that the national crisis has reached its final moment. If the country is not protected, how can the family exist?" Four days later, he sacrificed himself for the country, and the family letter became his last words.
After Cai Bingyan (蔡炳炎) died, the National Government posthumously promoted him to Lieutenant General of the Army. In 1985, the People's Government of Anhui Province (安徽省人民政府) posthumously recognized Cai Bingyan (蔡炳炎) as a revolutionary martyr, and his coffin was moved to Hefei (合肥) for burial the following year. In September 2014, Cai Bingyan (蔡炳炎) was included in the first list of famous anti-Japanese martyrs and heroic groups announced by the Ministry of Civil Affairs (民政部).
During the Qingming Festival in 2018, Cai Bingyan's (蔡炳炎) son, Cai Zhesheng (蔡浙生), wrote a reply to his father after 81 years: "The War of Resistance Against Japan has been won! The Chinese nation, after a long period of suffering, has realized a historic leap from standing up, becoming rich, to becoming strong. Everything you hoped to see, I have witnessed for you!"
In order to commemorate Cai Bingyan (蔡炳炎), the Hefei (合肥) Municipal Government renamed the road near his former residence "Bingyan Road (炳炎路)". Cai Bingyan's (蔡炳炎) family motto of "love the country, love the people, and love the family" has been passed down through the actions of his descendants, influencing the people of his hometown and the younger generation. Until his death in 2023, Cai Zhesheng (蔡浙生) often told stories of the War of Resistance in local primary and secondary schools and community public welfare classes. In 2023, Cai Bingyan's (蔡炳炎) grandson, Cai Wenge (蔡文革), jumped into a deep river beside Bingyan Road (炳炎路) and rescued a drowning person.
Those who come to Cai Bingyan's (蔡炳炎) tomb will gaze at his epitaph for a long time: "Young with lofty aspirations, extraordinary talent and knowledge. Eastward and Northern Expeditions, repeatedly making military achievements. Resisting Japanese aggression and saving the country, fighting bloody battles in Shanghai. Outstanding talent of Jianghuai (江淮), elite of Whampoa (黄埔). Sleeping in Shuling (蜀陵), his name will be recorded in history." The smoke of the Battle of Shanghai (淞沪) has dissipated, but General Cai Bingyan's (蔡炳炎) national righteousness written with blood and life is like an unquenchable spark, illuminating the way forward in generations of inheritance.
(According to Xinhua News Agency, Hefei (合肥), August 15)
Return to TopThe China-Mongolia Expo (referred to as "CME") is an international exhibition co-sponsored by the governments of China and Mongolia and oriented towards the world. It has been successfully held for four sessions since its first event in 2015. After years of careful cultivation, the China-Mongolia Expo has developed into an important international platform for deepening the economic and trade partnership between the two countries and serving China's opening up to the north. It has played an important role in pragmatically promoting China-Mongolia economic and trade cooperation, promoting the construction of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor, and enhancing people-to-people connectivity with countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" initiative.
The 5th China-Mongolia Expo will be held in Hohhot (呼和浩特), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区) from August 25 to 29, 2025. It will be co-sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国商务部), the People's Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区人民政府), and the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry of Mongolia (蒙古国食品农牧业和轻工业部). With the theme of "Deepening Mutually Beneficial Cooperation and Promoting Win-Win Cooperation," this China-Mongolia Expo will feature four major sections: high-level exchanges, economic and trade negotiations, cultural exchanges, and exhibition displays, highlighting regionality, openness, and diversity, and striving to create a new platform for the country's opening up to the north, a new link for regional industrial chain and supply chain cooperation, and a new fulcrum for Northeast Asian regional cooperation.
The exhibition display of this China-Mongolia Expo focuses on achieving four major breakthroughs: "internationalization, specialization, digitalization, and quality." The exhibition area is located in the Chilechuan International Convention and Exhibition Center (敕勒川国际会展中心) in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), with a total area of 43,200 square meters. It will feature theme exhibitions, commodity exhibitions, etc., and will strive to create a brand exhibition with "featured exhibits, effective cooperation, and gains for the masses."
Data source: Secretariat of China-Mongolia Expo (中国—蒙古国博览会秘书处)
Return to TopThe National Academy of Excellent Engineers of Harbin Institute of Technology (哈工大) Explores a Diversified Evaluation System
Obtaining a Degree Based on Various Practical Achievements
By Fang Yuan (方圆), Reporter of This Newspaper
"Is this really a laboratory? It's practically the 'Transformers' of the materials world!" Standing in front of the simulation chamber at the Advanced Technology Research Institute of China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd., Zhou Zelin (周泽林), a doctoral student at the National Academy of Excellent Engineers of Harbin Institute of Technology (hereinafter referred to as "HIT" (哈工大)), raised his phone to take several photos.
The 2-cubic-meter sealed testing chamber in front of him is simulating the temperature and humidity environment of an entire building, testing prepared materials in kilogram units. This is in stark contrast to the campus laboratory he is familiar with—where 0.5 grams of the same type of material are undergoing microscopic testing under precision instruments in a 10-centimeter-long quartz glass tube.
"Coming to the enterprise for practice, I began to break out of single-threaded thinking and developed a 'seeing in all directions' systems engineering 'brain circuit.' I gradually realized that to tackle technical problems, we must integrate the cutting-edge achievements of universities, the engineering experience of enterprises, and the direction of policy support," said Zhou Zelin (周泽林).
Zhou Zelin's (周泽林) growth is inseparable from the talent training system of the National Academy of Excellent Engineers of HIT (哈工大).
In 2022, the Ministry of Education announced the first batch of national construction units for the National Academy of Excellent Engineers, and HIT (哈工大) was among them. Over the past three years, the National Academy of Excellent Engineers of HIT (哈工大) has carried out joint school-enterprise training with many enterprises and institutions. The academy currently has 927 master's and doctoral students and more than 1,000 school-enterprise mentors.
Zhou Zelin's (周泽林) on-campus mentor is Gao Jianmin (高建民), Dean of the School of Energy Science and Engineering at HIT (哈工大). When formulating the training plan, Gao Jianmin (高建民) constantly adjusted the student's research direction: it must meet the requirements of theoretical innovation in the school and also meet the practical needs of the enterprise. During the training process, although there were many "cumbersome" processes of communicating with enterprise mentors, Gao Jianmin (高建民) believed it was worthwhile. In his opinion, investing more energy now will lead to longer-term development in the future.
Speaking of student performance, Zhang Hongjie (张宏杰), Deputy Director of the Talent Work Department of the Organization Department of the Party Committee of Harbin Electric Group, stated that through school-enterprise cooperation, the group has trained many master's and doctoral students. "This kind of in-depth cooperation has built a key bridge, transforming the technical pain points of enterprises into scientific research topics, and shortening the cycle of results from the laboratory to the production line."
At HIT (哈工大), is it possible to obtain a master's degree without a thesis? The answer is "yes."
Zhu Ao (朱澳) is one of the first students in the special class of the National Academy of Excellent Engineers. Under the joint guidance of school-enterprise mentors, he successfully developed a laser-type waste resin interface meter based on the school-enterprise co-built engineering test site, providing solutions to complex engineering problems for the enterprise. The related results have also been applied for invention patents. In June 2024, Zhu Ao (朱澳) successfully passed the graduation defense and degree review with an engineering design report as a practical achievement.
"The academy explores a diversified evaluation paradigm, establishes an evaluation system oriented towards innovative value, and clarifies that professional degree applicants can use various forms of practical achievements for degree defense and obtain degrees," introduced Hou Lei (侯磊), Deputy Director of the Training Department of the Graduate School of HIT (哈工大).
"In the engineer training system, the academy undertakes three roles: the builder of industry-education integration mechanisms, the innovator of talent training hubs, and the pioneer of degree evaluation reform," said Zong Yingying (宗影影), Executive Vice President of the Graduate School of HIT (哈工大) and Head of the National Academy of Excellent Engineers of HIT (哈工大). In the future, they will continue to strengthen cooperation with enterprises to customize the training of high-quality engineering talents.
China Railway Construction Promotes the Construction of Shield Tunneling Team Echelons
Major Projects are the Best Training Grounds
By Li Xinping (李心萍), Reporter of This Newspaper
Nantong (南通), Jiangsu (江苏), at the construction site of the Haitai Yangtze River Tunnel (海太长江隧道), the "Jianghai (江海) " shield tunneling machine is digging underground. This is an underwater highway shield tunnel, located 75 meters below the Yangtze River (长江) at its deepest point, characterized by ultra-long distance, ultra-large diameter, ultra-high water pressure, ultra-deep burial, and complex working conditions.
This shield tunneling machine is equally impressive. The "Jianghai (江海) " has a maximum excavation diameter of 16.64 meters, a total length of about 145 meters, and a total weight of about 5,000 tons. It is an ultra-large diameter shield tunneling machine independently developed in China.
"It can excavate 12 to 14 meters per day," said Liu Xin (刘昕), the shield tunneling machine captain of the Haitai Yangtze River Tunnel (海太长江隧道) project of China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (中铁十四局). The excavation of a super tunnel cannot be separated from the cooperation of professional engineers in design, equipment, and construction. Facing the Haitai Yangtze River Tunnel (海太长江隧道), the engineers are full of confidence.
"This is our second time challenging a 16-meter-class ultra-large diameter shield tunneling machine, and we feel more confident," said Zhang Shuaikun (张帅坤), the leader of the large-diameter shield tunneling machine project team of Tiejiu Heavy Industry (铁建重工). The team has experience participating in China's first development of the 16-meter-class ultra-large diameter shield tunneling machine "Jinghua (京华) ", and is more confident when facing the "Jianghai (江海) " R&D task.
According to reports, the R&D team equipped the "Jianghai (江海) " with an upgraded version of the telescopic function and monitoring system, which can detect problems at any time and adjust them in time. Not only that, the "Jianghai (江海) " also uses the fourth-generation synchronous double-liquid grouting technology, which increases the monitoring function and can synchronously observe the grouting effect, improving the stability of tunnel construction.
Good equipment also needs a good master. At the construction site of the Haitai Yangtze River Tunnel (海太长江隧道), China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (中铁十四局) is equipped with an experienced shield tunneling team that can cross rivers and seas.
Having participated in 6 whole-machine design seminars, 2 design liaison meetings, 11 system component special meetings, and 11 shield tunneling machine production supervision discussions... Yu Shaoqiang (游少强), the experienced chief engineer of the project, and Meng Defeng (孟德锋), the project's shield tunneling manager, led Liu Xin (刘昕) and Fan Fengshuo (樊丰硕), the post-95s project shield tunneling machine captains, to jointly tackle key problems and improve the performance of the "Jianghai (江海) " cutterhead, cutter, main drive, and mud-water circulation systems.
In terms of the echelon construction of the shield tunneling team, the post-00s have gradually entered core positions. "In this construction, I am serving as the captain's assistant, responsible for the mud-water circulation interface, constantly monitoring the inflow and outflow of slurry and liquid level control to ensure the safety of tunnel excavation," said Liu Shichen (刘世臣), a shield tunneling machine captain's assistant born in 2003.
From only being able to import shield tunneling machines at sky-high prices to the localization of shield tunneling machines, from only being able to ask foreign engineers for help when problems arise to the realization of "leading" in shield tunneling equipment manufacturing and construction technology... After years of development, relying on the large domestic market as a "training ground," China has cultivated a huge team of shield tunneling machine engineers.
"China's geological structure is relatively complex, giving domestic engineers a large number of 'actual combat' opportunities. The massive amount of practical data has also laid a solid foundation for the large-scale upgrading and improvement of domestic shield tunneling machines and construction techniques," said Yu Shaoqiang (游少强).
Hangzhou Lingban Technology's (杭州灵伴科技) R&D Team Accounts for 70% of Employees
Future Industries Give Engineers Enough Room for Imagination
By Dou Hanyang (窦瀚洋), Reporter of This Newspaper
At 2:00 PM, inside Hangzhou Lingban Technology Co., Ltd. (杭州灵伴科技有限公司), located in the Dream Town Entrepreneurial Market in Yuhang District (余杭区), Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), engineers are either typing code in front of computers, testing prototypes, or discussing with each other, a busy scene...
At the beginning of the year, at the Yuhang District (余杭区) Economic High-Quality Development Conference, the company's spokesperson wore "Rokid Glasses" AR (augmented reality) glasses to complete an "off-script" speech, which attracted attention.
"This product has been launched, and we are currently collecting user feedback to facilitate further modification and upgrades," introduced Jiang Tao (江涛), the company's vice president and engineer. The glasses weigh only 49 grams and project a virtual interface based on diffractive waveguide imaging technology. Equipped with artificial intelligence technology, they integrate functions such as navigation, shopping, and translation. "The successful development of the product cannot be separated from respect for every inspiration."
Next to him, Zhang Tao (张涛), a post-95s engineer and product manager, is debugging the glasses. "'49 grams is a hard requirement, and we can't exceed the weight' 'How to further improve the battery life under limited capacity'"... There are such discussions every day during the product's development process.
Jiang Tao (江涛) shared a detail that the company has set up a "delivery room." Whenever there is a technical advancement or a new product is developed, there will be a product "lighting" ceremony. Technical and administrative staff will come to witness this "shining" moment.
Today, the company's AR glasses have entered more than 200 museums and scenic spots, and have also completed verification in more than 200 industry scenarios such as energy, education, and healthcare.
"Future industries give engineers enough room for imagination," said Jiang Tao (江涛). The good industry-university-research ecosystem and business environment in the local area also provide sufficient nourishment for the training and growth of engineers.
At the end of 2024, the "Hangzhou (杭州) Future Industry Cultivation Action Plan (2025-2026)" was officially released, which mentioned the need to strengthen the guarantee of intellectual elements, strengthen the attraction of top global talents, research teams, and innovative enterprises in the field of future industries, and explore the establishment of a collaborative innovation, achievement transformation, and industrial incubation mechanism of "scientists + entrepreneurs + investors."
In Jiang Tao's (江涛) view, cross-border integration has spawned compound talents with both technical depth and industry insight—engineers, driven by the market, have jumped out of the inherent technical closed loop and learned professional knowledge such as cultural relic protection, thereby cultivating the ability to provide systematic solutions of "technology + scenario." "For example, the development of the nuclear power plant AR maintenance system requires engineers to be proficient in SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) spatial modeling and have a deep understanding of nuclear power safety regulations," Jiang Tao (江涛) exemplified.
From only a few engineers focusing on artificial intelligence and AR technology R&D when the company was founded in 2014, to the R&D team accounting for 70% of employees and the active developer ecosystem exceeding 10,000 in 2025, this is both the company's proactive choice for technical breakthroughs and a true reflection of the self-development of the engineer community in the development wave of future industries.
Return to TopBy: 陈世涵
Statistics show that from 2000 to 2020, the total number of engineers in China increased from approximately 5.2 million to approximately 17.7 million. How is the huge "engineer dividend" formed? It can be explained with two words.
One is the "chain" of the chain. The establishment of 32 National Institutes of Excellent Engineers, the establishment of cutting-edge interdisciplinary subjects, and the promotion of "new engineering" construction represent the connection between the education chain and the talent chain; school-enterprise collaborative order-based training, focusing on the combination of industry, academia, research and application, represent the connection between the industrial chain and the innovation chain. The connection of the chain supports the integration of talent training.
The other is the "refining" of tempering. At the forefront of major engineering projects such as the "Jianghai (江海) " ship, engineers hone their skills with 真刀真枪 (zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng - "real swords and real spears," to do something for real; to be serious and earnest); in future industries and emerging strategic industries, they overcome technical problems... Aren't the hot and rich practical scenarios the classroom and shining stage for engineers to grow?
Looking deeper, "chain" and "refining" also reflect the solid steps taken to coordinate the integrated reform of the education, science and technology, and talent system and mechanism. In the long run, there is still a significant shortage of high-level engineers in China. Deepening the fertile ground for the growth and development of engineers, and accelerating the construction of a large-scale team of outstanding engineers, will surely provide a more solid support for cultivating and developing new quality productive forces and promoting high-quality development.
Return to TopBy: 文 韬
Hoping to see more new types of agricultural and forestry talents who understand the roar of "iron oxen" and smell the fragrance of crops, growing vigorously and pursuing their dreams in fertile fields.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "China's modernization cannot be separated from agricultural modernization, and the key to agricultural modernization lies in science and technology and talent." When agricultural modernization is mentioned, many people will have a picture in their minds of "iron oxen" roaring and drones circling. Agricultural and forestry machinery and equipment are ushering in a leap from mechanization to intelligence, and from single operations to system integration, but at present, there are problems in talent training such as the disconnection between curriculum content and industrial needs. This requires agricultural and forestry colleges to actively adjust their talent training: to accurately identify the direction of tackling key problems from the national strategy, to make up for the shortcomings of science and technology from industrial development, and to enhance the kinetic energy of talent from the integration of industry and education.
"Write the thesis on the land of the motherland," focusing on national needs to develop and tackle key problems. In the past, some of China's high-end agricultural and forestry machinery mainly relied on imports, and some key core technologies and important parts were controlled by others, and it is urgent to accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance. Taking camellia, a unique woody edible oil tree species in China, as an example, camellia is mostly distributed in hilly areas, and the traditional operation methods of hoes, iron shovels, and carrying on shoulders can no longer meet the needs. "Mechanized harvesting technology and equipment for camellia fruit" was listed by the Chinese Society of Forestry as one of the "Top Ten Forestry and Grassland Scientific Problems and Engineering Technology Problems." We formed a team to tackle key problems and developed a series of self-propelled camellia fruit harvesting machines, which effectively solved the problems of low efficiency, high labor intensity, and high fruit loss in traditional manual camellia harvesting, and entered the small-batch market.
Aiming at the pain points of the industry to develop real talents and practical skills. How should the courses of agricultural and forestry colleges be set up? We guide students to go deep into the fields and enter leading enterprises, focus on field problems, and transform what they have learned in the classroom into practical results such as equipment research and development. Taking forest fruit sorting as an example, manual sorting by "eyeing and pinching" not only causes great losses, but also easily leads to inconsistent selection standards, resulting in the undervaluation of fruit quality. To this end, we have developed non-destructive testing and intelligent sorting equipment for forest fruit quality. Through rapid collection and analysis of spectral information, we can identify the sugar content, color, and size of forest fruits, and realize accurate intelligent sorting by "intelligent eye optical measurement."
Enhance the kinetic energy of talent in the integration of industry and education. The training of agricultural and forestry machinery talents should not only "reach the sky" to connect with the world's scientific and technological frontiers, but also "stand on the ground" to serve the practice of comprehensive rural revitalization. "Building the foundation of the industrial chain, empowering the innovation chain, and casting the soul of the value chain" is the integrated education model we have explored. A class embodies a new idea of practical education that integrates science and education collaboration, school-enterprise collaboration, and school-local collaboration. The classroom enters the countryside and fields. From self-propelled cabbage harvesters to reed mechanical harvesting, storage, and transportation equipment, students cultivate their feelings for "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" and enhance their skills in "helping farmers" in the process of promotion and application. The classroom is moved into parks and enterprises, focusing on the difficulties and technical bottlenecks of enterprises, and forming a team of teachers and students to carry out joint school-enterprise project research. From rapid detection instruments for tea oil quality identification to bionic olfactory detection and analysis instruments for agricultural and forestry products, students broaden their industrial thinking and enhance their innovation skills under the joint guidance of enterprise mentors and project teachers.
The new era of rural areas is a field full of hope and a broad stage for starting a business. Let agricultural and forestry machinery gallop in the fertile fields and forests, and promote the modernization of agriculture and forestry with "intelligence" and "quality" to unfold on the land of the motherland. Hoping to see more new types of agricultural and forestry talents who understand the roar of "iron oxen" and smell the fragrance of crops, growing vigorously and pursuing their dreams in fertile fields, to provide strong talent support for promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside and accelerating the construction of a strong agricultural country.
(The author is the Dean of the School of Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing, Central South University of Forestry and Technology (中南林业科技大学))
Return to TopThis newspaper's Changchun (长春) report on August 24th (by reporter Zheng Zhiwen (郑智文)): On the evening of the 23rd, the 20th China Changchun Film Festival opened in Changchun City (长春市), Jilin Province (吉林省). With the theme of "New Era, New Cradle, New Power, New Journey," this year's film festival has six major sections: opening and closing ceremonies, film awards, film screenings, film exchanges, tribute to the "Cradle," and industrial integration, showcasing the innovation and inheritance of Chinese films. The event will last until the 28th.
The "Golden Deer Award" of this year's Changchun (长春) Film Festival has ten awards, with a total of 150 films collected, and 18 films including "Operation Red Sea" (蛟龙行动) and "Nanjing Photo Studio" (南京照相馆) shortlisted for the final selection. The winners will be announced at the closing ceremony and the "Golden Deer Award" presentation ceremony.
Focusing on "openness, sharing, and benefiting the people," the film exchange section of this year's film festival includes the 8th China Film New Power Forum, the 2nd China Film Producers Summit, and the Literary New Power Forum. At the same time, it will also launch screening activities such as the "Changying (长影) Excellent Film Exhibition," the "Colorful Image Theme Screening Week," and the "Guangming Cinema" accessible public welfare screening. During the event, Changchun City (长春市) will focus on creating the "Movie Chang Street (长街)" Cultural Tourism Carnival, the "Refreshing Appointment" Movie Summer, and the "Light and Shadow Changchun (长春)" Movie Benefit for the People, with more than 50 characteristic cultural and tourism activities in three sections, so that film art can better enrich the cultural and tourism experience.
This year marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of Chinese cinema and the 80th anniversary of the founding of Changchun Film Studio (长春电影制片厂). During this year's film festival, Changying Group (长影集团) planned and launched special events such as the "2025 Changying (长影) Night" Symphony Concert and the "Light and Shadow · Animation · Literature: Cross-border Integration, Intelligent Creation Future" theme seminar.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on August 24th (Wu Yuehui (吴月辉), He Xu (何旭)) - Scientists have generally believed that the moon "hibernated" 3 billion years ago, with volcanic activity essentially ceasing. However, China's Chang'e-5 (嫦娥五号) and Chang'e-6 (嫦娥六号) missions brought back basalt samples formed 2 billion and 2.8 billion years ago, respectively, confirming that volcanic eruptions still occurred on the moon during its so-called "late stage." This raises a key scientific question: What thermal dynamic mechanism supported the moon's continued activity in its "late years"?
Addressing this puzzle, Associate Researcher Wang Chengyuan (汪程远) and Academician Xu Yigang's (徐义刚) team from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院广州地球化学研究所), in collaboration with Dr. Qian Yuqi (钱煜奇) from the University of Hong Kong (香港大学), conducted a systematic study of the Chang'e-6 (嫦娥六号) lunar samples, successfully revealing the source region characteristics and thermal driving mechanism of young lunar volcanic activity. The related findings were published in the international academic journal *Science Advances* on August 23rd, Beijing (北京) time.
The research team identified two types of basalt in the Chang'e-6 (嫦娥六号) samples that formed at similar times (approximately 2.8 billion and 2.9 billion years ago) but had significantly different compositions and source depths: one type is ultra-low titanium basalt originating from deep within the lunar mantle (over 120 kilometers); the other type, low-titanium basalt, comes from a shallower lunar mantle (60-80 kilometers). By simulating the high-temperature and high-pressure environment inside the moon, the researchers found that these two types of rocks came from two different rock layers formed after the cooling of the early lunar magma ocean: ordinary pyroxenite layers and ilmenite-bearing pyroxenite layers.
Traditional views had speculated that late-stage lunar volcanic activity might be related to water-rich source regions or regions rich in radiogenic heat-producing elements, but the Chang'e-5 (嫦娥五号) and Chang'e-6 (嫦娥六号) samples have refuted this hypothesis: their source regions are both "dry" and lack radiogenic heat-producing elements. Based on a comparison of the two types of basalt from Chang'e-6 (嫦娥六号), the research team proposed a new thermal dynamic mechanism: as the moon cools, its lithosphere continuously thickens, making it difficult for deep magma to erupt directly, so it can only remain trapped at the bottom of the shallow pyroxenite layers in the lunar mantle. These "stuck" magmas can conduct heat upward, thereby triggering partial melting of the shallow lunar mantle, leading to volcanic eruptions.
To further verify this model, the team also analyzed global lunar remote sensing data, finding that the thermal dynamic mechanism of lunar volcanic activity around 3 billion years ago underwent a significant shift: before 3 billion years ago, heat sources were complex and diverse, possibly including radioactive materials, tidal forces, and meteorite impacts; after 3 billion years ago, it became more singular, with bottom-up heat transfer mechanisms dominating, causing the source regions of young lunar volcanic activity to concentrate in the shallow lunar mantle.
Further analysis of global lunar remote sensing data shows that the late-stage volcanic rock geochemical characteristics on the lunar nearside are basically similar to those of the Chang'e-5 (嫦娥五号) basalt, while the far side is closer to the Chang'e-6 (嫦娥六号) ultra-low titanium basalt. This indicates that the lunar mantle composition on the nearside and far side may differ: the shallow lunar mantle on the nearside contains more ilmenite, while the far side contains relatively less. This discovery provides new clues for understanding the asymmetric evolution of the moon.
This study not only refreshes people's understanding of the moon's thermal evolution history but also provides an important reference for explaining the volcanic activity mechanisms of other atmosphere-free, small celestial bodies.
Return to TopBeijing, August 24th (Reported by Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)) The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) recently issued a notice to organize and carry out a survey of industrial culture resources, providing basic support for promoting protection and inheritance, value excavation, carrier construction, and industrial cultivation.
The purpose of this survey is to comprehensively grasp the industrial culture resources with historical, scientific, social, and artistic value formed in the process of China's industrialization, scientifically assess and understand the status of resource protection and revitalization, and establish a national industrial culture resource database and dynamic management mechanism.
It is reported that the survey content includes five categories: industrial heritage, industrial theme exhibition halls, industrial tourism destinations, industrial versions, and industrial culture resource agglomeration areas.
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨彦帆 杨颜菲 王欣悦
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Issuing test orders, B-scans, or CT scan orders... In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment, doctors use modern medical technology and medical examination methods for more detailed and accurate diagnosis and treatment, and to provide patients with more treatment options. Modern science and technology cannot replace the holistic syndrome differentiation of TCM. In clinical practice, examination data should be used as a reference, with the patient's overall condition as the center, and ultimately it should come down to syndrome differentiation and treatment.
In people's traditional understanding, TCM doctors usually use a silver needle and a handful of herbs for diagnosis and treatment. Some patients have found that when they go to TCM hospitals for treatment nowadays, doctors sometimes issue test orders, B-scans, or CT scan orders, integrating modern medical technology. Why does TCM treatment use modern technology and medical examination methods? How do they combine with traditional TCM diagnosis and treatment methods to achieve better therapeutic effects? In this regard, the reporter conducted an interview.
Medical examination methods are an extension of TCM "inspection"
Recently, Ms. Zhang (张女士), 42 years old, went to Chongqing TCM Hospital (重庆市中医院) for treatment due to repeated coughing for nearly 2 months, accompanied by a sudden weight loss of 10 pounds. Ren Yi (任毅), Vice President of Chongqing TCM Hospital (重庆市中医院) and Chief Physician of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, made a preliminary judgment of "Yin deficiency and dryness cough" through the four diagnostic methods of "observation, auscultation and olfaction, inquiry, and palpation." To Ms. Zhang's surprise, the doctor did not prescribe medicine directly, but suggested that she undergo a lung CT scan. The results showed a mixed nodule in the upper left lung, and she was eventually transferred to the thoracic surgery department and diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer, and timely surgery avoided the deterioration of the condition.
Why does TCM also need to use CT scans? Ren Yi (任毅) explained that examinations such as CT and B-scan are the results of modern science and technology, and are not exclusive to Western medicine. TCM can also use them. Traditional TCM diagnosis and treatment techniques can differentiate Yin and Yang, observe the exterior and interior, distinguish cold and heat, and differentiate deficiency and excess, but for deep organic lesions, if empowered by scientific and technological means, it is conducive to achieving more detailed and accurate diagnosis and treatment.
With the advancement of modern science and technology, some medical examination methods have become a powerful helper for TCM diagnosis and treatment. National Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine Deng Tietao (邓铁涛) once proposed to use physical examination, experimental physical and chemical examination, etc. as "examination diagnosis," and develop the traditional TCM four diagnoses into modern TCM "observation, auscultation and olfaction, inquiry, palpation, and examination" five diagnoses, using modern technology to supplement the subjective limitations of the four diagnoses and promote the visualization of TCM diagnosis.
"It can also be said that medical examination methods are an extension of TCM 'inspection'." Yan Ying (闫英), Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (北京中医药大学第三附属医院), said that from the traditional observation of spirit, complexion, tongue, and the "form" of the surface, to the observation of organic changes inside the human body, it can help TCM diagnosis and is also conducive to TCM giving more appropriate treatment plans.
Taking arteriosclerosis obliterans, which is common in the elderly, as an example, through color Doppler ultrasound, CTA (CT angiography), etc., the number of plaques in the limb arteries, the location of thrombi, and the degree of stenosis of the lumen can be clearly determined, which is of great help in judging the severity and prognosis of the disease. "Through the exploration of CTA, doctors can clearly determine whether there is one or more plaques in the arterial lumen, and the degree of stenosis, combined with the patient's symptoms and signs and overall condition, so as to determine whether it is suitable for stent placement or balloon dilation and other interventional treatments, or simply use TCM treatment. TCM treatment can gradually improve the overall function, so that the patient's symptoms are reduced, and the ability to move is gradually restored," said Yan Ying (闫英).
National Famous TCM Doctor and Professor Zhang Xiaoping (张小萍) of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (江西中医药大学) introduced that a patient who described "epigastric distension and pain" was initially diagnosed by the doctor through TCM "observation, auscultation and olfaction, inquiry, and palpation" as "stomach Yin deficiency with stasis." Considering that the patient had a gastric ulcer, a gastroscopy was then used to clarify the diagnosis, and a CT scan was combined to rule out space-occupying lesions in the stomach. In terms of treatment, medicine for nourishing stomach Yin was used as the basis, with the addition of medicine for astringing sores and generating muscle, activating blood and protecting the membrane. The patient's symptoms were significantly relieved after taking the medicine for a period of time.
Providing patients with more treatment options to achieve a therapeutic effect of "1+1>2"
In fact, the synergy between TCM and modern science and technology is far more than just B-scans and CT scans. Based on the classic theories of TCM and integrated with modern concepts and methods, more and more traditional TCM diagnosis and treatment methods are combined with modern science and technology to provide patients with more treatment options.
Visualized acupuncture knife is a typical example. "The acupuncture knife originated from TCM acupuncture, and the advantages of color Doppler ultrasound, such as real-time dynamics, no radiation, and low price, have promoted the innovative development of acupuncture knife technology, allowing this technology to benefit the majority of patients." Liu Fushui (刘福水), Chief Physician and Professor of the Acupuncture Knife and Spinal Orthopedics Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (江西中医药大学附属医院), introduced that currently, visualized acupuncture knife not only improves the accuracy and safety of treatment, but also allows diseases with previously high risks of acupuncture knife treatment to be treated accurately under ultrasound guidance.
"Doctor, my left shoulder and arm are painful and numb again." Not long ago, a patient, Mr. Zhang (张先生), came to the Department of Orthopedics of the Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (江西中医药大学附属医院) for treatment. After comprehensive judgment, the doctor diagnosed Mr. Zhang (张先生) with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy, so he recommended Mr. Zhang (张先生) to the Department of Acupuncture Knife and Spinal Orthopedics for further treatment.
"This disease is caused by compression of the cervical nerve root, resulting in numbness and pain in one or both shoulders and arms. Acupuncture knife treatment can be used to loosen local soft tissue adhesions, relieve muscle spasm and nerve compression," said Liu Fushui (刘福水).
Liu Fushui (刘福水) sat next to the color Doppler ultrasound machine, holding the probe in his left hand and the acupuncture knife in his right hand. The entire treatment process can be monitored in real time and dynamically under ultrasound. By adjusting the direction of the acupuncture knife, the lesion can be treated safely and accurately. The entire treatment process was completed in just a few minutes.
"For the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy, it is often necessary to deal with the adhesions in the transverse process of the cervical spine, but the surrounding area involves large arteries such as the vertebral artery and carotid artery, which is a very dangerous location. With the visualized acupuncture knife, the accuracy and safety of the treatment are greatly improved," said Liu Fushui (刘福水). Visualized acupuncture knife can also allow teachers to explain under more intuitive conditions, making clinical teaching more standardized and standardized, while greatly shortening the learning time.
"Currently, modern science and technology and artificial intelligence are developing rapidly, which is completely different from the social situation in history, and the disease spectrum has also undergone considerable changes." Yan Ying (闫英) believes that TCM also needs to have a more comprehensive understanding of diseases, combining modern science and technology with TCM technology, and mutually verifying with TCM clinical thinking, which can achieve a therapeutic effect of "1+1>2".
In clinical practice, examination data should be used as a reference, and ultimately it should come down to syndrome differentiation and treatment.
Experts emphasize that the use of modern science and technology is not contradictory to the development of traditional Chinese medicine, but rather complements each other.
Not only imaging equipment, but from clinical practice to research, the integration of modern science and technology and TCM is very common. For example, intelligent pulse diagnostic instruments convert pulse data into visual maps through pressure sensors and algorithm models; tongue diagnostic systems can automatically analyze tongue color, tongue coating thickness, fissure distribution, and other characteristics; more and more TCM Internet hospitals realize remote collection of four diagnostic information with the support of 5G networks; with the help of modern biology, information science and other interdisciplinary knowledge, we can deeply study TCM theories such as Yin and Yang, Five Elements, Zang-Fu organs, and meridians...
Zhang Xiaoping (张小萍) believes that keeping pace with the times and being inclusive is the valuable quality of TCM. Modern technology extends the perceptual dimension of TCM, allowing TCM to see more clearly and differentiate more accurately. "But it should be emphasized that modern science and technology cannot replace the holistic syndrome differentiation of TCM. In clinical practice, examination data should be used as a reference, with the patient's overall condition as the center, and ultimately it should come down to syndrome differentiation and treatment. In this way, we can both adhere to the roots of traditional Chinese medicine and use technology to make the therapeutic effect more guaranteed," said Zhang Xiaoping (张小萍).
Ren Yi (任毅) said that using modern science and technology to provide patients with more accurate diagnosis and treatment is an important part of the inheritance, innovation and development of TCM, and it is also a concrete manifestation of the "patient-centered" diagnosis and treatment model, which is conducive to better meeting the people's growing demand for TCM health services.
In recent years, China has successively issued important policy documents such as the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Promoting the Inheritance, Innovation and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine" (《中共中央 国务院关于促进中医药传承创新发展的意见》) and the "Implementation Plan for Major Projects for the Revitalization and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine" (《中医药振兴发展重大工程实施方案》), which have made specific deployments for the inheritance, innovation and modernization of TCM, emphasizing the improvement of TCM inheritance and innovation capabilities.
"We must adhere to integrity and innovation, make good use of modern science and technology, and inject strong impetus into the high-quality development of TCM. Continuously exploring, researching and applying new treatment methods, including studying the targeted effects of drugs through modern science and technology, and deeply exploring the mechanism of action of TCM, are the directions we have been working hard on," said Yan Ying (闫英).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘洪超
Around 23:00 on August 17th, near the Tianxing Apartment on Chaoyang Road, Jianchang County, Huludao City, Liaoning Province (辽宁省葫芦岛市建昌县朝阳路天星公寓), five teenagers were gathered on the roadside discussing their itinerary for the next day. No one noticed that a black sedan was approaching in the opposite lane, out of control.
"What's wrong with that car? Why is it veering towards us?" Ji Guangying (吉广颖), an auxiliary police officer from the Hedong Street Police Station (河东街派出所) who was patrolling in a police car, felt a jolt of anxiety and gripped the steering wheel tightly. Zhao Chen (赵晨), the police officer in the passenger seat, immediately became alert and honked the siren, but the black sedan did not slow down at all and rushed towards the teenagers on the roadside.
"Not good! Not good!" "Hey, hey, look, there are people on the roadside!" Auxiliary police officers Nie Sibo (聂思博) and Zhao Wanshun (赵万顺) in the back seat exclaimed simultaneously. Before they finished speaking, Ji Guangying had already turned the steering wheel, and the police car shot out diagonally like an arrow. He wanted to rush over to remind the five teenagers, but in those few seconds, there simply wasn't enough time. "Quickly block that car, we absolutely can't let it hit them!"
"Bang!" The black sedan crashed squarely into the left side of the police car. The huge impact caused the police car to shift position, and the left side of the car body instantly caved in. The police car successfully protected the area where the five teenagers were. Outside the car window, the five teenagers were pale with fright. They were only one meter away from the stabilized police car.
Zhao Chen, ignoring the severe pain all over his body from the impact, struggled to open the car door. The first thing he said to the auxiliary police officers beside him was, "Go and check on them!" After confirming that the teenagers were only frightened and physically unharmed, he leaned on the car door to catch his breath and turned his gaze to the black sedan. The driver of the sedan, Yao (姚), still looked dazed. Holding his awakened child in the back seat, he looked at the deformed police car in front of him, his voice trembling: "I fell asleep, I really fell asleep; I didn't drink, I really didn't drink..." His wife also hurriedly explained that the family had spent the day playing in Huludao City (葫芦岛市区) and were returning to Jianchang (建昌) in the evening. She and the child had fallen asleep in the back seat first, and she didn't expect her husband to be unable to resist the drowsiness either.
"If it weren't for you, I would have caused a great disaster." Yao's voice trembled uncontrollably. Looking at the panicked Yao, the police officers and auxiliary police officers, enduring their physical pain, instead comforted him: "It's fortunate that no one was hurt, that's more important than anything else!" After the five teenagers calmed down, they thanked them repeatedly and turned to leave. The police officers and auxiliary police officers rushed to the hospital after assisting the traffic police in completing the accident investigation.
After examination, they all had multiple abrasions, and some had minor lumbar injuries... Although their bodies were "injured," everyone's faces were filled with relief when they thought of the scene where they used the police car to protect the teenagers in that life-or-death moment. Soon, the video of the patrolling police officers and auxiliary police officers saving people spread online. Facing the concern and greetings from relatives and friends, Zhao Chen said with a smile: "That was a professional instinct, there was no time to think at all, I just felt that we absolutely couldn't let the car hit them."
According to the subsequent investigation and determination by the traffic police department, the accident was caused by Yao's fatigue driving, and Yao was fully responsible for the accident. Currently, the accident handling has entered the insurance claim process, and the insurance company that insured Yao's vehicle will bear the cost of repairing the police car.
On August 21st, Yao specifically called the police station, his tone excited: "I've watched the video, that day was really too dangerous! I was drowsy and fell asleep, and almost harmed those children. It was you who used the police car to block in front, saving them and saving our family. I will remember this kindness for the rest of my life!"
Now, the damaged police car is still parked in the police station's courtyard. The dented sheet metal still has the paint marks from the black sedan. Colleagues always take a second look when they pass by. Although no one deliberately mentions it, everyone knows that behind this mark lies a thrilling moment.
Night falls again, and the patrol car of the Hedong Street Police Station (河东街派出所) once again drives onto the streets on time. Zhao Chen and Ji Guangying switched to another police car, and the headlights drew two bright beams of light on the road. When passing Tianxing Apartment (天星公寓), they subconsciously slowed down. "If we had been a second slower that day, I really don't dare to think about the consequences," Ji Guangying said softly with emotion. Zhao Chen's eyes swept over the scattered pedestrians on the roadside, his tone calm but firm: "Isn't that what we wear this police uniform for?"
Return to TopShangyu District (上虞区), Shaoxing City (绍兴市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省) practices the "Two Mountains" theory throughout the entire process and various fields of economic and social development, adheres to the concept of green and low-carbon development and the innovation-driven development strategy, relies on regional characteristic advantages such as industrial foundation, natural landscape, urban-rural development, cultural heritage, and institutional innovation, comprehensively builds a "youthful city" that "must have both a strong economy and a beautiful ecology," and strives to write a new chapter in Shangyu's practice of Chinese-style modernization where humans and nature coexist harmoniously.
Green and Beautiful Construction: Creating a Harmonious and Integrated Ecological Home
Recently, the "Wave-Making Riverbank, Creative Camping Home" urban light camping event was held at the Wujia Ferry Urban Park (五甲渡城市公园) on the third phase of the Cao'e River (曹娥江) "One River, Two Banks" (一江两岸) project in Shangyu District (上虞区). The event integrated natural ecology, trendy culture, and parent-child interaction, making the Cao'e River (曹娥江) a "poetry and distant place at the doorstep" for citizens.
To ensure the Cao'e River (曹娥江) is clear and green, and to beautify and enhance the appearance of both banks, Shangyu District (上虞区) has completely shut down more than 460 polluting enterprises, completed comprehensive treatment of rural sewage along the route, and continuously promoted water environment management, ecological restoration of both banks, and the construction of the "One River, Two Banks" (一江两岸) landscape project, restoring the ecological beauty of "a river of clear water flowing through Yucheng (虞城)."
The magnificent transformation of the Cao'e River (曹娥江) reflects the fundamental shift in the city's development philosophy. In recent years, Shangyu District (上虞区) has insisted on promoting "green and beautiful construction," relying on the "Forest Chief System" (林长制), using "small incisions" to leverage "big changes," and making efforts in multiple areas such as forest carbon sinks, prevention and control of forest pests, protection of wild animals and plants, and forest fire prevention, completing a total of 75,400 mu of land greening and beautification, accelerating the creation of forest series activities, completing a total of 55 creation achievements at all levels, with a forest coverage rate of 37.5%, a forest stock volume of 2.98 million cubic meters, and a total carbon storage of forest vegetation of 2.58 million tons.
Ecological governance also provides assistance for biodiversity protection. At the "Century New Mound" (世纪新丘) in the Hangzhou Bay (杭州湾) Shangyu (上虞) mudflats, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds stop here every year, not only with a wide variety of species, but also often with rare and endangered species such as pelicans, spoonbills, and green-winged teals. In addition, Shangyu District (上虞区) has also established the province's first judicial protection base for wild birds, a forestry carbon sink ecological judicial restoration base, and a legal education base for teenagers to love and protect birds, safeguarding regional biodiversity and continuously brightening the natural background of ecological harmony and green development.
Chasing the New and Pursuing Green: Exploring New Paths for High-Quality Development
In the Shangyu Intelligent Equipment Ecological Park (上虞智能装备生态园), the Yingfeng Environment (盈峰环境) New Energy Equipment Project (新能源装备项目) with a total investment of 10.2 billion yuan is accelerating construction. The former traditional chemical industry center has become a green, low-carbon, and innovation-driven modern industrial cluster.
Since 2016, Shangyu District (上虞区) has launched a traditional industry transformation and upgrading action, aiming to build a green and high-end chemical industry cluster, and implemented cluster upgrading, mergers and acquisitions, and shutdowns and eliminations for the chemical industry in the entire district. In 2019, Shangyu District (上虞区) launched the 2.0 action for the transformation and upgrading of the chemical industry, with the goal of "green safety, circular efficiency," further raising standards, focusing on the implementation of digital and intelligent transformation, realizing the high-end industrial structure, intelligent process equipment, integrated innovative applications, block-based spatial layout, and standardized safety and environmental protection, and built 28 representative, quantifiable, and forward-looking indicator systems around four aspects: quality and efficiency, green safety, innovation capability, and intelligent manufacturing. In addition, Shangyu District (上虞区) also innovatively constructed an "odor evaluation system" to achieve timely detection and accurate traceability of problems, and to provide early warning of air pollution, promote enterprise transformation and upgrading, effectively reduce pollution emissions, and significantly improve the air quality excellence rate and public satisfaction with the ecological environment.
After years of governance, Shangyu District (上虞区) has embarked on a new path of high-quality development featuring "high-end industrialization, intelligent governance, and green development," initially realizing "both green mountains and golden mountains coexist, and both ecological and economic strength are strong." In 2024, the total economic volume of the Hangzhou Bay (杭州湾) Shangyu Economic Development Zone (上虞经开区) exceeded 257.6 billion yuan, and the industrial output value above designated size was 173.5 billion yuan, with its comprehensive strength leaping to the seventh place among Chinese chemical industrial parks; the ratio of days with excellent air quality reached 89.9%, and the annual average concentration of PM2.5 was 26 micrograms/cubic meter, winning the title of National Ecological Civilization Construction Demonstration Zone (Ecological Industrial Park).
Shangyu (上虞), which is chasing the new and pursuing green, has now launched the 3.0 version of high-quality development of the green chemical industry, further accelerating the green transformation of the industry and building a "4+4" modern industrial system, cultivating fertile ground for the development of new quality productive forces.
Revitalizing the Countryside: Actively Expanding the "Two Mountains" Transformation Channel
Shangyu District (上虞区) encourages villages to explore the development of under-forest economy in accordance with local conditions, further release the economic value of a good ecological environment, and promote the better transformation of ecological advantages into development advantages.
Taipingshan Village (太平山村), Chenxi Township (陈溪乡), relying on rich ecological resources, built a common prosperity workshop around the Polygonatum sibiricum industry, and embarked on a characteristic development path. In 2024, the local Polygonatum sibiricum product sales exceeded 2 million yuan for the first time. Dingzhai Township (丁宅乡), the "Fairy Fruit Town" (仙果小镇), relying on the natural resources of "one stream and two banks" (一溪两岸), actively laid out new agricultural and cultural tourism formats, with a planting area of more than 8,000 mu for strawberries, mulberries, and honey peaches, and a total output value of 120 million yuan for "four seasons of fairy fruits" (四季仙果).
The green economy has opened up a new channel for the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside and has become an important pillar supporting the sustainable development of beautiful villages. Shangyu District (上虞区) has broken through the single-point thinking, implemented the United Front "Concentric Common Prosperity" project, activated resources from all parties to help the development of characteristic industries, and implemented 5 common prosperity projects, involving 30 million yuan in funds; relying on the advantages of geographical proximity, industrial similarity, and mutually beneficial resources, it connects points into lines and promotes surfaces with lines, exploring group-style "common prosperity units" and forming a "Da Yu Nan" (大虞南) development pattern. Around the development ideas of "Lingnan living, Chenxi nourishing, Xiaguan culture, and Dingzhai hi," Shangyu District (上虞区) is actively creating a characteristic tourism route connecting the entire Yu Nan (虞南) area, promoting the transformation of more Yu Nan (虞南) "traffic" into "retention." From January to June this year, the Yu Nan (虞南) area added more than 40 cultural tourism integration formats such as immersive experiences and cultural and creative markets, achieving a total tourism revenue of 108 million yuan, an increase of 11.5% year-on-year, and the multiplier effect of the "beautiful economy" has initially emerged, driving more social resources to participate in the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, promoting "economic strength" and "urban beauty" with "ecological excellence" and "good environment," and jointly depicting a vivid picture of "people and green mountains not being let down" (人与青山两不负) (rén yǔ qīng shān liǎng bù fù - "people and green mountains not let down," a situation where both people and the environment benefit and are not harmed).
Data source: Publicity Department of the CPC Shangyu District Committee (中共绍兴市上虞区委宣传部)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 施 芳 董丝雨
Guo Qinghua (郭庆华), male, born in Shantou (汕头), Guangdong (广东) Province, is a Boya Distinguished Professor at Peking University (北京大学), Director of the Institute of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System at Peking University (北京大学遥感与地理信息系统研究所). His main research areas are remote sensing and geographic information system methods and their applications in ecology and environmental science.
How many trees are there in China?
On a map, varying shades of green reveal that the southern and northeastern regions are noticeably greener... This is China's first "tree density map," which calculates tree coverage on over 9.6 million square kilometers of land. As of 2020, China has approximately 142.6 billion trees, with an average tree density of about 689 trees per hectare, equivalent to about 100 trees per person. This "tree density map" was released in April of this year by the Peking University (北京大学) team led by Guo Qinghua (郭庆华) in collaboration with research institutions such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院).
By creating "tree density maps" and exploring "how tall trees are," Guo Qinghua (郭庆华), Director of the Institute of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System at Peking University (北京大学遥感与地理信息系统研究所), has led his team to achieve breakthrough results through more than 10 years of effort and perseverance.
By scanning forests, using AI algorithms to "watch movies" and "count" trees, and finally using satellite remote sensing to "piece together" a panoramic view of the country's forests.
This "tree density map" intuitively presents the specific distribution of trees in China:
From a geographical perspective, the southwest region has the most trees, approximately 36 billion; the number and density of trees in the northeast, southeast, and southwest regions are significantly higher than in the northern and northwest regions.
From a watershed perspective, the Yangtze River (长江) basin ranks first with an absolute advantage of approximately 49.6 billion trees.
It took Guo Qinghua (郭庆华) and his team 10 years to create the "tree density map."
"We use drones equipped with LiDAR sensors to fly over target forest areas, scan the forests, use AI algorithms to 'watch movies' and 'count' trees, and finally use satellite remote sensing to 'piece together' a panoramic view of the country's forests," Guo Qinghua (郭庆华) explained.
"Our sample plots are 1 hectare, and in the selection of sample plots, we must consider not only tree species but also different regional types," Guo Qinghua (郭庆华) said. The team members traveled to more than 70,000 sample plots and ultimately collected more than 400 terabytes of data. If each photo is 5 megabytes in size, 400 terabytes is equivalent to more than 80 million photos.
Thanks to LiDAR technology, more scientific research results are being presented one after another.
Since 2018, Guo Qinghua (郭庆华), together with more than 300 botany experts and young scholars, has used satellite remote sensing and near-ground remote sensing technologies such as LiDAR to efficiently collect Chinese vegetation data.
"Our ultimate goal is to understand the overall state of China's forest resources," Guo Qinghua (郭庆华) said. In the past, statistics on forest resources focused more on area and stock volume. Under the "dual carbon" goals, a more accurate "green ledger" is needed to pursue better ecological benefits. "For example, what kind of trees to plant and how many trees to plant in a certain place are the most suitable, and these are the goals to be studied."
LiDAR allows people to "see clearly" how tall and thick trees are, and how large their crowns are.
Guo Qinghua (郭庆华) mainly studies remote sensing and geographic information system methods and their applications in ecology and environmental science.
Traditional forest resource surveys mainly involve manual measurement to obtain parameters such as the number of trees, diameter at breast height, and height in sample plots, and then large-area extrapolation is performed through statistical methods.
In Guo Qinghua's (郭庆华) view, manual measurement methods have high accuracy, but there are still some limitations in terms of efficiency, update speed, representativeness, and the completeness of three-dimensional information. "Traditional methods make it difficult to obtain the three-dimensional structure of forests, such as canopy information and spatial distribution," Guo Qinghua (郭庆华) said.
LiDAR is a high-precision three-dimensional measurement method. "By emitting laser pulses to targets on the ground and recording their return time, combined with a navigation, positioning, and attitude determination system, detailed three-dimensional structural information from the top of the tree to the ground can be obtained. LiDAR allows people to 'see clearly' how tall and thick trees are, and how large their crowns are," Guo Qinghua (郭庆华) explained.
In the past, domestic mobile LiDAR measurement systems mainly relied on imports, which were expensive and lacked post-processing software. The intelligence of the hardware and software was not strong, making it difficult to adapt to complex terrain and forest conditions. "We must independently develop LiDAR hardware and software systems that scientists can use," Guo Qinghua (郭庆华) was determined.
Over the years, Guo Qinghua's (郭庆华) team has overcome difficulties such as LiDAR hardware system integration and algorithm automation for massive data acquisition and processing, and independently developed an integrated air-ground remote sensing platform, including drones, backpacks, handheld and vehicle-mounted LiDAR systems, integrating digital cameras, inertial navigation, global positioning systems, multispectral sensors and other equipment. This platform is not only lightweight and flexible, but also enables high-precision data acquisition under conditions such as loss of positioning signals under the forest and poor platform stability.
In addition, Guo Qinghua's (郭庆华) team also offers LiDAR forest ecology application training for teachers and students in universities and research institutions across the country. Over the past 10 years, they have trained two to three thousand people online and offline, promoting the application and popularization of LiDAR technology in forest ecology.
In Guo Qinghua's (郭庆华) view, LiDAR technology will allow humans to see more subtle changes in the Earth's home, thereby cherishing and protecting it more.
Constantly exploring "how tall trees are" is also to awaken more people's love for nature.
How tall can trees grow?
Relying on the independently developed LiDAR hardware and software system, in April 2022, Guo Qinghua's (郭庆华) team and the Peking University (北京大学) Lü Zhi (吕植) team formed a joint survey team and began their exploration journey.
Through satellite images, the team members locked their target in the valleys of Tibet (西藏) and Yunnan (云南). Tall trees mostly grow in inaccessible primeval forests, with steep mountains and difficult walking conditions. Poisonous snakes sometimes suddenly jump out of the dense grass, so you have to be extra careful. Once, while climbing a steep slope, the vine that Guo Qinghua (郭庆华) was pulling suddenly loosened, and he almost fell into the valley.
**功夫不负有心人** (gōng fū bù fù yǒu xīn rén - "efforts will not fail those who put their heart into it," perseverance leads to success). In May 2023, in Tongmai (通麦) Township, Bomi (波密) County, Linzhi (林芝) City, Tibet (西藏), the team members discovered a Tibetan cypress (西藏柏木) that was 102.3 meters tall, which is currently the tallest known tree in Asia.
"The tree is very large, and the supporting roots are like a huge sculpture," Ren Yu (任淯), a specially appointed associate researcher at the School of Earth and Space Sciences at Peking University (北京大学地球与空间科学学院), recalled vividly. Standing under the tree, the team members were both shocked and excited. To their surprise, the team members also discovered a large number of trees over 85 meters tall, including 25 trees over 90 meters tall.
"We used drones equipped with high-definition cameras to take off from the bottom of the tree, stay at different heights to take pictures, and finally took more than 160 photos, which were spliced together to form a 'life-size photo' of the giant tree," Guo Qinghua (郭庆华) said.
"In the future, we will continue to search in this area, and maybe we will find taller trees," Guo Qinghua (郭庆华) said. "Next, we will also conduct in-depth research: Why does this tree grow so tall? How do the uppermost leaves absorb water?"
"The growth of a big tree often takes hundreds or even thousands of years. Constantly exploring 'how tall trees are' is also to awaken more people's love for nature," Guo Qinghua (郭庆华) said.
Return to TopOn the morning of August 24th, Typhoon "Kujira," the 13th typhoon of this year, strengthened to a typhoon level, and at 14:00 on the 24th, it further strengthened to a severe typhoon level. Affected by "Kujira," moderate to heavy rain occurred in some areas of central and western Guangdong, southern Guangdong, and Hainan Island during the day on the 24th. The Central Meteorological Observatory (中央气象台) predicts that "Kujira" will continue to move west-northward at a speed of about 20 kilometers per hour, and its intensity will continue to increase. It will graze the coastal areas from Sanya (三亚) to Ledong (乐东) in the evening to night on the 24th, and then gradually move towards the north-central coast of Vietnam. After comprehensive research and judgment and emergency consultation, the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局) activated a Level III emergency response for major meteorological disasters (typhoon) at 9:20 on the 24th. At 18:00 on the 24th, the Central Meteorological Observatory (中央气象台) continued to issue an orange typhoon warning.
The Central Meteorological Observatory (中央气象台) predicts that from 20:00 on the 24th to 20:00 on the 25th, there will be strong winds of level 6-8 in the western part of the South China Sea, the waters near the Xisha Islands (西沙群岛), the Beibu Gulf (北部湾), the Qiongzhou Strait (琼州海峡), Hainan Island (海南岛), the coastal areas of Guangxi (广西), and the western coastal areas of Guangdong (广东). Among them, some sea areas in the northwest and west-central parts of the South China Sea, the southern sea area of the Beibu Gulf (北部湾), and the southern coastal areas of Hainan Island (海南岛) will have winds of level 9-11. The wind force in the nearby sea areas passed by the center of "Kujira" can reach level 12-15, with gusts of level 16-17; there will be heavy to torrential rain in some areas of Hainan Island (海南岛), southwestern Guangdong (广东), and southern Guangxi (广西), including heavy torrential rain in the central and southern parts of Hainan Island (海南岛), and extremely heavy torrential rain in some local areas.
The reporter learned from the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部): Affected by Typhoon "Kujira," it is expected that from the 24th to the 26th, the Changhua River (昌化江), Wanquan River (万泉河), and Nandu River (南渡江) in Hainan (海南), as well as the coastal rivers in eastern Guangdong (粤东) and southern Guangxi (桂南), will experience significant rises in water levels. Some rivers in the rainstorm area may experience floods exceeding the warning level.
On the morning of the 24th, the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部) held rolling consultations to study and judge the path of Typhoon "Kujira," its impact range, and the national rainfall and water situation, and arranged and deployed flood prevention work. The Ministry of Water Resources (水利部) launched a Level IV emergency response for flood defense for Guangdong (广东), Guangxi (广西), and Hainan (海南) provinces (regions) on the 24th. The Ministry of Water Resources (水利部) and the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局) jointly issued a red meteorological warning for mountain torrent disasters at 18:00 on the 24th, and dispatched two working groups to Guangdong (广东) and Hainan (海南) to assist and guide typhoon rainstorm flood prevention work.
The Hainan Provincial Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Relief Committee (海南省防灾减灾救灾委员会) raised the flood and typhoon prevention emergency response to Level I at 10:00 on the 24th. As of 18:00 on the 24th, all scenic spots in the province have been closed, and maritime and water projects have been suspended. As of 1:30 on the 24th, all 30,769 fishing boats in Hainan (海南) Province have returned to port to shelter from the wind or have maneuvered to shelter from the wind.
In terms of strengthening emergency rescue preparations, Hainan (海南) Province has a total of 2.5872 million pieces of provincial-level reserve flood control materials and living relief materials. According to defense needs, 9 batches of 778,100 pieces of emergency flood control materials such as assault boats and chainsaws have been pre-positioned to Sanya (三亚), Ledong (乐东), Lingshui (陵水) and other cities and counties. A total of 83 rescue teams with 2,821 people, 264 vehicles of various types, and 3,492 sets of equipment have been deployed in advance.
(Comprehensive reports from reporters Li Hongmei (李红梅), Deng Jianyang (邓剑洋), Dong Zeyang (董泽扬), and Sun Haitian (孙海天) from this newspaper)
Return to TopIn early autumn, in Leijiawa Village (雷家洼村), Chengcheng County (澄城县), Weinan City (渭南市), Shaanxi Province (陕西省), farmers are busily turning over and collecting Scutellaria baicalensis seeds.
Chengcheng County (澄城县), Weinan City (渭南市), has an average elevation of 684.6 meters, with ample sunshine and a suitable climate. The Scutellaria baicalensis grown here is of excellent quality and is one of the "Top Ten Qin Medicines of Shaanxi" (陕西十大秦药), with an effective component, baicalin, content of up to 12%-15%.
To ensure that product quality is safer, more stable, and more reliable, relying on the unique advantages of Scutellaria baicalensis planting in Chengcheng County (澄城县), Yangzijiang Pharmaceutical Group (扬子江药业集团) has jointly established a standardized Scutellaria baicalensis planting base in Chengcheng County (澄城县) with Shaanxi Chengcheng Honglong Pharmaceutical Farmers Professional Cooperative (陕西澄城宏龙药业农民专业合作社). They are developing new quality agricultural productive forces in line with local conditions, improving quality and increasing production through innovative means such as digital management, selenium-rich experiments, and intercropping of grains and medicines, using the "golden key" of the Chinese medicinal material planting industry to inject strong impetus into the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
To ensure the stable quality of Scutellaria baicalensis, Yangzijiang Pharmaceutical Group (扬子江药业集团) has developed a digital traceability system, recording Scutellaria baicalensis information into the system from fertilization and sowing to drying and processing, realizing full supervision "from the field to the workshop."
To fully explore the product value of Scutellaria baicalensis, Yangzijiang Pharmaceutical Group (扬子江药业集团) has carried out selenium-rich experiments. In 2024, Yangzijiang's (扬子江) selenium-rich experimental fields achieved increased production. This year, 600 mu of new selenium-rich experimental fields are about to be rolled out, striving to further increase yield, optimize quality, and help local farmers increase production and income.
The "technological drip irrigation" of chain-leading enterprises such as Yangzijiang Pharmaceutical Group (扬子江药业集团) has made new quality productive forces the driving force for the leap in rural industrial development. The next step is to achieve sustainable development of rural industries, and "teaching a man to fish" is key.
Every year, the standardized Scutellaria baicalensis planting base holds field management training, with the technical team jointly built by Yangzijiang Pharmaceutical Group (扬子江药业集团) and local large-scale planters responsible for hands-on teaching to ensure that farmers master scientific planting methods. In addition, the base also cooperates with Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine (陕西中医药大学), Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (西北农林科技大学) and other universities to regularly provide farmers with technical guidance and assistance.
If Scutellaria baicalensis is continuously planted for 6 years, production will decrease. The base adopts a rotation mode of Scutellaria baicalensis and corn and wheat, which can not only ensure quality and quantity, but also allow the land to "rest." With technical support, intercropping and rotation modes such as Bupleurum falcatum and corn intercropping, and Scutellaria baicalensis and corn rotation are becoming increasingly mature, and the land utilization rate has been greatly improved.
At present, more than 4,000 mu of standardized planting bases have driven 47 farmers to increase their income and become rich.
Chengcheng County (澄城县) guides 80% of the county's population to engage in Chinese medicinal material planting, providing targeted assistance through land transfer, employment, and other methods. More than 2,000 farmers have consolidated their poverty alleviation achievements through planting Chinese medicinal materials. Chengcheng County (澄城县) was also awarded the titles of "Shaanxi Province's First Batch of Authentic Medicinal Material Planting Demonstration Base" (陕西省第一批道地药材种植示范基地) and "Chinese Medicinal Material Rural Revitalization Base" (中药材乡村振兴基地).
Today, the planting area of Scutellaria baicalensis in Chengcheng County (澄城县) reaches 80,000 mu, with an annual output of 30,000 tons, driving the planting range of surrounding counties to expand to about 300,000 mu. The "chain group collaboration, technological drip irrigation" high-quality Chinese medicinal material standardized planting base helps the county's planted Scutellaria baicalensis, Bupleurum falcatum, honeysuckle and other medicinal materials to be exported to Pakistan (巴基斯坦), Japan (日本), South Korea (韩国) and other countries, and the "Chengcheng medicinal materials" (澄城药材) are fragrant overseas.
In recent years, Yangzijiang Pharmaceutical Group (扬子江药业集团) has successively laid out in more than 20 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government) in the authentic medicinal material producing areas or high-quality main producing areas of Chinese medicinal materials, and has jointly built a total of 80 Chinese medicinal material planting bases. Taking technological innovation as the engine, giving play to the role of chain-leading enterprises, helping to continuously improve the development level of rural industries, and injecting new impetus into the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
Data source: Yangzijiang Pharmaceutical Group (扬子江药业集团)
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Return to TopAthletes will eventually leave the arena, and retirement and transformation are equivalent to starting a "second life." Recently, sports departments in Shanghai (上海) and other places have held retirement ceremonies or skills training for athletes to express respect and gratitude and provide support and assistance.
Whether it is a world champion with dazzling achievements or a broader group of athletes, how can they continue to work hard on the new track after retirement? Listen to their stories.
——Editor
Wrestler Huang Yaling (黄雅玲)—
"Have the courage to start from scratch in life"
By Li Shuo (李硕), reporter of this newspaper
Entered a sports school at the age of 10, entered the Fujian Provincial Wrestling Team (福建省摔跤队) at the age of 14, won the national youth championship in the women's 50 kg wrestling category at the age of 17, retired due to injury at the age of 22... Huang Yaling's (黄雅玲) (Figure ②, provided by the interviewee) athletic career was not long.
"Everyone wants to be a champion, but they must also face their own abilities." After retiring, Huang Yaling (黄雅玲) longed to "venture out" and ushered in a richer and more colorful life.
Initially, she founded a wedding company in Ningde (宁德), Fujian (福建). This choice came from "I made a cameo appearance as the host at my brother's wedding."
"Life must have the courage to start from scratch." Huang Yaling (黄雅玲) is not afraid to start over. "Walking off the podium, everything starts from scratch." This sentence, which she knew by heart during her athletic career, also applies to her mentality after retirement.
"The first thing is to learn to forget and let go. Forget the sports achievements, let go of the past, let yourself calm down, and slowly learn and grow," Huang Yaling (黄雅玲) said.
The pressure resistance, fighting will, execution ability, and teamwork ability tempered in competitive sports are the "endowments" of retired athletes in the workplace. However, single skills and insufficient cultural level are also shortcomings of many people after retirement.
How to make up for the shortcomings? "We must continue to learn, learn in reading, in social interaction, and in practice." On the road to entrepreneurship, Huang Yaling (黄雅玲) has always insisted on learning various types of knowledge.
When the wedding company was booming, Huang Yaling (黄雅玲) switched tracks again—to open a restaurant in Fuzhou (福州). "I am pursuing my inner self, hoping to step out of my comfort zone and explore more possibilities in life." After finding a unique position, the restaurant business quickly became popular and opened several branches.
Huang Yaling's (黄雅玲) restaurant has several athletes who have retired from sports schools. The walls of the restaurant are hung with the honors they once won, telling the stories of those struggles.
In 2020, Huang Yaling (黄雅玲) pioneered a new direction, operating a children's sports club with her husband, who was also a wrestler.
In the club, she noticed a group of special children. "Children with autism, cerebral palsy, and other special needs especially need sports to enhance their physical functions and improve their physical and mental conditions, but there is very little sports training for them." Huang Yaling (黄雅玲) found new motivation for her struggle.
During training, some children become frustrated because they cannot continue to do the movements well. Huang Yaling (黄雅玲) will patiently hold their hands and repeat the exercises again and again to help them find the correct feeling of exertion.
At the champion fund sharing meeting founded by Yang Yang (杨扬), China's first Winter Olympics gold medalist, Huang Yaling (黄雅玲) has shared her entrepreneurial stories many times. In 2024, at the launch ceremony of the first special children's sports instructor training class organized by the Champion Fund, Huang Yaling (黄雅玲) and several retired athletes jointly launched the "Star Action Plan" to call on retired athletes to participate in special children's sports education.
"I hope that sports will illuminate more special groups, let them discover more possibilities in life, and jointly start a new life," Huang Yaling (黄雅玲) said.
Sailor Xu Lijia (徐莉佳)—
"Boldly broaden the boundaries of life"
By Zheng Yi (郑轶), reporter of this newspaper
Standing at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center (青岛奥帆中心) pier in Shandong (山东), the sea breeze brushed Xu Lijia's (徐莉佳) face.
The soon-to-be 38-year-old was once a London Olympics sailing champion and is now a sports media person. Facing the camera, she speaks eloquently in fluent English. Behind the scenes, she is even more of a "one-shoulder pick" for interviews, commentaries, and video production.
In the eyes of the outside world, Xu Lijia (徐莉佳) is one of the representatives of successful transformation of Chinese athletes. But she is clear about how confused she was when she stood at the crossroads of her life: "After the Rio Olympics, I could no longer continue the competition. It was then that I really thought about what I wanted to do in the future."
Xu Lijia's (徐莉佳) choices after retirement were not few. "I can be a coach, team leader, or team translator, but after trying it, I found that these roles could not attract me." After fighting the wind and waves for more than 20 years, she has developed a character that dares to challenge. "I want to be a media person and continue my beloved sports career in another way." Xu Lijia (徐莉佳) had this idea.
Finding a new direction in life, Xu Lijia (徐莉佳) immediately "turned the rudder and adjusted the sails." The reserves and practice during her athletic career gave her great confidence: she signed up for English classes early and crossed the language barrier early; she studied at Shanghai Jiaotong University (上海交通大学) and laid a solid foundation; she insisted on reading books during training breaks and absorbed various types of knowledge... When Xu Lijia (徐莉佳) stepped onto the new track, her past efforts became a "secret weapon" in the transformation process. In 2017, she pursued a postgraduate degree in sports journalism.
Due to congenital defects, Xu Lijia's (徐莉佳) hearing is only half that of ordinary people, and her left eye is blurred, but her sports career has left her with the imprint of self-discipline and focus. In 2018, she launched the audio program "Sports Good News," and then devoted herself to new media work. In seven years, more than 160 athletes, coaches, and sports figures have been guests on Xu Lijia's (徐莉佳) program, telling little-known stories in the sports world.
Olympics, Asian Games, tennis Grand Slam events... Returning to the arena again, Xu Lijia (徐莉佳) became an observer in the field of sports. She always has the mentality of "being at sea": "When you have fought with nature, what is it when you return to shore, even if it is a little difficult?"
"Don't limit yourself, boldly broaden the boundaries of life." In Xu Lijia's (徐莉佳) view, athletes have diversified possibilities after retirement. The key is to find the right direction and tap their potential. Since 2019, she has been paying attention to and helping retired athletes transform and improve their social adaptability.
Life is not just a competition field, and the excitement is still far away. After retiring, Xu Lijia (徐莉佳) bravely welcomes every unknown, "**不畏挫折** (bù wèi cuò zhé - "not afraid of setbacks," undaunted by setbacks), enjoy the process, and can ride the wind and waves at any time."
Tennis player Han Yu (韩豫)—
"Contribute to everyone's healthy life"
By Fan Jiayuan (范佳元), reporter of this newspaper
Looking at the six outdoor tennis courts in Qingshan Jiangtan Park (青山江滩公园), Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北), Han Yu (韩豫) (Figure ③, provided by the interviewee) can always recall the scene three years ago when he presented the tennis court utilization plan to the park management. "Perhaps, the other party was moved by my sincerity and professionalism," Han Yu (韩豫) said.
The 30-year-old Han Yu (韩豫) comes from a sports family and started playing tennis at the age of 7. "Under the influence of my family, I came into contact with many sports projects when I was a child. At that time, the person I admired most was tennis player Pan Bing (潘兵), who was a two-time Asian Games tennis men's singles champion," Han Yu (韩豫) said.
Talent and hard work have made Han Yu (韩豫) win many awards in youth events, and he has also won national championships. But at the age of 20, the young tennis player made an unexpected decision—to retire.
"My idea at the time was very simple. I just wanted to go out and see the world," Han Yu (韩豫) said. Life was not easy when he first retired. He studied at Wuhan Institute of Physical Education (武汉体育学院) while earning a living by teaching and sparring. When he was busiest, he was busy from 6 am to 8 pm, taking time to eat a few bites of food.
In order to facilitate teaching, Han Yu (韩豫) registered and established a tennis club in 2021, which gave him more opportunities to undertake training and participate in competition projects. However, the lack of fixed venues restricted his tennis teaching. Hearing that Qingshan Jiangtan Park (青山江滩公园) had tennis courts for rent, Han Yu (韩豫) had a goal. From making professional bid documents, recruiting employees, financial accounting to workplace etiquette, he prepared carefully and finally successfully rented the venue.
With a venue, it is also necessary to seize the opportunity to expand enrollment. He often runs to schools, communities, and event sites. Over time, Han Yu (韩豫) has figured out a lot of ways: he should introduce the benefits of tennis to young people; when promoting to community residents, cooperation with property management is very important; he should also participate in local events to make the club brand appear more often...
Since settling in Qingshan Jiangtan Park (青山江滩公园), the club's annual income has reached about 1.8 million yuan, and it has trained more than 600 students, the youngest being 3 years old and the oldest being over 70 years old. "I am willing to contribute to everyone's healthy life," Han Yu (韩豫) said. With the support of the Qingshan District Education Bureau (青山区教育局), the Culture and Tourism Bureau (文化和旅游局), and the Qingshan District Tennis Association (青山区网球协会), the club launched the "Tennis Entering Campus" program, which has now covered three primary and secondary schools in the surrounding area, carrying out "Free Tennis Entering Campus" activities, benefiting more than 500 students.
Return to TopBy: 范佳元
Saying goodbye to the arena, retired athletes need to "start anew." Each person's retirement life has a different trajectory, but they share a common foundation—supported by the spirit of sports, driven by continuous learning, and reshaping the value of life on a broader social platform.
During their competitive careers, they have cultivated a firm will. On the road to transformation, many retired athletes demonstrate strong stress resistance and execution, which in turn translates into core competitiveness for entrepreneurship and employment. With a "zero-based" mentality, they devote themselves to exploring and learning new fields, continuously enhancing their skills and mastering new abilities.
Re-employment of retired athletes is a process of integrating into society and realizing the re-creation of self-worth. Some retired athletes who have successfully transformed have not only achieved diversified personal development but also actively give back to society. They create new jobs and spread healthy lifestyles, which is a vivid interpretation of the unique role of sports in "promoting high-quality and full employment."
The arena has an end, but the struggle has no limit. When sports professional skills are integrated into the needs of the times, and when personal breakthroughs echo social expectations, sports bring more possibilities. This vitality of constantly reshaping oneself and giving back to society in the face of challenges is precisely the moving aspect of the value of sports.
Return to TopBy: 曹怡晴
Opening school sports facilities during holidays is not a **一劳永逸** (yī láo yǒng yì - "one labor forever easy," a single effort brings lasting comfort), and it is also necessary to balance resource sharing and campus management.
Since the summer vacation, some colleges, universities, and primary and secondary schools have opened their sports facilities to the public. People are seen sweating profusely while swimming in the university swimming pool near their homes, studying three-point shooting techniques on the scorching basketball court, and breaking their 100-meter sprint speed on the standard track. Some schools have also opened sports study and care service camps, providing a new solution to the problem that once plagued parents: "Where should my child go during the holidays?"
Opening school sports facilities during holidays, extending sports resources from "inside the walls" to "outside the campus," not only responds to the sports needs of children and adolescents but also benefits more people with high-quality resources. However, opening the door is not a **一劳永逸** (yī láo yǒng yì - "one labor forever easy," a single effort brings lasting comfort). How can resource sharing and campus management be balanced? We might as well look for solutions from local practices.
Refine management to explore the potential of orderly opening. In Kunming (昆明), Yunnan (云南) Province, a total of 82 primary and secondary schools opened their sports fields to the public this summer. Among them, Xianfeng Primary School (先锋小学) in Wuhua District (五华区) installed facial recognition equipment; the Alliance Primary School (联盟小学) in Panlong District (盘龙区) set up physical partitions, and sports fields and teaching areas need to be entered through different school gates and routes; Zhonghua Primary School (中华小学) purchased liability insurance for open venues... These active and innovative measures meet the fitness needs of surrounding community residents while protecting campus safety and order.
Use multi-party participation to enhance the ability to build and share together. The standardized participation of social forces is conducive to further revitalizing school resources. In Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江) Province, many primary and secondary schools and secondary vocational schools are currently open to the public. In the process of exploration, some schools have introduced professional operating companies to decompose the safety responsibilities of opening school venues and facilities to the outside world into local, operating, and insurance parties, which not only alleviates the management pressure of the school but also improves the utilization efficiency of the venues.
The call for venues not to "take a holiday" is essentially a demand for uninterrupted sports. To further solve the problem of "where to go for fitness," it is not enough to rely solely on schools opening sports facilities. Ultimately, it is necessary to continuously improve the national fitness public service system, actively expand the increment of venues and facilities, make use of existing resources, open up sports space for more people, and allow the seeds of national fitness to take root and sprout in a wider land.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Chiang Mai, Thailand, August 24th (Reporter Zheng Yi (郑轶)) On the evening of the 23rd local time, the 2025 World Women's Volleyball Championship Group F group stage was held in Chiang Mai, Thailand. In their first match, the Chinese women's volleyball team won 3 consecutive games after losing the first game, defeating the Mexican women's volleyball team 3-1 and winning a good start.
The current Women's Volleyball World Championship opened in Thailand on the 22nd. Entering the Los Angeles Olympic cycle, the Women's Volleyball World Championship has undergone major changes: it has changed from once every 4 years to once every two years, the number of participating teams has expanded from 24 to 32, and the competition system has been adjusted to a single-elimination tournament after the group stage. Of the 14 players sent by the Chinese women's volleyball team this time, 9 are participating in the World Championships for the first time.
In the first group match of the Chinese women's volleyball team against the Mexican team, Li Yingying (李盈莹), who had recovered from injury, started the game, partnering with Zhuang Yushan (庄宇珊) on the main attack line. The secondary attack line was composed of Wang Yuanyuan (王媛媛) and Gao Yi (高意), who returned midway. The 17-year-old setter Zhang Zixuan (张籽萱), the responder Gong Xiangyu (龚翔宇) who is playing in the World Championships for the third time, and the libero Wang Mengjie (王梦洁) formed a starting lineup combining new and old players.
After the game, head coach Zhao Yong (赵勇) said that the Chinese women's volleyball team played too cautiously in the first two games. Fortunately, the players gritted their teeth and withstood the pressure, and based on their own performance, they demonstrated their technical and tactical level. Zhuang Yushan (庄宇珊) scored the highest 23 points for the team in this game. She believes that the Chinese team played tightly at the beginning because they were not very adapted to the opponent's style of play.
Beijing (北京) time August 25, the Chinese women's volleyball team will face the Colombian team in the second round.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Paris on August 24th (Reporter Wang Liang (王亮)) Local time, August 25th, the 2025 World Badminton Championships will kick off in Paris (巴黎), France (法国). The event will last for 7 days, with a total of 382 athletes participating. The Chinese team has sent 26 athletes to participate in the competition for all 5 events.
This is the first World Championships in the new Olympic cycle. The Chinese badminton team includes both seasoned veterans and young players participating in the World Championships for the first time. Despite different levels of experience, all team members share the same goal. "The Chinese badminton team will promote the spirit of 'never let the ball hit the ground, never give up' and launch an attack on the world championship," said Zhang Jun (张军), Chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association (中国羽毛球协会).
It is understood that all four men's singles players in this competition are in the upper half of the draw, two men's doubles pairs are in the lower half, and three women's doubles pairs are also concentrated in the upper half. Such a draw means that Chinese players will meet each other too early. In addition, with the world's top players gathering at the World Championships, the difficulty of the competition is evident 可见一斑 (kě jiàn yī bān - "visible one spot," easily seen or understood).
This year, in the previous international competitions, the Chinese badminton team has achieved good results and also faced challenges. In Zhang Jun's (张军) view, the competition in the world badminton arena is becoming increasingly fierce. Traditional powerhouses continue to win gold medals, and rising stars are also growing rapidly and gradually 崭露头角 (zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo - "reveal head horns," to reveal talent; to stand out). Therefore, the competition in this World Championships will be very intense.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 赵景锋
Galloping on horseback, leaning down, reaching out, accurately picking up the Hada... After a set of fluid movements, contestant Menggentaoli (孟根陶丽) threw the Hada in her hand backward, a confident smile blooming on her face.
At the recent 11th National Traditional Sports Meeting of Ethnic Minorities of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), Menggentaoli (孟根陶丽) won second place in the horse-riding Hada-picking event, picking up 38 Hadas. Her Hada-picking segment was also widely circulated on social media platforms, with netizens commenting "beautiful and cool."
The horse-riding Hada-picking competition was divided into two rounds. Ten Hadas were placed on the left and right sides of the track. The riders picked up the Hadas on the right side first, then the left side, with a time limit of 12 seconds. Each Hada picked up was worth 1 point, and 0.5 points were deducted for every second exceeding the time limit. The final ranking was determined by adding the scores of the two rounds. Menggentaoli (孟根陶丽) picked up all 20 Hadas in the first round, and missed 1 Hada on each side in the second round. "After the first round, I was a little anxious, and the technical details were not in place," Menggentaoli (孟根陶丽) said after the competition, carefully reviewing her performance.
"The horse is my partner. I spent most of my childhood playing on horseback." Menggentaoli (孟根陶丽), 24 years old this year, comes from a herdsman family in West Ujimqin Banner (西乌珠穆沁旗), Xilingol League (锡林郭勒盟). Her family raised many cattle and sheep, and her parents were too busy, so Menggentaoli (孟根陶丽) started riding horses to herd for her family at the age of 5.
During the long-term interaction with horses, Menggentaoli's (孟根陶丽) riding skills became more and more exquisite. She became a well-known horse racer in the local area when she was in elementary school. In 2016, Xilingol Vocational College (锡林郭勒职业学院) established an equestrian school, and Menggentaoli (孟根陶丽) had the idea of applying after learning the news. Shortly after entering the school, she accidentally came into contact with the horse-riding Hada-picking event. "I was first assigned to the endurance horse racing team, and the learning content was more traditional riding, which was my comfort zone." During an equestrian performance, a contestant rode a horse in a straight line while quickly picking up the Hadas on the ground. The process was thrilling and exciting, and Menggentaoli (孟根陶丽) was deeply touched and had a new idea of learning the horse-riding Hada-picking event.
This event has high requirements for waist and abdominal strength. Since the establishment of the team, all the members have been boys. When Menggentaoli (孟根陶丽) applied to join the team, the coach did not agree, but could not resist her repeated requests, so he had to let her practice with the team first.
Although Menggentaoli (孟根陶丽) had a psychological expectation for the difficulty of the event, she was still a little "**招架不住**" (zhāo jià bù zhù - "unable to withstand," unable to cope with) when she first started training. "The most difficult thing is to make the horse run in a straight line. As soon as I leaned down, the horse immediately shifted to one side, not only could I not pick up the Hada, but there was also a risk of falling off the horse."
After two months of hard training, Menggentaoli (孟根陶丽) ushered in her first competition. She clearly remembers that it was raining that day, and the track was a bit slippery. She kept telling herself to relax. As the referee gave an order, Menggentaoli (孟根陶丽) was so nervous that her mind went blank. She only picked up 1 Hada in two rounds of competition. Despite the initial defeat, her confidence did not waver. With her **不服输** (bù fú shū - "refuse to admit defeat," unwilling to concede) spirit, she moved forward step by step, gradually mastered the skills of this sport, and the Hadas she picked up during the competition gradually increased from the initial 1 to 3, 5, 8...
"I used to ride the school's horses, and they were often changed, so I couldn't develop a tacit understanding." Menggentaoli (孟根陶丽) realized that if she wanted to make a breakthrough in her performance, she must have her own long-term partner. In 2024, on the recommendation of a friend, she met her current beloved horse "Wolf Green" (狼青). "Its body shape is short and strong, and its reaction is fast, which is very suitable for this event." After only 1 month of running together, Menggentaoli (孟根陶丽) established a tacit understanding with "Wolf Green" (狼青) and successfully won the first horse-riding Hada-picking championship of her career. After that competition, Menggentaoli (孟根陶丽) hugged "Wolf Green" (狼青) tightly, tears welling up in her eyes.
Now, in addition to participating in horse-riding Hada-picking competitions, Menggentaoli (孟根陶丽) has also begun to try barrel racing, horse archery and other events, and has started her own horse farm. "With the unknown, there will be surprises. I like the feeling of running out of my comfort zone!" Menggentaoli (孟根陶丽) said.
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Recently, José Penadés, a microbiology expert at Imperial College London in the UK, discovered and verified a brand-new mechanism for bacterial gene transmission: superbugs (bacteria resistant to antibiotics) evolve by acquiring viral tail structures. Penadés and his team spent 10 years completing this research. However, to his astonishment, Google's "AI-powered scientist," launched in February this year, verified this unpublished result in just 48 hours and proposed several reasonable scientific hypotheses, even including a direction that Penadés had not considered. Penadés said that if he had known this conjecture earlier, it would undoubtedly have saved several years of research time—the potential of AI scientists is evident.
The so-called "AI scientist" is not a physical robot operating sophisticated instruments in a laboratory, but an intelligent agent driven by a large language model, possessing professional scientific knowledge and a certain degree of autonomy, capable of independently proposing scientific conjectures and research plans. In recent years, with the explosive development of large model reasoning capabilities, as well as the advancement of big data platforms and computing power infrastructure, AI scientists are accelerating from conceptual ideas to practical applications. They can effectively simulate the task flows of human scientist teams in research discussions, literature analysis, hypothesis generation, experimental design, and even instrument operation. Multiple intelligent agents can also engage in "brainstorming," stimulating "collective intelligence" that exceeds the cognition of a single intelligent agent.
The significance of AI scientists goes far beyond improving research efficiency; it lies in promoting a profound transformation of scientific research paradigms. Currently, global research institutions are competing to develop AI scientist systems with distinct characteristics. According to functional positioning, research directions are mainly divided into two categories.
The first category aims to build "research assistants" to assist human scientists. Human scientists remain the main research body, and intelligent agents provide researchers with cross-disciplinary knowledge and research ideas. For example, the online system developed by Stanford University in the United States, called "Virtual Lab," can form AI scientist teams with different disciplinary backgrounds to conduct scientific research according to the needs of human scientists. In July of this year, "Virtual Lab" built a virtual joint team including "immunologists" and "computational biologists," proposed a new nanobody calculation framework, and successfully assisted human scientists in designing 92 antiviral nanobodies. Related research was published in the journal *Nature*.
The second category of research goals is more challenging—to create a completely autonomous scientific discovery system. This type of system can rely on the collaboration of multiple intelligent agents to solve specific scientific problems in complex dynamic environments. In this process, the main work of human scientists may be to propose research goals, verify and provide feedback on experimental results. In August 2024, the Japanese technology company "u-AI" open-sourced the "AI Scientist" system, realizing for the first time a research process completely driven by AI, from proposing scientific ideas to writing academic papers. In March of this year, a computer science paper produced by the system passed the expert review of an international top academic conference. In May of this year, the American AI research institution "Future House" announced that its multi-agent system "Robin" autonomously discovered a drug for treating dry age-related macular degeneration (a major cause of blindness) and verified its mechanism of action through RNA experiments. These innovative achievements show that AI scientist technology may no longer be limited to 纸上谈兵 (zhǐ shàng tán bīng - "discussing military tactics on paper," theoretical discussion that is impractical), and it has demonstrated a certain strength in scientific research and industrial application levels.
China is also accelerating the construction of AI scientist systems. In October 2024, the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (上海人工智能实验室), in conjunction with multiple units, open-sourced a multi-agent scientific community simulation system—"Virtual Scientist" (虚拟科学家), which can simulate the cooperation process of human scientists to study the laws of technological innovation. In July 2025, in conjunction with Yazhou Bay National Laboratory (崖州湾国家实验室) and China Agricultural University (中国农业大学) and other units, it released the first autonomous scientific discovery system in the field of biological breeding, "Fengdeng·Gene Scientist" (丰登·基因科学家). With the assistance of this system, researchers discovered dozens of previously unreported gene functions in staple food crops and obtained experimental confirmation.
Although AI scientists have achieved phased results in technology, there are still many problems to be solved in terms of reliable controllability, human-machine relationship, scientific research ethics, compliance supervision, and so on. The long-standing debate in the scientific community about "whether AI will replace humans" and "whether AI will weaken humans' independent thinking ability" is also continuing. However, it is certain that human society is constantly moving towards the era of general artificial intelligence. In the future, AI scientist technology is expected to be deeply integrated with robots and sensors, using sensors to perceive the experimental environment and using robots to perform experiments, thereby completing a fully autonomous scientific discovery closed loop from hypothesis proposal to experimental verification.
It is foreseeable that in the future, more "AI scientists" with physical forms will assist humans in carrying out scientific research in complex environments: "AI crop geneticists" will check the growth of rice in the rice fields in midsummer, "AI soil scientists" will analyze lunar soil in the oxygen-free environment of the lunar base, and "AI nuclear physicists" will operate instruments in radiation environments—these scenes that once existed in science fiction will gradually become a reality.
(The author is a researcher at the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (上海人工智能实验室))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 尚凯元
With just a click of the mouse, shipping companies can optimize routes in real time across vast seas, fishing boats can avoid large numbers of juvenile sea turtles, and holiday islands can trace the source of plastic waste drifting onto beaches. This "Digital Twin Ocean" (DTO) system with multiple functions (see photo, reported by Shang Kaiyuan (尚凯元) of this newspaper) is updating people's understanding of global ocean governance.
The "Digital Twin Ocean" is one of the important achievements of the European Commission's "European Ocean Agreement." This public digital infrastructure, which brings together Europe's cutting-edge scientific and technological expertise, is organized and implemented by Mercator Ocean International, located in France. "With DTO, we can identify the risk status of certain specific sea areas at specific times and provide precise recommendations to policymakers," Alain Arnaud, head of the Digital Ocean Department at Mercator Ocean International, told this reporter.
The so-called "digital twin" refers to the reconstruction of a high-precision model in virtual space that is synchronized with the real system. The reporter saw that by manipulating the main control panel of the DTO, the information layers on the large screen would switch instantly: from sea temperature and salinity to fishing boat hotspots and plastic drift paths, all can be seamlessly integrated and superimposed on the same nautical chart. If it is necessary to carry out experiments in fishing ban areas, or to focus on the protection of a certain species, as long as relevant parameters and instructions are entered on the interface, the background will mobilize physical, hydrodynamic, biological migration, and socio-economic models for calculation, and instantly generate a dynamic demonstration map, and the effects of different schemes can be compared in real time. Arnaud pointed out: "Previous ocean models could only tell people what trends the ocean would have in the future from a single dimension, while DTO can tell people 'if you do this, what will happen'. The ability to simulate scenarios is the fundamental difference between traditional models and digital twin systems."
In the DTO's data integration view, there are colorful data sources, including remote sensing satellites, ocean profile buoys, tide gauges, and ocean animal data with sensors. The platform also gathers information such as fishing boat tracks, port logs, and fish species distribution. "A lot of information may have existed before, but it was scattered in different systems and was not compatible with each other. DTO has achieved 'mutual dialogue' between them," Arnaud said, all information is on the same platform and has the same reference system, so that true cross-analysis and real-world deduction can be achieved.
"Reconstructing" the ocean in the digital world can provide a more intuitive understanding of its complex mechanisms and achieve efficient management. For example, simulating the migration routes of endangered species and quickly testing fishing ban zone delineation schemes; predicting the drift of Sargassum in the equatorial Atlantic and other sea areas to provide early warning for coastal planning and resource scheduling; virtually "planting" seagrass beds or mangrove forests and other natural protection belts, testing their wave-blocking and sand-fixing effects and comparing them with traditional breakwater schemes to select the most economical and environmentally friendly combination; quantifying the risks to coastal populations and property under various climate and extreme weather scenarios; tracking the drift paths, exposure intensity, and residence time of plastic waste, and assessing emission reduction effects.
To achieve these functions, deep integration of multiple disciplines is required, as well as data sharing and collaboration. "Today's ocean research has entered a new era of high complexity and multidisciplinary intersection," Arnaud believes that a major advancement of the DTO platform is to allow experts from different fields such as physical oceanography, marine chemistry, ecological biology, and even behavioral science to work together. The team also includes data scientists who are specifically responsible for data processing and analysis, and they integrate various observations, remote sensing, and socio-economic data.
Another major feature of the DTO platform is the deep application of artificial intelligence. The platform integrates multi-source data from Copernicus Marine Service, European Marine Observation and Data Network, etc., providing multi-dimensional ocean state monitoring and prediction from seasonal to decadal scales. With the latest GPU computing architecture, AI algorithms can generate high-precision predictions in seconds, which is a significant increase in speed compared to traditional supercomputing methods. Data shows that AI has improved the accuracy of ocean current prediction by more than 20%, especially in coastal areas and other areas where dynamic processes are more complex, the introduction of AI makes the simulation results more refined and real-time.
"Our goal is to build a more powerful and open system, so that global scientists and institutions can upload their own designed models or scenario simulations for testing and sharing on the platform," Arnaud said that in the future, DTO will continue to introduce more high-quality data, strengthen artificial intelligence algorithms, improve model accuracy, and establish a sound review mechanism to avoid inaccurate simulations from misleading decisions. At the same time, it will gradually open up more interactive functions for the public to create a more comprehensive "ocean digital twin."
(Reported from Nice, France by this newspaper)
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Air and water are commonplace. However, with the ingenuity of scientists, they are expected to become a new key to opening the world of clean energy. Recently, a research team from the School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo (東京大学) in Japan has developed a new method for synthesizing ammonia from nitrogen (the most abundant gas in the air) and water under normal temperature and pressure conditions. In the future, if this achievement is widely used, it will not only help to break the dependence of traditional ammonia production processes on high temperature, high pressure, and fossil energy, but also provide a possibility for building a "nitrogen cycle society."
As a basic chemical raw material, ammonia is found throughout modern industry and agriculture, from fertilizer production to drug manufacturing, from coolants to metal processing, all of which require its participation. Ammonia, like hydrogen, does not produce carbon dioxide during combustion, and it also has higher stability and economy in storage and transportation. Therefore, it is considered to be an important carrier for promoting energy transition. However, the main method for synthesizing ammonia is still the "circulation method" invented by the German chemist Haber in the early 20th century, that is, by adding a catalyst to synthesize ammonia from hydrogen and nitrogen under high temperature and pressure. This traditional process has problems such as high energy consumption and high carbon emissions, and it is highly dependent on extracting hydrogen from fossil resources such as coal and natural gas.
In order to cope with the bottlenecks faced by traditional ammonia synthesis processes, the research team at the University of Tokyo (東京大学) previously developed a thermal energy-driven system that skips the "intermediate station" of hydrogen. By selecting samarium iodide, which is commonly used in organic chemistry, as a reducing agent, ammonia can be synthesized under mild conditions simply by mixing nitrogen, water, samarium iodide, and a molybdenum catalyst. Compared with traditional high-energy-consuming methods, the new process improves efficiency by nearly 100 times, and the utilization rate of raw materials is higher. However, samarium iodide cannot be recycled after the reaction, and future research still needs to overcome this problem.
On this basis, the team has now constructed a new light-driven ammonia synthesis system. They use an iridium-based compound that can efficiently capture light energy, using the visible light portion of sunlight to inject power into the reaction. Under light-driven conditions, with the cooperation of a molybdenum catalyst and a tertiary phosphine that provides the necessary electrons, the breakthrough of directly synthesizing ammonia molecules from nitrogen and water under light conditions was finally achieved. Ren-Zhao Xilin (西林仁昭), the head of the research team, introduced that if the catalyst is further optimized, the synthesis efficiency is expected to increase to 200 times the original. This process is not only mild in conditions, but also does not produce carbon dioxide, further expanding the technical path of green ammonia synthesis.
"I believe we can find answers from nature," said Ren-Zhao Xilin (西林仁昭) in an interview. His inspiration came from the "nitrogen fixation miracle" in nature: some plants, such as legumes, can coexist with rhizobia, and convert nitrogen in the air into ammonia that can be absorbed by plants through nitrogenase in their bodies. They hope to develop an artificial nitrogenase to drive the synthesis of ammonia with clean energy. At present, although the team's new method has achieved initial success in experiments, how to achieve large-scale, continuous, and stable synthesis is still an important challenge. "We need to further improve reaction efficiency, optimize material selection, and build a complete system integration plan," said Ren-Zhao Xilin (西林仁昭). The team is cooperating with related companies to promote practical applications.
Jianping Guo (郭建平), a researcher at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (大连化学物理研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), introduced that directly using sunlight to drive the synthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and water has been a long-standing dream of scientists. Globally, technologies surrounding ammonia synthesis are also accelerating. Whether it is thermal catalysis, biomimetic catalysis, photocatalysis, or electrocatalysis, all are trying to break through the key bottleneck of "green nitrogen fixation." The research results of the Japanese team achieved the synthesis of ammonia using light energy under mild conditions by combining light energy conversion technology, which has a certain breakthrough significance. However, the efficiency of this "sunlight converter" is still relatively low, the cost of core materials is also high, and the durability and recycling ability of the system still need to be further tackled by scientists.
In Jianping Guo's (郭建平) view, in the 21st century's clean energy layout, hydrogen energy is widely regarded as an ideal secondary energy carrier, but there are still problems such as the difficulty and high cost of hydrogen storage and transportation. In contrast, ammonia can be liquefied at room temperature with only mild cooling and pressurization, making it more suitable for shipping and long-term storage. Through the pyrolysis of ammonia, hydrogen can also be re-released at the terminal, realizing the "transport of hydrogen." This makes ammonia not only an energy carrier, but also an important transfer station for hydrogen energy, providing a more convenient path for the widespread use of hydrogen energy in the future. When air and water become new "raw materials," and when sunlight can drive the reaction, perhaps the next energy era is quietly arriving.
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In recent years, with the rapid development of communication technology, the amount of information generated by human society has exploded, and the demand for data storage has been increasing. In addition to traditional storage devices such as optical discs and hard drives, new storage media and storage methods are constantly emerging.
Not long ago, a research team from the University of Texas at Austin in the United States published research results in the international journal "Chemistry." They developed a new method of information encoding and decoding to achieve data storage through the synthesis of polymer molecules. This is the first time in the scientific community that information has been written into plastic and read using electrical signals, making it possible to store information in plastic polymer materials.
We know that in the field of molecular biology, macromolecular deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a natural "storage carrier." It arranges four nucleotides, adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), and cytosine (C), in a specific order, that is, "quaternary encoding," to weave the genetic code of life. In the field of information technology, we use 0 and 1 for binary encoding. This method not only has higher information density but can also be easily converted into binary data, which is convenient for computer systems to process data. Theoretically, as long as information can be encoded into DNA molecules using A, T, G, and C nucleotides through synthetic biology technology, and then the stored DNA sequence can be read using DNA sequencing technology, the process of information encoding and decoding can be realized. However, DNA storage currently has problems such as high cost and low read-write efficiency. To achieve large-scale promotion, many technical problems need to be solved.
The encoding method used by the University of Texas research team in the oligomers of a plastic molecule also draws on the idea of DNA storage. The team used four different monomers (corresponding to the four nucleotides A, T, G, and C in DNA) and encoded them in a certain order to construct a chain polymer, which was then read and decoded based on the electrochemical properties of these molecules. Specifically, a "character alphabet" is constructed through different combinations of these four monomers, which can represent a total of 256 different characters. To verify the effectiveness of the method, the researchers synthesized a chain polymer with an 11-character password using this "character alphabet" and successfully decoded it based on electrochemical spectroscopy analysis. Since each monomer has a unique electrochemical signal, the electrical signals generated during the gradual degradation process can be used to interpret the order of the monomers.
However, the current decoding process of this technology must degrade the polymer molecules, so it can only be read once. Moreover, the decoding speed is very slow, and it takes 2.5 hours to read just these 11 characters. The researchers are working hard to improve the decoding speed and make the data repeatable for reading and writing.
The breakthrough in polymer data storage has expanded the range of storage media and has unlimited possibilities in the future. It has the advantages of light weight, low cost, large capacity, low energy consumption, and green environmental protection, and has better data stability in electromagnetic and strong radiation environments. For example, in the fields of flexible electronic devices and the Internet of Things, if certain plastic oligomers are used for storage, they can have a longer data retention period than magnetic and optical media under suitable conditions, and can also be recycled or biodegraded after the end of their service life, reducing the generation of electronic waste.
In the field of information storage, scientists are researching more new technologies. In November last year, a research team from the University of Science and Technology of China (中国科学技术大学) developed a new type of four-dimensional information storage technology based on diamond light-emitting point defects, which has key characteristics such as high density, ultra-long maintenance-free life, and fast read-write speeds, and is expected to provide solutions for a new generation of green and high-capacity information storage. Glass, as a substance with stable physical and chemical properties at room temperature, has also been an important research object in the field of information storage in recent years. Huazhong University of Science and Technology (华中科技大学) developed a glass hard drive sample with a capacity 10 times that of existing optical discs in March this year. In the latest achievement of the Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom, multi-layer storage can be achieved in optical media storage through multi-dimensional optical storage technology. Currently, error-free data storage of 100 layers has been achieved, and it may even reach 1000 layers in the future... We believe that with the continuous development of storage technology, we will definitely find more and better storage methods in the future to meet the diverse needs of ultra-large capacity, read-write speed, data security, and storage time.
(The author is an associate researcher at the Department of Science and Technology Communication, University of Science and Technology of China (中国科学技术大学)).
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Helsinki (Reporter Zhu Haochen (朱昊晨), Xu Qian (徐谦)) Lignin is a complex polymer widely found in the cell walls of terrestrial plants and an important byproduct of the timber industry. A new Finnish study shows that lignin has broad-spectrum antiviral and antibacterial effects and is expected to become a green alternative to synthetic antibacterial agents in fields such as coatings, packaging materials, or disinfection products.
A press release recently issued by the University of Jyväskylä (于韦斯屈莱大学) in Finland stated that a team led by researchers at the university used a simple water-based extraction method to isolate high-purity lignin from birch sawdust, wheat straw, and oat hulls. Experimental results show that lignin not only exhibits significant antiviral capabilities against non-enveloped enteroviruses, but also has good inhibitory effects on some enveloped viruses and various bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.
Enteroviruses are a class of common pathogens, including poliovirus, Coxsackievirus, and echovirus, which can cause human meningitis, myocarditis, poliomyelitis, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, and other illnesses. Researchers say that the mechanism of action of lignin against enteroviruses is to weaken their activity by stabilizing the viral structure and causing viral particles to aggregate. Enteroviruses treated with lignin can still bind to and invade host cells, but are difficult to replicate within cells. As for bacteria, the active chemical groups of lignin can invade bacterial cells, leading to impaired bacterial function.
The relevant paper has been published in the latest issue of the academic journal *International Journal of Biological Macromolecules*. The research team believes that lignin has the potential to become a green and environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic antibacterial agents, and can be applied to coatings, packaging materials, and disinfection products in a safer and more sustainable manner.
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Lincang City (临沧市), Yunnan (云南) Province, is named for its proximity to the Lancang River (澜沧江). The novel story of "foreign nuts" turning into "local specialties" that happened here is also well-known: In 1991, the first macadamia tree was introduced to Lincang (临沧). In just 30 years, it has become the world's largest macadamia planting base, accounting for 40% of the world's planting area. Some people simply call it "Lincang Nuts (临沧坚果)".
Gengma Dai and Wa Autonomous County (耿马傣族佤族自治县), which is under the jurisdiction of Lincang (临沧), has also had a novel event that has become famous in recent years: the Water-Splashing Festival's "hottest divine song" became a hit. In 2023, "UP Gengma (UP 耿马)" became so popular that it attracted netizens from Southeast Asian countries such as Myanmar (缅甸) and Thailand (泰国) to sing and imitate it. This year's Water-Splashing Festival theme song and dance "Sai Hai (赛嗨)" cleverly integrates Dai (傣族) folk music and Western symphony, once again pushing the millennium-old Water-Splashing blessing to the international stage. The "ethnic song" sings out an "international style," and ethnic song and dance cross borders, becoming a golden bridge of friendship for people-to-people exchanges and cultural exchange between China and Myanmar.
Resonance of Melody –
Water-Splashing Festival "Divine Song Becomes a Hit"
"Beng bu leng beng beng, bi an beng, gan bi beng..." Whenever he hears this song "UP Gengma (UP 耿马)", Xue Bingwei (雪兵伟), a young man from Myanmar (缅甸) living in Mengding Town (孟定镇), Gengma County (耿马县), feels like a switch has been turned on, and he can't help but sway to the melody. He said that as soon as the music starts, his heart is restless and wants to "splash water." "In recent years, Gengma County (耿马县) has launched a Water-Splashing dance song every year, with a cheerful and lively style. People in Myanmar (缅甸) also like it very much."
Gengma (耿马) is connected to Myanmar (缅甸) by mountains and rivers. It is the most convenient land passage from Kunming (昆明) to Yangon (仰光), the largest city in Myanmar (缅甸), and Kyaukphyu Port (皎漂港) on the Indian Ocean coast. The name "Gengma (耿马)" comes from the Dai (傣语) language "Meng Xiang Geng Kan (勐相耿坎)", which means "the land of golden gems" found by following the white divine horse; in the Wa (佤语) language, the two characters "Gengma (耿马)" also have a profound meaning – "Geng (耿)" means father, and "Ma (马)" means mother, referring to the happy land that nurtures children of all ethnic groups. Here, people of all ethnic groups have created a rich and colorful ethnic culture. The Water-Splashing Festival is the grandest traditional festival of the Dai (傣族) people of the year.
The Water-Splashing Festival is not only an annual grand celebration for the Dai (傣族) people in Yunnan (云南), but also an important festival for the people of Myanmar (缅甸). Since 2018, Gengma County (耿马县) has created six Water-Splashing Festival theme dance songs, which have become popular on short video platforms many times. Among them, the most popular is "UP Gengma (UP 耿马)" in 2023.
"UP Gengma (UP 耿马)" means "striving upwards and not fearing difficulties," and cleverly showcases the regional culture of Gengma (耿马) in a lively and cheerful modern dance music style. Wang Feng (王峰), head of the Gengma County Ethnic Song and Dance Troupe (耿马县民族歌舞团), introduced that the music creation uses the elephant foot drum as the main instrument, matched with traditional percussion instruments such as gongs and cymbals, and also adds dynamic electronic beats to make ethnic music shine in modern rhythms. The dance choreography combines the Dai (傣族) "Horse and Deer Dance (马鹿舞)", the Wa (佤族) "Hair-Flinging Dance (甩发舞)" and modern dance, and designs simple and easy-to-learn movements, making it easy to master, so that men, women, old and young can dance to the rhythm.
As soon as this Water-Splashing dance song was launched, it quickly set off a wave of imitation on short video platforms at home and abroad. Well-known artists from Southeast Asian countries such as Myanmar (缅甸) and Thailand (泰国) have participated in topic discussions such as "UP Gengma Competition (UP耿马大比拼)" and "Foreigners Dancing the Water-Splashing Dance (外国人跳泼水舞)" through social media.
In May 2023, the 4th Myanmar (Lashio) – China (Lincang) Border Economic and Trade Fair (缅甸（腊戍）—中国（临沧）边境经济贸易交易会) was held in Naypyidaw (内比都), the capital of Myanmar (缅甸). "UP Gengma (UP 耿马)" was used as the opening dance, instantly igniting the audience. "The people of Myanmar (缅甸) under the stage danced with us, which was very lively." Wang Feng (王峰) said that at that moment, "people-to-people connectivity" became more concrete in his mind.
This year's Water-Splashing Festival, the new song "Sai Hai (赛嗨)" has brought new improvements to the Gengma (耿马) Water-Splashing dance song. The Gengma County Ethnic Song and Dance Troupe (耿马县民族歌舞团) and the internationally renowned Budapest Symphony Orchestra (布达佩斯交响乐团) jointly composed the music, perfectly integrating folk music and symphony. The choreography and shooting production fully reflect the youthful and modern characteristics, with a strong audio-visual impact.
"What new surprises will there be in next year's Water-Splashing dance song?" Xue Bingwei (雪兵伟) is full of expectations.
Cultural Resonance –
Dubbed Films "Go Overseas on the Cloud"
"If you don't walk the road, it will be difficult to walk; if you don't manage the land, it will be barren; if people don't walk, feelings will not be close..." At the "China-Myanmar Friendship Song Gathering (中缅友谊歌汇)" of the 2024 Water-Splashing Festival series of activities, a chorus "Deep Brotherhood and Joint Efforts (手足情深 携手奋进)" kicked off the performance. Four Chinese singers and four Myanmar (缅甸) singers took the stage to sing this song about the friendship between compatriots, winning lasting applause.
Yan Geng (岩更), a Dai (傣族) singer from Gengma County (耿马县), is one of the singers who participated in the performance. Since creating his first song "Love You Nanting River (恋你南汀河)" in 1999, Yan Geng (岩更) has created more than 200 ethnic songs, which are not only well-known among the Dai (傣族) people, but also widely loved by the people of Myanmar (缅甸).
In 2019, Yan Geng (岩更) was invited to hold two concerts in Yangon (仰光) and Mandalay (曼德勒), Myanmar (缅甸), and the venues were packed. "There were tens of thousands of spectators at each show. When I sang songs such as 'Returning from the Market (赶摆归来)' and 'Lover in the Distance (远方的恋人)', fans would sing along in a chorus. After the concert, I shook hands and hugged the Myanmar (缅甸) fans excitedly, and was moved to tears." Six years later, Yan Geng (岩更) still remembers the scene vividly.
Chinese singers are popular in Myanmar (缅甸), and Myanmar (缅甸) models are also very popular in China. On February 10 this year, the 2nd National Gate Mass Art Festival (国门群众艺术节) was held in Mengding Town (孟定镇), Gengma County (耿马县). In the most watched "Border Folk Model (边地民模)" competition, Zhao Liangchao (赵良超), a Myanmar (缅甸) national, won the runner-up wearing traditional Myanmar (缅甸) costumes, becoming the first Myanmar (缅甸) contestant to win an award in the competition. "When I took the stage to perform, the Chinese audience applauded and cheered for me, which gave me more confidence!" Zhao Liangchao (赵良超) said that he will continue to participate in the competition next year.
"China-Myanmar Friendship Song Gathering (中缅友谊歌汇), National Gate Mass Art Festival (国门群众艺术节), Indian Ocean Seafood Beer Culture Festival (印度洋海鲜啤酒文化节)..." Yang Bingtao (杨冰涛), deputy director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau of Gengma County (耿马县文化和旅游局), introduced that in recent years, Gengma County (耿马县) has organized diverse cultural activities based on its gorgeous and colorful ethnic cultural resources, attracting more and more tourists from home and abroad. During the Water-Splashing Festival in the past three years, the number of tourists received in the county has continued to increase. During this year's Water-Splashing Festival, a total of 182,300 tourists were received, an increase of 12.88% year-on-year, and the total tourism consumption was 142 million yuan, an increase of 12.69% year-on-year.
In order to deepen cultural exchanges with neighboring countries, Lincang City (临沧市) has also established a Minority Language Film and Television Dubbing Center (少数民族语影视译制中心). The center uses Wa (佤语), Dai (傣语), Myanmar (缅甸) and other languages as carriers, and uses new media platforms such as Douyin (抖音), video accounts and overseas social accounts to help enrich the dubbed content "go overseas on the cloud."
"Myanmar (缅甸) audiences love to watch video works with themes such as food, scenery, and festivals. Our micro-films such as 'The Beauty of Tea Mountain (茶山之美)' and 'Coffee Resonance (啡同反响)' made in Myanmar (缅甸) are very popular among Myanmar (缅甸) audiences." Chen Sinan (陈思楠), a Myanmar (缅甸) translation member of the center, said. As of June this year, the "Lincang Translation (临沧译制)" account has released more than 1,000 works, with more than 50 million views, and overseas fans account for 58%, covering more than 20 countries and regions including Myanmar (缅甸), Thailand (泰国), Laos (老挝), Cambodia (柬埔寨), and Bangladesh (孟加拉国).
Sincere Assistance –
Compatriot Affection "Bi Nong Sai Hai (比侬赛嗨)"
"'Shou Wu Zu Dao (手舞足蹈)' is an idiom to express joy, just like dancing happily during the Water-Splashing Festival." During the summer vacation, in a studio in the Myanmar (缅甸) University Student Entrepreneurship Park (缅甸大学生创业园) in the Lincang Border Economic Cooperation Zone (临沧边境经济合作区) in Mengding Town (孟定镇), Gengma County (耿马县), Xue Bingwei (雪兵伟) is teaching Myanmar (缅甸) children to speak Chinese. When teaching the word "Shou Wu Zu Dao (手舞足蹈)", Xue Bingwei (雪兵伟) improvised a Water-Splashing dance, explaining while dancing. 手舞足蹈 (shǒu wǔ zú dǎo - "hands dance feet stomp," to dance for joy; to be elated)
Mengding (孟定) is located in the west of Gengma County (耿马县), where the national first-class open port – Qingshuihe Port (清水河口岸) is located. With the increasingly frequent economic and trade exchanges between China and Myanmar (缅甸), Qingshuihe Port (清水河口岸) has become the second largest trade port to Myanmar (缅甸) in Yunnan (云南). The prosperous border trade attracts many Myanmar (缅甸) people to work in Mengding (孟定) and bring their children to study here. The children Xue Bingwei (雪兵伟) teaches are Myanmar (缅甸) students studying in local primary schools.
"Some Myanmar (缅甸) children are not fluent in Chinese, so I want to use after-school time to teach them Chinese so that they can quickly integrate into the campus." Xue Bingwei (雪兵伟) was also one of these children. He came to Mengding (孟定) with his parents who were doing business and grew up here. After graduating from Yunnan Normal University (云南师范大学), he returned to Mengding (孟定) and founded a Chinese-Myanmar bilingual training institution in April this year.
Xue Bingwei's (雪兵伟) entrepreneurial plan has been supported by the Entrepreneurship Park. "We provide Myanmar (缅甸) entrepreneurs with free office and accommodation, and also provide entrepreneurial guidance training in legal affairs, finance, etc., to reduce the burden of start-ups and help companies grow quickly." Han Xinyu (韩欣瑜), head of the Entrepreneurship Park, introduced that at present, the Entrepreneurship Park has a total of 301 resident companies, involving foreign trade, e-commerce, agricultural product processing, training services and other fields, attracting more than 500 entrepreneurs.
Gengma County (耿马县) is already the "second hometown" in the hearts of many Myanmar (缅甸) people. Myanmar (缅甸) girl Dexin Jiao (德信娇) came to Mengding Town (孟定镇) after graduating from Lashio University (腊戍大学) in Myanmar (缅甸) and became a teacher at Xue Bingwei's (雪兵伟) training institution. At first, she was a little worried that it would be difficult to adapt to life in a foreign country. After coming here, the previous doubts disappeared. "Every year, the Mengding Town (孟定镇) government invites us to participate in the Water-Splashing Festival activities, and also formed a float parade team for Myanmar (缅甸) people, allowing us to sing and dance with the local people, as close as a family." Dexin Jiao (德信娇) said.
On March 28 this year, an earthquake occurred in Myanmar (缅甸), and the Chinese rescue team went to Myanmar (缅甸) to carry out international rescue. On March 31, four transport trucks loaded with relief supplies from the Red Cross Society of China (中国红十字会) departed from Qingshuihe Port (清水河口岸) and set off for Mandalay City (曼德勒市), Myanmar (缅甸). When the rescue vehicle passed by, Dexin Jiao (德信娇) thought of a widely circulated proverb in Myanmar (缅甸) – "Sincere friendship is better than rare gems." She said with emotion: "A friend in need is a friend indeed, China and Myanmar (缅甸) are close brothers, and the friendship is deep."
As night falls, the evening breeze is gentle, and the melody of the Water-Splashing dance song "Sai Hai (赛嗨)" sounds in the square. The word "Sai Hai (赛嗨)" comes from the ancient Dai (傣族) proverb "Bi Nong Sai Hai (比侬赛嗨)", which means good friends like close relatives. In the square, whether Chinese or Myanmar (缅甸) people, they all dance to the melody. The enthusiastic dance music composes a new chapter of China-Myanmar friendship.
Link: Lincang (临沧), Yunnan (云南)
Lincang City (临沧市) is located in the southwest of Yunnan Province (云南省), with a border line of 290.791 kilometers, and has three ports to Myanmar (缅甸): Mengding Qingshuihe (孟定清水河), Zhenkang Nansan (镇康南伞), and Cangyuan Yonghe (沧源永和). In recent years, Lincang (临沧) has built a new China-Myanmar Indian Ocean channel and opened multiple international logistics routes, becoming a golden corridor connecting the Indian Ocean in southwestern China.
Lincang (临沧) has carried out multi-level foreign exchanges and cooperation in all directions, not only strengthening the construction of public cultural facilities in border areas, building 2 "National Gate Cultural Exchange Centers (国门文化交流中心)", 4 "National Gate Friendship Squares (国门友谊广场)", 1 "National Gate Bookstore (国门书社)" and 1 "National Gate Cultural Heritage Center (国门文化传习馆)" in 3 border counties, but also holding the Asian Micro Film Art Festival (亚洲微电影艺术节), the World Federation of Overseas Chinese (百国华侨华人联谊会), the Myanmar (Lashio) – China (Lincang) Border Economic and Trade Fair (缅甸（腊戍）—中国（临沧）边境经济贸易交易会), the "China-Myanmar Friendship Song Gathering (中缅友谊歌汇)", and the China-Myanmar "A Shu Se (阿数瑟)" Folk Song Festival and other activities to deepen China-Myanmar cultural exchanges, consolidate people's friendly feelings, and actively help build a China-Myanmar community with a shared future.
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Both Chinese and Myanmar cultures emphasize the concept of "缘" (yuán), or affinity. Our countries are geographically close, our peoples share kinship, and our cultures are interconnected. The "Pauk-Phaw" (胞波) friendship has remained consistent for thousands of years, serving as the driving force and source of our bilateral relations.
This year's Gengma Water-Sprinkling Dance Music "Sai Hai" (耿马泼水舞曲《赛嗨》), intertwines Dai (傣族) elephant-foot drum rhythms with piano accompaniment, using ethnic customs as its core and reshaping its expression with trendy youthfulness. The moving charm of Gengma Water-Sprinkling Dance Music lies in its natural cross-cultural genes. Whether it's the profound pulse of the elephant-foot drum or the agile postures of the Malu Dance (马鹿舞) and Ancient Music Dance (古乐舞), they all transform into blessings that can be understood without translation during the Water-Sprinkling Festival, a grand festival celebrated by the people of both countries—"auspiciousness and good fortune."
The unique rhythm of ethnic dance music is a cultural memory nurtured by the Lancang-Mekong River (澜沧江—湄公河) for thousands of years. When people of different nationalities take harmonious steps in the Water-Sprinkling Dance Music, and when blessings of auspiciousness and good fortune are sprinkled in all directions with the water, a picture of mutual learning between civilizations and people-to-people connectivity slowly unfolds. Enhancing mutual learning between civilizations, strengthening cultural and people-to-people exchanges, and doing more practical and beneficial things for the people of both countries will cultivate more participants, beneficiaries, and supporters for the cause of good-neighborliness and friendship in the surrounding areas, and consolidate the social foundation of a community with a shared future in the neighborhood. We must 多为两国老百姓办实事、办好事 (duō wèi liǎng guó lǎo bǎi xìng bàn shí shì, bàn hǎo shì - "do more practical things, do more good things for the people of both countries," to focus on tangible benefits and improvements in the lives of the people).
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In recent times, many regions in China have been affected by extreme weather such as heavy rainfall, resulting in losses to the property of some residents and public assets. Catastrophe insurance has played a positive role in flood prevention, disaster relief, ensuring the livelihoods of affected people, and post-disaster reconstruction. What protections can catastrophe insurance provide? How can the underwriting capacity of catastrophe insurance be further enhanced? Our reporter conducted interviews.
Weaving a Safety Net—
Providing Catastrophe Risk Protection, Helping Post-Disaster Reconstruction
"In just over 10 days, the 5,000 yuan insurance payout arrived, which put my mind at ease." Jia Changji (贾长记), a villager from Liujiawan Village (刘家湾村) in Yunxi County (郧西县), Shiyan City (十堰市), Hubei Province (湖北省), said that in early July, the area experienced rare heavy rain. Rainwater flooded the house, damaging appliances and furniture, and washing away farm tools. "The next day, insurance company staff came to the door to take photos and register the damage, saying that catastrophe insurance could provide compensation. I didn't expect to receive the payout by the end of the month, so I quickly bought some daily necessities."
The catastrophe insurance Jia Changji (贾长记) mentioned is a comprehensive catastrophe insurance policy launched in Hubei Province (湖北省) last year, with a 5-year insurance period. The premiums are borne by the government, providing protection for more than 20 million households in the province.
"The insurance covers natural persons and residential houses and indoor ancillary facilities within the province's administrative region when a disaster occurs. The compensation limit for death or disappearance is 200,000 yuan; the compensation limit for urban houses is 100,000 yuan per household, and the compensation limit for rural houses is 40,000 yuan per household; the compensation limit for indoor property is 5,000 yuan per household," said the relevant person in charge of the Hubei Branch of the People's Insurance Company of China (人保财险湖北分公司).
In 2016, the Urban and Rural Residents' Housing Earthquake Catastrophe Insurance System was established. At the beginning of last year, the National Administration of Financial Regulation (金融监管总局) and the Ministry of Finance (财政部) issued relevant notices to expand the scope of catastrophe insurance liability. In addition to destructive earthquakes, the insurance liability was expanded to include natural disasters such as typhoons, floods, rainstorms, and mudslides, while also increasing the basic insured amount. Many places are actively exploring providing comprehensive catastrophe protection for residents. Last year, the first comprehensive catastrophe insurance policy in the country was launched in Hebei (河北). Hubei (湖北), Shaanxi (陕西), and other places also launched multi-hazard, broad-coverage, and long-term catastrophe insurance policies, and the disaster protection network is constantly being woven more tightly.
Data shows that in 2024, the China Catastrophe Insurance Community for Urban and Rural Residents' Housing provided 22.36 trillion yuan of catastrophe risk protection for 64.39 million households. Currently, more than 20 provinces have launched catastrophe insurance pilot programs.
In addition to protecting residents' production and livelihoods, many places are actively exploring expanding the functions of catastrophe insurance, playing a role in protecting public property and helping with reconstruction.
At the end of June this year, Sangzhi County (桑植县), Zhangjiajie City (张家界市), Hunan Province (湖南省), experienced heavy rainfall, and some road sections were damaged. The insurance company quickly provided compensation to the transportation department, providing timely and effective financial support for road repairs.
It is understood that this year, Hunan (湖南) has included catastrophe insurance for ordinary highways in the scope of comprehensive catastrophe insurance, providing disaster damage insurance protection for ordinary highways in the insured areas, broadening the channels for raising funds for highway disaster damage repair, solving the pain point that the traditional funding allocation cycle sometimes struggles to match the timeliness requirements of post-disaster reconstruction, and improving the efficiency of post-disaster reconstruction of infrastructure.
"Insurance plays an important role in providing catastrophe risk protection and promoting post-disaster reconstruction," said the relevant person in charge of the Property Insurance Supervision Department of the National Administration of Financial Regulation (金融监管总局财产保险监管司). In July 2021, when Henan (河南) experienced heavy rainfall, the insurance industry paid out approximately 11.6 billion yuan in compensation, accounting for nearly 10% of the direct economic losses; in 2023, the insurance industry paid out 12.6 billion yuan for extreme heavy rainfall disasters in Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), Hebei (河北), and other places; in early 2024, the insurance industry paid out 4.1 billion yuan for rain, snow, and ice disasters in Hubei (湖北) and other places, 4.2 billion yuan for the super typhoon "Mekkhala" in the fall, and 2.7 billion yuan for the autumn rainstorm in Henan (河南). Since the flood season in 2025, the insurance industry in 10 provinces, including Beijing (北京), Hebei (河北), Shandong (山东), Jilin (吉林), Tianjin (天津), Guangdong (广东), Shaanxi (陕西), Shanxi (山西), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), and Gansu (甘肃), has paid out 2.05 billion yuan in compensation.
At the beginning of this year, the General Emergency Plan for National Public Emergencies (国家突发事件总体应急预案) issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央) and the State Council (国务院) proposed to actively leverage the role of commercial insurance, improve the insurance system, develop catastrophe insurance, promote rural housing insurance, insurance related to people's livelihoods, and safety production, environmental pollution, and food safety liability insurance, and encourage units and citizens to participate in insurance. The relevant person in charge of the Property Insurance Supervision Department of the National Administration of Financial Regulation (金融监管总局财产保险监管司) said that catastrophe insurance is an important tool for compensating for losses from natural disasters and will continue to encourage various regions to combine their actual situations, seek policy support, and expand pilot programs.
Coordinating "Prevention, Rescue, and Compensation"—
Doing a Good Job in Disaster Early Warning and Prevention, Giving Play to the Joint Force of Disaster Prevention and Loss Reduction
Experts say that guiding social forces such as the insurance industry to participate in catastrophe risk management is not only conducive to leveraging its loss compensation function and improving the disaster relief system, but also to enhancing front-end risk management capabilities. Many places are exploring new ways to strengthen disaster prevention and reduce disaster losses by introducing insurance mechanisms and strengthening coordination in various fields.
"When there is a drought, the fields can be automatically watered." Luo Quan (罗全), a grower in the Modern Agriculture Industrial Park (现代农业产业园区) in Renshou County (仁寿县), Sichuan Province (四川省), said when talking about this new thing. Walking into the fields, soil moisture stations, video stations, water level gauges, and other facilities and equipment are readily available. According to reports, radar satellites and other remote sensing systems are also monitoring farmland conditions in real time.
"The company customized an agricultural weather index insurance project for Renshou County (仁寿县). When meteorological disaster indicators reach a threshold, compensation will be provided to relevant departments for the restoration of agricultural production. At the same time, the project is equipped with a monitoring and early warning system to achieve rapid disaster response and help reduce disaster losses. Remote control of automatic irrigation in the event of drought is one example," said the relevant person in charge of China Life Property & Casualty Insurance Sichuan Branch (国寿财险四川省分公司).
Industry insiders say that major disasters have low-frequency and high-loss characteristics, and once they occur, they often result in large losses. It is particularly important to focus on doing a good job in disaster early warning and prevention. Achieving a combination of "prevention, rescue, and compensation" is also an important direction for the development of catastrophe insurance. Achieving this goal, strengthening technology research and development and application is an important way.
The insurance industry continues to increase its efforts to optimize risk reduction services through technological means. Xie Wenfeng (谢文峰), general manager of the Data Intelligence Platform Team of Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Technology Center (平安产险科技中心数据智能平台团队), said that the company's Eagle Eye system integrates and applies technologies such as artificial intelligence and meteorological disaster models to establish a standardized natural disaster risk data system and optimize disaster identification, disaster monitoring, and disaster prediction functions. Since entering the main flood season in July this year, the system has pushed disaster early warning information covering 61.82 million individual customers and 2.6 million corporate customers. The People's Insurance Company of China (中国人保) relies on the Wuxiangyun Risk Control Platform (万象云风控平台), the Water Immersion Internet of Things System (水浸物联系统), and other platforms to do a good job in disaster monitoring, and multiple platforms obtain disaster early warnings in real time. From June 1 to July 31 this year, Wuxiangyun (万象云) pushed disaster early warning services 3,868,500 times.
Multi-departmental linkage, giving play to the joint force of disaster prevention and loss reduction. The relevant person in charge of the Chongqing Financial Regulatory Bureau (重庆金融监管局) said that the local area is actively exploring the "catastrophe insurance digitization + risk reduction" model, guiding insurance institutions to jointly develop a comprehensive catastrophe insurance management information platform with disaster management-related departments, technology companies, etc., building a real-time loss assessment system for rainstorm and flood disasters, including risk assessment, monitoring and early warning, disaster research and judgment, and insurance linkage function modules, realizing online and offline linkage for disaster prevention and relief.
"The insurance industry should continue to optimize risk reduction services, enhance pre-event and in-event risk management capabilities, and play a greater role in helping disaster prevention and loss reduction, emergency management, etc.," said Zheng Wei (郑伟), director of the China Insurance and Social Security Research Center of Peking University (北京大学中国保险与社会保障研究中心).
Ensuring "Affordability"—
Making Good Use of the Capital Market to Provide More Adequate Financial Security for Responding to Catastrophe Risks
With economic development, all sectors of society have higher expectations for the development of catastrophe insurance. Experts say that once a major disaster occurs, insurance companies will bear greater compensation pressure. Therefore, promoting the continuous expansion and improvement of catastrophe insurance, improving the risk diversification mechanism, and solving the pain points such as the insurance industry's "dare not insure" and "cannot afford to compensate" are the keys to solving the problem. It is possible to improve the industry's underwriting and risk pricing capabilities by developing catastrophe bonds and other methods.
Catastrophe bonds are bonds issued by insurance companies and reinsurance companies to cope with major disaster losses. "Catastrophe bond yields are linked to specified catastrophe losses. If no specified disaster event occurs during the term of the bond, bondholders will receive principal and interest returns; if a specified disaster occurs, the funds raised (principal and unpaid interest) may be partially or fully used for disaster loss compensation," said Wang Xiangnan (王向楠), deputy director of the Insurance and Economic Development Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院保险与经济发展研究中心). Issuing catastrophe bonds can provide more adequate financial security for responding to catastrophe risks through the capital market.
Wang Zhongyao (王忠曜), general manager of China Property & Casualty Reinsurance Co., Ltd. (中国财产再保险有限责任公司), said that from an international perspective, the issuance volume of catastrophe bonds has gradually increased and the types have become increasingly diverse in recent years. Data shows that in the first quarter of 2025, the total global issuance of catastrophe bonds exceeded US$7 billion. "The average yield of catastrophe bonds is often higher than that of corporate bonds with the same rating, and at the same time, it has a low correlation with financial market risks, which is conducive to investors optimizing their investment structure. In mature capital markets and insurance markets, catastrophe bonds have not only become an important source of funds for catastrophe insurance, but also allow capital market investors to obtain diversified risk returns."
The State Council's Several Opinions on Strengthening Supervision, Preventing Risks, and Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Insurance Industry (国务院关于加强监管防范风险推动保险业高质量发展的若干意见) proposed to study and explore catastrophe bonds. In recent years, insurance institutions in China have explored issuing catastrophe bonds in the Hong Kong market. In 2021, with the support of the former China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (原银保监会), China Re P&C (中再产险) issued catastrophe bonds in Hong Kong, raising US$30 million to transfer domestic typhoon losses; in 2023, PICC Property and Casualty (人保财险) issued catastrophe bonds in Hong Kong, providing 230 million yuan of risk protection for earthquake losses exceeding 5 billion yuan.
"On the basis of strengthening traditional risk diversification methods such as reinsurance, expanding risk diversification channels through new risk transfer methods such as catastrophe bonds, and promoting the formation of a multi-level and multi-dimensional catastrophe risk diversification system is conducive to enhancing the industry's catastrophe risk-bearing capacity and expanding the coverage of catastrophe insurance," said Zheng Wei (郑伟).
In addition, industry insiders introduced that issuing catastrophe bonds is also conducive to improving catastrophe risk management technology. "The issuance of catastrophe bonds involves a series of professional issues in catastrophe risk management, including risk analysis, model calculation, structural design, operating procedures, and compensation models. Through international cooperation and technology research and development, the introduction of mature analysis methods and technical means is conducive to the industry improving its catastrophe risk management capabilities," said Wang Zhongyao (王忠曜).
"Strengthen the risk transfer mechanism with reinsurance and risk securitization as the core, and support eligible insurance institutions to issue insurance-linked securities such as catastrophe bonds in Hong Kong." The relevant person in charge of the relevant departments of the National Administration of Financial Regulation (金融监管总局相关司局负责人) said that at the same time, it will continue to support insurance companies to explore and develop new risk transfer products, conduct in-depth research on their operating models, risk arrangements, and policy environment, and continuously improve the multi-channel insurance risk diversification system. Support reinsurance companies to develop catastrophe models and improve the industry's catastrophe risk pricing capabilities.
Tuo Guozhu (庹国柱), a professor at the Capital University of Economics and Business (首都经贸大学), said that the agricultural field is often more vulnerable to major disasters, so it is very important to improve the agricultural insurance catastrophe response capacity. We should continue to improve the agricultural insurance disaster risk diversification mechanism supported by finance to provide more powerful protection for the high-quality development of agriculture.
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Structural monetary policy tools can further enhance the adaptability and precision of financial services to economic restructuring and high-quality economic development. We must adhere to the principle of "focusing on key areas, being reasonable and moderate, and having both entry and exit," highlighting the main lines of supporting technological innovation and boosting consumption, and further enhance the effectiveness of promoting economic restructuring, transformation and upgrading, and the conversion of old and new driving forces.
Building 4 service-oriented apartments, 1 nursing-oriented apartment, and 1 health and elderly care service center... With the support of service consumption and elderly care re-lending policies, the Henan Zhongyuan Agricultural Valley Health and Elderly Care Community project obtained a loan of 36 million yuan, becoming the first elderly care industry loan in the province since the establishment of the policy tool.
As one of the innovative measures of structural monetary policy tools, since the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) established a 500 billion yuan service consumption and elderly care re-lending facility in May this year, the first batch of loan projects in many places have been launched. From hotel upgrades in Xiamen (厦门) to the construction of elderly care institutions in Beijing (北京), from the renewal of teaching equipment in educational institutions in Guangxi (广西) to the renovation of 5A-level tourist attractions in Hainan (海南), financial resources are being "precisely dripped" to accelerate the flow to key areas of service consumption such as accommodation and catering, cultural and sports entertainment, and education, as well as the elderly care industry.
Currently, China's service consumption has a large room for development, the demand in the service consumption market is relatively strong, and the financial support to meet the demand is relatively sufficient. The main shortcoming affecting the expansion of service consumption is supply. The establishment of service consumption and elderly care re-lending is precisely to guide financial institutions to accurately support high-quality supply in service areas such as accommodation and catering, cultural tourism, sports and entertainment, and education and elderly care, to make up for shortcomings, better play the basic role of consumption in economic development, promote the formation of a virtuous cycle of "supply creating demand, demand driving supply," and improve the precision and effectiveness of monetary policy.
Money is like flowing water. With proper regulation, it will become a source of living water supporting the stable operation of the economy, allowing the real economy to thrive. Just as people build water conservancy facilities to precisely regulate water flow, realizing the transformation from flood irrigation to precision drip irrigation. The establishment of structural monetary policy tools can effectively guide financial resources to major strategies, key areas, and weak links in economic and social development, and further enhance the adaptability and precision of financial services to economic restructuring and high-quality economic development.
Currently, China's structural monetary policy tools have achieved full coverage of all areas of the "five major articles" of finance. Data shows that as of the end of June, loans for science and technology, green initiatives, inclusive small and micro businesses, the elderly care industry, and the digital economy industry increased by 12.5%, 25.5%, 12.3%, 43%, and 11.5% year-on-year, respectively, with a balance of 3.8 trillion yuan in structural monetary policy tools supporting the "five major articles" of finance.
The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局) meeting on July 30 proposed to make good use of various structural monetary policy tools and increase support for technological innovation, boosting consumption, small and micro enterprises, and stabilizing foreign trade. To make good use of policy tools and achieve "precision drip irrigation," the key is to adhere to the principle of "focusing on key areas, being reasonable and moderate, and having both entry and exit," highlighting the main lines of supporting technological innovation and boosting consumption, and further enhance the effectiveness of promoting economic restructuring, transformation and upgrading, and the conversion of old and new driving forces.
To make good use of policy tools, it is necessary to scientifically grasp the situation and dynamically adjust and improve them. Macroeconomic regulation is valuable for its precision, but also difficult to achieve. One of the advantages of structural monetary policy tools is their precision and flexibility, which can be a useful supplement to aggregate monetary policies. To achieve "precision drip irrigation," it is necessary to adjust the support objects and conditions of structural monetary policy tools in a timely manner based on the domestic and international economic and financial situation and the operation of the financial market, reasonably grasp the pace and intensity, create new tools in a timely manner for key areas that need support, orderly withdraw tools that have achieved phased policy goals, and improve the incentive and constraint mechanisms for financial institutions in a timely manner, smooth policy transmission paths, and improve the efficiency of financial resource allocation.
To make good use of policy tools, it is also necessary to **攥指成拳** (zuàn zhǐ chéng quán - "clench fingers into a fist," to concentrate efforts and work together). Macroeconomic regulation is not a "solo show," but requires "several parties to lift." To promote the development of key areas and weak links, it is not enough to solve the funding problem alone. It also requires the coordination and cooperation of fiscal, industrial, regional, and trade policies to form a multiplier effect, so that financial resources can more accurately and effectively support the development of related fields, and further amplify the implementation effect of monetary policy tools.
Direct financial resources to the real economy. Recent practices have proven that structural monetary policy tools have unique advantages in serving the high-quality development of the real economy and have made important contributions to improving the precision of macroeconomic regulation. Currently, China has sufficient monetary policy space and many tools. By scientifically grasping the intensity of regulation and using the source of financial resources to accurately help high-quality development, we can inject stronger momentum into the steady and long-term voyage of the Chinese economy.
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Data shows that in the first half of this year, the hedging ratio of enterprises reached about 30%, a record high. What is hedging? How should foreign trade enterprises deal with exchange rate risks?
Foreign exchange hedging refers to the use of derivatives (such as forwards, swaps, or options) to lock in future exchange rates, aiming to cope with the impact of exchange rate market fluctuations. Simply put, foreign trade enterprises are worried about exchange rate fluctuations, so they reach an agreement with banking institutions to determine a settlement exchange rate agreed upon by both parties. No matter how the exchange rate changes next, companies can trade at this pre-agreed exchange rate, avoiding possible exchange losses.
Many companies face exchange rate risks in import and export trade. To cope with this uncertainty, hedging has become a common risk management strategy.
For example, suppose a Chinese company plans to pay a German company $1 million in three months. If the Chinese company is worried that the exchange rate of the RMB against the US dollar may depreciate during this period, it now needs to lock in the future exchange rate through foreign exchange hedging tools.
If the current forward exchange rate is 7 yuan RMB per US dollar, after the company locks in this exchange rate through hedging tools, no matter how the actual exchange rate changes after 3 months, the company can settle at an exchange rate of 7:1. That is, by locking in the exchange rate, the total amount of RMB that the company needs to pay is now determined to be 7 million yuan RMB.
In an open economy and a market-oriented exchange rate environment, enterprises must adhere to the principle of exchange rate risk neutrality with "hedging" rather than "appreciation" as the core, enhance awareness of exchange rate hedging and risk prevention capabilities, and reasonably use foreign exchange derivatives and other tools for hedging according to their own foreign exchange exposure and correctly evaluate their effects.
Banks should strengthen exchange rate risk management services for enterprises, strengthen the promotion of the concept of exchange rate risk neutrality to foreign trade enterprises, help enterprises correct their exchange rate speculation mentality, enrich financial products, provide customized exchange rate hedging services for foreign trade enterprises, and increase exchange rate hedging support for small and medium-sized micro enterprises and new foreign trade formats.
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In 2024, the installed capacity of new energy reached 41.32 million kilowatts, and the proportion of new energy in the total installed power capacity increased to 55% - a set of data clearly presents the historical transformation of Ningxia's energy structure. In recent years, Ningxia has developed wind power, photovoltaics, hydrogen energy and other clean energy industries in accordance with local conditions, making the "Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall" even "greener." The transformation from a coal-fired power hub to a green electricity pioneer relies not only on abundant wind and solar resources, but also on technological innovation and industrial innovation. Recently, the reporter came to Ningxia (宁夏) to explore the new quality productive forces surging in the green industry under the nourishment of financial resources.
Walking into the intelligent manufacturing factory of Yinchuan Will Transmission Technology Co., Ltd. (银川威力传动技术股份有限公司), more than 140 machine tools are operating in an orderly manner, and AGV trolleys loaded with parts shuttle back and forth. Here, more than 100 parts are sequentially precision-machined by machine tools and then assembled into a reducer for a wind turbine generator set.
The nacelle of a wind turbine generator is installed on a tower dozens of meters high, constantly facing the unpredictable natural wind. The speed increaser and reducer are the key to ensuring stable power generation. "In 2020, the company tailored yaw reducers and pitch reducers for China's first 10-megawatt offshore wind turbine generator set, overcoming the research and development bottlenecks of key core components of the yaw and pitch systems of large deep-sea wind turbines, and filling the gap in domestic high-power offshore wind power reducers," said Li Xiang (李想), chairman of the company. The company's various wind power reducer and speed increaser products currently rank among the top in the domestic market share.
The road to innovation cannot be **一帆风顺** (yī fān fēng shùn - "smooth sailing," plain sailing; to go smoothly). Starting was difficult, with technology but no funds. A 200,000 yuan mortgage loan from Ningxia Bank (宁夏银行) helped the company build a factory. At the same time, with the support of Ningxia's first patent pledge financing issued by the bank, "intellectual property" was transformed into assets, and the factory was able to put into operation and production.
When the company entered a period of good operation and increased orders, the pressure on daily operating capital turnover increased sharply. Ningxia Bank (宁夏银行), Industrial Bank Yinchuan Branch (兴业银行银川分行) and other banks provided inventory pledge, order financing, and supply chain finance, using orders and accounts receivable as financing basis to help solve funding needs.
With financial support, Will Transmission seized market opportunities and grew rapidly. In 2023, it knocked on the door of the capital market and was listed on the ChiNext (创业板). The small factory grew into a "big guy." Although it has passed the troubles of growth, it has ushered in the dilemma of transformation.
"Global wind power demand is growing rapidly, and the trend of wind turbines developing towards greater power is clear," Li Xiang (李想) introduced. This puts higher demands on the technology, quality and production capacity of component companies, and building a smart factory for reducers and speed increasers has become an urgent choice for the company's transformation and upgrading.
The financial needs of the "big guy" are also greater. The funds raised from the listing are mainly invested in reducer projects, and the first phase of the speed increaser project still requires 2 billion yuan. "The support of a single bank cannot match the needs of the enterprise. We formed a syndicate to provide the enterprise with a loan of 1.439 billion yuan," said Jia Peng (贾鹏), head of the business department of Bank of China Ningxia Branch (中国银行宁夏分行). Bank of China (中国银行) and other institutions tailored the loan term and repayment method for the enterprise. For example, the 10-year loan for the project adopts a flexible method of "only paying interest quarterly in the first two years and repaying principal and interest according to the repayment plan in the third year" to help the enterprise effectively alleviate the project funding pressure.
Ningxia Zhonghuan Photovoltaic Materials Co., Ltd. (宁夏中环光伏材料有限公司), which settled in Yinchuan (银川) in 2021, is also growing rapidly with the support of the syndicate. In just a few years, Ningxia Zhonghuan (宁夏中环) has built a 50-gigawatt solar-grade monocrystalline silicon material smart factory, installed more than 3,000 single crystal furnaces and supporting facilities, and its actual production capacity has reached more than 77 gigawatts. Behind this is the joint support of 7.5 billion yuan in loans from 8 banks.
"Clean energy projects are mostly asset-heavy, high-investment, and long-cycle projects, which require financial institutions to join hands to provide long-term and stable support," said Chen Dong (陈栋), full-time vice president of Ningxia Banking Association (宁夏银行业协会). The association acts as a bridge for enterprises and banks to connect, establish a key project reserve, deepen project docking, and build a "syndicated loan information management system" to break information barriers and improve organization efficiency with online intention matchmaking, full-process digital collaboration, and project dynamic management functions. As of the end of last year, the association has promoted the establishment of 16 syndicated loan projects for new energy, technology innovation enterprises, etc., with a total investment of 35.248 billion yuan, focusing on supporting the capital needs of key areas such as technological innovation, new energy and green transformation.
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The Beijing Institute of Technology's Complex Environment Science Detection Center is buzzing with activity as researchers prepare for an upcoming field experiment to track and probe typhoons, coinciding with the peak typhoon season.
"If all goes well, the 'quality' of our typhoon tracking and detection instruments will be tested in the coming months," said Hu Chun (胡纯), a professor at Beijing Institute of Technology (北京理工大学), barely containing his excitement. "The team's years of hard work are expected to receive feedback."
Collecting Typhoon Data—
Sensors are the size of a fingernail and have many special designs
The display room of the Detection Center is filled with innovative products developed by the team. Picking up a sensor, Hu Chun (胡纯) enthusiastically introduced, "Collecting typhoon data is one of the key components of the detection instrument."
The near-space ultra-low pressure sensor in front of us is about the size of a fingernail and connected to a small circuit board, appearing unremarkable. Hu Chun (胡纯) continued to explain, "Near space is about 20 kilometers to 100 kilometers above the ground, with extremely low temperature and pressure. To adapt to these extreme conditions, this sensor actually has many special designs."
Why is it necessary to specifically develop instruments to collect typhoon data? Existing typhoon detection methods each have their limitations. For example, when a typhoon approaches, launching weather balloons can collect some peripheral information, but it is difficult to clearly understand the typhoon's core conditions. Meteorological satellites have shortcomings such as collecting fewer elements and lacking precision, and the time satellites spend directly above a typhoon is limited, making long-term tracking and observation impossible. Ground-based weather radar can generally only detect from shore bases and also suffers from insufficient elements and inadequate precision.
Accurate description and prediction of typhoons rely on long-term continuous detection and high-quality data. Meteorological scientists have determined that to study the influencing factors of typhoon intensity, specialized instruments must be used to conduct multi-element, long-process, and refined direct detection of typhoons from the core area.
Walking into the Detection Center's laboratory, various types of instrument components are visible everywhere. Researchers told reporters that they are mainly divided into four core components, which are responsible for fine detection, information transmission, flight control, and assimilation simulation functions, respectively.
How do these instruments approach typhoons? "To carry out missions in the sky, airships are the 'motherships' of these instruments." Zheng Dezhi (郑德智), a professor at Beijing Institute of Technology (北京理工大学) and deputy director of the National Key Laboratory of Near Space Environmental Characteristics and Effects, said, opening a video of the team's field experiment, "When fully deployed, the airship's maximum diameter can reach more than 20 meters, and its length can be as long as 100 meters."
"Typhoons can have a radius of hundreds of kilometers and a height of more than ten kilometers, with a lifespan of 3 to 10 days. Currently, only airships can stay at this altitude for a long time. With it, it is equivalent to deploying a detection platform in the near space above the typhoon," Zheng Dezhi (郑德智) said. The airship carries the developed instruments below it, and conducts close-range tracking and continuous detection of typhoons through a combination of close-range external measurement and direct internal measurement.
Through this method, researchers are expected to invert digital typhoons with a resolution of 100 meters or even 50 meters, which will greatly enhance human understanding of typhoons and improve typhoon forecasting levels.
Adapting to Extreme Environments—
Research and development starts from basic work, and the computer is filled with various design drafts
According to the plan, researchers first use radar to track the typhoon's location, guiding the airship to maneuver to the airspace above the typhoon center. Subsequently, the airship releases radiosondes, and the data such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, and air pressure collected by the sensors are transmitted back to the airship in real time, and then transmitted to the ground by the airship for real-time analysis and processing.
When the reporter interviewed him, Hu Chun (胡纯) was leading the team to verify the function of the radiosonde. In the simulated cabin environment, special environments such as low temperature and low pressure in near space are simulated, and then 10 radiosondes are placed in it to observe the effectiveness and accuracy of the data they record. Usually, an experiment lasts about a week.
The reporter carefully took a radiosonde, but unexpectedly it was very light.
"The main body of the radiosonde is made of rigid foam, and there are very few metal materials," Hu Chun (胡纯) said. The airship's load limit is very strict—the entire load system needs to be controlled within 200 kilograms, and the weight, volume, and power consumption of individual instruments are compressed to the extreme. Researchers tried different types of shell materials and finally took a different approach, choosing rigid foam.
Developing typhoon detection instruments, extreme environments are a "stumbling block." For example, during the airship's ascent, the temperature changes significantly, far exceeding the tolerance range of ordinary industrial-grade chips. To ensure that the sensor works stably for more than 7 days, the team designed a heating control system to "keep warm" the sensor.
Working in coordination with the airship is also a challenge that must be faced during the development process. The team worked simultaneously on structural design and algorithms to ensure that the sensor adapts to the airship's dynamic attitude and operates stably.
"No one has ever done typhoon detection in the near-space environment before. Much of our work starts from basic work such as circuit board design and material selection," Hu Chun (胡纯) said. "Look, my computer is filled with various design drafts."
Taking the high-dynamic humidity sensor as an example. To adapt to the harsh environment of typhoons, the sensor must quickly obtain accurate humidity values during cloud penetration. To find the ideal material, in 2020, the team jointly launched an attack with Xi'an Jiaotong University (西安交通大学), and some students stayed at Xi'an Jiaotong University (西安交通大学) for half a year.
"Starting from the first generation, simulation, testing, and then redesign, after nearly 4 years of repeated iteration and optimization, the final product was made after repeated fine-tuning," Hu Chun (胡纯) said.
Conducting field experiments while developing. In 2022, after several rounds of actual measurement, the detection instrument was integrated for the first time. At the end of 2022, the airship flew in near space for 80 days, and the feasibility of the airship was verified. In Yancheng (盐城), Jiangsu (江苏) Province, at the end of last year, the team verified the performance of the entire system on a moving platform for the first time, laying the foundation for subsequent high-altitude detection.
In the Detection Center, researchers are either discussing plans or debugging equipment. They are sprinting for the experiment with payload in the near-space environment. "After the previous accumulation, I am confident in the upcoming experiment," Zheng Dezhi (郑德智) said.
Close Collaboration and Tackling Key Problems—
In order to finalize some experimental details, we often discuss until dawn
Carrying out near-space environmental typhoon detection may profoundly reveal the scientific mysteries of typhoon generation, evolution, and sudden changes, and promote China's typhoon precision detection, scientific understanding, and accurate forecasting to enter a leading position.
Listening to the innovation process, the reporter felt that being at the forefront of the industry is inseparable from the team's long-term accumulation and forward-looking actions.
The team's chief scientist, Zhang Jun (张军), a professor at Beijing Institute of Technology (北京理工大学), has long focused on the research and development of airship-related technologies. In the early days, the airships developed by Zhang Jun (张军) led team were mainly used for emergency communication, ground observation, etc., helping disaster areas maintain signal communication when natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods occur. In order to make full use of the airship's capabilities, the team tried to explore its application in the meteorological field. In 2017, he led the team to jointly implement a shipborne radiosonde release experiment with the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局). This major breakthrough in airship technology made it possible to open up a new route for typhoon detection.
With the support of national major scientific research instrument development projects and other projects, based on the airship platform, Zhang Jun (张军) led the team to tackle key problems in typhoon detection instruments. To adapt to the near-space environment, researchers have modified the airship in terms of power supply, flight attitude, speed, etc., so that the airship can serve as a typhoon detection platform.
Close collaboration and tackling key problems is the "secret" of the team's continuous innovation. Zheng Dezhi (郑德智) introduced that the core components of the typhoon detection instrument include seven key equipment such as flight controller system, shipborne weather radar, and floating air meteorological sensing nodes. The participating units include universities and research institutes such as Beijing Institute of Technology (北京理工大学), Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (北京航空航天大学), and the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences (中国气象科学研究院), as well as enterprises such as Beijing Tianheng Changying Technology Co., Ltd. (北京天恒长鹰科技股份有限公司). Everyone is working towards the same goal, twisting into a rope, and efficiently completing their respective tasks.
Field experiments require close coordination from all parties. Universities lead major projects, and are relatively weak in terms of overall project management and support. The Beijing Institute of Technology (北京理工大学) team not only conducts scientific research but also undertakes organizational work, with hundreds of people working closely together. "In order to finalize some experimental details, we often discuss until dawn, and everyone's enthusiasm deeply moves me," Hu Chun (胡纯) said.
In January of this year, Beijing Institute of Technology (北京理工大学) jointly applied with multiple units and was approved to establish the National Key Laboratory of Near Space Environmental Characteristics and Effects (临近空间环境特性及效应全国重点实验室), which is the only national key laboratory in this field in China.
"It is not only to serve typhoon forecasting, but also to understand the near-space environment is very valuable," Zheng Dezhi (郑德智) said. Near space is an important activity area for satellites, rockets, and other aircraft. Accurately understanding the environmental information here will help optimize aircraft design and provide data support for the development of China's aerospace industry. "Looking to the future, the team has more work to do."
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If we lack a leading position in science, we can only be followers in new technologies, lacking the ability for original innovation. We must be brave enough to take the risks of cutting-edge exploration to open up and control the entire chain of scientific and technological innovation.
High-energy physics, also known as particle physics, studies the deepest level of the structure of matter. It is a natural development and deepening of the study of molecules, atoms, and atomic nuclei.
So, how do we study the basic structure of matter?
Early on, microscopes were used. The smallest scale that could be seen was the wavelength of light, about 10-7 meters. To see smaller structures, electron microscopes were used, and the wavelength of electrons could be reduced by three orders of magnitude, reaching 10-10 meters. To continue to reduce the size, it is necessary to use accelerators to increase the energy of electrons to higher energies, that is, shorter wavelengths. The smallest size that can currently be observed is about 10-15 meters.
By increasing energy and reducing wavelength through accelerators, and using detectors—complex "electronic eyes"—we can study the frontier of the microscopic world.
In ancient Greece, people believed that the smallest unit constituting the material world was the atom. In the 19th century, the atomic theory in the modern scientific sense was established, and the periodic table of elements and chemical molecules became the cornerstone of the structure of matter. At the beginning of the 20th century, people understood the more refined structure of matter—protons and neutrons in the nucleus, and electrons revolving around it. In the 1950s and 1960s, hundreds of new particles were discovered in accelerator experiments. Finally, we understood that protons, neutrons, and many newly discovered particles are composed of basic particles called quarks. Electrons and neutrinos are also basic particles, and their families have a good correspondence with quarks. The standard model describing the interactions and transformations between elementary particles has achieved great success, winning about 30 Nobel Prizes in science.
Has the study of particle physics come to an end? What is the future direction of development?
Our answer is that although the standard model successfully describes the known elementary particles and their interactions, it still cannot explain major scientific problems such as dark matter, dark energy, and matter-antimatter asymmetry. The theory itself also has many inconsistencies and incompleteness, especially the experimental discovery of some phenomena that do not conform to the standard model, such as neutrinos having mass. Therefore, the future development of particle physics needs to break through the existing framework and explore new physical laws.
Faced with this challenge, China has ushered in important opportunities in the field of high-energy physics. In recent years, China has made a number of breakthroughs in this field. For example, the Beijing Electron Positron Collider (BEPC) and the Beijing Spectrometer (BESⅢ) have contributed key data to global particle physics research through the study of XYZ particles, and the Daya Bay Neutrino Experiment has demonstrated China's innovative capabilities at the forefront of particle physics.
Looking to the future, in addition to developing new theories, our research must also look for new experimental evidence. For example, searching for more new physical phenomena about dark matter, antimatter, and neutrinos in space, underground, in accelerators, or in neutrino facilities.
The development of particle physics to the present, except for neutrino oscillations, the establishment of the standard model has almost relied on accelerators. To solve the above problems in the future, although accelerators are not the only way, they are undoubtedly the most important means. As for what kind of accelerator to build, there are various choices (such as linear or circular, electron or proton), each with its own feasibility. The key decision facing China's high-energy physics is which path should be given priority?
In 2012, we discovered the best technical route and plan for China: first build a circular electron-positron collider, and after its scientific mission is completed, upgrade the proton collider in the same tunnel to achieve efficient reuse of tunnel resources with "one tunnel for two purposes." Five years later, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) also announced that building a circular accelerator is the best solution, which confirms our judgment from another perspective. In fact, we have not only grasped the "key" to future development scientifically, but also achieved innovation and leadership in solutions and technologies. More than 10 years of research and development have not only made the localization rate of equipment reach more than 95%, but also achieved global leadership in many concepts and technologies.
Historically, collider technology, as a source, has spawned the widespread application of accelerators. For example, synchrotron radiation light sources come from circular colliders, and free electron lasers come from linear colliders. These key technologies have in turn become the cornerstone of the development of many disciplines and industries. For example, synchrotron radiation and spallation neutron sources are powerful tools for the study of material structure and properties; irradiation effects are closely related to the research of high-tech enterprises in chips, mobile phone terminals, lithium batteries, advanced manufacturing, medicine, and other fields.
If we lack a leading position in science, we can only be followers in new technologies, lacking the ability for original innovation. Even if technical indicators occasionally surpass others, their original innovation is still abroad. Therefore, scientific leadership is the prerequisite for technological dominance, otherwise core technologies will inevitably be controlled by others. We must be brave enough to take the risks of cutting-edge exploration to open up and control the entire chain of scientific and technological innovation.
Particle physics is one of the iconic achievements of human civilization, and China is pursuing a transition from having a place to achieving comprehensive leadership.
(The author is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) and a researcher at the Institute of High Energy Physics (高能物理研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院). This article was compiled by Wu Yuehui (吴月辉), a reporter from this newspaper.)
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Recently, at Zhuonai Lake in the depths of the Hoh Xil (可可西里) no-man's land, a "robotic Tibetan antelope" successfully "infiltrated" a herd of Tibetan antelopes and migrated with them. The "robotic Tibetan antelope" can break through the conventional distance limits of human observation of wild animals and observe Tibetan antelopes more comprehensively. In addition, researchers at the Northwest Plateau Institute of Biology (中国科学院西北高原生物研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) also hope to use the "robotic Tibetan antelope" to sample Tibetan antelope dung and placentas, providing more accurate and reliable data for Tibetan antelope behavior research.
Using embodied intelligent robots to help protect wild animals and govern the ecological environment is another vivid practice of technological innovation supporting ecological civilization construction. The "two-way rush" of technological development and ecological protection is becoming more and more common.
Before natural resources are "registered," they need to be "assessed" and have files built, which also requires the escort of technology. The team from the Fifth Academy (五院) of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (中国航天科技集团) used satellite remote sensing technology to establish an "integrated space-air-ground" ecological monitoring system, especially for the monitoring and evaluation of key indicators such as forest land, crops, and water resources, providing data support for the value realization of various ecological products such as ecological public welfare forest compensation income and rural contracted land management rights.
Similarly, exploring global warming and environmental changes requires scientific research on polar glaciers. Recently, an international research team published an article in the journal *Nature Geoscience*, using machine learning technology to construct an equation that can be used to quantify glacier erosion rates, estimating the erosion rates of more than 180,000 glaciers worldwide, which provides new scientific tools for further uncovering the mysteries of the Earth and responding to climate change.
The development and utilization of clean energy are crucial for ecological protection and green and low-carbon development. China is also increasing its investment in science and technology and stepping up the development of clean energy and low-carbon technologies. Not long ago, a new member was added to the "Hualong One" (华龙一号) nuclear power unit family, and the concrete pouring of the nuclear island of Unit 1 of the Zhejiang Jinqimen Nuclear Power Plant (浙江金七门核电) of China National Nuclear Corporation (中核集团) was launched. After the project is completed, it is expected to generate 55 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. In the China Three Gorges Corporation (三峡集团) Jiangsu Dafeng (江苏大丰) 800 MW offshore wind power project, China's first offshore booster station equipped with meteorological radar was recently installed. This facility will realize the collaborative application of refined marine meteorological monitoring and efficient operation of offshore wind farms, providing a new model for offshore clean energy development.
Efficient treatment of industrial wastewater, clean and efficient utilization of coal, data support for refined supervision of motor vehicle emissions... Taking the road of green and low-carbon development requires technological support everywhere. As a large base for producing clean energy, the mighty river water converges into a huge amount of green electricity at the Baihetan Hydropower Station (白鹤滩水电站). Recently, a set of safety monitoring automation system was put into operation here. It is connected to tens of thousands of monitoring equipment to capture key information such as deformation, seepage, stress-strain, and temperature of the Baihetan Hydropower Station in real time, realizing intelligent processing, analysis and evaluation, and automatic early warning of the entire process, guarding the green engine.
Scientific research can also discover more environmentally friendly materials. Lignin is a complex polymer widely found in the cell walls of terrestrial plants and an important by-product of the timber industry. A new study from the University of Jyväskylä (于韦斯屈莱大学) in Finland shows that lignin has broad-spectrum antiviral and antibacterial effects and is expected to become a green alternative to synthetic antibacterial agents in fields such as coatings, packaging materials, or disinfection products.
New quality productive forces are also green productive forces. We look forward to more scientific understanding and advanced technology being applied to the construction of ecological civilization, so that technological innovation can empower green development and create a more beautiful Earth home.
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Improving the efficiency of grass-to-livestock production conversion and solving problems such as grass-livestock conflicts are issues that grassland animal husbandry development must face head-on. In 2021, the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning (农业资源与农业区划研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (中国农业科学院) took the lead, uniting with 9 research institutions including Beijing Institute of Technology (北京理工大学), to carry out the "Key Technologies for Intelligent Grazing and Precise Grass-Livestock Management in Natural Grasslands" under the support of the National Key Research and Development Program, empowering the modernization and transformation of grassland animal husbandry with science and technology.
Xin Xiaoping (辛晓平), the project leader and researcher at the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning (农业资源与农业区划研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (中国农业科学院), introduced that, aiming at the theoretical and technical bottlenecks in the digital management of natural grassland animal husbandry, the joint team innovatively applied various technologies such as aerospace information, artificial intelligence, and 5G communication to construct three major technical systems:
The "smart eye" for full-domain perception. Using the "space-air-ground integrated" technology composed of satellite remote sensing, drones, and ground-based sensing, a "smart eye" covering millions of square kilometers of grassland pastures was created, clearly presenting the changes in pastures and the traces of livestock.
An "intelligent system" that can replace artificial grazing. For example, the development of a "livestock health monitoring station" that can quickly and accurately measure the physiological indicators of moving livestock, a "behavior decoding collar" that captures the feeding frequency, chewing strength, and activity traces of livestock, and an "virtual fence system" with audio warning + precise electrical stimulation that can be on duty 24 hours a day, etc.
Realizing "smart management" for precise grass-livestock feeding. For example, researchers precisely match the nutritional and energy supply and demand processes according to livestock breeds, genders, ages, and growth stages. Combined with the algorithm of slaughter cycle, the number of livestock in each stage is precisely adjusted, so that the pasture load is always in the optimal threshold, etc.
"Through a series of technology integration, data, instructions, and models are finally integrated into the 'Zhimu Tong (智牧通)' cloud platform, forming the 'smart brain' of the pasture," Xin Xiaoping (辛晓平) said. "In the future, herders can sit at home and operate their mobile phones to achieve 'smart grazing'."
Not long ago, at the on-site exchange meeting held in Hulunbuir City (呼伦贝尔市), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), the achievements of the joint team were affirmed by the experts present. Xin Xiaoping (辛晓平) said that they will actively cooperate with relevant departments to accelerate the large-scale promotion and application of project results on the basis of the previous demonstration, and help the modernization and transformation of grassland animal husbandry in China.
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The original site of the National Southwestern Associated University (西南联大) is not far from my workplace. Crossing two small streets and entering the old campus of the current Yunnan Normal University (云南师范大学), one can admire the "National Southwestern Associated University Memorial Stele" inscription on the northeast side of the campus, with the inscription written by Wen Yiduo (闻一多) in seal script, Feng Youlan (冯友兰) writing the text, and Luo Yong (罗庸) doing the calligraphy. On the back of this monument with its brilliant prose, are engraved the names of the students from the Southwestern Associated University who joined the army since the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, totaling 834 people (actually more than 1,100). Unfortunately, I didn't see the name that I most envied on this stele—Mu Dan (穆旦). This poet, who was both a student in the Foreign Languages Department of the Southwestern Associated University, a teaching assistant at the university, and a participant in the Chinese Expeditionary Force, always makes me think about his legendary life.
I have always wanted to find out the real reason why Mu Dan (穆旦) abandoned his pen for the military. In 1942, after the opening of the Yunnan-Burma battlefield, the Chinese Expeditionary Force went to Burma to fight. The Southwestern Associated University (西南联大) set off another wave of enthusiasm for joining the army. Mu Dan (穆旦) was already a young teacher staying at the university, but he volunteered to join the Expeditionary Force. At that time, he was only 24 years old, in the prime of his life, and could have lived a stable life, concentrating on writing poetry and doing scholarship. However, Mu Dan (穆旦) was eager to join the army and was able to join the Expeditionary Force through the introduction of a relative and Wu Mi (吴宓), a well-known professor at the Southwestern Associated University (西南联大).
The young poets on the campus of the Southwestern Associated University (西南联大) mostly admired the modern poet Wystan Hugh Auden. In 1937, Auden went to Spain to participate in the Spanish people's war against fascism and published the long poem "Spain." Did Mu Dan (穆旦) also hope that he could be like Auden? You should know that Mu Dan (穆旦) was not a poet in an ivory tower who only cared about polishing his poetic skills. His thoughts were much more active and complex. As a poet living in the war years, he grasped the main contradiction of the era: the surging torrent of resistance against Japan. Even before joining the army, he wrote, "I want to rush to the station to take the 1940 train to the hottest furnace." His poetic passion made him yearn to "fly like a banner into the primordial chaos of the universe" in the difficult years of "the country is broken, but the mountains and rivers remain."
In early summer this year, at the invitation of the Nanhu District (南湖区) Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau of Jiaxing City (嘉兴市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), I came to this city with a rich historical and cultural heritage. Mu Dan (穆旦) was from Haining (海宁), Jiaxing (嘉兴), and I wanted to go to Haining (海宁) to see it. Unexpectedly, people told me that although Mu Dan's (穆旦) ancestral home was in Haining (海宁), he didn't have much relationship with the Cha family (查氏家族) of Haining (Mu Dan's (穆旦) original name was Cha Liangzheng (查良铮)). He didn't even return to Haining (海宁) once. However, there are many researchers of Mu Dan (穆旦) in Jiaxing (嘉兴), including descendants of the Cha family (查氏家族), who have done in-depth research on Mu Dan's (穆旦) family history.
Cha Yuqiang (查玉强) is an energetic old man in his seventies who claims to have worked in almost every industry except being a soldier. He now runs the "Jiaxing May Fourth Culture Museum (嘉兴五四文化博物馆)," covering an area of about 10,000 square meters in the downtown area of Jiaxing (嘉兴), and is dedicated to studying local culture and inheriting the achievements of the sages. In the genealogy of the Cha family (查氏家族) of Haining (海宁), Cha Yuqiang (查玉强) is even one generation higher than Mu Dan (穆旦). Since the Kangxi (康熙) period of the Qing Dynasty (清朝), members of the Cha clan (查氏族人) have either entered officialdom or gathered in Tianjin (天津), a major town in the north, due to business. In April 1918, Mu Dan (穆旦) was born in the old residence of the Cha family (查氏家族) in Hengdeli (恒德里), Beima Road (北马路), Tianjin (天津). Although he grew up in the north, Mu Dan (穆旦) and his family believed that their ancestral home was in Haining (海宁), and even Mu Dan (穆旦) filled it out this way in his resume.
I still hope to go to Haining (海宁) to see it. From Nanhu (南湖) to Haining (海宁), the road is lined with green trees and fragrant flowers, and there are buildings of foreign style, as if traveling in a large garden, and there is no longer any difference between urban and rural areas. Cha Yuqiang (查玉强) said that Mu Dan's (穆旦) ancestral home was in Yuanhua Town (袁花镇), Haining (海宁), where there are no traces of Mu Dan's (穆旦) ancestral home. However, the former residence of Jin Yong (金庸) and the tomb of Xu Zhimo (徐志摩), two other celebrities in Haining (海宁), are worth seeing. I asked if Mu Dan (穆旦) and Jin Yong (金庸) had any intersection during their lifetime? Cha Yuqiang (查玉强) said that they were in different places when they were young and had no chance to meet. Many years later, a reporter asked Jin Yong (金庸) what he thought of the poems of Xu Zhimo (徐志摩) and Mu Dan (穆旦)? Jin Yong (金庸) said very modestly: I have no research on new poetry, and Zhimo (志摩) is my cousin, so how dare I comment on his and Mu Dan's (穆旦) poems. This shows that Jin Yong (金庸) respected the two poets very much.
Cha Yuqiang's (查玉强) private museum has a collection of Mu Dan's (穆旦) calligraphy works, which is said to be the only brush writing left in the world by Mu Dan (穆旦). The regular script with a slightly personal style shows his family's basic skills. Although Mu Dan (穆旦) came from a large family, it had declined by the time of his father's generation. Mu Dan's (穆旦) family was not well-off when he was a child. He was intelligent, eager to learn, and worked hard. He studied all the way into Nankai Middle School (南开中学), then entered Tsinghua University (清华大学), and then became an important poet and translator in the history of modern Chinese literature.
We say that seeing the words is like seeing the person, but reading a poet's poems should make us know the person even more. There are many current studies on Mu Dan (穆旦), and there are several biographies of Mu Dan (穆旦) alone. In Cha Yuqiang's (查玉强) museum, I met Zou Hanming (邹汉明), a poet and scholar from Jiaxing (嘉兴), who just published "Mu Dan Biography: The Newborn Wild Power (穆旦传：新生的野力)" by Yilin Press (译林出版社), which has been well received in academic and literary circles. Zou Hanming (邹汉明) has been studying Mu Dan (穆旦) for nearly 20 years, starting from Mu Dan's (穆旦) life, poetic creation, and the era he was in, and fully restored a vivid and amiable Mu Dan (穆旦). At least for me, Mu Dan (穆旦) used to be a distant figure, but now he has turned around and is smiling at us quietly.
Although Mu Dan (穆旦) was a teaching assistant at the Southwestern Associated University (西南联大) at the time, his salary was not high. During the most difficult period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, prices in Kunming (昆明) soared. Mu Dan's (穆旦) monthly salary was only 100 yuan, while the price of one stone of rice in Kunming (昆明) in 1940 was 120 yuan. A poor and impoverished young poet, wearing simple coarse cloth clothes, hesitated on the streets of Kunming (昆明), wondering whether to buy a manuscript paper (at that time, a piece of newsprint cost 1 yuan). Reality gave him "richness, and rich pain," which was the luck and misfortune of his life.
Youth is a grand performance, and a poet destined to become a great talent must stand on a grand stage. In our current words, he must be "on the scene." The smoke of war constantly spurred the poet's patriotic feelings. When Tsinghua University (清华大学) moved to Changsha Temporary University (长沙临时大学), some of Mu Dan's (穆旦) classmates gave up their studies and directly joined the front line of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. After walking thousands of miles from Changsha (长沙) to Kunming (昆明), during their studies at the Southwestern Associated University (西南联大), they studied while "running air raid alarms" to avoid Japanese bombing. With the country broken and family hatred, how could a poet who was sensitive by nature and rich in heart stay out of it? "All the excellent ones went out to be soldiers." This is the recollection of a Southwestern Associated University (西南联大) student who joined the army many years later. Zhang Manling (张曼菱), a writer who has studied the history of the Southwestern Associated University (西南联大), once commented on the students of the Southwestern Associated University (西南联大) who joined the army: "When challenges come, the first to stand up and make practical responses are always the most outstanding people... Hardships and tests always choose the outstanding ones first, and they are purer than any elite." Mu Dan (穆旦) was the elite of that era. In the epic War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he had already issued his own cry: "The people living in shame, the hunched people, / I want to embrace you one by one with bloody hands, / Because a nation has risen."
This poet, who took the initiative to integrate himself into the torrent of resistance against Japan, was the most fearless "laureate poet" of that era, combining the spirit of forbearance, romantic adventure, and a passionate love for the land under his feet. He was not the "Prince Charming" of the Southwestern Associated University (西南联大) known for writing modern poetry, nor was he a scholar who did not care about national affairs. He was worried and affectionate, brave and romantic, and at the same time, he was introverted, deep, and not good at talking. Zou Hanming (邹汉明) said that Mu Dan (穆旦) was not a good teacher who could lecture well, and he was not an active member of the poetry club at the Southwestern Associated University (西南联大). His innocent eyes were always full of kindness, making people feel his "richness." This poet always paid attention to the country, society, and life with his fiery eyes, and devoted himself to the salvation and revitalization of the country and nation with a pure heart and romantic feelings. Going to the Yunnan-Burma battlefield made him suffer a lot and survive countless deaths. He miraculously picked up a life from the Hukawng Valley (野人山), this hell on earth. The muse of poetry still needed him to live, so that he could leave us a legend and a masterpiece "The Spirit of the Forest - A Requiem for the White Bones in the Hukawng Valley (森林之魅——祭胡康河谷上的白骨)."
As a modern poet in the war years, Mu Dan (穆旦) was not only a crier, participant, thinker, and critic, but also a writer and recorder. His poetic name was destined to be tempered by war and suffering. And his rich poetic writing most vividly interprets the heroic spirit and romance of a Chinese poet who "can kill thieves on horseback and compose poems on foot" (上马能杀贼，下马会赋诗) (shàng mǎ néng shā zéi, xià mǎ huì fù shī - "mount horse able kill thief, dismount horse able compose poem," describes a person who is skilled in both martial arts and literature).
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In recent years, several health check-ups have revealed "minor problems" such as high cholesterol and mild fatty liver. Each time the doctor interprets the health check-up report, they always earnestly advise: usually, one must control their diet and exercise more. Although the principles are understood, it's just that one cannot truly control or exercise, let alone persevere and achieve lasting results.
"Control your diet and exercise more" is a health proverb, containing the scientific principles of energy balance and metabolic regulation. The key lies in controlling energy intake, especially high-sugar and high-fat food intake, while increasing energy expenditure through exercise, reducing fat accumulation, and giving the body's "bad fat" a "reduce sources and expand outflows" approach, thereby reducing the risk of fatty liver and cardiovascular diseases.
It suddenly occurred to me that if "control your diet and exercise more" is compared to integrity and diligence in government, it is also quite appropriate. "Control your diet" can be interpreted as restraining greed and strictly abiding by laws and disciplines in integrity. "Exercise more" can be likened to going deep into reality and striving for achievement in diligence. If an official can "control their diet" and "exercise more," they may become a good official with integrity, diligence, a healthy political life, and full of vitality.
"Control your diet" seems easy, but it is actually very difficult. People's mouths and tongues are born greedy for food, greedy for delicious dishes, and greedy for fine wine, thus becoming a breeding ground for greed. Failure to control one's diet is one of the reasons why many officials violate regulations and disciplines. A clean and honest dam collapses due to an anthill. It is precisely the toasting and exchanging of drinks at banquets that often cause the dam of public power to collapse quietly. Many cases of corruption start and spread from "corruption on the tip of the tongue." Of course, to achieve integrity and honesty, it is far from enough to just control one's diet; one must also control one's hands—not reaching out indiscriminately, not taking things indiscriminately—and even more so, one must control one's heart—not getting lost, not forgetting one's original intention, always adhering to serving the people wholeheartedly, eliminating extravagant desires, and withstanding various temptations and tests.
If "control your diet" is about consolidating the foundation and purifying the source, then "exercise more" is about relaxing the muscles and promoting blood circulation. The way to maintain health lies in smooth flow of qi and blood, and strong bones and muscles, all relying on a "movement" principle. This is true for health, and it is also true for governing. If a government official is trapped in a sea of documents and meetings for a long time, locked in the depths of government offices, they will be like a tree root separated from the soil, and will gradually weaken. If one cannot exercise more, the so-called "research" will degenerate into a superficial observation, and "going to the grassroots" may transform into a formalistic performance. The beautiful scenes depicted in the reports are likely to be carefully embellished castles in the air. And true diligence in "exercising more" must be with both legs deeply rooted in the soil, the body covered in the atmosphere of ordinary life, possessing the ability to understand the world and solve problems. Jiao Yulu (焦裕禄) trudged through the wind, sand, and saline-alkali land of Lankao (兰考), and Kong Fansen (孔繁森) stepped over the gullies and ridges of the snowy plateau. 涉浅水者得鱼虾，涉深水者得蛟龙 (shè qiǎn shuǐ zhě dé yú xiā, shè shēn shuǐ zhě dé jiāo lóng - "those who wade in shallow water get fish and shrimp, those who wade in deep water get dragons," one achieves greater things by tackling more difficult challenges). Only by being down-to-earth and personally experiencing things can one understand the people's conditions and empathize with their sufferings; only by shedding effort and sweat can one know how to resolve "urgent, difficult, and concerning issues."
"Control your diet" and "exercise more" are equally important and indispensable. Only "controlling your diet," being clean and self-守 (shǒu) but with little achievement, the "cleanliness" that is guarded may become a rigid and withered stagnant water. Only "exercising more" but without a moral compass in the heart and without restraint in the mouth, the "diligence" that is carried out can easily slide into the wrong path of wasting money and harming the people. Only when the two are closely combined and mutually encouraging can the atmosphere of integrity and clarity be vast and continuous, and the style of diligence and pragmatism be carried forward. Just as trees grow, deep roots absorb nutrients, and strong branches and leaves embrace the sunlight, that is, 本固而后枝荣，根深方能叶茂 (běn gù ér hòu zhī róng, gēn shēn fāng néng yè mào - "when the foundation is solid, the branches will flourish; when the roots are deep, the leaves will be luxuriant," a solid foundation leads to prosperity and growth).
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Before the age of 42, every time I returned to my hometown, Liangzhou (凉州), I felt that this ancient city was desolate, backward, conservative, and not modern at all. The classmates and friends in my hometown spoke a Liangzhou (凉州) dialect that was extremely rustic. The Liangzhou (凉州) dialect is almost non-existent in other places. Occasionally, when I go to Datong (大同) in Shanxi (山西) Province, I can hear a similar accent, which may be a remnant of the 30,000 households and hundreds of thousands of people who migrated from Liangzhou (凉州) during the Northern Wei (北魏) Dynasty. Also, when I go to Xinjiang (新疆), in the vast northern Xinjiang (北疆), I can always hear people around me speaking the Liangzhou (凉州) dialect, and sometimes I can hear a strong Liangzhou (凉州) accent in the songs from karaoke. But these voices are scattered everywhere and do not form a concentrated area. People who have spoken the Liangzhou (凉州) dialect since childhood find it difficult to change their pronunciation in later years. I have carefully experienced that people from Liangzhou (凉州) basically speak from their dantian (丹田), so everyone's voice is very loud, as if they are arguing.
When my wife and children first came to live in the countryside of Liangzhou (凉州), they were awakened every morning by a burst of arguing. She would ask my mother who was arguing with whom. My mother listened to the sounds outside and said, "No one is." My wife said, "Listen, Mom, aren't they arguing?" My mother listened for a long time and said, "Oh, no, they are just 喧谎 (xuān huǎng - "noisy lying," chatting loudly)." One day, my wife heard their "arguing" again and went out to see. The wife of the northern neighbor was standing at the entrance of the village after sweeping the yard, talking to the wife of the southern neighbor. Each of them was holding a broom, and the distance between them was twenty or thirty meters. They were talking loudly, like neighbors in the city chatting door to door.
For those of us who have spoken the Liangzhou (凉州) dialect for decades, it is difficult to change the dialect. The tongue is not only wide but also straight, as wide as the land of Liangzhou (凉州) and as straight as a poplar tree. We are not good at saying retroflex sounds because our tongues are not used to bending. When we speak, we speak from our dantian (丹田), while others speak with their throats and natural breath. When we try to speak like others, we find that the voice is not our own. The main reason is that we don't distinguish between front and back nasal finals. When you listen to people from Northeast China and Beijing (北京) speaking, they speak very fast and have many retroflex sounds, but people from Liangzhou (凉州) cannot speak fast. If you can speak Liangzhou (凉州) dialect quickly, it is not from the dantian (丹田). Over time, our tongues in Liangzhou (凉州) have become unfamiliar with retroflex sounds, and our voices have become straight and flat.
I have been wondering why the Liangzhou (凉州) dialect is such a way of speaking, as if using the strength of the whole body, with a very loud voice... I think this is related to our land. Before the age of 18, I only saw the vast plains, endless and boundless, no matter how hard I tried, I could not reach its borders. Only in the southwest were the distant Qilian Mountains (祁连山), which were said to take three days to reach their foothills. At the age of 18, I took a train to visit the Qilian Mountains (祁连山), and I saw an even more endless distance. Therefore, most people in Liangzhou (凉州) cultivate, live, and speak on such plains.
When we were young, we played in the south of the village. After my mother cooked the meal, she would stand at the door and call our names, which could be heard hundreds of meters away. We would immediately appear in my mother's sight. My mother did this, so we also called our younger siblings in the same way, and our voices became louder. People who live in the city of Liangzhou (凉州), although they don't speak as loudly as in the countryside, and their voices have become softer, their voices are still very loud, and their tongues are still very straight.
The voice is another form of heart, another form of appearance. The Liangzhou (凉州) dialect is also like the land of Liangzhou (凉州), wide and straight, and does not know how to be flexible. I have discussed this topic with many people. They say that the people of Liangzhou (凉州) originally lived a nomadic life, and animal husbandry has been the best in the world since ancient times. Later, there were large areas of farmland, so-called "Golden Zhangye (金张掖) and Silver Wuwei (银武威)," with no shortage of food or clothing, so the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, thinking that it was the best place in the world, and their hearts were solid. Secondly, the people of Liangzhou (凉州) basically do not move around, so the language is consistent.
Later, I studied the Fuxi (伏羲) culture and found that the Qilian Mountains (祁连山) are the Qian Mountain (乾山) in the Fuxi (伏羲) Bagua (八卦), the Kunlun Mountains (昆仑山) are the Kun Mountain (坤山), and the Dangjin Mountain (当金山) is the Dui Jin Mountain (兑金山). The ancient Qiang (羌) people, Yuezhi (月氏) people, and Xiongnu (匈奴) people who once lived here have common characteristics because this place is in the west, belongs to the metal element in the five elements, and has a cold climate, so it was named Liangzhou (凉州) during the Han Dynasty (汉代).
When I discovered the wisdom of the ancients, I had another understanding of Liangzhou (凉州). Since then, when I returned to Liangzhou (凉州), all I saw was the good of Liangzhou (凉州). The dialect became the most beautiful language in the world. The people here still maintain the ancient human friendship, the people here still care about face, still care about their behavior being judged by neighbors, villages, and society, and still guard the ancient ethics.
Waking up in the morning, I stroll in this city. The sunshine is so leisurely, and the scene of people sitting on the street eating cold noodles and rice soup fried dough twists seems like another world. In the evening, I walk on the street, imagining riding a bicycle from east to west in half an hour when I was young. The city is expanding, but even so, I still think it is very suitable for people to live in. My brothers are still cooking at home in a proper manner, and my father is still being carefully cared for by them. They endure, sacrifice, tolerate, and move forward with heavy burdens.
I love this small city of Liangzhou (凉州). It is affectionate and righteous, it is sunny and warm, and it has roots and veins.
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In Jiangnan (江南), fruits come and go quickly. Before the cherries and loquats have completely left the market, the bayberries have quietly reddened the branches. Fresh and tender fruits take turns bombarding the taste buds.
I have a "preference" for Dongkui bayberries (东魁杨梅). Picking and eating bayberries are both deep memories. In southeastern Zhejiang (浙江) province, at 4 a.m., the mountains and fields are illuminated by flickering lights. The deep crimson Dongkui bayberries (东魁杨梅), still sound asleep among the branches and leaves, are carefully invited into baskets by hardworking bayberry farmers.
The bayberry forest on the hillside is lush and verdant, moist with misty rain, and the air is enchanting. Thousands of crimson pearls hang from the branches, each one so brightly red, so profoundly purple, as if telling the sweetness and deep affection of the entire summer. The bayberry pickers have bamboo baskets hanging from their waists and miner's lamps strapped to their heads. They nimbly climb the branches, skillfully demonstrating the "monkey picking" technique. Occasionally, they startle a few nocturnal birds, which take to the air with flapping wings.
On a flat piece of ground on the hillside, baskets are crowded together, packed full of fresh bayberries larger than ping-pong balls. Rows and rows of bayberries, in the faint light of dawn, are dazzlingly bright, reminiscent of Yang Wanli's (杨万里) description of "jade skin half-drunk, red begets millet."
These fresh fruits in the baskets will soon be sent to workshops for scientific sorting, classified packaging, and quick preservation and transportation. They can be tasted in the Yangtze River Delta (长三角) region on the same day, and even in areas a little further away, they can be delivered on time by the next morning. Modern logistics are sufficient to satisfy everyone's pursuit and demand for delicious food.
My cousin carried a full basket, swaying as he emerged from the forest, and said with a smile, "They're still alive, with their souls still in them." Enjoying the fleeting fresh and fragrant taste at the first moment is invaluable. I picked up a dark purple, round one and gently bit it open. Instantly, the juice gushed out, and the thick, soft pulp was like solidified cream, as sweet and rich as honey frost, mixed with a faint sourness, with distinct layers and a long aftertaste, truly indescribable.
Seeing my contentment, my cousin said, "When we were kids, we all thought bayberries were sour. I didn't expect that now the varieties are so good that even the smell of the leaves feels sweet."
In the markets of Jiangnan (江南), there are all kinds of fruits. The taste of bayberries is good, it is unparalleled. Their season is short. It seems that they turn purple and ripen overnight, and then disappear without a trace overnight. What is left on the tip of the tongue is full of aftertaste and reminiscence.
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As the footsteps of the setting sun became faltering, the elementary school outside Gate No. 2 rang its last bell of the day. The treetops in the residential area were crowded with sparrows chirping greetings to each other. A group of "porters" who often frequented this place began to drone, "The sun falls to the earth and slides down," "The wind blows the stone and climbs the slope," heralding the end of the day's labor.
All the commotion seemed to be the starting order in Teacher Er's eyes. He impatiently urged Chen Juesan (陈爵三): "Start! Start! Start!" Chen Juesan (陈爵三) put away his embarrassed expression and began his opening remarks in a serious manner: "Jinxiu City (锦绣城), people gather in heaps, Dragon Gate Formation, let's keep bragging; today we won't talk about the nine openings and eight closings of Chongqing (重庆) city gates, but only about the lively atmosphere in front of Gate No. 1 of Jinxiu City (锦绣城) Community."
Teacher Er calls himself a detached person from Wolonggang (卧龙岗). He usually immerses himself in studying things like "Kun" (鲲) and "straw dogs" (刍狗), and occasionally dabbles in "Yodeling." Once, while flipping through his family tree, he came across an ancestor named Chen Jueyi (陈爵一), and he was so impressed that he gave himself the name Chen Jueer (陈爵二) and named his son Chen Juesan (陈爵三). According to his own words, he had many knots in his heart, many sorrows, many lonelinesses, and many unspoken words, but after sitting on a small bench in front of Gate No. 1 that night, he became peaceful ever since.
In his impression, the intermittent "sharpening scissors and grabbing kitchen knives" during the day made the square in front of Gate No. 1 even more empty, while the scattered hand-waving dances, Lusheng dances, and elephant-foot drum dances in the evening made the square full of popularity. Before the "May Day" holiday, he suddenly discovered that, as if overnight, dozens of night market stalls had sprung up in the square, selling hot pot, skewers, barbecue, Guangdong (广东) rice noodles, Yangzhou (扬州) fried rice, Liuzhou (柳州) river snail rice noodles... Teacher Er was originally diligent in research, and his eyes and footsteps couldn't help but pass through the crowds and bright lights, searching for the reason for the rise of the night market—on the edge of the square, there was a circle of posters, some of which read "Develop the night economy, light up the lively atmosphere," some of which read "No-Penalty List System," and some of which read "Ten New Measures to Support the Night Market Economy"...
Teacher Er ordered a bottle of beer, a portion of Aunt Yao's (幺孃孃) scallion pancakes, and a skewer of Miss Sister's (小姐姐) grilled fatty intestines. After eating and drinking his fill, he conducted a survey on the spot. He learned that the person selling fried noodles was an entrepreneur who had returned from the coast, the people selling braised dishes were a pair of college student lovers who had recently graduated, and the person selling handicrafts was a small internet celebrity with fans. While surveying and thinking, he suddenly had an idea and renamed Chen Juesan (陈爵三), who was studying at the local Media Academy: "Burn the Night Through" (把夜熬穿).
One weekend, as the sentence "Jinxiu City (锦绣城), people gather in heaps..." rang out on the screen, "Burn the Night Through" began its night market live broadcast.
"Burn the Night Through" broadcasted one merchant per night, and the bosses were eager to show off their unique skills. One night, Old Liu (老刘), who specialized in selling vegetarian dishes, quickly cut potato shreds, pumpkin shreds, and radish shreds on the cutting board, and also shaved a cucumber at both ends, with the shaved thin slices connected into a continuous line several meters long. One night, Old Qin (老秦), who sold hot pot, faced the camera throughout the entire process, stir-frying the hot pot base on the spot, and serving it hot on the table, placing it in the nine-grid pot in front of the diners. One night, Old Xu (老徐), who sold rice noodles, told a story: on the night of the Wenchuan (汶川) earthquake, he set up a pot on the street and cooked all the rice noodles in his house, giving them away for free to the residents who were sleeping outdoors. One night, Little Qian (小钱), who sold fried rice, recounted the bits and pieces of joining the motorcycle volunteer army and fighting the mountain fire all night when a mountain fire broke out in Jinyun Mountain (缙云山) in August 2022 during extreme high temperatures.
When Chen Juesan (陈爵三) was busy, Teacher Er always wanted to help him. In the beginning, he used the name Chen Jueer (陈爵二) and said some literary sentences in the live broadcast room, which didn't seem to stir up people's emotions. Later, he changed his name to Teacher Er and said things like "I didn't watch for nothing, I'll give you a thumbs up," "Stay away from night food starting with you, I can't do it," "As long as you have a good attitude, everywhere is Bali (巴厘岛)," which was surprisingly popular.
When "Burn the Night Through" became a little famous, Teacher Er became even busier. He had to help his son think of "tasteful" sentences like "This bowl of small noodles looks fragrant" and "Slowly savor the colors of the human world, leisurely observe the long years of all things," and also accurately answer questions from netizens such as "How many eggs can a chicken lay at most in a day," and also initiate related topics to the stall owners in advance, such as there are many ways to deal with flowers blooming in a kimchi jar, and the best way is to put stir-fried dried broad beans into the jar, and so on.
This summer, Chongqing (重庆) was particularly hot. However, the night market in front of Gate No. 1 seemed to be competing with the weather. The hotter it was, the more popular it became, and the street stall business continued to improve. It made all the bosses, regardless of gender, give Teacher Er a look of "the wind contains affection and the water contains a smile."
One day near the summer vacation, a group of special customers came to the "first street stall hot pot" in front of Gate No. 1. They were students from the School of Pharmacy next to Chen Juesan's (陈爵三) school, all from countries such as Laos (老挝). Because they followed the live broadcast of "Burn the Night Through," they came in droves. When Teacher Er heard that they were from countries participating in the "Belt and Road" (一带一路) initiative and were majoring in pharmacy, he immediately launched a topic: Traditional Chinese medicine knowledge in the Four Great Classical Novels of China. When Chen Juesan (陈爵三) set up the camera, Teacher Er started with the Cold Fragrance Pills in *Dream of the Red Chamber* (*红楼梦*), talked about the cun, guan, and chi pulses and the seven exterior and eight interior in *Journey to the West* (*西游记*) when Wukong (悟空) diagnosed the illness with a thread, talked about the raw materials of the anesthetic in *Water Margin* (*水浒传*) possibly being Datura flowers, and talked about Zhuge Liang's (诸葛亮) "people infected with chronic diseases" in *Romance of the Three Kingdoms* (*三国演义*) from porridge drinking and medicine to meat supplements and strong medicine to treat the root cause and people get the three-part song of life. The students listened with relish, sometimes nodding, sometimes asking questions, sometimes laughing, the scene was popular, and the live broadcast room was full of praise.
Last Wednesday was Teacher Er's birthday. At 10 p.m., he was sitting in front of that barbecue stall, about to pour himself a drink. Suddenly, a "Happy Birthday" was heard, and more than a dozen stall owners near the barbecue stall came over to toast him. In a series of grateful voices of "thank you for the traffic" and "thank you for the fire," Teacher Er's tongue stiffened, and he repeated again and again, "**你们干了，我凭良心喝**" (nǐ men gàn le, wǒ píng liáng xīn hē - "You guys finish it, I'll drink with my conscience," meaning he will drink as much as he feels is appropriate, showing his gratitude).
At 11 p.m., Teacher Er staggered to Gate No. 1 and asked the gatekeeper with a serious face: "Master, may I ask which building and floor does Teacher Er live on?"
The gatekeeper was already familiar with him, but he still looked at him for a while before replying with a serious face: "You are Teacher Er!"
"I know I'm Teacher Er, the key is which building and floor do I live on?"
Return to TopBy: 邢卓然
The blue sky can also be opened,
Each bird is a key.
The eagle can unlock the sharpness of thunder and lightning,
The dove can unlock the wings of white clouds,
The magpie can unlock the bridal chamber of the Cowherd Star and the Weaver Girl Star (牛郎星与织女星).
I want to follow the birds
To visit relatives in the blue sky,
This large bunch of keys,
I wonder if it can unlock the heart of the sun,
The moon's boudoir, and her heart.
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