Summary: President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan held a tea conversation with U.S. President Trump and his wife Melania at the White House, agreeing to jointly build a "constructive strategic and stable relationship based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity." Xi noted this was his first state visit to the United States in 11 years, highlighted mutually beneficial results in the economic and trade field, and stressed that while the future of China-U.S. relations is bright, the road is often tortuous, expressing willingness to work with Trump to write a significant contribution in the history of bilateral ties. Trump called the visit constructive and very successful, citing positive results from in-depth communication on U.S.-China relations and major international and regional issues. After the tea conversation, the two heads of state and their spouses visited the U.S. National Archives, where Xi remarked that archives carry the wisdom of predecessors and that China and the United States, despite differences, can achieve long-term success through steady progress by managing differences and lengthening the list of cooperation.
Summary: President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan attended a state welcome banquet hosted by U.S. President Trump and First Lady Melania at the White House on September 24. Xi noted that the exchange of visits by the two heads of state within half a year was a historic first, enriching the China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship. He highlighted historical examples of bilateral exchanges, including early trade, wartime cooperation, ping-pong diplomacy, and a tree-planting story, as foundations for public support. Xi stressed that the goals of making America great again and China's national rejuvenation can achieve mutual success, urging the two sides to explore a new path for major countries to get along. Trump recalled his May visit to China, affirmed the enduring U.S.-China friendship despite differing systems, and expressed willingness to work with Xi for lasting prosperity. Cai Qi, Wang Yi, and He Lifeng attended the banquet.
Summary: President Xi Jinping concluded his state visit to the United States on the afternoon of September 25 and returned to Beijing. Senior U.S. government officials saw him off at the airport, where a 21-gun salute was fired. On the way to the airport, representatives of overseas Chinese and Chinese students lined the road, waving the national flags of China and the United States and warmly congratulating President Xi on the complete success of his visit.
Summary: The article reflects on the Mid-Autumn Festival, noting that the Shenzhou-23 astronaut crew aboard China's space station sent holiday wishes to the nation, linking ancient poetry with modern space achievements. It highlights China's lunar exploration program, including the Chang'e Project and Yutu rover, as a realization of traditional myths through technological self-reliance. The piece mentions public engagement with lunar soil samples at the Beijing Planetarium and international interest at the United Nations in Vienna, emphasizing China's open sharing of scientific results. It concludes that while the moon remains constant, China's developmental progress and the footsteps of its people continue to advance.
Summary: Hangzhou is accelerating the transformation of artificial intelligence into real productive forces, focusing on embodied intelligence, open-source ecosystems, and scenario applications. The article cites General Secretary Xi Jinping's instructions on integrating technological innovation with industrial innovation and promoting AI development. Hangzhou has released its first batch of "open competition" topics for embodied intelligence scenarios, including emergency rescue, household services, and agricultural picking. The city has gathered numerous embodied intelligence enterprises, with the 2025 output value of industrial enterprises above designated size in the cluster exceeding 100 billion yuan. Hangzhou plans to support the "ModelScope Community" in attracting over 30 million global developers and cultivate 100 open-source innovation enterprises, while also promoting the iterative upgrading of models such as Tongyi Qianwen and DeepSeek.
Summary: The Ministry of Commerce reported that over 90 percent of prefecture-level and above cities nationwide have built 9,156 fifteen-minute convenient living circles, with pilot demonstration zones progressing steadily. At a work promotion meeting in Jingzhou, Hubei, officials called for expanding community-based offline consumption, promoting physical commerce transformation, and correctly handling online-offline relationships while coordinating efficiency and fairness. The meeting stressed adhering to "asking the people what they need," filling business format shortcomings, and improving service functions. The Ministry of Commerce and seven other departments announced the third batch of 30 pilot demonstration zones, aiming for full coverage of convenient living circles in pilot cities' main urban areas and qualified county-town communities within about two years.
Summary: Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a welcoming banquet hosted by President Trump and Mrs. Melania, thanked them for their warm reception and noted that the Chinese people were celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival. He recalled President Trump's successful visit to China in May and said their exchange of visits had created a new chapter in bilateral history, with the two leaders reaching new consensuses that enriched the constructive strategic and stable China-U.S. relationship. Xi highlighted historical people-to-people exchanges, including trade over 200 years ago, joint resistance against Japanese militarism, ping-pong diplomacy, and a recent story of an American funding a Chinese desertification-control worker's tree-planting. He stated that China-U.S. relations stand at a new historical starting point, and that the goals of making America great again and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation can complement each other. He proposed a toast to the health of President Trump and Mrs. Melania, to the prosperity of both countries, and to the friendship between the two peoples.
Summary: President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25, his first in 11 years and his second meeting with the U.S. president following the May summit in Beijing. During the visit, the two heads of state reached new consensuses that enriched the connotation of the China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship and provided new strategic guidance for bilateral ties. International figures interviewed by People's Daily praised the visit as a historic moment, saying the two leaders steered the great ship of China-U.S. relations and expanded space for exchanges and cooperation. They highlighted agreements to further enrich the relationship's positioning, including Xi's announcement that China will invite 100,000 American youths for exchange and study over the next five years, and stressed that translating head-of-state consensus into concrete actions will benefit global stability and development. The article also notes the two sides confirmed mutual support for hosting the 2026 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the G20 Leaders' Summit.
Summary: This article is a Zhong Sheng commentary on President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25, at the invitation of President Trump. It states that the two heads of state reached new consensuses and enriched the connotation of the constructive and strategically stable China-U.S. relationship, with Xi emphasizing that "this vision must be translated into action." The piece highlights that the two sides should achieve mutually beneficial outcomes through practical cooperation, handle differences through seeking common ground, and notes that a new round of economic and trade consultations reached a new joint arrangement. It reiterates that the Taiwan question is the first red line in China-U.S. relations that must not be crossed, and that the U.S. should adhere to opposing "Taiwan independence." The commentary also covers their agreement to maintain dialogue and cooperation on artificial intelligence, and to mutually support the hosting of the 2026 APEC and G20 meetings.
Summary: Craig Allen, president of the US-China Business Council, said that the exchange of visits between the US and Chinese presidents within less than half a year consolidates the momentum of stable bilateral relations and sends a positive signal to the business community. He noted that head-of-state diplomacy plays a strategically guiding role, and that communication between the two leaders helps enhance mutual understanding and stabilize expectations. Allen dismissed claims that American companies are unwilling to do business with China or broadly withdrawing, emphasizing that they still attach great importance to the Chinese market and hope to continue cooperation. He highlighted that China's advantages in technological innovation, the industrial system, and supply chains can help American companies enhance their global competitiveness. Allen concluded that stable economic and trade ties bring genuine and substantial benefits to both countries and help create a more stable environment for global economic development.
Summary: The first foreign trade route of the Pinglu Canal, linking China's Nanning Port to Vietnam's Can Tho Port, was marked by an arrival ceremony in Can Tho City on September 24, where Chinese and Vietnamese industry insiders welcomed the "Beigang Nanning Borun," the first international river-sea intermodal container vessel to reach Can Tho Port. The vessel departed Nanning Port on September 16, transited the Pinglu Canal into the Beibu Gulf, and arrived on September 23 carrying 252 standard containers of wood panels, sodium sulfate, and auto parts from China's western regions including Sichuan and Chongqing. Hu Huaping, Party Secretary and Chairman of the Board of Beibu Gulf Port Group, said the route's smooth opening is a landmark achievement of China and Vietnam seizing the opportunity of the Pinglu Canal's navigation and jointly building the International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. He added that Beibu Gulf Port Group will work with Can Tho Port and all parties to cultivate two-way cargo sources, improve the service system, and enhance logistics connectivity between the two locations.
Summary: The 14th "Experience China" Inner Mongolia Culture Week closed on September 25 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, co-hosted by the Information Office of the People's Government of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the Chinese Embassy in Mongolia, and the Mongolian Ministry of Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth, under the theme "Sharing New Opportunities of Opening-Up, Building a New Grassland Silk Road." The event featured 23 series of activities in 12 major categories, including presentations on the China (Inner Mongolia) Pilot Free Trade Zone, cultural and tourism promotions, thematic exhibitions, and artistic performances. Organizers said the Culture Week, held for 14 consecutive sessions, serves as an important platform for regular, branded, and iconic people-to-people and cultural exchanges between China and Mongolia, deepening mutual understanding and consolidating the foundation of friendship.
Summary: The Ninth China–Southeast Asian Countries Marine Cooperation Forum was held in Bangkok, Thailand, from September 24 to 25, co-hosted by China's Ministry of Natural Resources and Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Over 200 representatives from more than 40 marine-related administrative departments, research institutes, and universities from China, Thailand, and other Southeast Asian countries attended, sharing research on climate prediction and marine disaster prevention and mitigation. Darika Sarunyagat, special adviser to Thailand's Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, said the forum demonstrated the determination of China and Southeast Asian countries to jointly advance marine cooperation and let the ocean benefit the region's people. She emphasized that regional cooperation is more important now than ever, hoping the event builds a valuable platform for practical cooperation and new areas of collaboration.
Summary: The article highlights biomanufacturing as a priority frontier for China's future industries during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, using green biosynthetic methods to convert raw materials into pharmaceuticals, food, chemicals, and energy. It reports accelerated progress in biopharmaceutical approvals, biodegradable plastics standards, sustainable aviation fuel adoption at airports, and new biological food raw materials entering the market. Looking ahead, biomanufacturing is expected to penetrate broader industrial and daily-life sectors, driven by AI integration and cell-factory production models. The piece calls for strengthened policy coordination, independent innovation in key technologies, and accelerated industrial scaling to build biomanufacturing into a new economic growth point. No mention is made of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Fifth Global Digital Trade Expo, held in Hangzhou from September 23 to 27, featured 2,008 exhibitors and over 12,000 international buyers, showcasing AI applications across industrial production, daily life, and trade. Exhibits included Unitree Technology's manned transforming mecha, Xingwuzhong Robot's AI cleaning robot, and Didi's autonomous driving vehicle, while large models and data factors were highlighted through space computing, open-source data communities, and urban traffic models. Fang Yi, chairman of Geely Digital Technology, noted that attendees "no longer only ask about new technologies, but pay more attention to problem-solving," emphasizing large models as production tools within safe boundaries. The Silk Road E-commerce zone displayed AI-driven supply chain systems, and Zhejiang's cross-border e-commerce imports and exports reached 264.19 billion yuan from January to August, up 14.6% year-on-year. Cultural and service products also "went global in groups" through digital-intelligent platforms, with AI enabling content to reach global audiences across language and aesthetic differences.
Summary: The article reports that artificial intelligence is accelerating toward real-world applications, as observed at the Digital Trade Fair, where it is taking root in production, governance, and business operations. It emphasizes that AI's vitality lies in deep integration with all walks of life, with human-machine collaboration reshaping traditional jobs and specialized large models being embedded into key enterprise links. Across industries, the understanding of AI is shifting from trial use of general-purpose models to developing specialized ones that solve specific pain points and convert computing power and data into productivity. However, the deployment of AI still faces challenges, and the article suggests using the Digital Trade Fair to open channels for scenario opening, data activation, and ecosystem co-building. This would carve out broad space for the deep integration of the real economy and the digital economy.
Summary: The article reports on the WorldSkills Expo held concurrently with the 48th WorldSkills Competition at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It highlights the China Pavilion, which showcases the four great inventions alongside modern achievements like BeiDou navigation and 6G communications, and the "One Province, One Craft" section featuring traditional crafts from across China. Foreign visitors, including a guest from Namibia who ordered a suit, engaged with live demonstrations of Chinese woodworking, Jingdezhen pottery, ice carving, and other crafts. The expo also includes booths from Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Canada, offering interactive games and skill demonstrations. Visitors can participate in hands-on activities such as soldering, making Chinese-style buttons, and 3D printing, fostering cross-cultural communication through the language of skills.
Summary: Potato harvesting has begun in Wuchuan County, Inner Mongolia, attracting workers from Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu, and Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan, who arrived in groups organized by village and family. The mature, large-scale potato industry in the area has brought income-increasing opportunities to many families. The photo, taken by Xinhua reporter Lian Zhen on September 23, shows workers loading potatoes in Shenshengtai Village, Wuchuan County.
Summary: Four new high-speed railway lines will open simultaneously on September 28, including the Xiong'an–Shangqiu section of the Beijing–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway, the Harbin–Yichun High-Speed Railway, the Xi'an–Ankang section of the Xi'an–Chongqing High-Speed Railway, and the Yichang–Xingshan High-Speed Railway. The Xiong'an–Shangqiu section fills a gap in the northern part of the Beijing–Hong Kong line, connecting North China with the Central Plains and East China, and brings high-speed rail to counties such as Renqiu, Suning, and Yuncheng. The Harbin–Yichun line, China's northernmost high-speed railway, links Suihua and Yichun to the national network and expands Harbin's 2-hour transportation circle. The Xi'an–Ankang section creates a fast corridor between the Guanzhong region and southern Shaanxi, cutting travel time between Xi'an and Ankang to 45 minutes. The Yichang–Xingshan line connects the Shanghai–Chongqing and Zhengzhou–Chongqing high-speed railways, reducing the fastest Wuhan–Chongqing travel time from 4 hours 56 minutes to 3 hours 54 minutes.
Summary: Hangzhou is accelerating the transformation of artificial intelligence into real productive forces, focusing on embodied intelligence, open-source ecosystems, and scenario applications. The article cites General Secretary Xi Jinping's instructions on integrating technological innovation with industrial innovation and promoting AI development. Hangzhou has released its first batch of "open competition" topics for embodied intelligence scenarios, including emergency rescue, household services, and agricultural picking. The city has gathered numerous embodied intelligence enterprises, with the 2025 output value of industrial enterprises above designated size in the cluster exceeding 100 billion yuan. Hangzhou plans to support the "ModelScope Community" in attracting over 30 million global developers and cultivate 100 open-source innovation enterprises, while also promoting the iterative upgrading of models such as Tongyi Qianwen and DeepSeek.
Summary: The State Council has forwarded "Several Measures on Promoting RV Consumption" formulated by 10 departments including the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The measures aim to remove bottlenecks in RV consumption and unleash its potential to better meet the people's needs for a better life. They put forward nine policy initiatives covering the entire chain of RV consumption, including improving supply quality, optimizing registration and driver training management, ensuring passage and parking, strengthening campsite construction, enhancing tourism product supply and rental services, increasing financial support, and fulfilling safety responsibilities.
Summary: The article reports that multiple central government bodies jointly held "Our Festival · Mid-Autumn" themed cultural activities to explore the festival's cultural meaning and promote patriotism and family values. Five regions across the country organized demonstration events, including a literary evening party at Juyongguan in Beijing, a dance and drum storytelling performance in Jincheng, Shanxi, and a Korean Chuseok-themed activity in Yanbian, Jilin. Other localities held poetry competitions, tea parties, and hands-on activities like making mooncakes and painting round fans to enhance the festival's appeal. The activities aim to cultivate deep feelings for family and country and gather strength for progress.
Summary: The article reports from Shihao Town in Chongqing's Qijiang District, where the post-90s restaurant owner Liu Yunqian guides a reporter to meet Zhao Fuqian, a retired cultural official who lectures at the Shihao Red Army Martyrs' Monument. Zhao recounts how his grandfather guarded the graves of Red Army soldiers and his father continued the vigil, while he himself has spent years excavating and verifying more than 50 Long March relics. Zhao organized the "Shihao Red Soul Lecturing Group," cultivating over 50 lecturers and 300 "young red lecturers," including Xiong Sisi and returning entrepreneur Zhang Qilin, who promotes local agriculture and tourism. Party secretary Sun Zhenying says the town has formed a "red culture + rural tourism" model that received over 120,000 tourists in 2025. Zhao's edited "Compilation of Shihao Red Lecturing Materials" is set for publication in October to pass on the Long March spirit.
Summary: The China International Forum on the Rule of Law (2026), hosted by the China Law Society, was held in Shenzhen from September 22 to 23, drawing legal professionals from 38 countries and 7 international organizations. Wang Hongxiang, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Executive Vice President of the China Law Society, said the international community's expectations for China's voice and solutions are unprecedented, and the Society will strengthen platforms and establish normalized rule-of-law dialogue mechanisms. The forum released the "Shenzhen Declaration," proposing support for the WTO-centered multilateral trading system and equal protection of domestic and foreign parties' rights. Speakers, including Gao Xiaoli, Vice President of the Supreme People's Court, and international officials such as Sri Lanka's Nalin Abesuria and Chile's Ángel Valencia, emphasized exchange and mutual learning among rule-of-law civilizations and cross-border cooperation against organized crime. Other discussions covered Belt and Road legal safeguards, digital and AI governance, and intellectual property judicature, with participants urging international dialogue and cooperation on these fronts.
Summary: On September 25, the Nagoya Asian Games entered its sixth day, with the Chinese swimming team finishing with 30 gold, 13 silver, and 11 bronze medals, surpassing their Hangzhou Asian Games gold count and sweeping all seven relay golds for the first time. Zhang Zhanshuo won the men's 400m freestyle with a Games record, totaling seven golds across eight events, while the women's 4×100m medley relay team set a new Games record. Song Jiayuan and Zhang Linru swept gold and silver in the women's shot put, and the canoe sprint team won all three events it entered. In gymnastics, weightlifting, and shooting, Zou Jingyuan, Tian Hao, Yang Linyue, and Liu Yukun delivered standout results, including world and Asian Games records. The fencing team won its first gold of the Games in the women's team epee, and Yuan Jinwei secured a fourth consecutive Asian Games title in men's mountain bike cross-country.
Summary: Chen Yujie, 17, won the women's 100-meter final at the Nagoya Asian Games with a time of 11.06 seconds, breaking the previous Asian Games record of 11.15 seconds. The report notes she previously carried the torch at the Hangzhou Asian Games and has represented China at the 2025 Tokyo World Championships and two World Relays. She holds Asian junior and youth records in the women's 100 meters and 200 meters, and won a double crown at last year's National Games. Chen called the gold medal "the best coming-of-age gift" for her upcoming 18th birthday and said the nickname "Little Sister" reflects everyone's affection for her. She expressed belief that as the country develops, outstanding newcomers will emerge in all walks of life.
Summary: The article reports on Asian Games athletes sending Mid-Autumn Festival blessings from the competition arena. Chinese female boxer Wu Yu said she does not think about celebrating the holiday during competition and misses her grandmother, who just underwent surgery. Swimmer Li Bingjie, who won five gold medals in five events, said "Mid-Autumn Festival—perfectly complete!" Gymnast Zhang Boheng recalled warm family gatherings and, with the World Championships task arriving in quick succession, said he still has to focus on the competition and wished everyone a safe and happy Mid-Autumn Festival. The piece was reported by People's Daily reporters Chen Chenxi, Liu Shuoyang, Li Shuo, Gao Ji, Sun Longfei, Wang Meihua, and People's Daily Online reporter Hu Xuerong.
Summary: The article reports on a "Gathering Strength to Revitalize Villages · Stories of First Secretaries Stationed in Villages" exchange event held in Beijing on the ninth "Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival," where over 40 first secretaries brought agricultural specialty products to a market. It highlights several first secretaries, including Lan Weihong of Guizhou, Chen Teng of Hubei, Tao Xuemei of Chongqing, and Yan Fei of Sichuan, who promoted items like passion fruits, dried tofu, crochet pouches, and blueberry jelly. The event also featured a "story gathering" where first secretaries, experts, and platform representatives shared experiences in rural industry development. The article notes that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, over 3 million first secretaries and village-based cadres have been dispatched, with nearly 500,000 currently stationed in villages. Zhou Lei, first secretary of Wuping Village in Shaanxi, described stationing in villages as weaving resources, people's hearts, and hope into a "splendid and glorious chapter" of comprehensive rural revitalization.
Summary: The article describes Mid-Autumn Festival moon-viewing traditions at three "moon"-named watersides: Dunhuang's Crescent Moon Spring, Kanas Moon Bay, and Tengger Moon Lake. At Crescent Moon Spring, reporters note the "three moons in one frame" sight and local customs like "climbing high to view the moon," alongside the spring's scientific explanation for why sand never buries it. At Kanas Moon Bay, the piece highlights the "twin-moon wonder" of a round moon in the sky and crescent moon in the water, and herders' ecological reverence. At Tengger Moon Lake, a family from Ordos is quoted enjoying bonfires, folk songs, and desert activities, with the scenic area head Zhang Xiaobing explaining the lake's formation. The article also mentions planned cultural activities, including the Kanas Silk Road Food Bazaar and over 300 events in Altay Prefecture.
Summary: The article offers tips for photographing the full moon on Mid-Autumn Festival night, emphasizing the need to capture the moon rather than just view it. It advises keeping the camera steady with a tripod or bracing against a surface, lowering exposure using spot metering to avoid overexposure, shooting early when the moon rises large and golden-red, and using foreground elements like treetops, eaves, water reflections, or family members to add atmosphere. The piece concludes that the moon is constant, but the people watching it with you are the finest scene worth recording.
Summary: The article quotes Dou Pan, chief physician of the Clinical Nutrition Department at Peking University First Hospital, on how to choose and eat mooncakes healthily as the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches. Dou Pan advises consumers to rely on ingredient lists and nutrition facts panels rather than brand reputation, noting that traditional high-sugar, high-oil mooncakes and many new-style varieties like sugar-free, multigrain, and snow-skin mooncakes do not truly achieve low-fat, low-sugar nutritional profiles. He cautions that "sugar-free" mooncakes still pose blood sugar risks, multigrain versions are mostly refined flour, and health-nourishment claims involving medicinal herbs and food sharing the same origin are exaggerated. Dou Pan recommends limiting daily intake to 50 grams, replacing staple foods, and pairing mooncakes with tea, vegetables, and low-sugar foods while avoiding sweet beverages and fried dishes. He also provides specific guidance for people with elevated blood sugar, high blood lipids, chronic gastroenteritis, and allergies, and suggests moderate exercise to offset excess calories.
Summary: BabyBus has partnered with professional folk orchestras and string ensembles to provide custom-made musical accompaniment for picture books, using real instruments to set the scene's atmosphere and convey emotions. When a child taps a page with a reading pen, text narration and music playback are activated, turning reading into an audio-visual experience. The company aims to help children understand stories more vividly and appreciate music through interactive engagement involving sight, hearing, and touch, offering a rich and warm reading experience.
Summary: On September 23, 2026, Geely Automobile Group released its new-generation energy replenishment technology, Geely Smart Charging, supported by full-domain AI and developed with StepFun, integrating the Xingrui PowerMind Energy Brain and the WAM World Action Model to build a "people, vehicle, charging pile, cloud, network, storage" architecture. The technology aims to solve industry pain points such as unsafe fast charging and battery damage, achieving breakthroughs in safety, speed, intelligence, and convenience, with AI temperature control keeping battery temperatures below 65 degrees Celsius. The Lynk & Co 10 model, equipped with the Shield Gold Brick Battery Ultra-Short Blade Series, achieves a peak charging power of 1,093 kilowatts and charges from 10% to 97% in an average of 8 minutes and 40 seconds. Geely also introduced AI Smart Charging for battery health management, extending cycle life by over 20%, and AI Automatic Charging robots for home use. By the end of 2027, Geely plans to build more than 22,000 charging stations and 100,000 charging guns, aiming for "county-county coverage" to support the "six networks" construction and high-quality development of China's new energy vehicle industry.
Summary: The article reflects on the Mid-Autumn Festival, describing the full moon as the central symbol of the night sky, endowed by the Chinese nation with grand imaginings and deep emotional meaning. It states that wherever the bright moon’s radiance falls, it encompasses science, humanity, history, family affection, poetry, and the warmth of everyday life. The piece concludes that the story of the moon belongs to the moon, but even more so to the human world, as the editor shares readers' memories and musings in hopes that these words, like the moonlight, may illuminate the heart.
Summary: The article recounts the author's personal journey with lunar exploration, beginning with the legend of Chang'e flying to the moon and the imagery of the jade rabbit, toad, and Wu Gang chopping the cassia tree. The author describes their role as the first chief scientist of China's lunar exploration program, detailing the scientific demonstration and the successive Chang'e missions from orbiters to landers and sample returns. The author highlights that while the United States' six Apollo missions brought back 381.7 kilograms of lunar samples and the Soviet Union's Luna series also returned samples, China's Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6 together brought back about 3.6 kilograms, solving the core problem of "one old and one new" in lunar evolution. The author also led the compilation of a fine lunar geological map at a scale of 1:2,500,000, providing a comprehensive scientific basis for global lunar study and utilization. The piece concludes with the author's deep affection for the moon, framing it as Earth's daughter.
Summary: The article reflects on the moon's enduring presence in Chinese literature, tracing its role from the *Book of Songs* to modern times as a medium connecting people across time and distance. It highlights Li Bai's lifelong friendship with the moon and recounts a story from Gu Changxin, a tomb keeper at Li Bai's tomb garden in Dangtu County, Anhui, who once granted a foreign professor's request to recite moon poems with students under the Mid-Autumn moon. The piece also recalls a young Ba Jin in 1927, sailing to France, who wrote of the moon as a constant for travelers, echoing Li Bai's meditation on the moon's timelessness. It concludes by invoking Su Shi's line about sharing moonlight across a thousand miles, emphasizing the moon's power to unite Chinese people worldwide in a shared cultural lineage.
Summary: The article describes a visit to Zhongfu Village in Changting County, Fujian, a departure point of the Red Army's Long March, where villagers celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival on the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month—a custom maintained for over 90 years. This tradition began in 1934 when villagers celebrated one day early to prepare for the Battle of Songmao Ridge, after which surviving troops assembled and set out on the Long March. Village committee deputy director Zhong Chunyuan affirms the custom as "firm and unshakeable," while martyr descendant Zhong Ming recounts setting an extra pair of chopsticks and a bowl each year for family members who never returned. Young docent Xie Xiaofen shares moving stories of sacrifice, including villagers sending sons and husbands to war, and notes the tradition is a must-tell that deeply moves her. The article concludes that the Mid-Autumn Festival in Zhongfu Village carries not only reunion but also a weighty sense of reverence and remembrance.
Summary: The poem describes the Mid-Autumn Festival, portraying drifting dandelions as people temporarily away from work who gaze at the bright moon, which guides homesickness, blessings, and consolation downward like feathers. The dandelions far from home learn from the moon, which is present everywhere, and take advantage of autumn's midpoint to visit villages soaked with dew and the homeland with dimly lit or fading lights.
Summary: The poem reflects on a mother's enduring presence after her departure, symbolized through imagery of planting—cooking smoke, a childhood name, a place called Xujia Dam, love, and ultimately herself in the speaker's heart, likened to the moon.
Summary: This article describes the diverse Mid-Autumn Festival customs and mooncake varieties across Guangdong, including Cantonese lotus seed paste with salted egg yolk mooncakes, Chaoshan lard cakes, Hakka moonlight cakes, Wuchuan five-nut with Jinhua ham mooncakes, and Huazhou tuoluo cakes. It also details symbolic foods like taro, pomelo, water caltrops, and river snails, each with homophonous meanings of good fortune. The piece recounts the author's experience of the solemn Chaoshan festival, where families set out offerings and children carry lanterns, and his wife's memory of her great-grandmother who waited forty years for her husband who had emigrated to Thailand. The article concludes by reflecting on Guangdong's large overseas Chinese population, noting that families once sent mooncakes in return for remittance letters, and that the bright moon carries boundless longing for one's native soil.
(People's Daily, Washington, September 25) (Reporters Li Xiaohong, Wang Zhou) On the morning of September 25 local time, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan held a tea conversation with U.S. President Trump and his wife Melania at the White House. The two heads of state agreed to further enrich the connotation of the positioning of China-U.S. relations and jointly build a "constructive strategic and stable relationship based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity."
Xi Jinping noted that this is his first state visit to the United States in 11 years, returning to Washington. During this visit, we have again enriched the connotation of the positioning of China-U.S. relations and agreed to jointly build a "constructive strategic and stable relationship based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity." The economic and trade field has also achieved mutually beneficial results (互惠互利, hu hui hu li - "mutual, benefit, mutual, benefit"), which will be welcomed by the peoples of both countries and the international community.
Xi Jinping stressed that the future of China-U.S. relations is bright, and this is the general trend of history. At the same time, the road to brightness is often tortuous, and there will always be various difficulties and challenges, which also conforms to the law of development of things. I am willing to work with President Trump, with the courage and sense of responsibility to be accountable to history, to jointly write a significant and memorable contribution (浓墨重彩, nong mo zhong cai - "thick, ink, heavy, color") in the history of the development of China-U.S. relations.
Trump stated that President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States was a constructive and very successful visit. The two sides conducted in-depth communication on U.S.-China relations and major international and regional issues, achieving many positive results that benefit both countries. He looks forward to maintaining close communication with President Xi Jinping and jointly leading the development of U.S.-China relations.
After the tea conversation, Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan, accompanied by Trump and Melania, went to the U.S. National Archives. The two heads of state and their spouses walked into the central hall of the Archives together and listened to an introduction to the Archives and its main exhibits.
Xi Jinping stated that archives carry the wisdom of our predecessors and contain inspiration for the future. Over the past 250 years, the American people have pursued the American Dream, building a prosperous and strong country and a beautiful homeland on the North American continent. The Chinese people, inheriting the five-thousand-year cultural tradition of the Chinese nation, have continuously achieved new accomplishments on the new journey of realizing the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. China and the United States are two countries with their own distinct characteristics. Although the two countries differ in history and culture, social systems, and development paths, the aspirations of the two peoples for a better life are the same. By acknowledging and respecting each other's differences, understanding and learning from each other, finding the greatest common denominator, lengthening the list of cooperation, and properly managing differences, the bilateral relationship can achieve long-term success through steady progress (行稳致远, xing wen zhi yuan - "walk, steadily, reach, far").
Return to Top(People's Daily, Washington, September 24) (Reporters Zhang Mengxu, Ma Fei) On the evening of September 24 local time, U.S. President Trump and his wife Melania held a state welcome banquet at the White House for Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan.
When Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan arrived at the White House, Trump and Melania warmly welcomed them. The two heads of state and their spouses posed for photos together and met with the guests attending the banquet.
After the banquet began, Xi Jinping and Trump each delivered remarks.
Xi Jinping extended sincere greetings and good wishes for the Mid-Autumn Festival to all American people from various sectors who care about and support the development of China-U.S. relations.
Xi Jinping noted that in May this year, President Trump paid a successful visit to China. In less than half a year, the heads of state of China and the United States have exchanged visits, creating a historic first in the interactions between the two countries. This visit has produced many new consensuses, enriched the substance of the China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship, and provided new strategic guidance for China-U.S. relations.
Xi Jinping stressed that more than 200 years ago, when the United States had just gained independence, it already turned its gaze toward China. The two sides began trade exchanges by exchanging what each has for what the other needs (互通有无, hu tong you wu - "mutually, exchange, have, lack") and complementing each other's strengths (优势互补, you shi hu bu - "advantage, mutually, complement"). More than 80 years ago, the people of China and the United States fought side by side against the Japanese militarist aggressors, and this friendship forged in blood and fire will surely be passed down from generation to generation. More than 50 years ago, ping-pong diplomacy knocked open the long-sealed door of exchanges, and the elder statesmen of China and the United States, with the political wisdom of "a small ball turning the big ball," initiated the great process of normalizing China-U.S. relations. More than 20 years ago, an American named Sai Kesi funded the Chinese desertification fighter Yin Yuzhen to plant trees, and their story moved many Chinese people and is also an example of friendly exchanges between the peoples of China and the United States. People-to-people and cultural exchanges between China and the United States are conducive to promoting mutual understanding between the hearts of the two peoples and have laid a solid foundation of public support for China-U.S. friendship and cooperation.
Xi Jinping noted that today, China-U.S. relations again stand at a new historical starting point. President Trump has proposed making America great again, and China is committed to realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. These two goals are both grand and can fully achieve mutual success. The two sides should demonstrate the responsibility of major countries, respond to the aspirations of the people and the trend of the times, and explore a new path for major countries to get along properly. The river of history flows on endlessly, and the cause of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples has broad prospects. The two sides should work together to move forward side by side (携手并进, xie shou bing jin - "hold hands, together, advance"), jointly water the beautiful flowers of China-U.S. friendship, and jointly write a new chapter of China-U.S. friendship.
Trump said that when I visited China in May this year, the warmth and friendliness of the Chinese people left a deep and wonderful impression on me. Tonight, people from all walks of life of the two countries are gathering together happily in one place (欢聚一堂, huan ju yi tang - "joyfully, gather, one, hall") to jointly celebrate the friendship between the United States and China that spans ten thousand miles and has endured for over a hundred years. Both the United States and China have long-standing cultures, and the peoples of the two countries have enjoyed friendly exchanges over a long period. Although our systems differ, the U.S.-China friendship is becoming stronger and more resilient over time (历久弥坚, li jiu mi jian - "long time, increasingly, firm"). I am willing to work with President Xi Jinping to uphold mutual respect, continue to cultivate the friendship between the two countries, and bring lasting prosperity and security to future generations.
The atmosphere of the banquet was friendly and warm. During the dinner, American artists performed wonderful cultural programs.
Cai Qi, Wang Yi, and He Lifeng attended the banquet.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Washington, September 25) (Reporters Gong Han, Wang Zi) On the afternoon of September 25 local time, President Xi Jinping concluded his state visit to the United States and returned to Beijing.
When leaving Washington, senior U.S. government officials saw him off at the airport. A 21-gun salute was fired at the airport.
On the way to the airport, representatives of overseas Chinese and Chinese students waved the national flags of China and the United States on both sides of the road, warmly congratulating President Xi Jinping on the complete success (圆满成功, yuan man cheng gong - "complete, full, succeed") of his visit.
Return to TopBy: 常 晋
Another year, and the moon is full again. 950 years ago, Su Shi gazed at the moon and poured out his feelings, asking from afar about the "palaces in the heavens"; today, we can receive blessings from "Tiangong" — the crew of the Shenzhou-23 astronaut team, currently carrying out missions aboard China's space station, sends distant wishes to the people of the whole country for a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and family well-being. Sharing a common view of the moon from afar (千里共婵娟, qian li gong chan juan - "thousand, miles, together, beautiful moon"), the divine land and the divine vessel are bound heart to heart.
When people today gaze once more at the bright moon, their hearts hold a myriad of feelings, and there is also a tangible sense of closeness. China's lunar exploration program is named the "Chang'e Project," the first lunar rover is called "Yutu," and the landing area of Chang'e-3 is referred to as the "Guanghan Palace"... By mobilizing the new system of nationwide resource concentration to conquer key and core technologies, those well-known and familiar (耳熟能详, er shu neng xiang - "ear, familiar, can, know") myths are turning from legend into reality. Self-reliance and strength in science and technology endow us with deeper cultural confidence.
The same bright moon, the same world. At the "Asking the Moon" exhibition at the Beijing Planetarium, visitors linger for a long time, gazing at precious lunar soil samples from 380,000 kilometers away. At the United Nations headquarters in Vienna, representatives from various countries line up to view the lunar far-side soil samples gifted by China. Opening our arms and opening our doors, we have always, with an open spirit, promoted the global sharing of scientific achievements.
The bright moon does not change; what changes are the footsteps of those who gaze at the moon, and the measure of China's development.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 何 聪 江 南 窦瀚洋
In "unmanned supermarkets," robot salesclerks are learning to automatically identify, grasp, and check out goods; inside simulated dim mine shafts, robot miners are conducting obstacle detection; in the agricultural picking training zone, dexterous simulated hands control force and practice picking movements...
Not long ago, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, the National Artificial Intelligence Pilot Base for Application (embodied intelligence) released its first batch of "open competition" topics centered on emergency rescue, household services, and agricultural picking scenarios, tackling the construction of high-quality multimodal datasets in embodied intelligence scenarios.
In July this year, at the National Science and Technology Awards Conference, the 22nd Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the 18th Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "We must promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, and open up the channel for science and technology to accelerate its transformation into real productive forces." At the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and the High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "Seize the rare historical opportunity, encourage open source, openness, cooperation, and sharing, and comprehensively promote AI scientific and technological innovation, industrial development, and scenario application." The outline of the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes "advancing the construction of national AI innovation highlands."
To thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, Hangzhou adheres to the coordinated advancement of innovation source creation, ecosystem cultivation, and scenario opening, accelerating the opening of the channel for transforming AI into productive forces, and striving to achieve new breakthroughs in AI scientific and technological innovation, industrial development, and enabling application.
Seizing innovation, strengthening industry—
Focusing on the embodied intelligence track, Hangzhou has taken the lead in making efforts.
Entering the intelligent park at the headquarters of Xin'an Chemical under Transfar Group, packaging robots grasp steadily and pack precisely; inspection robots patrol on schedule and eliminate hidden dangers. Artificial intelligence is deeply embedded throughout the entire manufacturing process, and the park's production efficiency has increased by more than 30 percent compared with the past.
"From testing at the pilot base to real-world operations on the ground, we have joined forces with upstream computing power and midstream complete machines to build an embodied intelligence application industry chain based on manufacturing and logistics scenarios," said Yao Chenpeng, vice president of Transfar Group.
From models and computing power, to hardware and complete machines, and then to pilot verification and practical application, Hangzhou promotes the clustering of the embodied intelligence industry into chains through specialized division of labor and interregional collaboration. At present, Hangzhou has gathered numerous enterprises in the embodied intelligence robot and other intelligent terminal industry clusters. In 2025, the output value of industrial enterprises above designated size in the cluster exceeded 100 billion yuan, and the domestic market share of quadruped robots and humanoid robots remains firmly at a high level.
Adhering to the coordinated advancement of development and security, the "Hangzhou Regulations on Promoting the Development of the Embodied Intelligence Robot Industry" took effect in May this year, striving to stimulate the vitality of innovation among all types of entities while promoting the safe and orderly development of the industry.
Building an ecosystem, attracting talent—
At the Yungu Center of Zijingang Science and Technology City in Hangzhou's Xihu District, the developer center of the open-source AI large model community "ModelScope Community" is located here. In this offline space of more than 10,000 square meters, developers exchange ideas and spark creative inspiration.
"A workstation rents for only 300 yuan per month, and the office environment is comfortable and tidy." From an active online user of the "ModelScope Community" to a one-person company entrepreneur now settled in the offline community, Chen Hui is developing AI recruitment software, "Here I can find 'partners' sharing the same ambitions and ideals (志同道合, zhi tong dao he - "will, same, way, together")."
Hangzhou is concentrating efforts on open-source model research, open-source community construction, and the cultivation of open-source business models. This year, Hangzhou plans to support the "ModelScope Community" in bringing together more than 30 million global developers, cultivating 100 open-source innovation enterprises, and striving to achieve an annual revenue scale of more than 550 billion yuan in the core AI industry. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Hangzhou will vigorously support the iterative upgrading of open-source models such as Tongyi Qianwen and DeepSeek, and accelerate the cultivation of new open-source foundational large models.
Cultivating scenarios, broadly enabling—
Order through a mini-program, pick up the meal in 10 minutes. At the Kuai'e Future Canteen located in the China Hangzhou Human Resources Service Industry Park in Gongshu District, the "chef" tossing the wok is an intelligent cooking robot, delivering dishes quickly with good taste.
"With the help of AI algorithms, the chef's signature dishes are transformed into 'digital recipes,' and fresh ingredients can be placed in to be cooked 'unmannedly,'" said Yan Hubin, head of Kuai'e (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. Thanks to Gongshu District's "technology-driven + scenario-led" development plan, the company plans to open 20 stores within the year to provide healthier dining services to more customers.
Deeply implementing the "AI+" initiative, Hangzhou uses scenarios to lead technological innovation and applications to drive industrial development.
Since 2025, Hangzhou has cumulatively released 488 scenario opportunities and 923 scenario capabilities in the AI field. Starting in 2026, focusing on key areas such as advanced manufacturing clusters, urban governance, and livelihood services, Hangzhou will strive to cultivate and open more than 200 high-quality scenario resources each year, gradually forming a full-chain application ecosystem for new technologies and new products of "first pilot verification—first-use scenario—first-launch brand—first-showcase dissemination."
Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest instructions, Hangzhou is striving to build a first-class innovation ecosystem and create a high-quality business environment, promoting continuous new breakthroughs in the development of the AI industry.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 25) (Reporter Wang Ke) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Commerce: at present, more than 90 percent of cities at the prefecture level and above nationwide have carried out the construction of convenient living circles in light of local conditions, the pilot program for advancing the demonstration zones across the entire region is progressing steadily, a number of typical experiences that can be replicated and promoted have been formed, and a total of 9,156 fifteen-minute convenient living circles have been built nationwide.
A work promotion meeting on the pilot program for fifteen-minute convenient living circles in cities was recently held in Jingzhou, Hubei. The meeting required that community-based offline consumption be expanded, the transformation and upgrading of physical commerce be promoted, a new positioning that benefits the people and serves their interests be shaped, the new value of on-site experiences be tapped, and new advantages that are close to daily life be cultivated. The relationship between online and offline should be correctly handled, efficiency and fairness should be coordinated, and the development of physical commerce should be supported. It is necessary to adhere to "asking the people what they need," fill the shortcomings in business formats, and improve service functions.
In order to intensify efforts to promote the construction of fifteen-minute convenient living circles in cities, the Ministry of Commerce and seven other departments recently announced the list of the third batch of 30 pilot demonstration zones for advancing fifteen-minute convenient living circles across the entire region in cities, and will use about two years to achieve full coverage of convenient living circles in the main urban areas of the pilot cities and in qualified county-town communities.
Return to TopBy: 中华人民共和国主席 习近平
The Honorable President Trump and Mrs. Melania,
Ladies and gentlemen, friends,
I thank President Trump and Mrs. Melania for the warm reception and thoughtful arrangements they have extended to me and my wife. The President and Mrs. Trump have made many special arrangements for this visit, and every detail reflects their care and attentiveness, making us feel feeling at home (宾至如归, bin zhi ru gui - "guest, arrive; like, return home"). Here, I wish to extend my sincere greetings to all American friends from various sectors who care about and support the development of China-U.S. relations! At this very moment, the Chinese people are joyously celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the Chinese tradition, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a time of family reunion. Here, I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and family well-being!
In May this year, President Trump paid a successful visit to China at my invitation, and we agreed to build a constructive strategic and stable China-U.S. relationship. At that time, President Trump warmly invited me to visit the United States, and now I have come as promised. In less than half a year, the heads of state of China and the United States have exchanged visits, creating a new chapter in the history of interactions between our two countries. Today, I had candid and in-depth exchanges with President Trump, reached many new consensuses, enriched the substance of the constructive strategic and stable China-U.S. relationship, and provided new strategic guidance for China-U.S. relations.
Not long ago, the United States solemnly celebrated the 250th anniversary of its independence. On behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese people, I extended congratulations. The history of more than 200 years has witnessed the friendly exchanges between the Chinese and American peoples.
More than 200 years ago, at the very beginning of U.S. independence, the United States turned its gaze toward China. China and the United States began trade exchanges by exchanging what one has for what one needs (互通有无, hu tong you wu - "mutual, communicate; have, lack") and complementing each other's strengths (优势互补, you shi hu bu - "advantage, mutual; complement"). President Washington purchased and collected a large quantity of Chinese porcelain.
More than 80 years ago, the Chinese and American peoples were fighting side by side (并肩作战, bing jian zuo zhan - "side by side, fight, battle") against the Japanese militarist aggressors and opened up the famous Hump air route. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the Chinese military and civilians rescued several hundred American pilots at the cost of hundreds of thousands of lives. This friendship forged in blood and fire will be passed down from generation to generation.
More than 50 years ago, the ping-pong diplomacy between China and the United States knocked open the long-sealed door of interactions between our two countries. With the political wisdom of "using a small ball to move a big ball," older-generation statesmen such as Chairman Mao Zedong and President Nixon initiated the great process of normalizing China-U.S. relations. The redwood tree — a special state gift presented by President Nixon back then — was planted in Zhejiang Province, where I once worked.
More than 20 years ago, an American named Sikes funded the tree-planting efforts of Yin Yuzhen, a Chinese desertification-control worker. Not long ago, this elderly man returned to China and saw with his own eyes that the desert of those days had turned into a lush forest. This story has moved many Chinese people and is also an example of the friendly exchanges between the Chinese and American peoples.
China-U.S. people-to-people and cultural exchanges are conducive to promoting heart-to-heart communication between the two peoples and have laid a solid foundation of public support for China-U.S. friendship and cooperation.
Ladies and gentlemen, friends!
Gaining new insights by reviewing the past (温故而知新, wen gu er zhi xin - "review the old, and know the new"). Today, China-U.S. relations again stand at a new historical starting point. President Trump has proposed making America great again and has led the American people to achieve important development accomplishments. China is committed to realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and Chinese modernization has continuously opened up new prospects. These two goals are both grand and can fully complement each other. We should demonstrate the responsibility of major countries, follow the aspirations of the people and the trend of the times, and explore a new path for major countries to get along with each other properly.
The river of history surges forward without end, and the cause of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples enjoys broad prospects. Let us make progress hand in hand (携手并进, xie shou bing jin - "hold hands, together, advance"), jointly water the beautiful flowers of China-U.S. friendship, and jointly write a new chapter in China-U.S. friendship.
I propose:
A toast to the health of President Trump and Mrs. Melania,
To the prosperity and progress of China and the United States,
To the friendship between the two peoples,
Cheers!
(Xinhua News Agency, Washington, September 24)
Return to TopFrom September 23 to 25, President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to the United States. This was President Xi Jinping's first state visit to the United States in 11 years, and also the second meeting between the leaders of the two countries following the China-U.S. summit meeting in Beijing in May this year. During the visit, the two heads of state conducted candid and in-depth exchanges, reached many new consensuses, enriched the connotation of the China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship, and provided new strategic guidance for China-U.S. relations.
This state visit drew global attention. International figures interviewed by our reporter believe that President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States is a historic moment of worldwide significance. The two heads of state jointly steered the great ship of China-U.S. relations, expanded the space for exchanges and cooperation between the two countries in various fields, enhanced the well-being of the two peoples, and added hope for world peace.
"Finding the right way for two major countries to get along"
The international community generally believes that the mutual visits by the Chinese and U.S. heads of state within half a year are of historic and milestone significance. The two sides agreed to further enrich the connotation of the positioning of China-U.S. relations and jointly build a "constructive strategic stability relationship based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity," which is an important step toward the right way for the two countries to get along and injects stability and certainty into the world.
Dan Stein, a friend from the U.S. state of Iowa and chairman of the Muscatine China Cooperation Committee, said: "As the world's two largest economies, the United States and China promote practical cooperation and convey peaceful goodwill through head-of-state diplomacy, calibrating the course of U.S.-China relations and injecting momentum into global peace and development. This meeting fully demonstrates that major countries, by adhering to mutual respect and seeking common ground while reserving differences (求同存异, qiu tong cun yi - "seek, same; exist, different"), can completely manage differences through dialogue and achieve win-win outcomes through cooperation, finding the right way for two major countries to get along."
Gary Dvorchak, a friend from the U.S. state of Iowa, believes that maintaining regular communication between the Chinese and U.S. heads of state helps establish a more stable framework for bilateral relations. This not only has important diplomatic significance but also brings more stable expectations, which is conducive to the two countries making better long-term plans and decisions and bringing tangible benefits to the two peoples.
Upon learning that President Xi Jinping mentioned his story of funding Chinese desertification fighter Yin Yuzhen to plant trees, Sarah Lande was deeply moved. "We look forward to further strengthening people-to-people exchanges between the United States and China," Lande said. President Xi Jinping announced that in the next five years, China will invite 100,000 American youths to China for exchange and study. From "50,000 in five years" to "100,000 in five years," the initiative has promoted deeper exchanges between American and Chinese youths. "This head-of-state meeting enriched the connotation of the U.S.-China constructive strategic stability relationship. If we pay more attention to our commonalities rather than our differences, the world will become better, and the young people of both countries will have a brighter future," Lande said.
Mian Abrar, news director of Pakistan's Daily Pakistan, said that at a time of increasing global uncertainty and tense geopolitical situations, head-of-state diplomacy plays an important role in maintaining world peace and stability. President Xi Jinping emphasized that China and the United States should strengthen communication, cooperate sincerely, and coexist peacefully, pointing the way from multiple dimensions for China and the United States to manage differences, engage in healthy competition, and achieve mutual benefits and win-win outcomes.
Eduardo Zilli-Apango, associate professor at the Metropolitan Autonomous University of Mexico, said that the mutual visits by the two heads of state within half a year, and the friendship and goodwill displayed in their interactions, allow the world to see the efforts of China and the United States in maintaining stable relations and continuously promoting cooperation. The new positioning of building a constructive strategic stability relationship between China and the United States has become an important anchor for global security and stability and has also brought confidence to global economic development.
Vito Petrocilli, president of the Italy-based BRICS Research Association, said that building the new positioning of the China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship is an important step for China and the United States toward the right way to get along. China-U.S. cooperation will promote global peace, stability, and development.
Félix Valdivieso, director of the China Center at IE University in Spain, said that the mutual visits by the two heads of state within such a short period of time show that both sides recognize the importance of maintaining direct communication. The China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship is a more predictable relationship, which is not only beneficial to the people of the two countries but will also bring more confidence to the stable development of other countries in the world.
"All parties should translate the consensus of the heads of state into concrete actions"
On the eve of the China-U.S. summit meeting, the economic and trade teams of the two sides held a new round of consultations and reached a new joint arrangement. The international figures interviewed praised that China and the United States are moving towards each other in a spirit of cooperation (相向而行, xiang xiang er xing - "toward, each other; walk, go"), adhering to the orientation of achieving mutual benefits and win-win outcomes, which will promote the sustained, stable, and sound development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations.
Lawrence Freeman, an American international affairs expert, said that as the world's two largest economies, the United States and China maintaining the stable development of economic and trade relations and expanding economic cooperation is conducive not only to the development of both countries but also to adding stability to the world economy. "U.S.-China cooperation has long transcended the bilateral sphere. By leveraging their respective strengths and strengthening cooperation in promoting global economic growth and reducing poverty, the two sides can make positive contributions to advancing global development," he said.
Gérard Mbanda, founder of the Rwanda-based "Africa-China Review" website, said that the development of Global South countries requires a stable trading environment, open markets, and reliable production and supply chains. "The stability of China-U.S. economic and trade relations is in the common interests of the Global South."
"The long-term and sustained economic and trade cooperation between China and the United States is an important force driving economic globalization," Zilli-Apango said. "A stable China-U.S. relationship is conducive to bilateral economic and trade cooperation and global economic development. This is a global consensus."
"The U.S.-China summit meeting has pointed the way for the development of bilateral relations, and all parties should translate the consensus of the heads of state into concrete actions," said Robert Lawrence Kuhn, chairman of the Kuhn Foundation in the United States. He believes that both the United States and China are at the forefront of artificial intelligence development, and continuing the artificial intelligence dialogue not only serves the common interests of both sides but also helps contribute to global governance of artificial intelligence.
Manoj Jinadasa, head of the Department of Mass Communication at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka, said that as two important major countries, China and the United States coexisting peacefully and cooperating for win-win outcomes injects confidence into stabilizing the world situation and creates space for global economic growth. He said that both China and the United States are major countries in artificial intelligence, with competition between them but also enormous space for cooperation. Maintaining dialogue and strengthening cooperation between the two sides will jointly promote the upward and virtuous development of global artificial intelligence and better benefit all of humanity.
"A stable China-U.S. relationship will benefit the world"
Cooperation between China and the United States concerns not only the well-being of the two peoples but also has a profound impact on world peace and development. At this meeting, the two heads of state conducted in-depth exchanges on major issues concerning bilateral relations and the world situation, exchanged views on major international and regional issues such as the situation in the Middle East, the Ukraine crisis, and the Korean Peninsula, and confirmed mutual support for successfully hosting the 2026 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the G20 Leaders' Summit.
"A stable China-U.S. relationship will benefit the world," said Tissa Ravindra Perera, professor at the Faculty of Management and Finance of the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka. He said that the two heads of state handling bilateral relations with strategic wisdom and vision can not only promote more cooperation between the two sides in the fields of economy, trade, culture, and education, but also give the international community greater expectations for a peaceful and stable future.
Woo Su-keun, director of the East Asia Institute in South Korea and president of the Korea-China Global Association, said that the Chinese and U.S. heads of state continue to communicate face-to-face, actively exploring practical cooperation while properly managing differences. "When China and the United States view each other's development as an opportunity rather than a threat, it not only benefits the development of bilateral relations but also brings more space for peace and prosperity to the world," he said.
"The greater the influence of a major country, the greater the responsibility it bears," said Marco Cunha, vice president of the Brazilian Federation of Chambers of Foreign Trade. He said that China and the United States possess enormous economic scale, strong scientific research capabilities, and broad potential for cooperation, and active cooperation between the two sides will provide practical and feasible solutions to address global challenges.
Mbanda said that China and the United States will respectively host the 2026 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the G20 Leaders' Summit, providing an important opportunity for the two sides to strengthen coordination, promote world economic growth, and improve global governance. African countries expect China and the United States to jointly uphold an open and cooperative international economic environment and create more favorable conditions for developing countries to expand trade and investment, advance industrialization, and achieve sustainable development.
Cavins Adhill, a Kenyan international relations scholar, said that China and the United States building a constructive strategic stability relationship, expanding their common interests, and cooperating in global governance fields such as global trade, climate change, and public health "can not only consolidate bilateral relations but also help create a sustainable and inclusive environment that benefits the world."
(People's Daily, Beijing, Washington, Islamabad, Mexico City, Rome, Madrid, Johannesburg, Seoul, Rio de Janeiro, Nairobi, September 25 — reporters Gong Ming, Zhang Mengxu, Song Yiran, Li Zhiwei, Bao Han, Zhao Yipu, Cheng Shijie, Xie Yahong, Yan Huan, Dai Kairan, Mang Jiuchen, Shi Yuanhao, Huang Weixin)
Return to TopChina and the United States should and fully can achieve mutually beneficial outcomes (互利共赢, hu li gong ying - "mutual, benefit, together, win") through practical cooperation, helping each other to succeed (彼此成就, bi ci cheng jiu - "each other, achieve, accomplish") through healthy competition, properly handle differences through seeking common ground while reserving differences (求同存异, qiu tong cun yi - "seek, same, exist, different"), and build peace through accumulating mutual trust, so that the constructive and strategically stable China-U.S. relationship can better benefit the peoples of both countries and the peoples of all countries around the world.
From September 23 to 25, President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to the United States at the invitation of U.S. President Trump. This was a journey to carry forward friendship, a journey to expand cooperation, and a journey to enhance the well-being of the peoples of the two countries. The two heads of state conducted candid and in-depth exchanges on major issues bearing on bilateral relations and the world situation, reached many new consensuses, enriched the connotation of the constructive and strategically stable China-U.S. relationship, and provided new strategic guidance for China-U.S. relations. The international community generally believes that the Washington meeting between the Chinese and U.S. heads of state "sent a signal of certainty to the world," which not only helps enhance the well-being of the peoples of the two countries but also adds hope for world peace and development.
The exchange of visits between the Chinese and U.S. heads of state within less than half a year is unprecedented (前所未有, qian suo wei you - "before, ever, not, have") in the history of bilateral relations. President Xi Jinping and President Trump have interacted over a long period and respect each other, becoming the most valuable strategic asset of China-U.S. relations. Over the past year or more, the two heads of state have maintained communication through various means, jointly steering the ship of China-U.S. relations. In May this year, President Trump successfully visited China, and the two heads of state agreed to build a constructive and strategically stable China-U.S. relationship. This new positioning reflects the reality of China-U.S. relations and embodies expectations for the future; it is an important step toward the right way for the two countries to get along and has been widely welcomed by the peoples of both countries and the international community. During this visit to the United States, President Xi Jinping pointed out that "this vision must be translated into action," making clear that China and the United States should and fully can achieve mutually beneficial outcomes through practical cooperation, help each other to succeed through healthy competition, properly handle differences through seeking common ground while reserving differences, and build peace through accumulating mutual trust, so that the constructive and strategically stable China-U.S. relationship can better benefit the peoples of both countries and the peoples of all countries around the world. This important exposition has clarified the path for translating the constructive and strategically stable China-U.S. relationship from vision into action and has injected new impetus into the long-term development of bilateral relations.
The interests of China and the United States are deeply intertwined, and the space for cooperation is very broad. Cooperation is a two-way street; the stability of China-U.S. economic and trade relations requires both lengthening the list of cooperation and compressing the list of problems. On the eve of this meeting between the Chinese and U.S. heads of state, the economic and trade teams of both sides held a new round of consultations and reached a new joint arrangement, which is good news for the industries and people of both countries and even for the global economy. This once again confirms that the essence of China-U.S. economic and trade relations is mutually beneficial outcomes, and that in the face of differences and frictions, equal consultation is the only correct choice. As long as both sides uphold the spirit of equality, respect, and reciprocity, they can find a way out of problems, thereby promoting the sustained, stable, and sound development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations.
Clarifying principles and bottom lines is an important prerequisite for China and the United States to build a constructive and strategically stable relationship. The Taiwan question is the core of China's core interests and the first red line in China-U.S. relations that must not be crossed. There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. China's position on safeguarding national unity and territorial integrity is very clear. It is hoped that the U.S. side will adhere to the correct position of opposing "Taiwan independence," handle the Taiwan question with prudence, and lay a solid foundation for China-U.S. strategic cooperation and the development of bilateral relations.
In the face of changes in the world, changes in the times, and changes in history, China and the United States, as two major countries, shoulder the historic responsibility of promoting human development and progress. In the field of artificial intelligence, President Xi Jinping pointed out that both China and the United States are major countries in artificial intelligence; the two sides have competition, but even more so they can cooperate, and should engage in each playing to their respective strengths (各展所长, ge zhan suo chang - "each, display, own, strength") rather than erecting defenses against each other. The two sides can continue to conduct artificial intelligence dialogue, exchange views on its risks and benefits, and jointly prevent artificial intelligence from being abused and misused. It is necessary to maintain human control over artificial intelligence technology, uphold the principles of people-centeredness and striving for goodness and progress, and let artificial intelligence serve human progress. President Trump stated that artificial intelligence concerns the future of humanity, and that the United States and China should maintain dialogue and strengthen cooperation on this issue.
During the talks, the two heads of state confirmed that they will mutually support the successful hosting of the 2026 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the G20 Leaders' Summit, injecting more positive energy into jointly addressing global challenges and improving global governance. China and the United States joining hands to accomplish more major, practical, and good things that benefit both countries and the world is precisely the proper meaning of building a constructive and strategically stable China-U.S. relationship.
This year is a pivotal year for the respective development of both China and the United States, and China-U.S. relations once again stand at a new historical starting point. The two sides should demonstrate the responsibility of major countries, follow the aspirations of the people and the trend of the times, jointly implement the important consensuses of the two heads of state, translate the constructive and strategically stable China-U.S. relationship from vision into action, strive in the direction of cooperation as the mainstay, competition with limits, controllable differences, and a peaceful and promising future, and find the right way for two major countries to get along on this planet.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李志伟
"The fact that the presidents of the United States and China have exchanged visits within less than half a year not only helps consolidate the momentum of stable development in bilateral relations, but also sends a positive signal to the business community." Craig Allen, president of the US-China Business Council, said this in an interview with our reporter a few days ago.
In May this year, President Xi Jinping and President Trump held a historic meeting in Beijing, jointly establishing a new positioning for bilateral relations of building a constructive strategic and stable relationship between China and the United States, and making clear that the two countries will work together in the direction of cooperation as the main theme, competition with appropriate limits, manageable differences, and a peaceful and promising future, exploring the right way for major countries to get along in the new era. Allen said that head-of-state diplomacy plays a strategically guiding role in maintaining the stability of bilateral relations. The Beijing meeting between the US and Chinese presidents clarified the two sides' shared willingness to promote the stability and forward development of bilateral relations. Whether through face-to-face meetings, phone calls, or exchanges of letters, communication between the leaders of the two countries helps enhance mutual understanding and stabilize expectations. "The United States and China are the world's two largest economies, and it is very important for the two sides to maintain communication and preserve the stability of relations," he said. He expressed that the business community looks forward to this summit further consolidating the consensus of the two sides on stably developing bilateral relations.
Stable bilateral relations provide important support for economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. Allen said that American companies attach great importance to the Chinese market, and some claims that "American companies are no longer willing to do business with China" or that "American companies are broadly withdrawing from China" do not conform to the facts. At the end of July this year, at the invitation of the US-China Business Council, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade organized a delegation of Chinese entrepreneurs to visit Salt Lake City, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. in the United States, conducting exchanges with the American business community, in which American companies actively participated. American business figures look forward to continuing to deepen their presence in the Chinese market and strengthening trade and investment cooperation. "American companies still place great importance on the Chinese market and also hope to continue cooperating with Chinese companies," Allen said.
In Allen's view, the attractiveness of the Chinese market lies not only in the size of the market. "The advantages China has formed in technological innovation, the industrial system, and supply chains do not only serve the Chinese market," Allen said. By participating in competition in the Chinese market and strengthening cooperation with Chinese partners, American companies can enhance their own innovation capabilities and operational efficiency. "This not only helps American companies strengthen their competitiveness in the Chinese market, but also helps enhance their global competitiveness."
Economic and trade cooperation should continue to serve as the ballast stone and propeller of China-US relations. Allen said that the US and Chinese economies are large in scale, their markets are large in size, and enterprises have long formed broad and deep connections. "A stable economic and trade relationship brings genuine and substantial benefits (实实在在, shi shi zai zai - "real, real, in truth") to both the United States and China," Allen said. Sound trade exchanges allow both countries to achieve better development, and productive two-way investment also benefits both sides. He said that the significance of US-China economic and trade cooperation has already transcended the bilateral sphere. Strengthening trade and investment cooperation between the two countries is not only conducive to the economic growth of each, but also helps create a more stable and favorable environment for global economic development.
"The maintenance of communication between the US and Chinese presidents and the continued expansion of commercial cooperation between the two sides meet the common expectations of the business communities of both countries," Allen said. "We look forward to this meeting further stabilizing bilateral relations and creating conditions for the United States and China to carry out more practical cooperation."
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Can Tho, Vietnam / Nanning, September 24) (Reporters Zou Xuemian, Zhu Lili) A ceremony marking the arrival of the cargo vessel on the first foreign trade route of the Pinglu Canal, the "China Nanning Port to Vietnam Can Tho Port" route, was held in Can Tho City on the 24th. Chinese and Vietnamese industry insiders jointly welcomed the "Beigang Nanning Borun," the first international river-sea intermodal container vessel to arrive at Can Tho Port.
The "Beigang Nanning Borun" departed from the Liujing operation area of Nanning Port on the 16th of this month, entered the Beibu Gulf waters via the Pinglu Canal, and arrived at Can Tho Port on the 23rd. The cargo vessel carried a total of 252 standard containers, with main cargo including wood panels, sodium sulfate, and auto parts, sourced from China's western regions such as Sichuan and Chongqing.
Hu Huaping, Party Secretary and Chairman of the Board of Beibu Gulf Port Group, said at the ceremony that the smooth opening of the route is a landmark achievement of China and Vietnam seizing the opportunity presented by the opening of navigation on the Pinglu Canal and jointly building the International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. Beibu Gulf Port Group will work with Can Tho Port and all parties to jointly cultivate two-way cargo sources, improve the service system, and enhance the level of logistics connectivity between the two locations.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Ulaanbaatar, September 25) (Reporter Zhang Penghui) The 14th "Experience China" Inner Mongolia Culture Week came to a close (落下帷幕, luo xia wei mu - "fall, down, curtain, end") on the 25th in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. This Culture Week was co-hosted by the Information Office of the People's Government of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the Chinese Embassy in Mongolia, and the Mongolian Ministry of Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth, under the theme "Sharing New Opportunities of Opening-Up, Building a New Grassland Silk Road."
It is reported that this Culture Week featured rich content, diverse formats, and broad coverage, with a total of 23 series of activities in 12 major categories, including presentations on the construction of the China (Inner Mongolia) Pilot Free Trade Zone, promotions of cultural and tourism resources, thematic comprehensive exhibitions, and special artistic performances.
The organizers stated that the "Experience China" Inner Mongolia Culture Week has been held for 14 consecutive sessions and serves as an important platform for regular, branded, and iconic people-to-people and cultural exchanges between China and Mongolia. The "Experience China" Inner Mongolia Culture Week has played a positive role in deepening mutual understanding between the two peoples and consolidating the foundation of friendship.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Bangkok, September 25) (Reporters Lin Shuting, Wan Houde) The Ninth China–Southeast Asian Countries Marine Cooperation Forum was held in Bangkok, Thailand, from September 24 to 25. Experts from multiple countries shared the latest research findings in fields such as climate prediction and marine disaster prevention and mitigation at the forum, demonstrating the practical significance of cross-border scientific exchange in benefiting the public.
The forum was co-hosted by China's Ministry of Natural Resources and Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. More than 200 representatives from over 40 marine-related administrative departments, research institutes, and universities from China, Thailand, and other Southeast Asian countries attended the meeting, engaging in discussions on pathways for regional marine cooperation and development.
Darika Sarunyagat, special adviser to Thailand's Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, said in her address that the forum demonstrated the determination of China and Southeast Asian countries to jointly advance marine cooperation and let the ocean benefit the people of the region. "Regional cooperation is more important now than ever before," she said. "It is hoped that this event can build a valuable platform, facilitate practical cooperation, and uncover entirely new areas of collaboration."
Return to TopBy: 金 轩
Biomanufacturing is a major frontier of global scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and is a new track for future industries to be developed as a priority during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. It treats tiny cells as "production workshops," and through green, low-carbon, and sustainable biosynthetic methods, converts raw materials such as sugars, crop straw, and even carbon dioxide into important products such as pharmaceuticals, food, chemicals, and energy needed for production and daily life. It has enormous potential to reshape traditional modes of material production, and can provide important support for better safeguarding national food and energy security, enhancing the health and well-being of the people, and accelerating the comprehensive green transition of development.
To firmly seize the major strategic opportunities presented by the current new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, it is necessary to fully leverage China's comprehensive advantages of abundant biological resources, a complete industrial system, and a vast market space, and accelerate the development of the biomanufacturing industry.
China's biomanufacturing industry development is accelerating at full speed
At present, the development of China's biomanufacturing industry is accelerating at full speed and demonstrating new advantages. Since the beginning of this year, biomanufacturing has accelerated its integration with thousands of industries including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, energy, food, and agriculture. Innovative achievements have continued to emerge, and the vitality of industrial development has continued to surge.
The pharmaceutical field is the "main battlefield" where biomanufacturing is showing off its skills (大显身手, da xian shen shou - "greatly, display, body, hand"). This year, China's biopharmaceutical development has further accelerated. In the first half of the year alone, 17 innovative biological drugs were approved for market, reaching more than 70 percent of the total for the entire previous year; among all newly approved drugs, their share increased from 30 percent last year to about 50 percent. It can be said that biomanufacturing is empowering China's pharmaceutical innovation to shift gears and accelerate, making it an important source of new drug research and development in the world, and providing more possibilities for enhancing the health and well-being of people in China and even around the world.
A major "from black to green" transformation is also taking place in the chemical and energy fields. China has issued a new national standard for biodegradable plastic shopping bags, raising the degradation rate threshold to 90 percent, further accelerating the pace of substitution of bio-based materials for fossil-based materials in fields such as packaging and medical care. At the same time, "gutter oil" is also being turned into something valuable (变废为宝, bian fei wei bao - "change, waste, into, treasure") and taking to the skies. At present, 9 airports across the country have completed the renovation of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) support facilities and passed certification, and 4 airports including Beijing Daxing and Zhengzhou Xinzheng have achieved routine refueling, cumulatively serving and supporting more than 120,000 flights of "low-carbon flight."
More and more healthy new foods produced by biomanufacturing are gradually entering daily life. Continuing the rapid growth trend of last year, in the first half of this year, 4 new food raw materials based on biological fermentation have been approved for market in China, achieving domestic self-sufficiency in fields such as healthy sugars, mycelial protein, and infant probiotics. Many products have entered large-scale production and are accelerating application in segmented markets such as "zero-calorie" beverages and formula milk powder, meeting the increasingly diverse nutritional and health needs of the whole society.
Biomanufacturing will accelerate its penetration into broad fields
In the future, with the continuous progress of life sciences and biotechnology, biomanufacturing will accelerate its penetration from the current "point-based" application breakthroughs into the broad fields of industrial and agricultural production and clothing, food, housing, and transportation, supporting the construction of a new vision of a future society that is greener, low-carbon, more sustainable, and with greater "imagination space."
Biomanufacturing will drive new transformations in social production methods. Empowered by artificial intelligence technology, biomanufacturing innovation models will accelerate iteration, and R&D and production efficiency will be greatly improved. In the future, many factories may take the form of "cell factories," achieving the green upgrading of traditional production methods. Crop straw is "eaten" by microorganisms, which then "spit out" various naturally degradable new materials; waste, waste gas, and wastewater are "brewed" through biological fermentation into high-value green fuels such as aviation kerosene and biodiesel; genes are edited and cells are modified as easily as writing code, producing more highly effective drugs, enabling effective cures for a large number of major diseases that currently have "no cure available."
Biomanufacturing will lead social lifestyles to radiate new trends. On the dining tables of the future, protein foods "grown" in high-standard fermentation workshops will become ordinary delicacies, while new sugar substitutes will make sweetness healthier and worry-free; in the shopping malls of the future, from shopping bags and packaging boxes to clothing, hats, shoes, and socks, biodegradable materials will be more widely used; when traveling in the future, whether choosing to fly or drive, green and environmentally friendly biofuels will provide protection and support (保驾护航, bao jia hu hang - "protect, carriage, guard, escort") for us.
During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's biomanufacturing industry will usher in opportunities for accelerated development and the shaping of advantages. From the perspective of frontier trends, global biotechnological innovation will become more active, artificial intelligence technology and biomanufacturing will accelerate their integration, and disruptive biotechnologies will continue to emerge, profoundly reshaping the paradigms of life science research, biotechnology development, and industrial development, providing a major opportunity for the industry to achieve changing tracks to overtake others through innovation (换道超车, huan dao chao che - "change, lane, overtake, car"). From the perspective of the development foundation, the favorable conditions for the development of biomanufacturing in China continue to accumulate, the supply of high-end factors is more abundant, the cycle of investment, production, and consumption is smoother, and the endogenous momentum for development is stronger. Industrial advantages will accelerate their expansion into high-value-added links upstream and downstream.
Accelerate building the biomanufacturing industry into a new economic growth point
Biomanufacturing concerns the present, and even more so the future. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the prospects for developing biomanufacturing are broad and there is much that can be accomplished. It is necessary to make efforts to consolidate the foundation, shore up shortcomings, leverage advantages, seize the initiative, and accelerate building the biomanufacturing industry into a new economic growth point for China.
Strengthen policy coordination and improve industry governance. Promote coordinated linkage and concerted action between biomanufacturing industry policies and science and technology, fiscal, financial, and talent policies. Continuously improve approval procedures, accelerate the market launch of innovative biological drugs, biomaterials, biofuels, new biological foods, and new feed raw materials, further smooth circulation, and stimulate vitality. Guide all localities to base themselves on their own advantages in biological resources, technology, and application scenarios, choose development directions in light of local conditions, achieve differentiated complementarity, and build a systematic development pattern with a rational layout.
Increase independent innovation and consolidate the innovation foundation. Strengthen basic research and original innovation in the field of biomanufacturing, plan and build a number of major innovation platforms, and produce more "from 0 to 1" original achievements in basic principles, key processes, and major products. Focus on key underlying technological tools such as high-end biological reagents, scientific research instruments, and core strains, concentrate efforts on continuous research and iteration, and strive to build an independent and controllable technological system.
Accelerate industrial application to achieve quality improvement and scale expansion. Focus on key fields such as biomedicine, biochemical and energy, bio-agriculture, and new foods, accelerate the validation and scale-up of new technologies and new processes, the development and promotion of benchmark products, and drive integrated breakthroughs across the entire industrial chain with landmark major products. Fully leverage the advantages of the domestic super-large market, accelerate breaking down application scenario barriers, smoothing application channels, and achieving commercial closed loops, and accelerate the transition of new biomanufacturing technologies from samples to products and from pilot projects to scale.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 窦瀚洋 罗珊珊
From September 23 to 27, the Fifth Global Digital Trade Expo was held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. This year's expo featured an exhibition area of 170,000 square meters, bringing together 2,008 exhibitors and over 12,000 international buyers, presenting a new picture of digital trade empowered by artificial intelligence.
AI applications are flourishing in many different areas (全面开花, quan mian kai hua - "all, complete, bloom, flower")
In the AI exhibition zone, robots of various designs filled the venue with a sense of the future.
Unitree Technology's mass-produced manned transforming mecha GD01, with its red metallic paint and cockpit, drew queues of visitors eager to experience the nearly 3-meter-tall "big fellow." "Relying on a high-precision servo drive system and transformation control algorithms, it can switch stably between different forms, providing new solutions for cultural tourism performances and special operations," said Chen Jiaxin, marketing manager of Unitree Technology Co., Ltd.
The booth of Xingwuzhong Robot recreated a corner of a public restroom, where a cleaning robot equipped with AI technology was waving its mechanical arm to demonstrate cleaning operations. Zhou Yong, co-founder of the company who has participated in three editions of the expo, said: "The first time we brought a prototype, the second time we signed an intent order, and this year we have brought mature robot products, hoping to reach more cooperation."
From industrial production to daily life, the application of AI technology at this year's expo is flourishing in many different areas across all fields.
Cosmetics brand Florasis participated in the expo for the first time, bringing its self-developed multidimensional holographic AI sensory behavior research system, which can collect and process sensory data in real time, providing data support for understanding consumer feedback and advancing product R&D. At the booth of China Construction Third Engineering Bureau, a future construction site was presented to visitors, where a digital construction site map integrated management platform achieves all-scenario positioning and early warning for personnel, equipment, and risk areas, improving on-site management efficiency.
At the Didi autonomous driving booth in the digital-intelligent mobility exhibition zone, staff opened the rear door of a car and invited reporters to experience it. "The vehicle is equipped with a computing platform with a graphics processing unit computing power of over 2000 TOPS (trillion operations per second), capable of iterating autonomous driving capabilities in real road conditions. It was delivered in January this year and is already operating in Huangpu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, and Yizhuang, Beijing."
Large models and data factors are being released at an accelerated pace
This year's expo closely focused on the three key elements of computing power, data, and models, showcasing the new trend of deep integration between computing power and data driving intelligent transformation across industries.
On computing power, hardcore infrastructure extends toward deep space and the frontier. Spacety (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. brought "space computing power" to the exhibition site, where a 1:1 scale model of a hyperspectral computing satellite stood on the booth, demonstrating its latest achievements in on-board real-time computing through "space intelligent agent networking." "By deploying computing power in space, data in scenarios such as remote sensing perception achieves a shift from 'space sensing, ground computing' to 'space sensing, space computing,'" said an on-site technician.
On data, high-quality open-source and verification paradigms are being accelerated. The Shuda International Open Data Source Community connects research institutions, AI enterprises, technical experts, developer communities, and industry partners, aligning research questions, industry needs, and professional resources to make data construction more attuned to the evolution of model capabilities and practical application needs. "Truly valuable data needs to possess quality, professionalism, and verifiability," said Zhang Guoyu, the on-site person in charge. Participating in the expo for the first time, they hope to provide a new paradigm for co-building and co-verifying open-source data.
On models, industry-specific large models are going deep into the front lines of production and governance. At the booth of Geely Digital Technology Co., Ltd., a dynamic simulation of urban road networks on a large screen drew many onlookers — vehicle trajectories flowed continuously, and traffic signal timing adjusted dynamically with traffic flow changes, all supported by the company's urban traffic large model. On-site technical staff explained that by combining satellite remote sensing imagery with ground data such as intersections and vehicle characteristics, static data is restored into continuous dynamic traffic flows, becoming a primary basis for governance.
Fang Yi, chairman of Geely Digital Technology, attending the expo for the fourth time, said: "The biggest change is that people no longer only ask about new technologies, but pay more attention to problem-solving." In his view, large models are essentially a new production tool, and the key is to truly put data to use within safe and controllable boundaries.
Reshaping the digital supply chain ecosystem
Entering the Silk Road E-commerce exhibition zone, more than 50 AI products form a tool matrix for global trade, with digital-intelligent technology reshaping the entire process of foreign trade links.
At the booth of Wuchan Zhongda Cloud Business Co., Ltd., business data across sectors updated in real time on the "Digital Cloud" platform. On-site staff explained that this digital-intelligent supply chain system helps break down information barriers in cross-border trade, making links such as supply-demand matching, cargo circulation, customs clearance and settlement, and risk control visible, manageable, and traceable.
Hu Yunlong, general manager of the company, said that AI converts computing power and data into tangible industrial service capabilities, reconstructing cross-border supply-demand matching models and trade service chains.
At the booth of Qianxun (Hangzhou) Holding Co., Ltd., a self-developed system builds algorithm models based on 10 years of live-streaming transaction data, helping make live-stream product selection more precise and data more automated; Hangzhou Yaowang Network Technology Co., Ltd. empowers enterprise operations with AI by dispatching human-AI collaborative execution and tracking business results.
As an important business form of digital trade, Zhejiang's cross-border e-commerce imports and exports have continued a sound development trend this year, with imports and exports reaching 264.19 billion yuan from January to August, a year-on-year increase of 14.6%.
In addition to the digital-intelligent upgrading of traditional goods trade, cultural and service products are "going global in groups" through the expo, showcasing the new connotation of the digital supply chain. In the digital-intelligent culture and entertainment exhibition zone, Hangzhou Capacity Interactive Entertainment Co., Ltd. brought an intelligent platform covering online creation, visualized final production, and intelligent iteration. Hu Chaoqing, vice president of the company, believes that AI enables digital content to transcend differences in language and aesthetics, reaching global audiences in a lighter and more precise way.
Return to TopBy: 窦瀚洋
Walking through every exhibition area of the Digital Trade Fair, the most immediate impression is that artificial intelligence is accelerating toward immersive applications, taking root at the front lines of production, governance, and business operations.
The vitality of artificial intelligence lies in its deep integration with all walks of life (千行百业, qian hang bai ye - "thousand, industry, hundred, business"): "human-machine collaboration" is reshaping the operational forms of traditional jobs, and specialized large models are being precisely embedded into the key links of major enterprises. Across multiple industries, the understanding of AI technology is shifting from trial use of general-purpose large models to the development of specialized large models—solving specific industrial pain points and converting computing power and data into tangible productivity.
While integration accelerates, the deployment of artificial intelligence across industries still faces challenges. Taking the Digital Trade Fair as an opportunity to further open up channels for scenario opening, data activation, and ecosystem co-building, we will carve out broad space for the deep integration of the real economy and the digital economy.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 黄晓慧
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Hall 5.2 of the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) is bustling with visitors. During the 48th WorldSkills Competition, the WorldSkills Expo is being held concurrently. This is an innovative move for this year's WorldSkills Competition, bringing the "skills museum," where craftspeople compete in their trades and skills cultures converge, directly to the competition venue, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the skills cultures of various countries while watching the competitions.
Entering the exhibition hall, one can see the striking "China Red" from afar — the China Pavilion located at the center of the "Global Consensus" exhibition area. Within a space of approximately 800 square meters, the exhibition begins with the four great inventions of papermaking, printing, the compass, and gunpowder, then turns to scenes such as BeiDou navigation, space launch vehicles, intelligent manufacturing, artificial intelligence, 6G communications, and the building of a skilled workforce in the new era.
The "One Province, One Craft" section presents traditional crafts and master artisans' skills from across China's vast north and south in the same exhibition hall. A foreign guest from Namibia, having heard that Chinese tailors do good work at fair prices, decided to order a suit at the Shanghai booth, which would be ready in two or three days.
The original purpose of this Skills Expo is to enable people to communicate without barriers through the language of skills. At the China booth, live demonstrations of traditional crafts repeatedly drew visitors to stop and watch. At the Shanxi booth, where beams and rafters of an ancient architecture model interlock, the docent's remark "no nails, no glue" prompted foreign guests to reach out and touch, experiencing the ingenuity of Chinese woodworking, which "uses wood to secure wood." At the Jiangxi booth, as the potter's wheel spun gently, lumps of clay rose and took shape at the fingertips, and Jingdezhen's wheel-throwing technique drew gasps of admiration. Heilongjiang brought blocks of ice from the Songhua River into the exhibition hall, where skilled hands carved them into "Nengneng" and "Qiaoqiao," the mascots of this year's WorldSkills Competition. Xinjiang's sand paintings and red copper wares were laid out, evoking the craftsmanship of the Silk Road.
The China booth emphasizes that "with a skill in hand, one can achieve superb craftsmanship that seems to rival nature (巧夺天工, qiao duo tian gong - "skillful, snatch, heaven, work")." Booths from countries such as Germany, Denmark, and Sweden, meanwhile, used display panels and works to tell their own skills stories, engaging visitors through interactive games such as spinning wheels and assembling industrial circuits. A long line formed at the Canadian booth, where visitors could earn a commemorative badge by piecing together a map of Canada from colored wooden blocks.
This Skills Expo also features sections such as the "Hundred Crafts" skills market and career planning stations. Visitors can not only watch competitions but also try their hand at soldering a small section of circuit board, making a Chinese-style knotted button, setting a brooch using mother-of-pearl inlay, completing a lightweight wooden piece at the woodworking station, or operating a robot and 3D-printing a small creation. People from different countries and regions watch carefully and learn earnestly, communicating through the language of skills.
Return to TopRecently, potato harvesting has begun in Wuchuan County, Inner Mongolia. Workers from Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu, and Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan have come here in groups organized by village and family to take up potato harvesting work. The mature, large-scale potato industry in the area has brought income-increasing opportunities to many families. The photo shows workers loading potatoes in Shenshengtai Village, Wuchuan County, on September 23.
Photo by Lian Zhen, Xinhua News Agency reporter
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 25) (Reporter Li Xinping) The national railway will usher in a traffic-opening milestone on the 28th, as four new high-speed railway lines — the Xiong'an–Shangqiu section of the Beijing–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway, the Harbin–Yichun High-Speed Railway, the Xi'an–Ankang section of the Xi'an–Chongqing High-Speed Railway, and the Yichang–Xingshan High-Speed Railway — are put into operation simultaneously.
As a core north-south trunk line of the national "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed railway network, the opening of the Xiong'an–Shangqiu section of the Beijing–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway will fill the gap in the northern section of the Beijing–Hong Kong line, opening up a fast corridor connecting North China with the Central Plains and East China.
The line runs from Xiong'an Station in the north to Shangqiu Station in the south, with a total mainline length of 552 kilometers and a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour. A total of 16 stations are laid out along the entire line, with more than 10 newly built stations located in county-level areas, bringing an end to the history of no high-speed rail for counties and cities such as Renqiu, Suning, and Yuncheng. After the line opens, the fastest travel time between Xiong'an and Shangqiu will be 2 hours and 27 minutes.
The Harbin–Yichun High-Speed Railway is the northernmost high-speed railway in China, with a total line length of 318 kilometers, a design speed of 250 kilometers per hour, and 9 stations along the entire line.
After the line opens, the fastest travel time between Harbin and Yichun will be 1 hour and 46 minutes. Suihua and Yichun will be formally connected to the national high-speed railway network, continuously expanding Harbin's 2-hour transportation circle.
The opening of the Xi'an–Ankang section of the Xi'an–Chongqing High-Speed Railway builds a fast corridor between the Guanzhong region and southern Shaanxi. The line has a total length of 171 kilometers and a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour. A number of new mountain-area stations have been built along the entire line, bringing Zhashui, Zhen'an, Ankang, and other places into the high-speed rail era.
After the line opens, the fastest travel time between Xi'an and Ankang will be only 45 minutes. The Guanzhong Plain and the Qinba mountain area will achieve efficient connectivity, providing a brand-new transportation framework for the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas in the Qinba mountains and the economic development of the southern Shaanxi region.
The opening of the Yichang–Xingshan High-Speed Railway builds a linking bond between the Shanghai–Chongqing High-Speed Railway and the Zhengzhou–Chongqing High-Speed Railway, and will compress the fastest travel time between Wuhan and Chongqing from 4 hours and 56 minutes to 3 hours and 54 minutes.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 何 聪 江 南 窦瀚洋
In "unmanned supermarkets," robot salesclerks are learning to automatically identify, grasp, and check out goods; inside simulated dim mine shafts, robot miners are conducting obstacle detection; in the agricultural picking training zone, dexterous simulated hands control force and practice picking movements...
Not long ago, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, the National Artificial Intelligence Pilot Base for Application (embodied intelligence) released its first batch of "open competition" topics centered on emergency rescue, household services, and agricultural picking scenarios, tackling the construction of high-quality multimodal datasets in embodied intelligence scenarios.
In July this year, at the National Science and Technology Awards Conference, the 22nd Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the 18th Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "We must promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, and open up the channel for science and technology to accelerate its transformation into real productive forces." At the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and the High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "Seize the rare historical opportunity, encourage open source, openness, cooperation, and sharing, and comprehensively promote AI scientific and technological innovation, industrial development, and scenario application." The outline of the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes "advancing the construction of national AI innovation highlands."
To thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, Hangzhou adheres to the coordinated advancement of innovation source creation, ecosystem cultivation, and scenario opening, accelerating the opening of the channel for transforming AI into productive forces, and striving to achieve new breakthroughs in AI scientific and technological innovation, industrial development, and enabling application.
Seizing innovation, strengthening industry—
Focusing on the embodied intelligence track, Hangzhou has taken the lead in making efforts.
Entering the intelligent park at the headquarters of Xin'an Chemical under Transfar Group, packaging robots grasp steadily and pack precisely; inspection robots patrol on schedule and eliminate hidden dangers. Artificial intelligence is deeply embedded throughout the entire manufacturing process, and the park's production efficiency has increased by more than 30 percent compared with the past.
"From testing at the pilot base to real-world operations on the ground, we have joined forces with upstream computing power and midstream complete machines to build an embodied intelligence application industry chain based on manufacturing and logistics scenarios," said Yao Chenpeng, vice president of Transfar Group.
From models and computing power, to hardware and complete machines, and then to pilot verification and practical application, Hangzhou promotes the clustering of the embodied intelligence industry into chains through specialized division of labor and interregional collaboration. At present, Hangzhou has gathered numerous enterprises in the embodied intelligence robot and other intelligent terminal industry clusters. In 2025, the output value of industrial enterprises above designated size in the cluster exceeded 100 billion yuan, and the domestic market share of quadruped robots and humanoid robots remains firmly at a high level.
Adhering to the coordinated advancement of development and security, the "Hangzhou Regulations on Promoting the Development of the Embodied Intelligence Robot Industry" took effect in May this year, striving to stimulate the vitality of innovation among all types of entities while promoting the safe and orderly development of the industry.
Building an ecosystem, attracting talent—
At the Yungu Center of Zijingang Science and Technology City in Hangzhou's Xihu District, the developer center of the open-source AI large model community "ModelScope Community" is located here. In this offline space of more than 10,000 square meters, developers exchange ideas and spark creative inspiration.
"A workstation rents for only 300 yuan per month, and the office environment is comfortable and tidy." From an active online user of the "ModelScope Community" to a one-person company entrepreneur now settled in the offline community, Chen Hui is developing AI recruitment software, "Here I can find 'partners' sharing the same ambitions and ideals (志同道合, zhi tong dao he - "will, same, way, together")."
Hangzhou is concentrating efforts on open-source model research, open-source community construction, and the cultivation of open-source business models. This year, Hangzhou plans to support the "ModelScope Community" in bringing together more than 30 million global developers, cultivating 100 open-source innovation enterprises, and striving to achieve an annual revenue scale of more than 550 billion yuan in the core AI industry. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Hangzhou will vigorously support the iterative upgrading of open-source models such as Tongyi Qianwen and DeepSeek, and accelerate the cultivation of new open-source foundational large models.
Cultivating scenarios, broadly enabling—
Order through a mini-program, pick up the meal in 10 minutes. At the Kuai'e Future Canteen located in the China Hangzhou Human Resources Service Industry Park in Gongshu District, the "chef" tossing the wok is an intelligent cooking robot, delivering dishes quickly with good taste.
"With the help of AI algorithms, the chef's signature dishes are transformed into 'digital recipes,' and fresh ingredients can be placed in to be cooked 'unmannedly,'" said Yan Hubin, head of Kuai'e (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. Thanks to Gongshu District's "technology-driven + scenario-led" development plan, the company plans to open 20 stores within the year to provide healthier dining services to more customers.
Deeply implementing the "AI+" initiative, Hangzhou uses scenarios to lead technological innovation and applications to drive industrial development.
Since 2025, Hangzhou has cumulatively released 488 scenario opportunities and 923 scenario capabilities in the AI field. Starting in 2026, focusing on key areas such as advanced manufacturing clusters, urban governance, and livelihood services, Hangzhou will strive to cultivate and open more than 200 high-quality scenario resources each year, gradually forming a full-chain application ecosystem for new technologies and new products of "first pilot verification—first-use scenario—first-launch brand—first-showcase dissemination."
Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest instructions, Hangzhou is striving to build a first-class innovation ecosystem and create a high-quality business environment, promoting continuous new breakthroughs in the development of the AI industry.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 25) (Reporter Wang Ke) The State Council recently forwarded the "Several Measures on Promoting RV Consumption" formulated by 10 departments including the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The several measures adhere to focusing on solving actual problems (问题导向, wen ti dao xiang - "problem, guide, direction"), making every effort to remove bottlenecks in RV (motorhome, travel trailer, camping vehicle) consumption, unleash the potential of RV consumption, and better meet the people's ever-growing needs for a better life.
The several measures put forward nine policy initiatives covering the entire chain of RV consumption, including improving the quality of RV supply, optimizing RV registration, scrappage, and driver training and examination management, ensuring RV passage and parking, strengthening RV campsite construction, enhancing RV tourism product supply and management services, improving RV rental services, increasing financial support, implementing RV consumption promotion actions, and fulfilling safety management responsibilities.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 25) (Reporter Yang Zhanfei) On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Civilization Practice Bureau of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Department of Social Affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, the Publicity Department of the All-China Women's Federation, and the Literary and Art Volunteer Service Center of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles jointly held the "Our Festival · Mid-Autumn" themed cultural activities, aiming to deeply explore the cultural connotation of the Mid-Autumn Festival, actively promote the values of patriotism and family love, reunion and happiness, and harmony and completeness, vividly showcase the rich history, culture, and unique humanistic charm of the Mid-Autumn Festival, cultivate deep feelings for family and country, and gather strength for progress.
Five regions across the country organized Mid-Autumn themed cultural demonstration activities, setting off an upsurge of activities. At Juyongguan in Changping, Beijing, a Mid-Autumn evening party featuring literary dialogues was deeply fascinating (引人入胜, yin ren ru sheng - "lead, person, enter, fascinating"), with guests discussing poetry, the moon, and hometowns around the themes of "To this moment, to our cares, to the journey ahead"; at the Imperial Prime Minister's Mansion in Jincheng, Shanxi, amid the ancient castle building complex, the dance "Between the Brackets" interpreted the beauty of ancient architecture, and Gaoping drum storytelling "The Millet Is Good" expressed the local sentiments of the Taihang region, with the audience immersively experiencing the contemporary splendor radiated by the traditional festival; at Hailantai in Yanbian, Jilin, the "Full Moon at the Border · Pomegranate Blossoms Together" activity closely adhered to the main line of forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation, and combined with the traditional Korean Chuseok festival customs, offered an overwhelming amount of things to see (目不暇接, mu bu xia jie - "eye, not, insufficient, receive") in colorful folk activities; the main event in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, deeply integrated traditional folk customs such as the moon-worshipping ceremony with local poetry culture and intangible cultural heritage, recreating the Mid-Autumn artistic conception of the ancients gazing at the moon by the river and dwelling poetically; Zhucheng, Weifang, Shandong, is the birthplace of "Prelude to Water Melody · When Did the Bright Moon Appear," where a Mid-Autumn cultural feast combining a thousand years of cultural lineage, warmth for family and country, and the new spirit of the times presented a brilliant and diverse array of performances (精彩纷呈, jing cai fen cheng - "splendid, present, profusely, offer")...
In addition, localities across the country, based on their actual conditions, organized activities such as "Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival at New Era Civilization Practice Centers," held "Blooming Flowers and Full Moon" poetry competitions, tea parties, and storytelling sessions, organized food sharing, talent performances, and cultural and creative markets, and carried out activities such as making mooncakes, molding clay figurines, and painting round fans, enhancing the festival's appeal and influence, and better uniting the people and warming hearts.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 姜 峰
Autumn arrives at the border of Chongqing and Guizhou, and the Dalou Mountains appear even more verdant.
In Qijiang District, Chongqing, in Shihao Town, where the former headquarters of the First Red Army Corps is located, Liu Yunqian, the post-90s female owner of the "Liuliu Shun" restaurant on the street, not only cooks a fine meal but is also recounting something with familiarity and detail (如数家珍, ru shou jia Zhen - "as, count, family, treasure") about the stories of the Long March. "Have something to eat, and I'll take you up the mountain to find Teacher Zhao!"
The reporter followed Liu Yunqian to Miao'er Mountain and climbed several hundred steps. At the Shihao Red Army Martyrs' Monument, Zhao Fuqian was giving a lecture to teachers and students on a study trip, and everyone listened with rapt attention. After retiring from his post as director of the Shihao Town Comprehensive Cultural Service Center, Old Zhao organized the "Shihao Red Soul Lecturing Group" to tell red stories to all. In August of this year, Zhao Fuqian was named a "China Good Person."
—Here is a steadfast commitment carried across three generations.
"Ninety-one years ago, the Red Army soldiers came to the small restaurant run by my grandfather to borrow kitchen utensils for cooking, and when they returned them, they were always washed spotlessly clean, and they would also help fill the water vat and split firewood." Zhao Fuqian recalled that some Red Army soldiers who died in battle were buried nearby. "My grandfather devoted his life to guarding and paying respects at the graves of the unknown martyrs. My father, also inspired by this, resolutely joined the army, and after being demobilized and returning home, he continued to guard the graves for more than 20 years."
As the martyrs' graves were relocated for centralized protection, Zhao Fuqian, who had always worked in his hometown, took up the burden, visiting, excavating, and organizing the Long March relics and stories of Shihao Town. "Preserving the red memories passed down by word of mouth — time waits for no one (时不我待, shi bu wo dai - "time, not, me, wait")!"
Of the town's 20 villages and communities, Zhao Fuqian visited one by one the elderly octogenarians and nonagenarians who had seen the Red Army, recording oral histories and searching for clues to the sites.
With a sickle and a flashlight, Old Zhao traversed every corner of Shihao's mountains and waters. He wore out more than 20 pairs of rubber shoes, filled 60 work notebooks with notes, and uncovered the stories of "The Quartermaster's Blood Stains Maoba Ping" and "Li Shuqing Risks His Life to Rescue the Wounded"; Luochangyan Sentry Post, Caotou Pass Resting Point, Qiushiba Campsite... More than 50 Long March relics of the Red Army were rediscovered and verified by Old Zhao.
—This is a continuation passed down from one person to a group of people.
Both excavating and protecting, and also carrying on living heritage. With support from departments at all levels, Zhao Fuqian took the lead in organizing the "Shihao Red Soul Lecturing Group," successively cultivating more than 50 lecturers and over 300 "young red lecturers," bringing the Long March stories of Shihao to more people.
Xiong Sisi, a post-90s staff member of the Shihao Town New Era Civilization Practice Service Center, is now the pillar of the team. This year, she joined hands with the children of the Central School of Yaolongshan Town, Tongzi County, Guizhou, in Shihao Town to tell the stories of the Long March together.
Red culture forges the soul and empowers the integration of agriculture, culture, and tourism. Zhang Qilin, one of the lecturers and a young entrepreneur who returned to his hometown, leads the surrounding villagers in planting high-altitude rice in Xiangshui Village and managing rice-fish farming, and he tells the story of the Xiangshuidong Battle Site vividly and colorfully described (绘声绘色, hui sheng hui se - "draw, sound, paint, color").
"Tourists come drawn by reputation, and not only can they taste farmhouse meals and buy local specialties, but they also enrich their spiritual world, all saying it is a trip that is well worth making (不虚此行, bu xu ci xing - "not, false, this, trip")." Said Zhang Qilin, who recently took up the post of Party branch secretary of Xiangshui Village.
"We are also building a red study tour loop around core sites such as the former headquarters of the First Red Army Corps and the Shihao Red Army Martyrs' Cemetery, developing immersive red education courses, and creating more red check-in points." Sun Zhenying, Party secretary of Shihao Town, introduced that the locality has formed a "red culture + rural tourism" development model, receiving more than 120,000 tourists in 2025.
Before parting, Zhao Fuqian told the reporter that the "Compilation of Shihao Red Lecturing Materials" he edited is about to be published in October, "to pass it on to future generations, so that the Long March spirit endures forever."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 金 歆
From September 22 to 23, the China International Forum on the Rule of Law (2026), hosted by the China Law Society, was held in Shenzhen, Guangdong. Legal professionals from 38 countries and 7 international organizations engaged in exchanges and dialogue around the theme of "Deepening international rule-of-law exchanges and cooperation, and providing rule-of-law safeguards for building a community with a shared future for mankind." Guests at the forum stated that it is necessary to carry out pragmatic and efficient international rule-of-law cooperation and exchanges, adhere to using the rule of law to build consensus, promote development, safeguard stability, and achieve good governance, and jointly create a more prosperous, stable, fair, and just world.
Promoting exchange and mutual learning among the world's rule-of-law civilizations
The rule-of-law civilization of mankind advances through exchange born of diversity, mutual learning born of exchange, and development born of mutual learning. This was an important consensus among the guests at this forum.
Wang Hongxiang, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Executive Vice President of the China Law Society, stated that the international community's expectations for China's voice and Chinese solutions are unprecedented developments or situations (前所未有, qian suo wei you - "before, not, yet, have"). "In recent years, the China Law Society has continuously deepened foreign legal exchanges, and by telling the stories of the rule of law in China in the new era, it has presented a credible, lovable, and respectable image of China."
"Exchange and mutual learning do not mean blind imitation." Nalin Abesuria, Advisor to the President of Sri Lanka, said that China's rule-of-law practice emphasizes both drawing on the outstanding achievements of other legal civilizations and integrating them with its own national conditions. "This principle is very important."
Gao Xiaoli, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice President of the Supreme People's Court, stated that Chinese courts are rooted in China, oriented toward the world, and embracing the future. They inherit the genes of China's outstanding rule-of-law civilization while also absorbing the outstanding rule-of-law achievements of mankind, cementing the foundation of civilization through impartial justice.
Ángel Valencia, National Prosecutor of Chile, stated that organized criminal groups are increasingly characterized by transnational operations, strong adaptability, and complex technical means, and that relevant departments of various countries should strengthen information exchange and carry out close cooperation.
Wang Hongxiang stated that the China Law Society will continue to strengthen the development of important platforms such as the China International Forum on the Rule of Law, establish a normalized rule-of-law dialogue mechanism, and promote the translation, introduction, and dissemination of the rule-of-law achievements of various countries' civilizations.
Deepening international economic and trade legal cooperation
At the closing ceremony of the forum, the "Shenzhen Declaration of the China International Forum on the Rule of Law (2026)" was released, proposing to "support all parties in upholding the multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core" and to "equally protect the legitimate rights and interests of domestic and foreign parties."
Li Dajin, Vice Chairman of the Belt and Road Legal Services Alliance, stated that the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative has entered a new stage of high-quality development, and the importance of rule-of-law safeguards is becoming increasingly prominent.
Samir Hamlich, Executive Director of the African Studies Center at Mohammed V University in Morocco, stated that cross-border investment requires legal protection, and that legal certainty, contractual stability, and a sound dispute resolution mechanism are all indispensable.
Sun Mingyan, Legal Director of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, shared thoughts on enterprises going global: "Moving from complying with rules to participating in the formulation of rules requires tracking legislative developments and enforcement trends in key markets, and actively participating in international standards discussions and the joint development of industry standards."
Teresa Cheng, Secretary-General of the International Organization for Mediation, elaborated on the important role of mediation in international commercial disputes. She stated that mediation can explore solutions acceptable to both parties, which is conducive to long-term cooperation.
Enhancing the level of rule-of-law cooperation in the digital field
With the rapid development of digital technology and artificial intelligence, rule-of-law cooperation in international digital, scientific, and technological fields has become particularly important.
"Digital transformation contains enormous opportunities, but technology also brings legal and ethical challenges." Manoj Sharma, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal, stated that solving these problems cannot rely on the strength of a single country alone, but requires continuous dialogue and cooperation among judicial organs, legislators, legal practitioners, and technical experts of various countries.
Liu Zhuang, Deputy Director of the Key Laboratory of Rule-of-Law Big Data and Intelligent Equipment of the Ministry of Justice, stated that rather than passively facing the impact, it is better to proactively incorporate artificial intelligence into the court governance system and the trial work system, and promote the safe and controllable application of artificial intelligence in the judicial field through a series of measures.
Li Yanhong, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and President of the Beijing Intellectual Property Court, shared her observations on the development trends of intellectual property judicature in the digital era. She stated that as digital technology accelerates its iteration, the relationship between technical facts and legal judgment is becoming increasingly close, and enhancing the ability to ascertain technical facts has become an urgent need for intellectual property judicature in the digital era.
The internet is a space that transcends national borders, and its governance cannot be separated from the joint efforts of all countries. Nicholas Sagourias, Professor at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom, stated that strengthening the rule of law in cyberspace requires all countries to actively clarify their own legal positions, further develop applicable international law, and establish stronger implementation and accountability mechanisms.
Return to TopOn September 25 local time, the Nagoya Asian Games entered its sixth day of competition after the opening ceremony. The swimming events concluded all their sessions at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. The Chinese swimming team achieved a result of 30 gold, 13 silver, and 11 bronze medals, with the gold medal count surpassing that of the previous Hangzhou Asian Games, and for the first time won all gold medals in the seven relay events, creating the best result in the history of Asian Games participation.
On that day, 19-year-old rising star Zhang Zhanshuo won the gold medal in the men's 400m freestyle and broke the Games record. He competed in eight events at this Asian Games, including short, middle, and long distance freestyle and relays, winning a total of seven gold medals, becoming the athlete with the most gold medals won across all events so far. In the women's 4×100m medley relay final, the Chinese team composed of Peng Xuwei, Tang Qianting, Zhang Yufei, and Yu Yiting won the championship and set a new Games record.
In the women's shot put final, Chinese athletes Song Jiayuan and Zhang Linru swept the gold and silver medals. In addition, Niu Chunge won the silver medal in the women's pole vault.
In the canoe sprint events, the Chinese team won all three events in which it participated. In the women's 500m four-person kayak final, the Chinese team composed of Yu Shimeng, Yin Mengdie, Wang Nan, and Shen Siyu won the championship; Ji Bowen was the first to cross the finish line in the men's 500m single canoe final; the Chinese pair of Sun Mengya/Ma Yanan won the championship in the women's 500m double canoe.
In advantageous events such as gymnastics, weightlifting, and shooting, the Chinese team also delivered outstanding performances. Gymnastics concluded on the 25th, with Zou Jingyuan winning the gold medal in the men's parallel bars, Tian Hao winning the gold medal in the men's horizontal bar, Qiu Qiyuan winning the silver medal in the women's balance beam, and Zhang Yihan winning the bronze medal in the women's floor exercise. At this Asian Games, the Chinese gymnastics team ultimately achieved a result of 7 gold, 2 silver, and 4 bronze medals.
In the women's 61kg weightlifting category, Yang Linyue won the gold medal, with her snatch and total results setting new world records in that category. In the men's 50m rifle three positions shooting event, the Chinese team of Zhang Changhong, Liu Yukun, and Sheng Lihao won the team gold medal with 1766 rings; Liu Yukun won the individual gold medal with 360.5 rings, breaking the Asian Games record, while Zhang Changhong won the silver medal with 360.2 rings.
Gold medals were also added in the women's team epee and men's mountain bike events. The Chinese team composed of Liu Chang, Yu Sihan, Tang Junyao, and Yang Jingwen successively defeated the Vietnamese team and the Kazakhstani team to advance to the final, and in the final defeated the South Korean team 45:28 to win the gold medal, which was the first gold medal for the Chinese delegation in fencing at this Asian Games. In the mountain bike cross-country race, Yuan Jinwei won the gold medal with a time of 1 hour 25 minutes 15 seconds, and the Chinese team achieved a fourth consecutive Asian Games championship in this event.
(People's Daily reporters Fan Jiayuan, Sun Longfei, Wang Meihua, Liu Shuoyang, Li Shuo, Tao Xiang'an, Gao Ji, People's Daily Online reporter Hu Xuerong)
Return to Top(People's Daily, Nagoya, September 25) (Reporters Liu Shuoyang, Tao Xiang'an) At 22:10 local time on September 25, in the women's 100-meter final of track and field at this year's Asian Games, 17-year-old Chen Yujie crossed the line first with a time of 11.06 seconds, significantly improving the previous Asian Games record of 11.15 seconds. The 14-year-old girl who once carried the torch at the Hangzhou Asian Games has, three years later, become one of the most shining stars on the track and field stage of the Nagoya Asian Games.
Chen Yujie has already represented the Chinese team at the 2025 Tokyo World Championships and two World Relays. She currently holds the Asian junior record in the women's 100 meters and the Asian youth records in the women's 100 meters and 200 meters, and won the double crown in the women's 100 meters and 200 meters at last year's National Games.
"This gold medal is the best coming-of-age gift for my 18th birthday at the end of the year!" On the track, Chen Yujie is comparable to seasoned veterans. Off the track, she immediately radiates a lively, playful youthful energy. Her young age and outstanding results have also earned her the nickname "Little Sister." "This nickname comes from everyone's affection for me," Chen Yujie said. "I believe that as our country continues to develop, outstanding newcomers will emerge in all walks of life."
Return to TopWith the Mid-Autumn moon full, feelings are conveyed across a thousand miles. At this festive time, the Asian Games athletes respond with hard-fought effort, sending their Mid-Autumn blessings from the competition arena.
"During the competition, I don't think about celebrating the holiday for myself—even on my birthday, I won't let myself get distracted." Chinese female boxer Wu Yu frankly admitted that for her, the most special gift of the holiday is often a high-quality, high-intensity training session. At this moment, what Wu Yu misses most is her grandmother, who just underwent surgery. "I feel like I've neglected my family too much. I was raised by my grandmother since I was little. I want to tell her 'Happy Mid-Autumn Festival' and ask her to take good care of herself. I'll go back to see her as soon as I finish competing."
The swimming events of this Asian Games concluded successfully on September 25 local time. The Chinese swimming team fought with all their might and achieved their best result in Asian Games history. Li Bingjie competed in five events this time and won five gold medals. She happily showed off all her gold medals and said with heartfelt emotion: "Mid-Autumn Festival—perfectly complete!"
In gymnast Zhang Boheng's memory, Mid-Autumn Festival is a warm scene of the whole family sitting together for a meal, with his mother's urging in his ears: "Why aren't you out yet? Everyone's waiting for you—time to eat!" Speaking of this moment, his tone became somewhat subdued. "I really miss that scene." After the Asian Games concluded, the World Championships task came arriving in quick succession (接踵而至, jie shun er zhi - "follow, heel, and, arrive"), and Zhang Boheng still finds it hard to reunite with his family. "I still have to focus on the competition." He said to the audience with a smile: "I wish everyone a safe and happy Mid-Autumn Festival. Remember to eat mooncakes!"
A bright moon rises over the sea; from the ends of the earth, we share this moment. The moonlight of Nagoya reflects the athletes' steadfast presence. Their hard-fought effort is the most moving sight of this Mid-Autumn Festival, and it also embodies the purest and warmest power of sports.
(Reported by People's Daily reporters Chen Chenxi, Liu Shuoyang, Li Shuo, Gao Ji, Sun Longfei, Wang Meihua, and People's Daily Online reporter Hu Xuerong)
Return to TopBy: 武雯婧 高映雪
September 23 this year marks the ninth "Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival," and the "Gathering Strength to Revitalize Villages · Stories of First Secretaries Stationed in Villages" exchange event was held in Beijing that day. More than 40 first secretaries stationed in villages from various regions brought agricultural specialty products from their respective villages and set up a "market of good products from stationed villages."
In the open-air market, people came and went. Many customers asked about prices and sampled products at the stalls, exchanging contact information with the first secretaries stationed in villages — a lively scene indeed.
Lan Weihong, first secretary of Gaowu Village, Guping Township, Congjiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou, smiled as she peeled the last few golden passion fruits on the stall and handed them to customers, saying, "The goods are sold out. If you want to buy, we can arrange express delivery." Across the way, the pinecone flower stall from Shangweidian Village, Miaofengshan Town, Mentougou District, Beijing, was crowded together (挤挤挨挨, ji ji ai ai - "squeeze, squeeze, press, press") with people. Flower-shaped decorations assembled from pinecones caught the customers' eyes.
Stall next to stall, goods next to goods. The first secretaries stationed in villages could all explain the origins of each "good product" in a speaking in a charming and engaging manner (娓娓道来, wei wei dao lai - "softly, softly, speak, come").
At the Banqiao dried tofu stall, Chen Teng, first secretary of Banqiao Village, Yangwei Town, Yunxi County, Shiyan City, Hubei, was busy recommending: "The making of Banqiao dried tofu is an intangible cultural heritage skill. Each piece is handmade, and these were made at noon the day before and brought to Beijing."
The crochet pouch stall attracted many young women. The flower-shaped crocheted products, priced at less than 10 yuan, can be clipped onto buttons as decorations. Tao Xuemei, first secretary of Nancun Village, Shuanglu Town, Fengdu County, Chongqing, said these products were made with meticulous and painstaking effort (一针一线, yi zhen yi xian - "one, needle, one, thread") by the elderly in the village.
A few boxes of blueberry jelly, originally displayed only as samples, drew many people who wanted to buy them. Yan Fei, first secretary of Huopu Village, Jiefanggou Town, Zhaojue County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, could not resist everyone's requests, and even the samples were all sold out.
Goods are the window; people are the bridge. Besides promoting products, the first secretaries stationed in villages were also busy adding customers as friends. "New friends will be future repeat customers," said one first secretary stationed in a village.
The open-air market was filled with a noisy and bustling atmosphere (人声鼎沸, ren sheng ding fei - "people, voice, tripod, boil"), while in the meeting room, the "story gathering" sparked a collision of ideas.
First secretaries stationed in villages, experts and scholars, and platform representatives sitting together in a group (围坐一堂, wei zuo yi tang - "surround, sit, one, hall") to share and exchange experiences in promoting rural industry development. Everyone joined a group chat and agreed to work together to plan more development paths for their villages.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the country has cumulatively selected and dispatched more than 3 million first secretaries and village-based cadres. Today, 150,000 work teams nationwide, with nearly 500,000 first secretaries and village-based cadres, remain steadfast on the front lines of rural areas.
Looking back on his time stationed in the village, Zhou Lei, first secretary of Wuping Village, Jianchi Town, Hanyin County, Ankang City, Shaanxi, said with emotion: "Being stationed in a village means working together with fellow villagers to weave resources, people's hearts, and hope, strand by strand, into a splendid and glorious chapter (锦绣华章, jin xiu hua zhang - "beautiful, embroidery, magnificent, chapter") of comprehensive rural revitalization."
Agricultural specialty products have become hot commodities, traditional crafts have gained new vitality, and villagers have increased their incomes at their doorsteps. The passion fruits selling well at the market, the crafts that went viral, and the highly favored dried tofu are precisely the abundant fruits borne from the implementation of the system.
As night falls, the "good products" on the stalls have all been sold out, but the footsteps of first secretaries stationed in villages in supporting comprehensive rural revitalization never cease.
Return to TopAnother Mid-Autumn Festival has arrived, the full moon rising in the east, its clear light spreading everywhere. Our reporters visited three watersides named after the "moon" — Dunhuang's Crescent Moon Spring, where a clear spring is embraced by the vast desert, and for a thousand years the sand has never buried the spring; climbing high to view the moon, there is a distinctive vastness and desolation; Kanas Moon Bay, where beneath the snow mountains the river bend is like a crescent moon, the round moon in the sky and the crescent moon in the water shining in reflected splendor (交相辉映, jiao xiang hui ying - "exchange, shine, reflect; mutual, shine, reflect"); Tengger Moon Lake, where amid the sand sea bonfires are lit, and visitors sit with their families around the lakeshore, watching the moon rise, listening to folk songs, at ease in reunion.
The three places are a thousand li apart, yet the moonlight is equally moving. May this bright moon illuminate the road home, and also illuminate every night of reunion.
—Editor
Dunhuang's Crescent Moon Spring, Gansu —
A Jade Plate's Silver Light Shines on the Desert Sand Spring
People's Daily reporter Song Chaojun
In the vast desert and Gobi, a bend like a "crescent moon," clear for a thousand years, sand never burying the spring.
Every Mid-Autumn Festival night, within the embrace of Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang, Gansu, the wondrous sight of the Crescent Moon Spring's "three moons in one frame" is intoxicating — a bright moon in the sky, a curved reflection in the spring, and the spring itself another crescent moon. A round full moon slowly rises from the ridgeline of Mingsha Mountain; some liken it to "a jade plate borne by ten thousand qing of yellow sand," its spilled silver light falling into that crescent-shaped clear spring. The moon wheel is full and round, the spring like a silver hook; some praise this as "last night's crescent moon is full tonight." Local people in Dunhuang still preserve the traditional custom of "climbing high to view the moon" on the night of the full moon; visitors may climb with local people to the summit of Mingsha Mountain, look down upon the Crescent Moon Spring, and enjoy the bright moon over the desert.
The Crescent Moon Spring is shaped like a new moon, hence its name "Crescent Moon." It has a long history; in the Han Dynasty this place was called "Sand Well," in the Tang Dynasty "Medicine Spring," and in the Qing Dynasty it was first called Crescent Moon Spring. Its water is sweet and clear, limpid as a mirror, like a crystal emerald in the sand sea, inlaid among the peaks of sand mountains; with gentle waves and drifting sand, the water's hue is serene, and "Moon Spring Dawn Clarity" is praised as one of the Eight Sights of Dunhuang.
The most remarkable thing about the Crescent Moon Spring is its unique landform of sand and spring coexisting, sand and water surviving together — the spring lies amid shifting sand, with only a few dozen meters between the shifting sand and the spring water; for a thousand years, though it meets fierce winds, the spring has never been buried by shifting sand, and though located in the Gobi, the spring water is neither turbid nor dry.
From a scientific perspective, the Crescent Moon Spring is surrounded by sand mountains on all sides and lies in low-lying terrain, forming a ring-shaped mountain hollow, with natural wind channels on the east and west sides; after wind enters the spring area, it is lifted by the terrain to produce updrafts, carrying the surrounding shifting sand to the summits of the north and south sides or casting it to the backs of the mountain peaks, thus creating the wondrous sight of "lasting through a thousand ages, sand never filling it."
Reeds grow thickly by the spring, fish swim freely in the water, populus euphratica and sea buckthorn form green shade, and pavilions and terraces are antique in style. The Crescent Moon Spring produces the rare iron-back fish and the Chinese medicinal herb seven-star grass, which, together with the five-colored sand of Mingsha Mountain, are called by local people the "Three Treasures of the Crescent Moon Spring."
In recent years, the Mingsha Mountain Crescent Moon Spring scenic area has continued to take "The Vast Sea Invites the Bright Moon, a Thousand Li Shared by the Chang'e" as its theme, launching a series of Mid-Autumn moon-viewing cultural activities. Performers dressed as the "Seven Fairies," in splendid costumes, lead visitors in lantern-carrying processions, walking and singing, passing through the reed thickets, lingering among the camel caravans, and hanging lanterns on the sand dunes to pray for blessings, entrusting their wishes for reunion; when night falls, "Chang'e" and the "Seven Fairies" dance lightly and gracefully (翩然起舞, pian ran qi wu - "fluttering, rise; dance, dance") through the crowds, making visitors feel as if they have stepped into the ancient Western Regions.
In 2026, the scenic area will continue to launch a series of Mid-Autumn moon-viewing activities.
Kanas Moon Bay, Xinjiang —
A Bend of Green Water Reflects the Wonder of Twin Moons
People's Daily reporter Li Yanan
In the Altay Prefecture of Xinjiang, deep in the Altai Mountains, the Kanas River winds through a path (蜿蜒穿行, wan yan chuan xing - "winding, pass through; winding, pass through") through the vast forests, folding into a gentle, graceful crescent-shaped river bend amid the encircling mountains — this is the world-renowned Kanas Moon Bay.
Compared with many moon-viewing resorts, the moon-viewing scenery at Kanas Moon Bay has a unique artistic conception. When night falls, there is no light pollution in the deep mountains; the starry river is clear, the moonlight is bright and pure, a bright moon hangs above the snow mountain peaks, its clear light pouring down, spreading over the winding river channel. The round moon in the sky and the crescent moon in the water shining in reflected splendor, the emerald green river water shimmering with silver light, clearly outlined by the moonlight; on both sides the primitive cold-temperate coniferous forests are as dark as ink or eyebrows (墨色如黛, mo se ru dai - "ink, color; like, dark green"), the snow mountain silhouettes hazy and distant, the flowing water murmuring an accompaniment to the quiet moonlit night; mountains and rivers, moonlight, starry river, and forest sea merge into one, ethereal and tranquil, like a fairyland.
The name of Moon Bay originates from the wonder of nature. Ancient glacial erosion created a deep U-shaped valley; after lateral scouring by the river and natural subsidence of the mountain body, the surging Kanas River suddenly slowed here, tracing a perfect arc along the terrain, like a crescent moon quietly inlaid in the verdant canyon — hence the name Moon Bay.
Two naturally formed shallow grassy shoals in the riverbed, whose outlines resemble giant footprints, are a unique landform landscape created by mountain damming and water sedimentation, also casting a veil of mystery over this landscape. As the four seasons turn, the river water changes color with the light and water level: clear emerald green in spring, transparent and deep in high summer, reflecting the colorful forest in autumn, frozen and mirroring the snow in winter; the moonlight of the four seasons and the scenery of the four seasons (四时风光, si shi feng guang - "four, seasons; scenery, scenery") are each different.
The Moon Bay valley has lush water and grass and abundant water sources, and is a traditional passage for local herders moving livestock between seasonal pastures. When herders pass through the river bend, they do not climb over the guardrails to approach the water, do not trample the riverbank grass, and do not pollute the river's flow; this reverence carved into their bones is both a primitive concept of ecological protection and what keeps this river bend forever in its original, clear appearance.
The Mid-Autumn Festival coincides with the end of the herders' summer pasture migration; local herders typically prepare salty milk tea, baursak, dried curd and other delicacies, sitting around the courtyard of their wooden houses to view the moon and chat; as dusk gathers, herders sit around the lamplight of their wooden houses, telling tales of the mountains and rivers and sharing words of peaceful years; the evening breeze, moonlight, forest sea, and water sounds accompany them, composing the gentlest scene of everyday life at Kanas.
If one wishes to view the moon at Moon Bay, visitors may take the shuttle bus to Moon Bay, and before the scenic area closes and the shuttle stops running, watch the moon slowly rise from the Altai mountain peaks, enjoying the twin-moon wonder of "a round moon in the sky, a crescent moon in the water," then take the last shuttle back to the village.
The Altay Prefecture has planned more than 300 cultural and tourism activities for this summer and autumn, including the Kanas Silk Road Food Bazaar nighttime performances; after visiting Moon Bay, visitors may go to the Kanas Village and the food bazaar to watch ethnic song-and-dance and instrumental performances, or sit together in the courtyards of guesthouses, tasting specialty dairy foods and teas, and continue their moon-viewing activities.
Tengger Moon Lake, Inner Mongolia —
Around the Bonfire, Joyful Reunion Together
People's Daily reporter Zhao Jingfeng
At 8 p.m., the silver-plate-like moon slowly crosses the sand dunes, quietly hanging in the star-filled night sky. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, the Moon Lake scenic area in the heart of the Tengger Desert, Alxa League, Inner Mongolia, welcomes its liveliest time of year. On the lake surface, many reflections leaning against one another appear especially warm and romantic under the moonlight.
"Look, there are two moons here, one curved and one round!" Wang Zihe, a fourth-grade student from Dongsheng District, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, shouted excitedly. Two small childish hands pointed now at the sky, now at the ground, his face full of surprise and curiosity. The "two moons" Wang Zihe spoke of — one is the full moon hanging high in the night sky, the other is "Moon Lake" spread across the sand sea.
"The name Moon Lake originates from its unique shape," said Zhang Xiaobing, head of the Tengger Desert Moon Lake Eco-Tourism Area. Viewed from the east, the lake lies like a hooked crescent moon resting in the desert, hence the name "Moon Lake."
The formation of Moon Lake is a mark left by nature's long evolution. Zhang Xiaobing explained that about one hundred million years ago, this place was a vast ocean. Later, due to geological changes, the ground rose, forming the Alxa Plateau. Because it lies deep inland, with average annual precipitation of less than 200 millimeters but evaporation as high as 3,000 millimeters, after long evolution a desert was finally formed. With the disappearance of the ocean, abundant groundwater and scattered lakes such as Moon Lake were left behind.
Moon Lake has a surface area of about 2,000 mu, a water depth of 2–4 meters, 2 kilometers from north to south, and 1 kilometer from east to west. Around the lake grow shrubs and grasses such as tamarisk, pea shrub, sand thorn, and saxaul. Under different weather conditions, the lake water takes on various colors including blue, green, and purple, forming a delightful contrast with the surrounding yellow sand and green grass.
Because of its distinctive desert oasis scenery, the local area has built the Tengger Desert Moon Lake Eco-Tourism Area centered on Moon Lake, covering an area of 150 square kilometers. Visitors can ride off-road vehicles racing over the undulating sand dunes, experience the thrill of hiking across the desert, and at night enjoy the pleasure of desert camping.
What attracts visitors is not only the diverse activities, but also a variety of warm and touching events. "Sharing One Moon over the Sand Sea" is an important activity carefully planned by the Moon Lake scenic area around the moon. Wang Zihe's father, Wang Xinwei, after browsing related information online, was deeply drawn by the scenic area's natural beauty and activity arrangements, booked flights and lodging a month in advance, and made a special trip with his family to view the moon here.
At dusk, Wang Xinwei's family rode an off-road vehicle deep into the sand dunes; as the setting sun slowly descended, the vehicle stopped beside Moon Lake. When night fell, beside Moon Lake, bonfires were lit, the sound of the morin khuur was melodious and pleasing, and visitors sat in small groups or scattered pairs (三三两两, san san liang liang - "three, three; two, two") around the lakeshore, tasting specialty foods while listening to local folk songs. "We can play in the sand and also tour the lake and view the moon with the family — a wonderful experience! I hope my child can step out of the books and experience the desert scenery firsthand, leaving a different kind of memory," Wang Xinwei said.
In the early morning, the laughter by Moon Lake gradually fades, and that bright moon still hangs high in the night sky, quietly awaiting the dawn's first light...
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 伊 霄
When appreciating the full moon at Mid-Autumn Festival, it always feels like something is missing if you only look and don't photograph it. But the moon is round and bright, and a casual snap often yields nothing more than a white halo. The following tips for photographing the moon may help you——
First, keep your hands steady. To capture a clear moon, you typically need to use the telephoto lens of a camera or phone, which makes it easy to blur the shot due to "shaky hands." You can appropriately increase the shutter speed, or use a tripod to stabilize the camera. If you don't have a tripod on hand, you can lean against a windowsill or railing to brace yourself.
Second, lower the exposure. The moon is dazzlingly bright in the night sky, and the camera's automatic metering mode can easily overexpose it. You can select "spot metering" and use the brighter part of the moon as the metering point. If shooting with a phone, after locking focus on the moon, you can pull the exposure down a bit. Better to have it slightly darker than to have it washed out into a blank white.
Third, shoot early rather than late. When the moon first rises, it is large and low, still wrapped in a golden-red hue, and the sky has not yet fully darkened—this is the perfect moment to photograph the moon. You can check the moonrise time in advance and find a spot with an open view to wait for a "moonrise."
Fourth, make clever use of the foreground. A bare moon, no matter how clearly captured, is monotonous. You can use treetops or eaves as foreground, or choose a location with reflections such as water to add atmosphere. Including family members in the frame is also a good choice. The moon is always the same moon, but the people watching it with you at this moment are the finest scene worth recording.
Return to TopBy: 健康时报记者 乔靖芳
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, mooncakes have hit the market in concentrated waves. Traditional mooncakes in Cantonese, Suzhou, Beijing, and Yunnan styles are competing on the same shelves with new-style varieties such as molten-lava, snow-skin, peach-skin, and multigrain mooncakes, leaving many consumers torn over what to choose: Do traditional mooncakes, high in sugar and oil, affect indicators for chronic diseases? Are new-style mooncakes truly low-fat and health-nourishing, safe to eat in quantity? How exactly should mooncakes be selected and eaten for health? Our reporter interviewed Dou Pan, chief physician of the Clinical Nutrition Department at Peking University First Hospital.
"There are many categories of mooncakes on the market, and consumers need not agonize over the relative merits of brands. The ingredient list and nutrition facts panel on the packaging are the objective and reliable criteria for selection," Dou Pan explained.
In the ingredient list, raw materials are ordered by amount added, from highest to lowest. If white sugar, maltose syrup, vegetable oil, butter, or lard rank among the top three ingredients, this indicates the mooncake is built primarily on a sugar-and-oil base, making it a high-oil, high-sugar food, and consumers are advised to choose cautiously. As for fillings, mooncakes with salted egg yolk, ham, fresh pork, lotus seed paste, or jujube paste are generally high in oil and sugar; low-sugar pure red bean paste and properly proportioned five-nut mooncakes have relatively lower oil and sugar content.
The old version of the food nutrition facts panel implemented the mandatory "1+4" labeling (energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, sodium), while the new national standard has upgraded it to "1+6," adding two indicators — saturated fat (fatty acids) and sugar — which will be formally enforced in March 2027. At present, both old and new labels coexist on the market. Dou Pan reminded consumers that when selecting mooncakes, they should carefully compare the nutrition facts panel. For the same 100 grams (if the packaging label is not per 100 grams, consumers need to convert on their own), prioritize products with lower energy, then focus on the three indicators of fat, sodium, and sugar. Try to choose products with relatively low fat and sodium content; if it is a new-style label, one can further note the saturated fat listed under total fat. Fresh pork and ham mooncakes tend to have higher sodium content — excessive intake can easily cause edema and is not conducive to blood pressure control; the sugar indicator is only mandatorily displayed on new-style labels, and sweet Cantonese-style mooncakes generally have relatively high sugar levels, so extra attention is needed when selecting them.
In recent years, categories such as sugar-free, multigrain, snow-skin, and the principle that medicinal herbs and food share the same origin (药食同源, yao shi tong yuan - "medicine, food, same, origin") have been regarded by many consumers as health-nourishing choices. In Dou Pan's view, most new-style mooncakes merely represent an upgrade in taste; at the nutritional level they have not truly achieved low fat and low sugar, and some health-promotion claims contain exaggerated elements.
Most of the popular "sugar-free mooncakes" on the market use sugar-alcohol sweeteners to replace white sugar, which somewhat reduces the glycemic response and total calories. However, the starch in the crust and filling can still be converted into glucose, posing a risk of blood sugar elevation; diabetic patients and people trying to lose weight need to strictly control their intake. In multigrain mooncakes, the proportion of multigrain added is generally low, and the base remains primarily refined flour, so they basically cannot achieve the effect of meal replacement or fat reduction. Snow-skin mooncakes are made from refined glutinous rice flour combined with white sugar, and their glycemic response is relatively fast. Molten-lava and custard mooncakes add large amounts of condensed milk and cream, giving them relatively high saturated fat content. The fillings of fruit mooncakes are mostly blended from fruit jam and flavorings, containing a considerable amount of sugar.
With regard to the much-sought-after health-nourishment concept, Dou Pan specifically cautioned that in mooncakes to which medicinal herbs and food share the same origin ingredients such as ginseng or Dendrobium have been added, the amount of functional components added is extremely low. Mooncakes are foods consumed occasionally during the festival season, and one cannot expect them to produce health-care effects.
"Mooncakes should not be treated as ordinary snacks; when eaten, they should replace part of the staple food, and one should avoid adding an extra meal on top of regular meals," Dou Pan advised. During the Mid-Autumn Festival period, it is recommended that daily mooncake intake not exceed 50 grams; after eating a small piece of mooncake, one should appropriately reduce the amount of staple foods such as rice or steamed buns.
People with elevated blood sugar and diabetic patients should avoid high-sugar molten-lava, snow-skin, and fruit mooncakes; if they need to eat them, they must strictly control intake and should not eat mooncakes alone — they can pair them with vegetables to slow sugar absorption. People trying to lose fat or with high blood lipids should try to avoid puff-pastry, salted egg yolk, and ham mooncakes. People with chronic gastroenteritis should be cautious about eating sugar-free mooncakes containing sugar alcohols such as maltitol, which can easily cause abdominal bloating. People prone to allergies should check the allergen warnings on the packaging before eating mooncakes, clarify their own contraindications, and avoid consumption risks.
Mooncakes can be paired with chrysanthemum tea, light oolong tea, and other beverages to cut through the greasiness, and accompanied by green leafy vegetables, low-sugar fruits, eggs, sugar-free yogurt, and other foods to slow sugar absorption, reduce the oily sensation, and balance the dietary structure of a meal. One should avoid eating them together with sweet beverages, fried foods, or refined staple foods, which would increase the digestive burden on the gastrointestinal tract.
On the day mooncakes are eaten, it is recommended that the three meals be low in oil, low in sugar, and low in salt, with priority given to cooking methods such as steaming, boiling, and cold-dressing, while avoiding braised, deep-fried, and stir-fried dishes as much as possible. Depending on one's own condition, one can arrange about 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise, progressing gradually, and burn off excess calories through brisk walking, jogging, and similar activities — allowing traditional festival foods to fit into modern healthy living, so that one can both celebrate the festival and maintain health.
Return to TopBabyBus innovates the children's book reading experience by partnering with professional folk orchestras and string ensembles to provide custom-made musical accompaniment (量身配乐, liang shen pei yue - "measure body, match music") for picture books. Through performances on real instruments, it sets the scene's atmosphere and conveys rich emotions. When a child lightly taps a page with a reading pen, the functions of text narration and music playback are activated, transforming reading from a static page-turning activity into an experience that combines audio and visuals. BabyBus is committed to helping children understand stories more vividly and appreciate the beauty of music through interactive engagement involving sight, hearing, and touch, thereby gaining a rich and warm reading experience.
Return to TopThis year marks the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, and strengthening the planning and construction of the "six networks," including the water network, new-type power grid, and computing power network, is an important part of current economic work. A smart, open, fast-and-slow complementary charging infrastructure network is an important application scenario for the coordinated implementation of the new-type power grid and the computing power network, and is also key support for boosting new energy vehicle consumption and facilitating the energy transition. At the same time, with the rapid popularization of new energy vehicles, car owners' demand for efficient, safe, and convenient energy replenishment continues to rise.
Focusing on major projects, industry pain points, and user needs, on September 23, 2026, Geely Automobile Group officially released a new generation of energy replenishment technology — Geely Smart Charging, supported by full-domain AI technology and a full-domain safety system, jointly developed with StepFun to create a full-domain energy large model — the Xingrui PowerMind Energy Brain, fully integrated with Geely's WAM World Action Model, using the Xingrui Intelligent Computing Center as the computing power carrier, building a "people, vehicle, charging pile, cloud, network, storage" integrated collaborative architecture. It not only adapts to users' travel scenarios and charging habits, but can also monitor battery health status in real time, understand the on-site conditions of charging stations, carry out intelligent dispatch, achieve pile-vehicle coordination, and push energy replenishment into a new stage of AI-empowered safe fast charging. Relying on the Xingrui PowerMind Energy Brain, Geely Smart Charging applies systematic AI capabilities to the energy replenishment field, carrying out systematic reconstruction at the underlying technical logic level, achieving all-round breakthroughs in energy replenishment technology across four dimensions — safety, speed, intelligence, and convenience — effectively solving industry pain points such as unsafe fast charging and battery damage, and bringing users a faster, better, and safer Geely Smart Charging solution.
In response to technical challenges such as "fast charging prone to high temperatures, high temperatures reducing power, and difficulty balancing speed and safety," Geely Smart Charging, relying on its innovatively launched AI temperature control technology and full-chain five-terminal liquid cooling solution, actively regulates charging temperature, changing the traditional mode in which the battery endures high temperatures, ensuring that during charging the battery's average charging temperature does not exceed 55 degrees Celsius and the maximum charging temperature is always kept below 65 degrees Celsius, achieving a two-way balance between fast charging and safe temperature control. As measured by the China Automotive Technology and Research Center Automotive Inspection Center (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., during the fast charging process of the Lynk & Co 10 model equipped with patented Smart Charging technology from 10% to 97%, with a peak charging power of 1,093 kilowatts, the battery charging temperature was below 55 degrees Celsius for 57% of the time, and the maximum temperature throughout the entire process was only 64 degrees Celsius, one degree lower than the 65 degrees Celsius recommended by the national standard, firmly keeping the battery temperature within safety standards.
On the premise of safety, Geely Smart Charging has further refreshed energy replenishment speed. The new generation Geely Smart Charging station achieves a single-gun peak charging power of 2,250 kilowatts and supports the AI Extreme Fast Charging function. As measured under normal temperature conditions, the Lynk & Co 10 model takes an average of only 4 minutes and 30 seconds for SOC from 10% to 70%, and an average of only 8 minutes and 40 seconds for SOC from 10% to 97%, achieving a leapfrog improvement in energy replenishment speed, while the average temperature throughout charging does not exceed 55 degrees Celsius, making energy replenishment faster and safer, effectively alleviating users' range anxiety for long-distance travel and emergency energy replenishment.
The improvement in energy replenishment speed also cannot be separated from battery technology support. On September 23, Geely simultaneously released the new generation "Shield Gold Brick Battery Ultra-Short Blade Series," with sizes shortened to 395 millimeters and 370 millimeters. Among them, the Lynk & Co 10 model is equipped with the 395-millimeter "Shield Gold Brick Battery Ultra-Short Blade Series," with a maximum charging rate reaching 12C. The 370-millimeter Shield Gold Brick Battery Ultra-Short Blade Series will raise the peak charging rate to 6C, and will be first installed in the new Geely Galaxy E5 model. As measured under normal temperature conditions, charging SOC from 10% to 70% takes only 8 minutes and 25 seconds, precisely matching the vehicle usage needs of different users and different scenarios.
Going beyond a faster and safer energy replenishment experience, Geely Smart Charging technology breaks out of the single-minded thinking of "mere energy replenishment," focuses on the battery health issues that users care about, and provides a healthier charging mode — "AI Smart Charging." Relying on the battery life prediction of the Xingrui PowerMind Energy Brain, it can achieve tailored strategies for different vehicles (千车千策, qian che qian ce - "thousand, vehicle, thousand, strategy") for battery health management. Combined with multiple health charging technologies such as the innovatively developed lithium-ion pulse repair technology, it can achieve charging while maintaining, making the battery healthier and extending cycle life by more than 20%, meeting users' energy replenishment needs of "wanting both fast charging and battery health."
On the basis of energy replenishment technology breakthroughs, Geely Smart Charging has also launched the "AI Automatic Charging" function in response to user energy replenishment scenario pain points such as cumbersome charging operations, simplifying the cumbersome charging process. The Geely Smart Charging robot can automatically charge according to a set power value. Geely will successively launch two new home automatic charging robot products — a 20-kilowatt fast charger and a 7-kilowatt home charger — stacked on top of the original 1.5-megawatt extreme charging robot, meeting the needs of different users, with the entire charging process completed automatically by the robot, bringing users a more convenient and worry-free smart energy replenishment experience.
The implementation of technological innovation cannot be separated from the full-domain support of infrastructure. Making up for the shortcomings of the charging network is a key link in resolving new energy vehicle energy replenishment anxiety and promoting the inclusive development of the industry. Under the guidance of the "One Geely" strategy, Geely Haohan Energy has integrated the "charging maps" of Zeekr, Lynk & Co, and Galaxy, and opened them to all new energy vehicle owners across society. As of now, Geely has deployed more than 2,500 charging stations and more than 12,000 charging guns, covering 232 cities, of which there are more than 1,500 ultra-fast charging stations and more than 7,000 fast charging guns, firmly ranking in the industry's first tier. By the end of 2027, Geely plans to build more than 22,000 charging stations and more than 100,000 charging guns, of which more than 15,000 will be Geely Smart Charging stations and more than 50,000 Smart Charging guns, achieving "county-county coverage." At the same time, Geely will also join hands with industry partners to provide users with an energy replenishment network covering all county-level markets. In the future, Geely Haohan Energy plans to deploy more than 150,000 charging stations and more than 600,000 charging guns, of which more than 100,000 will be Geely Smart Charging stations, making Geely Smart Charging within reach.
From power breakthroughs and safety protection, to battery maintenance and convenient charging, Geely Smart Charging is committed to precisely meeting the key needs of current new energy vehicle owners regarding energy replenishment speed, safety, battery life, and convenience, striving to empower industrial upgrading with independent technological innovation, optimize user travel experience with innovative technical solutions that fit people's livelihood needs, empower the technological innovation of new energy vehicle energy replenishment, more deeply implement the strategic deployment of "six networks" construction, and inject strong momentum into the high-quality development of China's new energy vehicle industry and the continuous improvement of the smart mobility ecosystem.
Data source: Geely Automobile Group
Return to TopA full round moon is, without doubt, the protagonist of the Mid-Autumn night sky. This celestial body, which humanity has gazed upon countless times, is endowed on this special day of the Chinese nation with even more magnificent imaginings and profound emotional sustenance.
The bright moon hanging in the sky (皓月当空, hao yue dang kong - "bright moon, hang, mid-sky"), where its radiance falls, there is science, there is humanity, there is history, there is family affection, there is poetry, there is the warmth of everyday life... In truth, the story of the moon belongs to the moon, but even more so to the human world. Today's "Autumn Charm of the Earth," we share with our readers memories and musings about the moon, hoping that these words too may, like the Mid-Autumn moonlight, illuminate some place within the heart.
—Editor
Return to TopBy: 欧阳自远
The legend of "Chang'e flying to the moon" has been passed down among the people to this day. The Queen Mother of the West gave Chang'e's husband Hou Yi an elixir of immortality. When Hou Yi was away, his apprentice Feng Meng came to Chang'e's home to seize the elixir. In a moment of sudden urgency (情急之下, qing ji zhi xia - "feeling, urgent, under, situation"), Chang'e swallowed the elixir and flew from the ground to the Guanghan Palace on the moon.
It is said that there is also a jade rabbit and a toad on the moon. Chang'e lives together with them in the Guanghan Palace. On a full lunar map visible to the human eye, one can clearly see that on the right side is a lively and adorable little rabbit, and on the left side is the upper half of a toad. Wu Gang chops at the cassia tree in the Guanghan Palace, yet it can never be cut down or finished. The lunar surface that people see remains unchanged forever, which shows that the imagination of "Wu Gang chopping the cassia tree" also has its basis. The wisdom of the ancients deeply moved me. After studying small celestial bodies that land on Earth, namely various types of meteorites, I began to study the origin and evolution of the moon.
China's lunar exploration went through nearly 10 years of scientific demonstration. I reported in turn to the expert panel on topics such as "The Necessity and Feasibility of China's Lunar Exploration," "The Development Strategy and Implementation Plan for China's Lunar Exploration," and "The Scientific Objectives of China's First Lunar Exploration," all of which received unanimous support from the expert panel. In 2004, I was appointed the first chief scientist of China's lunar exploration program.
When Chang'e-1 was launched in 2007, I proposed that for anything others had already done, if we were to do it as well, we must do it better than them; in addition, there must be one or two exploration objectives that no one else had done before, that were pioneered by China, so that we could steadily achieve catching up and surpassing!
Chang'e-1 and Chang'e-2 were lunar orbiting missions, and we compiled a fine full-lunar image map. Chang'e-3 and Chang'e-4 were lunar landing missions, carrying out lander in-situ exploration and lunar rover traverse exploration, conducting fine exploration of the terrain and landform types, and the distribution characteristics of lunar soil and rocks in the landing areas. Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6 were sample return missions, providing scientific evidence of the "oldest" and "youngest" in the history of lunar evolution.
The United States made six Apollo crewed lunar landings, all touching down on the near side of the moon, bringing back a total of 381.7 kilograms of lunar soil and rock samples. The Soviet Union's Luna series of unmanned sample return missions also brought back some lunar samples.
For China's Chang'e-5, we hoped to bring back basalt formed by the last volcanic eruption in lunar history, which witnessed the key endpoint of lunar evolution. Using computers, we divided the entire lunar surface into square grids of different areas — 400 square kilometers, 200 square kilometers, 100 square kilometers, 60 square kilometers, and 20 square kilometers — and counted the number and distribution density of impact craters within each grid. There are more than one million impact craters with diameters greater than 1 kilometer on the lunar surface. Dense impact craters indicate that the area has been exposed on the lunar surface for a long time; sparse impact craters indicate that it has been exposed for a short time. In the end, the landing site for Chang'e-5 was selected in the northern part of the Oceanus Procellarum on the moon, at the foot of Mons Rümker.
After the samples were brought back, it was determined that the last volcanic eruption on the moon occurred 2 billion years ago. This indicates that 2 billion years ago, the energy of the moon's internal activity had been exhausted, and there were no more new magma intrusions or volcanic eruptions. The moon only rotates on its own axis and revolves around the Earth under external forces.
Chang'e-6, on the other hand, was the first time humanity brought back samples from the area with the densest concentration of impact craters within a large basin on the far side of the moon, determining the rock age to be 4.25 billion years, obtaining scientific evidence of both "one old" and "one new" in the history of lunar evolution.
The six Apollo crewed lunar landings brought back a total of 381.7 kilograms of lunar samples to Earth. China's Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6 together brought back about 3.6 kilograms of lunar samples. Although this is less than 1 percent of theirs, we solved the core problem of "one old and one new" in lunar evolution.
During this period, I led the compilation of a fine lunar geological map at a scale of 1:2,500,000, which has become a comprehensive scientific basis for the whole world to understand the moon, study the moon, and develop and utilize the moon.
The lunar origin theory that is relatively widely accepted in the scientific community today holds that the Earth was born 4.6 billion years ago, and 4.5 billion years ago an asteroid struck the Earth, knocking out a large piece of the Earth's rock. The shattered rock fragments and dust gathered near the Earth to form the moon. As everyone knows, children are a piece of their mother's flesh, and the moon is the Earth's daughter.
Moon, I have fallen deeply in love with you!
Return to TopBy: 余同友
"The moon rises bright and clear, how lovely that fair one appears," some say that ever since this line from the Book of Songs, the moon has entered the aesthetic system of Chinese literature.
Indeed, opening the history of Chinese literature, there is always a moon shining from time to time between the lines: "Stars hang low over the vast plain, the moon surges with the great river," "Bright moonlight shines through the pines, clear springs flow over the stones," "Bright moon shines upon the high tower, its flowing light lingers and wanders"... I fear that even chanting from the moon rising over the eastern mountains to the moon setting beyond the western window, one could never finish reciting all the poems about the moon. This is perhaps Chinese literature's unique contribution to the history of world literature, and also a romance belonging exclusively to the Chinese people.
Why did a celestial body hanging in the night sky so occupy the hearts of the ancient Chinese? There are, of course, all kinds of explanations, but chanting "The moon rises bright and clear, how lovely that fair one appears," I have made a discovery: as the two key characters in this line, "moon" and "person," suggest, the moon in Chinese literature always seems to be connected to people. "In the deep forest no one knows me, the bright moon comes to shine upon me," from person to moon; "I send my sorrowful heart to the bright moon, may it follow you all the way to the west of Yelang," from moon to person; "People climbing to grasp the moon cannot reach it, yet the moon in its course follows people along," this writes of the moon accompanying people and people accompanying the moon. In the hearts of the Chinese, the moon is a medium; it is people who are the eternal concern that can never be set down.
Speaking of "the moon and people" in the history of Chinese literature, the first person I think of is Li Bai. Throughout his life he took the moon as his friend, and that bright moon, following his brush, flowed into the long river of Chinese literature, influencing later generations one after another from then on. This suddenly reminds me of an old story I heard not long ago at Li Bai's tomb garden in Dangtu County, Anhui, told by the docent there, Mr. Gu Changxin.
Gu Changxin has lived beside Li Bai's tomb since birth. His family has kept vigil over Li Bai's tomb for generations, and he himself has worked at the tomb garden since 1985, serving both as tomb keeper and docent. On the afternoon of a Mid-Autumn Festival more than 30 years ago, he received a group of foreign teachers and students who had come to China to study Chinese. After the tour and explanation concluded, the professor leading the group made an unreasonable or impolite request (不情之请, bu qing zhi qing - "not, feeling, of, request") of Gu Changxin: could he, once the Mid-Autumn moon rose that evening, allow him to bring his students to pay respects to Mr. Li Bai again under the moonlight.
Seeing Gu Changxin's look of difficulty, this professor who studied Li Bai took out a Chinese-language edition of Selected Poems of Li Bai from his bag and turned to "Drinking Alone Under the Moon": "A pot of wine among the flowers, drinking alone with no kin near. Raising my cup I invite the bright moon, facing my shadow we make three." He said that when he first read this poem, he imagined that intoxicating scene, like a painting, like a song — Li Bai was simply the greatest poet in the world! At that time he had a dream: that one day he could come before the poet's tomb and, accompanying the poet, raise his cup to invite the moon.
These words moved Gu Changxin. That night, he made an exception and opened the doors of the Taibai Shrine at night. With the full Mid-Autumn moon hanging in the sky, Gu Changxin and the professor's party sat on the ground before the Taibai tomb and recited together: "Bright moonlight before my bed, I suspect it is frost on the ground," "The moon, not understanding how to drink, only my shadow follows my body," "The bright moon rises over the Tianshan Mountains, amid the vast sea of clouds"... The moonlight was like water, and in everyone's eyes shone a different light. Bathed in such moonlight and poetry, whose heart would not feel softness and warmth?
Such a bright moon also once shone upon a young Chinese man on a distant journey. In 1927, the 23-year-old Ba Jin took a ship to France to study abroad. On the night voyage, with the sea vast and the sky high, waves surging and the moon rising, the young Ba Jin wrote excitedly: "The moon wheel hanging in the sky is the same month after month, year after year. But we travelers are only temporary passersby on this sea." This echoes in the same key as Li Bai's sigh, "People of today cannot see the moon of ancient times, yet today's moon once shone upon the ancients." That night, with the sea breeze gently brushing and the bright moon hanging high, I imagine that the young Ba Jin must have pictured in his mind, again and again, the gesture of Li Bai raising his cup to invite the moon.
Mid-Autumn Festival has come again. "May we live long and share the beauty of this moonlight across a thousand miles," for a thousand years, Su Shi's soft and warm Mid-Autumn moon has been entrusted by countless people with the same deep feeling. This is the power of Chinese culture — the moon condenses messages passed down from generation to generation. No matter where you are, no matter when you were born, as long as you look up and see that bright moon, you are bathed, together with the poets of a thousand years ago and old friends a thousand miles away, in the same river of cultural lineage. And that bright moon, in this way, keeps shining, shining upon every person on the land of China who looks up at the moon, drawing you and me, scattered across the far corners of the world, tightly together within the same expanse of clear light.
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Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, I went to Zhongfu Village in Changting County, Fujian. In September in western Fujian, the rice has just begun to head out, and the wind carries the scent of soil and vegetation. This village in the mountains of western Fujian has an indescribable quietness.
This is one of the important departure points of the Red Army's Long March. The wooden beams of the Red Army Bridge have been carved by time; when you touch them, the grain of the wood is rough. The shallow notch on the bridge pillar is still there, about 1.5 meters above the ground. Back then, when the Red Army recruited soldiers, only those whose height reached this line could shoulder a rifle and set out. Some children who were not tall enough would quietly pad their shoe soles with straw and cotton wadding, just so they could join the Red Army. I stood by the bridge for a long time, imagining that some young people back then may have barely crossed this line in height, and then without looking back or hesitating (头也不回, tou ye bu hui - "head, also, not, return") joined the ranks of the revolution.
The Mid-Autumn Festival in Zhongfu Village comes one day earlier than elsewhere. The local villagers uphold a special custom that has been maintained for more than 90 years — celebrating the reunion festival on the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month.
In the autumn of 1934, intelligence came that the enemy planned to launch a surprise attack on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. A notice was sent to the surrounding villages: celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival one day early on the fourteenth, and meet the enemy in battle on the fifteenth. On the fourteenth of the eighth lunar month that year, the villagers brought out their only glutinous rice cakes and rice wine and pressed them into the hands of the Red Army soldiers. There was no lively festive atmosphere, and no one even spoke or laughed loudly. Everyone knew in their hearts that once this reunion meal was finished, the Red Army soldiers would go to the battlefield, and many of them would likely never come back.
The next day, the Battle of Songmao Ridge began. After several days and nights of fierce fighting, the trees on the mountain were stripped bare by artillery fire, the soil was soaked with blood, and the soldiers used their lives to stop the invading enemy. After the battle ended, the surviving troops assembled at Guanshougong Ancestral Hall and set out on the Long March.
Since then, Zhongfu Village has fixed its Mid-Autumn Festival on the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month. Every Mid-Autumn Festival season, Zhong Chunyuan, deputy director of the village committee, is busily attending to various tasks (忙前忙后, mang qian mang hou - "busy, front, busy, back"): "Reunion on the fourteenth, tomb-sweeping on the fifteenth — this is firm and unshakeable (雷打不动, lei da bu dong - "thunder, strike, not, move")."
Zhong Ming is a descendant of a martyr. Six members of his family joined the revolution, and none of them ever came back. When I met Zhong Ming, he was standing by the Red Army Bridge telling this story to tourists. His hair was gray, his skin was dark, and his voice was not loud, but every sentence was forceful and resolute.
"On the fourteenth of the eighth lunar month, when our family eats the meal, there is always an extra pair of chopsticks and a bowl set on the table. That pair of chopsticks and bowl is reserved for the family members who never came back. My grandfather's generation set them out, my father set them out, and in my generation we still set them out." Zhong Ming said this to me as we walked along the village road. His tone was very calm, but standing beside him, I felt a pang in my nose. More than 90 years have passed, and that pair of chopsticks and bowl is set out every year, but the people they wait for have never returned.
Xie Xiaofen is a young docent in the village, in her early twenties, with a neat ponytail. She took me through the red heritage route, and throughout the way there was no empty rhetoric — only moving stories. Lai Ermei sent her newlywed husband to the battlefield and waited for him in hardship for 30 years; the elderly Luo Yunsheng sent six sons to join the army, and none of them returned home; to support the front lines, villagers removed the door panels of their old houses… "I used to feel that these things were far away from me," Xie Xiaofen said. Later, telling them day after day, over and over, these stories unknowingly entered her heart. Among them, the story of celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival on the fourteenth of the eighth lunar month is a must-tell. Every time she tells this story, she is especially moved.
Today's Zhongfu Village is still lively on the fourteenth of the eighth lunar month. The stone mortar for pounding glutinous rice cakes is placed at the entrance of the ancestral hall, the glutinous rice is steaming hot, and the sticky rice is pounded until it is sticky and soft. Children holding glutinous rice cakes in their hands are moving in and out or weaving through a crowd (钻来钻去, zuan lai zuan qu - "drill, come, drill, go") among the crowd. On the fifteenth of the eighth lunar month, the villagers spontaneously bring glutinous rice cakes and fruit to Songmao Ridge for tomb-sweeping.
In the evening, standing on Songmao Ridge, the wind blows up from the valley, carrying the fragrance of pine resin. In Zhongfu Village below the mountain, cooking smoke rises. The Mid-Autumn moon here seems to become full one day earlier than elsewhere. The Mid-Autumn Festival here has never been only about reunion — it also carries a weighty sense of reverence and remembrance.
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Mid-Autumn, the Moon Is No Longer Lonely
Drifting dandelions
Temporarily stepping back from toil
In their respective corners
Use a winnowing-basket-sized breeze
To polish a small patch of sky
Gaze at the bright, clear moon
Like an exquisite jade plate
Silver radiance splashing in all directions, guiding
Homesickness, blessings, and consolation
Drifting slowly downward like feathers
The night, so dreamlike and beautiful
Dandelions far from home
Learn from the moon, take it as master—
Present everywhere and reaching everywhere
Taking advantage of autumn's midpoint, visit
Villages soaked through with dew
The homeland with dimly lit or fading lights (灯火阑珊, deng huo lan shan - "lamp, fire, dim, sparse")
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Before Mother left
She planted the cooking smoke on the rooftop
She planted my childhood name in Xujia Dam
She planted Xujia Dam in my blood
She planted love on the road I travel back and forth
Finally, Mother
Also planted herself
In the depths of my heart
Like the moon
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In Guangdong, the moon is often not called "the moon." The moon has many alternative names here. In the Cantonese-speaking and Hakka regions it is called "moonlight," in the Chaoshan region it is called "Moon Lady," and in the Wuchuan area of western Guangdong it is called "Moon Mother." People hold the moon in immense reverence. Children in the Chaoshan region learn from a young age that one must not point a finger at the moon, or else the moon will cut off one's ear; if one accidentally points at it, one must immediately apologize to the moon and beg its forgiveness.
As elsewhere across the country, every Mid-Autumn Festival, all parts of Guangdong hold moon-worshipping ceremonies and eat mooncakes. However, the mooncakes here are quite different from those elsewhere.
The most classic mooncake in the Cantonese-speaking region is the lotus seed paste with salted egg yolk mooncake. The crust is brushed with egg wash and, after baking, takes on a golden color and a pleasing aroma. When cut open, the lotus seed paste is fine and smooth, something as exquisite as fine white jade (羊脂美玉, yang zhi mei yu - "sheep, fat, beautiful, jade"), and the salted egg yolk at the center, after baking, turns sandy and oozing with oil, orange-red and translucent, radiant and beaming (光彩照人, guang cai zhao ren - "light, color, shine, illuminate, person") — one glance is enough to make one's mouth water.
Chaoshan people eat lao bing (lard cakes) for the Mid-Autumn Festival. "Lao" in the Chaozhou dialect means lard, and it is used in both the crust and the filling. The most common fillings are mung bean paste, black bean paste, and taro paste, which are smooth and sweet, with a fragrance that reaches the heart. The crust is extremely crisp and flaky; when eaten, the crumbs fall like flower petals with a rustling sound.
The taste Hakka people miss most at the Mid-Autumn Festival is the moonlight cake. Its main ingredients are glutinous rice flour and white sugar. It is unadorned and plain (朴实无华, pu shi wu hua - "simple, honest, without, flower"), crisp yet soft, with a light sweetness, somewhat similar to cloud-slice cake.
The largest mooncake I have ever eaten came from Wuchuan in western Guangdong — bigger than a face. The most popular filling among locals is five-nut with Jinhua ham. When chewed, the savory saltiness of the ham and the crisp fragrance of the nuts play in symphony on the tip of the tongue. This kind of mooncake is not for one person to eat alone, but for the whole family to share together.
People in Huazhou enjoy eating "tuoluo cakes" at the Mid-Autumn Festival. The reason this cake bears such an odd name is said to date back to the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, when a cake seller named Luo Xing would sell his cakes while beating a gong every day, drawing out the sound especially long. The filling of the tuoluo cake is mainly shredded coconut, supplemented by five kinds of nuts; after eating it, one's mouth is filled with the fresh fragrance of coconut shreds.
Besides mooncakes, taro, pomelo, water caltrops, and river snails are also essential delicacies. "Taro" (yu tou) in Cantonese is homophonous with "protect the head" (hu tou), carrying the meaning of warding off evil and dispelling disaster. Interestingly, taro with broken skin is even more popular here — locals consider this the taro "smiling," which is a very good omen. The "pomelo" (you) is homophonous with "bless" (you), representing protection for the whole family. Moreover, pomelo is sweet and sour, and can cut through the greasiness of mooncakes. The "water caltrop" (ling) is homophonous with "clever" (ling), signifying that children will be bright and clever. Stir-fried river snails with perilla is also an indispensable delicacy on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. River snails are at their plumpest and most delicious in this season, and locals believe that if you suck snails under the moonlight, your eyes will become as clear and bright as the moonlight itself.
In the Chaoshan region, the Mid-Autumn Festival is extremely solemn, and among the people there is a saying that "the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month is a minor New Year." My wife is from Chaoshan, and I have accompanied her to her parents' home for several Mid-Autumn Festivals. After dark, with the full moon hanging high, every household sets out an offering table at the door, laden with offerings, and plays "The Moon of the Fifteenth" on a loop, as lively as a market fair. The adults keep watch nearby drinking gongfu tea, while the children carry lanterns, wandering through streets and alleys (走街串巷, zou jie chuan xiang - "walk, street, thread, alley"), everyone chatting and laughing in a happy and harmonious atmosphere (其乐融融, qi le rong rong - "its, joy, melt, melt"), not dispersing until late into the night.
My wife told me that every Mid-Autumn Festival, what she misses most is her great-grandmother. When her great-grandmother was alive, she had suffered greatly from the pain of separation. Every time she worshipped the Moon Lady, she would pour out her heart to the moon, hoping that her husband, who had emigrated to Thailand, would return soon — and she waited for forty years.
The moon is brighter in one's hometown, and the cakes are sweeter in one's hometown. Guangdong has a very large number of overseas Chinese. In the past, when transportation was inconvenient, overseas Chinese would send remittance letters home before the Mid-Autumn Festival to report that they were safe, and their families would send them mooncakes from home in return. Across vast rivers and seas, the bright moon carries one's feelings. No matter where one is, as long as the Mid-Autumn moon rises, they will worship the moon according to the customs of their hometown, entrusting their boundless longing for their native soil to this bright, luminous moon.
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