Interesting news from China

[AndrewJin]

Xinjiang raisins made by drying grapes in clay structures

Local growers in Hami, Northwest China's Xinjiang are busy drying grapes for the production of raisin recently as grapes have entered the harvest season.

The grapes are to be stored in the hollowed-out clay structures for the following months. The hot wind from the Xinjiang deserts will dry them into raisin for better preservation and taste.

I had a lot of Xinjiang grapes for the summer, sooooo sweet!
Hami melon and Turpan grapes!

 

[TaiShang]

I had a lot of Xinjiang grapes for the summer, sooooo sweet!
Hami melon and Turpan grapes!
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Hami gua also produced in Xinjiang?

Do the stores have labels showing which province the produce come from?

And anything from Taiwan province ?

 

[Jlaw]

I had a lot of Xinjiang grapes for the summer, sooooo sweet!
Hami melon and Turpan grapes!
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how much is grape over there? It's around $3 CAD/lb here or 19 rmb

 

[AndrewJin]

Hami gua also produced in Xinjiang?

Hami is a prefecture in Eastern Xinjiang, Han is majority there.

2013 on old railway of Lanzhou-Xinjiang (40hour hard seat from Shanghai)

Today's Hami HSR station

Do the stores have labels showing which province the produce come from?

Mostly labeled. Like apples from Shandong, pineapple from Hainan/Taiwan, honey oranges from Jiangxi.

And anything from Taiwan province ?

Of course, a lot of kinds, but a little bit pricey. I like Taiwan's juice, 芭乐（芭樂）

how much is grape over there? It's around $3 CAD/lb here or 19 rmb

It depends. Good grapes from Xinjiang(only in Xinjiang, peel is great) about 10yuan/jin, top kinds can be very expensive. Normal grapes from other provinces, can be 3yuan/jin.

 

[JSCh]

Rare crane sees population growth on Qinghai-Tibet plateau
Source:Xinhua Published: 2015-9-15 18:59:52

The population of endangered black-necked cranes has been growing steadily over the past three decades on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau.

In Longbao nature reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province, the number of black-necked cranes has increased from 22 in 1984 when the reserve was founded to 216 this year.

The state-level reserve covers 10,000 hectares, at an altitude of 4,200 meters. Black-necked cranes are the main protected species.

"The poaching of the 1990s has almost disappeared through surveillance and the wide participation of local herders in conservation," said Purbu, deputy head of a station on the reserve, who has worked here for 26 years.

In neighboring Tibet, the population of the rare crane has increased from less than 3,000 in 1995 to around 7,000 this year, said a senior regional forestry official.

Of the 15 crane species in the world, the black-necked variety was the last to be identified as they mainly move between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.

In 1876, a Russian explorer chanced upon the crane at Qinghai Lake, northwest China's Qinghai Province, and published news of his sighting.

 

[JSCh]

10-year-old boy likely to be youngest supernova discoverer
Source:Xinhua Published: 2015-9-15 16:27:09

A 10-year-old amateur astronomer in east China has possibly discovered a new supernova, and may be the youngest person in the country to make such a discovery.

On Saturday, Liao Jiaming, a primary school student from Hefei, capital of Anhui Province, found an unusual bright spot while scanning several black and white photographs of the Universe in an online project.

The pictures were taken by Xingming Observatory in the far western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The popular supernova project is a citizen science program backed by Xingming and the Chinese Visual Observatory.

The photos had been browsed by several other amateurs, but nothing had been spotted. Liao's observation results were the sixtieth set he has submitted to the system. None of his previous results found a supernova.

"I want to find a star to be named after me," said Liao. "I like watching the starry sky, but cannot see them at night in the city. I like looking at pictures of them."

He has examined more than 8,000 photographs on the system since joining in the project last month, scrutinizing star pictures almost every night during the summer vacation.

"The discovery gives me more confidence. I hope to discover more supernovas," he said.

Gao Xing, founder of the Xingming Observatory, said Liao's find is very likely to be a supernova and after calculation, probably around 220 million light-years from Earth. He has submitted the discovery to the International Astronomical Union (IAU) for confirmation.

When stars reach the end of their life, they collapse in on themselves in an explosion called a supernova that can outshine an entire galaxy.

Thousands of supernovas have been observed, but the majority of them were found by computers, said Kong Xu, a professor of astronomy at China Science and Technology University in Hefei.

In 2013, another ten-year-old, a Canadian, became the youngest person to discover a supernova, according to the professor, who said he could not judge through experience, what him Liao had discovered is a supernova or not. "It has to be confirmed by spectrum tests."

"Though it may have no significant research value, public participation in the search project raises the people's interest in astronomy," he said.

 

[TaiShang]

There’s a Chinese national flag growing on people’s heads

The sprout/flower-on-your-head look is yesterday’s news. The latest head piece is the chic national flag hairpin.

The trend of wearing bean sprout and flowers hairpins has been sweeping China since August among fans both young and old.

This time, producers in Yiwu city, Zhejiang province, produced a batch of nationalistic hairpins in line with China’s upcoming national holiday on October 1.

 

[TaiShang]

Incredible: Over 100 Pedestrians Join Forces to Lift Tram off A Girl in NE China

More than 100 strangers have teamed up in a Chinese city in order to rescue a female student who got trapped under a tram.

The woman, 19, was knocked down by the vehicle when she was walking on the tram track on the morning of September 20 in Changchun, eastern China.

Whole rescue operation took just 10 seconds. The woman was successfully rescued with only minor injuries.
According to local reports, the woman got startled by an approaching tram and took a tumble.

Although the driver managed to stop the tram in time, momentum pushed the vehicle forward which subsequently knock her down.

Fortunately, the impact didn't run her over, but she was left trapped in the tiny space underneath the tram.
Fire department, feeling there was not enough time to dispatch a crane, called the pedestrians to come and help move the tram.

Instantly, more than 100 people gathered from all directions in order to lift the vehicle.

 

[JSCh]

Tibet starts construction on prehistoric ruins park
Source:Xinhua Published: 2015-9-25 18:05:14

Construction has started on a park at the site of ancient humans ruins in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, local authorities said Friday.

The Karub Ruins Park, located in Qamdo City, will allow visitors to learn about the plateau's prehistoric civilization, according to Yungzhung Dawa, head of the city's cultural heritage bureau.

With a total investment of 120 million yuan (about 18.8 million US dollars), the project will replicate scenes from the lives of Tibetans' ancestors from 4,000 to 5,000 years ago.

The first-phase project includes an exhibition hall where pictures of the ruins of ancient houses will be displayed.

The Karub ruins were found in 1977 and put under state protection in 1996. Three excavations have been conducted on an area covering 3,040 square meters of ruins since their discovery. They are the best-preserved Neolithic ruins on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau.

 

[ahojunk]

Some pictures of the 13th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention held in Bali, Indonesia from 25 Sept to 28 Sept, 2015.

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China's top political advisor calls on Chinese entrepreneurs to contribute more to world cooperation
English.news.cn | 2015-09-27 02:07:21 | Editor: huaxia

BALI, Indonesia, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng on Saturday called on Chinese entrepreneurs all over the world to seize the opportunity to develop themselves and contribute more to the world cooperation.

In a congratulatory letter to the opening ceremony of the 13th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention here, Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said the Chinese entrepreneurs have been striving to improve themselves, integrate to the local society and make positive contributions to the economic and social development of their respective countries.

Yu said that the global economic development is facing new opportunities and challenges and the Chinese people are working towards the"two centennial goals" and the Chinese dream of the great renewal of the Chinese nation.

Yu hoped that the Chinese entrepreneurs all over the world will contribute more to China's reform, opening up, modernization drive as well as global cooperation and achieve mutual benefit.

Themed "Uniting Chinese Entrepreneurs, Accomplishing Mutual Success in Indonesia", the event is aimed at uniting the global Chinese business elites, establish synergy to build a reciprocal cooperation and create more valuable business opportunities.

The convention which will run from Sept. 25 to 28 is organized by the Indonesian Chinese Entrepreneur Association and will bring together 3,000 global Chinese entrepreneurs.

 

[TaiShang]

"Foreign students" in China's first monkey school

China’s first monkey school opens in Dongying, Shandong province on September 24, 2015. Thirty macaques, commonly known as snow monkeys learns shaking hands, salutes and counting numbers at the school.

http://en.people.cn/n/2015/0927/c98649-8955948.html

 

[JSCh]

The photo shows an overview of the first high-altitude glass bridge in China, which is open to travellers on Thursday, September 24, 2015. [Photo: chinanews.com]
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[TaiShang]

China to provide fund for 120,000 people and scholarships for 150,000 students from developing countries to study in China

During the High-level Roundtable on South-South Cooperation, held on September 26 at United Nations Headquarters in New York, Chinese President Xi Jinping announces a "Six One-Hundreds" plan to support developing countries.

The "Six One-Hundreds" include: 100 poverty alleviation programs, 100 agricultural cooperation programs, 100 trade-facilitative aiding programs, 100 ecological protection and fighting against climate change programs, construction of 100 hospitals and clinics, and construction of 100 schools and vocational training centers.

In the next five years, China is to provide fund for 120,000 people and scholarships for 150,000 students from developing countries to come to China for training and study.

China is to establish South-South Cooperation and Development Academy.

Two billion USD cash will be provided by China to aid World Health Organization.

Unity and cooperation with developing countries is the unshakable foundation of China's foreign relationships, remarks President Xi Jinping during the roundtable.

http://en.people.cn/n/2015/0927/c90000-8955853.html

 

[JSCh]

人民网贵阳10月1日电 （记者史家民）国庆前夕，随着长度3.5千米的10千伏高压线缆通过耐压测试、变电站设备调试完成，中科院国家天文台500米口径球面射电望远镜（简称 FAST）项目综合布线工程完成，具备供电条件，这标志着“天眼”的神经系统已经成型，FAST工程进入最后的冲刺阶段。

该项目的综合布线工程由中建二局安装工程有限公司承建，主要包括内网高低压配电、测控网络及安防工程等，共在46万平方米的作业面上铺设各类线路450千米，设置核心节点及分支节点控制箱2226个，为“天眼”打造了“神经”和“血管”系统。

据了解，FAST为国家重大科学工程，建于贵州省黔南平塘县的大窝凼，利用喀斯特地区的山区洼地作为台址，比目前世界上最大的美国阿雷西博天文望远镜观测 面积大幅增加，灵敏度提高了2.25倍。可以预测，FAST将在未来20至30年保持世界前沿地位，成为国际天文学术交流中心。

1st Oct report on the progress of the FAST telescope - the world largest single aperture radio telescope. The installation of power supply system and data acquisition and control network has been completed. They consist of laying of 3.5 km of 10KV high tension cable, substation and 450 km of cabling with 2226 node point control box.

 

[TaiShang]

A Glimpse of "Sky Farm" in C China

A photo taken on October 3, 2015 shows a sky farm located in Wuhan city, central China's Hubei province. The farm is built on top of a tall building and covers an area of 1,200 square meters. Many have been attracted to the sky farm and expressed interest in renting a vegetable garden.