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Chang’e-5 Prepares for Future Manned Missions
Dec. 17, 2020 (EIRNS) Leading officials from the China National Space Administration (CNSA) held a press briefing to report on the results of the Chang’e-5 mission, which was deemed a resounding success. But the press was obviously very curious about where China would go in space after this, and, of course, when they would send people to the Moon.
Wu Yanhua, the Vice Administrator of the CNSA, said that Chang’e-5 was the result of over a decade of development. The 23-day mission now enters the stage of scientific investigation. An entire institute has been built to conduct, store and study the samples and a back-up storage facility has been constructed in Shaoshan in Hunan province, the birthplace of Mao Zedong, because of his push for a Chinese space program in the 1950s (“Two Bombs and One Satellite,” was the motto in the 1950s). Hu Hao, the chief designer of the China Lunar Exploration
by Xinhua writer Guo Yage
The National Library of China (NLC) added a new treasure to its trove by the end of 2019 an ancient book with a brownish marbled calf cover, a golden vignettes-imprinted spine and russetish edges.
Light pencil marks run gracefully on the title page. A few leaves in, a line of curly writing in old French reads: To readers the book serves as the key or introduction to reading Confucius.
The book, a precious copy of the original French version of An Introduction to The Analects of Confucius published in 1688, is a national gift Chinese President Xi Jinping received in March 2019 from his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron.
Mirrors of Eternity: A Cultural Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Bronze Mirrors relies upon The National Museum of China s rich collection of resources. More than 260 exhibits have been selected from thousands of bronze mirrors, related accessories, and pottery casting models in the museum’s collection. This exhibition connects the entire development of ancient Chinese bronze mirrors and systematically demonstrates their historical, aesthetic, technological and cultural value. The exhibition is divided into seven sections. Through the combination of historical and thematic displays, it comprehensively integrates the use of animation, interactive multimedia and other new technologies to systematically present the development history, production techniques, trade circulation and inscription decorations of ancient Chinese bronze mirrors.