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Morethan50farmersinSouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangautonomousregionperformedinagoldenyellowrapeseed(油菜籽)flowerfieldtomark170thanniversaryofthefoundingofPeople'sRepublicofChina.Joinedbyvisitors,thefarmers,ranginginagefromkids2grandmothers,3(wave)Chineseflagstothesong,MyMotherlandandMe,oneofthemostpatriotic(愛國的)songsinChina.Thelyricsofthesong4(believe)tobeinspiredbythebeautifullandscapesintheregion.Theperformanceendedwithfarmersliningupandformingthenumber"70"inthefield.LuoShijie,the5(organize)oftheperformance,said6lifeoflocalfarmersisgettingbetter,7thankstothetourismprograminitiated(創(chuàng)始)bythegovernment,hedecidedtoencouragehisfolks8(express)theirgratitudewiththeperformance.Thevillageisnowat9peaktourismseasonwithpeoplefromaroundthecountry10(visit)ittoseethebloomingrapeseedflowers.1.thetowavedarebelievedorganizerasmostlytoexpressitsvisitingLearningChinesemaybeahardjourneyforsome,butpeopleonsocialmediahavefoundafunwaytomakeiteasier-singing.TheUncommonChinese,asongfilledwithrarelyusedChinesewordsandidioms,wentviralamongChineselearnersworldwide,helpingpeopletorememberinfrequentwordsinanentertainingway.InternetusersfromaroundtheglobehavesharedvideosofthemselvessingingthesongonvideoappssuchasTikTok.USstudentChristineWelch'sChinesesongAMillionPossibilitieswasaninstanthitlastyear,withthousandsusinghersongasasoundtracktotheirvideopostsonTikTok.WelchhasbeenwritingandsinginginMandarinforyears."IjustfeelthatChineseisaverypoeticlanguage,"shesaid.HerrecentperformanceonChinaCentralTelevisionsparkedmorebuzzonline.ThenewsongshecomposedwasbasedontheancientChinesephilosopherChuang-tzu'spoemEqualityofThingsandOpinionsandTangDynasty(618-907)poetLiBai'sAncientStyle.WatchthevideotolearnmoreaboutthelatesttrendsregardingChina.生僻字ThisyearChinesePeople'sPoliticalConsultativeConference,thetoppoliticaladvisorybody,opensonMarch3,whiletheNationalPeople'sCongress,thetoplegislature,openstwodayslater.ChinaDailyreporterswillbringthesequestionsaskedbyoutletsfrommorethan20countriestolawmakers,politicaladvisersandexpertsthroughthetwo-weekevent.Thesequestionswillbeansweredinaseriesofvideointerviews,whichwillbeavailableforviewingontheChinaDailywebsiteandapp.ChinesenetizenshaveexpressedfrustrationandevenangeraftertheChineseteamcamesixthattheRomanianMasterofMathematicscompetition,afieldusuallydominatedbythecountry.AllsixcontestantsfromChinafailedtowingoldmedalatthecompetitionandtheonewithbestperformancecame15th.Chinawonthegoldmedalin2009and2012andcameinsecondin2010andthirdin2015and2017.TheRomanianMasterofMathematicsisoneofthemostchallenginginternationalhighschoolcompetitions.Atotalof24teamsfromaroundtheworldcompetedinthe11thRomanianMasterofMathematics.Contestantsworkthroughsixproblemsovertwodays,andtheteamscoreisbasedonthecombinedhighestthreeindividualscores.ChinahasalwaysprideditselfinthemathematicsabilitiesandnetizensstartedtocriticizetheMinistryofEducation'sdecisiontobanschoolsfromusingtheresultsofMathematicalOlympiadasenrollmentcriteriain2001toalleviatestudents'academicburden.QuZhenhua,theleaderoftheChineseteamandassociatedprofessorinthemathematicsdepartmentattheEastChinaNormalUniversityinShanghai,toldPearVideothatthecountryhasnotsentitsbeststudentstothecompetition,andthestudentsparticipatingintheRMMthisyearwasonlyaregionalteamfromShanghai.TheydidnotcometoRomaniatowingoldmedal,thecompetitionisonlyfortraining,hesaid,addingthat"theyhasdonewellandperformedtotheirlevel."LearningMathematicalOlympiadisnotforeveryoneandonlystudentswithspecialtalentshouldgettrainedinthesector,headded.ChuZhaohui,aseniorresearcherattheNationalInstituteofEducationSciences,saiditusedtobeverypopularforparentstosendtheirchildrentotutoringclassestopreparethemformathcompetitions,whichallowedtheirchildrentowinplacesinbetterschools.However,educationauthoritieshavebeentakingaimattheclassesamidfearsofaddingtoomuchpressureonstudents,andmostchildrenwhotooktheclasseshadlittleinterestinmathcompetitions,hesaid."Students'developmentshouldbenaturalandparentsshouldnotforcethemtolearnsomethingtheydonotlikeandtheydonotneedtobethefirstineverything."BEIJING--China'sMinistryofScienceandTechnologyWednesdayselectedthecountry'stop10scientificdiscoveriesoflastyear,includingmacaquemonkeycloning,aDNAnanorobotandtheprecisemeasurementsofthegravitationalconstant.Thefollowingarehighlightsofthemajordiscoveries:.MACAQUEMONKEYCLONINGChineseresearchersclonedtheworld'sfirstmacaquesfromsomaticcellsbythesamemethodthatmadeDollythesheep.Itmaderesearchwithcustomizablepopulationsofgeneticallyuniformmonkeysapossibility,withthepotentialoffurtheringhumandiseaseresearch..CREATIONOFFIRSTSINGLE-CHROMOSOMEYEASTChinesescientistshavecreatedasingle-chromosomeyeast,anditslifefunctionsshownodifferencefromitswildcounterparts,makingitthefirsttimeintheworldthatorganismswithmultiplechromosomeswereartificiallytransformedintosingle-chromosomeforms.Theresearchshowsthatacomplexgenomesystemcanbesimplifiedthroughmanualintervention.Thisstudymayalsopavethewayfornewman-madespeciesinthefuture..KETAMINEFORANTIDEPRESSIONChineseresearchersreportedinthejournalNaturehowtheanestheticpainkillerketamineblockstheneuronalactivitythatdrivesdepression-likebehavior.Thefindingmayprovidenewperspectivesonthetreatmentofdepressionandanxiety,whichcurrentlyaffectssome300millionpeopleworldwide..DNANANOROBOTFORCANCERTHERAPYChinesescientistshaveconstructedanautonomousDNArobotprogrammedtotransportpayloadsandpresentthemspecificallyintumors.Thenanorobotprovedsafeandeffectiveformiceandpigs.Itrepresentsapromisingstrategyforprecisedrugdeliveryincancertherapy..PRECISEMEASUREMENTSOFTHEGRAVITATIONALCONSTANTChinesescientistshavecalculatedthemostprecisevalueofthegravitationalconstant,oneofthemostfundamentalconstantsofnature.Toachievetheirresults,theteamusedboththeangular-acceleration-feedbackmethodandtime-of-swingmethodtocomeclosetoproducinganaccuratevalue..MYSTERIOUSSIGNALSINSEARCHFORDARKMATTERInlate2017,China'sDarkMatterParticleExplorerdetectedunexpectedandmysterioussignalsinitsmeasurementofhigh-energycosmicrays,whichmightbringscientistsastepclosertosheddinglightoninvisibledarkmatter.Itisthefirsttimeaspaceexperimenthasreportedadetailedandpreciseelectronandpositronspectrumuptoabout5tera-electron-volts(TeV,correspondingto1trilliontimestheenergyofvisiblelight).Inthisenergyrange,theChineseresearchersdetectedaspectralbreakat0.9TeVandapossiblespikeat1.4TeV.7.BREAKTHROUGHINSTUDYINGWATERSTRUCTUREUsingChina-developednewatomicforcemicroscopy,scientistshaveobservedtheatomicstructureofthehydratedionsintheirnaturalenvironment.Itisthefirsttimevisualizingtheatomicstructureofhydratedionssincethenotionwasproposedmorethan100yearsago.Scientistsalsodiscoveredthatexactlythreewatermoleculesareneededtoallowasinglesodiumiontotravel10to100timesfasterthanotherionhydrates-aprocessthatcouldleadtomoreefficientionbatteries,anti-corrosioncoatingsandseawaterdesalinationplants.8.SUPER-RESOLUTIONIMAGINGTECHNIQUEAteamofChineseandU.S.scientistsdevelopedanewimagingtechnologythatcanperformhigh-speed,long-termandsuper-resolutionimagingofintracellularphysiologicalprocesses.Usingthistechnique,avarietyofnewinteractionsbetweenorganelleswerediscovered.9.BALANCEDPLANTGROWTHCropscanbebredwithhighyieldsandlessfertilizer,asChineseresearchersfoundagrowth-regulatingtranscriptionfactorGRF4thathadtheoppositeeffectofagrowth-inhibitingproteincalledDELLAincrops.GRF4andDELLAexistedinabalancethatregulatedplantgrowthandnitrogenmetabolism.Thefindingcouldaideffortstowardreachingsustainableglobalfoodsafety.10.EARLIESTEVIDENCEOFHUMANITYArcheologistsfoundaseriesofstonetoolsfromtheEarlyPleistoceneatShangchenintheChineseLoessPlateau.Theoldestonesdatebackto2.12millionyearsago,270,000yearsolderthanthe1.85-million-year-oldskeletalremainsandstonetoolsfromDmanisi,Georgia.ThenewdiscoveriessuggestthattheremayhavebeenahumanpresenceoutsideAfricaearlierthanpreviouslythought.Theresultswereselectedfrom353setsofresearchcarriedoutfromDecember2017toNovember2018.About2,600leadingscientistsfromtheChineseAcademyofSciences,theChineseAcademyofEngineeringandotheracademicdepartmentsvotedonlineforthe30candidates.HighriseresidentialflatsareconstructioninTongzhoudistrict,Beijing,Feb20,2018.BeijingMunicipalCommissionofDevelopmentandReformsaidthat300projects(include)100infrastructureprojects,100projectsfocusingontheimprovementofpeople'slivelihoods,and100projectsforhigh-end(高端的)(technology)industries.The(invest)oftheprojectsisexpected(reach)235billionyuan($35billion).Thecommission(委員會saidtheprojectswouldfocusontheimprovementofthefunctionsof(center)downtownareas,thehigh-qualitydevelopmentofBeijing'ssubcenterinTongzhoudistrict.Journalistsfromhomeandabroad(cover)theupcomingannualtwosessionsofChina'stoplegislative中國最高立法機構andpoliticaladvisorybodies政治協(xié)商會議willhavebetternetworkandtechnologicalservicesavailable,includinga5GnetworkatmediacenteropenedonWednesday.underincludedtechnologicalinvestmenttoreachcoveringathatThetwosessions-oneofthebiggestpoliticaleventsoftheyearinthecountry-usuallyattractthousandsofreportersfromdomesticandoverseasmediaastheyofferagoodchanceformediatogetaglimpseintoChina'soveralldevelopment.TheSecondSessionofthe13thNationalCommitteeoftheChinesePeople'sPoliticalConsultativeConferencewillopenonSundayinBeijing,andtheSecondSessionofthe13thNationalPeople'sCongresswillkickoffonTuesday.Nationallawmakersandpoliticaladvisers,about5,000intotal,willreviewtheannualworkreportsofthecentralgovernment,thetopcourtandtopprocuratorate,thecountry'ssocialandeconomicdevelopmentplanandthebudget.Thisyear,theNPCwillalsoreviewadraftforeigninvestmentlaw.Duringthesessions,themediacenter-locatedatBeijing'sMediaCenterHotelinHaidiandistrict-willholdaseriesofnewsconferencesontopicsofmajorpublicconcern.Seniorofficialsinchargeofdifferentsectorswillcometomeetthemedia.OnWednesdayafternoon,morethan20freepubliccomputerswereavailableforuseonthefirstfloorofthemediacenter,andfreeWi-Fiwasalsoprovided."A5Gnetworkwillbeprovidedforjournalistsforthefirsttimeduringthesessions,"saidaChinaUnicomtechnicianresponsibleforthenetworkserviceatthecenter."Wehopeafasterandsaferonlineenvironmentwillbetterhelpjournalists,"headded.AlsoonWednesday,the5GsignalstartedtocoverTian'anmenSquareindowntownBeijing.ChinaUnicomtooktheleadinrealizingfullcoverageofthesquare's5Gsignal,andthe5Gstationscanprovidehigh-definitionnewscoverageofthetwosessions,accordingtoBeijingYouthDaily.Besidesthenetworkservices,journalistscanalsoenjoyteabreakservicesandconductinterviewsinthemediacenter'slobbyonthefirstfloor.(一)Morethan50farmersinSouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangautonomousregionperformedinagoldenyellowrapeseed(油菜籽)flowerfieldtomark170thanniversaryofthefoundingofPeople'sRepublicofChina.Joinedbyvisitors,thefarmers,ranginginagefromkids2grandmothers,3(wave)Chineseflagstothesong,MyMotherlandandMe,oneofthemostpatriotic(愛國的)songsinChina.Thelyricsofthesong4(believe)tobeinspiredbythebeautifullandscapesintheregion