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As the sunset glow blankets a remote village in southwest china's guizhou province, Over a dozen photographers gather on a rented rooftop.
The sounds of their cameras and drones fill the air, all striving to capture a perfect shot of the world's tallest bridge against the painted sky.
During China's eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday that ended on October 8, the newly opened Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, soaring 625 meters above the Beipan River, has become a major attraction.
As of October 7, estimates suggested the bridge and its surrounding area had welcomed over 100000 visitors.
Spanning the Huajiang Grand Canyon.
The 2890-meter-long bridge opened to traffic on September 28, slashing travel time across the canyon from two hours to just two minutes after three years of construction.
Tourism was integrated into the bridge's design from the very beginning of its construction.
An area of over 50 square kilometers around the bridge.
Site has been incorporated into the plan for a tourism zone that combines the bridge with tourism featuring extreme sports science education, sightseeing and vacations.
Beyond viewing platforms, thrilling experiences such as paragliding, bungee jumping, a high altitude speed runway and a water screen light show are also available.
At a local homestay, owner Lin Guochuan was exceptionally busy during the holiday.
He received thousands of online inquiries daily and had to turn down many bookings.
Despite expanding his number of rooms, it was not enough.
Lin said that he had even set up six tents in the yard.
A former chef who returned home for the bridge Lin plans to hire more staff and upgrade his his facilities to enhance services.
Liang Shaoyu, a retired local official, said thanks to the bridge, not only are young people returning, but entrepreneurs from outside are coming to invest.
The 72-year-old recalled that in the past, only horse caravans passed through here.
The village offers more than just the bridge.
It also boasts tourism resources such as the ancient Tea Horse Road, a historic chain bridge, rock carvings and other rich cultural heritage.
Guizhou, a mountainous province, has long relied on tunnels and bridges to overcome its jagged karst landscape.
It now has over 32000 bridges either already built or under construction, a ten-fold increase compared to the 1980s.
According to Guizhou provincial authorities, with a main span of 1420 meters, the Huajiang project has become the world's longest span steel truss girder suspension bridge located in mountainous terrain.
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Bats and toothed whales are distant groups, yet...
Both have independently developed the ability to perceive their environment through echolocation.
A Chinese research team has uncovered a key mechanism explaining organisms independently evolve similar functions when adapting to similar environments using an artificial intelligence protein language model.
Convergent evolution or convergence refers to repeated independent emergence of the same trait in two or more lineages of species during evolution, often indicating functional adaptation to specific environmental factors.
The research team from the Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences uncovered the critical role of high-order protein features in adaptive convergence.
The team with Zou Zhengting as the leader proposed a computational analysis framework named ACEP.
The core innovation of this framework lies in its use of a pre-trained protein language model.
Zhou explained that a protein language model can understand the deeper structural and functional characteristics and patterns behind amino acid sequences.
The findings were recently published in the International of the National Academy of Sciences.
Zoll said that this work not only deepens the understanding of the laws of evolution of life, but also demonstrates the strong potential of AI technology in resolving complex biological issues.
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A new international air route connecting South China's Shenzhen with Manado in Indonesia has launched, marking the first deployment of a chinese developed passenger aircraft on an international route from shenzhen, operated by indonesian airline transnusa and using a c-909 aircraft.
The service runs three times each week.
Flights depart from Manado at 910 pm local time on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, arriving in Shenzhen at 1 am the following day.
Those taking off from shenzhen at 2 am on wednesdays, fridays and sundays land in monado at 5 40 am local time.
The launch of the route expands shenzhen's air links with southeast city's total number of direct air passenger destinations in the region to 22 since it entered into commercial service in 2016.
More than 160 C-909 aircraft have been delivered, serving over 10 airlines around the world.
The model has safely operated more than 700 routes and carried over 24 million passengers to date.
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Part of the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea. for the first time.
The research team observed a green sea turtle coming ashore to lay eggs on August 10th.
After a 52-day natural incubation period, the eggs successfully hatched.
That is according to the experts from the Environmental Protection Department stationed on Yongshu Reef and the Integrated Research Center for Reefs and Islands Sciences under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
In July, the researchers spotted a green sea turtle nesting site on Yongshu Reef and subsequently established a monitoring and protection zone around the area.
After confirming the turtle nesting activity in August, the team installed warning signs and enhanced site management.
Throughout the incubation period, the researchers conducted daily monitoring of beach and sea water conditions, systematically collecting ecological data.
Green sea turtles are classified As a first-class protected species in China.
Following years of ecological protection and restoration, Yongshu Reef has gradually become a stable breeding ground for green sea turtles.
The research team said It will integrate the newly collected hatching and environmental data into its database to support the recovery of green sea turtle populations and provide valuable insights for ecological conservation across the islands and reefs of the South China Sea.
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The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced that it has granted China Mobile a license to operate satellite mobile phone service.
This means that the three major mobile phone service providers, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom, are now all licensed to provide direct to sell satellite coverage for emergencies, maritime traffic and remote regions.
The ministry said it expects a competitive yet collaborative market that will make satellite connectivity more accessible to ordinary consumers.
It pledged to further streamline market entry for satellite communications, tighten security oversight and guide the sector toward high-quality growth.
The Chinese government retired teachers to work in compulsory education schools in the country's rural areas this year.
That is, according to a statement jointly released by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance.
This recruitment drive is is part of an action plan the government launched in 2018 to enhance the quality of rural education by employing retired educators to teach in rural areas.
According to the statement, the drive will be aimed mainly at retired principals, teaching research staff and experienced teachers aged up to 65.
Teaching professionals recruited under the plan will work at county, town and village schools located in places that had been lifted out of poverty, underdeveloped ethnic counties, border regions and other areas that lack sufficient education resources.
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This year's harvest season for China's freshwater crabs a highly sought-after autumn delicacy has begun in the Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou, in east China's Jiangsu Province.
According to the municipal Yangcheng Lake Fresh Water Crab Industry Association, about 10350 tons of tasty mitten crabs are expected to be harvested this year.
A total of 5577 households engaged in crab farming and 1022 sales enterprises are members of the association, with information about their crab products fully accessible to the public.
Suzhou has closely integrated hairy crab with local tourism, launching themed routes and a series of autumn activities which authorities say are expected to further stimulate new growth in cultural tourism consumption.
Chinese people have a custom of eating crabs in autumn when the meat is at its best.
The tradition can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, more than 1,800 years ago.
The crab is considered to be auspicious, as the Chinese word for crab is xie, which has the same pronunciation as the Chinese word for thanks.
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Chinese researchers announced that they have recorded the complete hatching process of a green sea turtle on the beaches of Yongshu Reef, part of the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea, for the first time.
The research team observed a green sea turtle coming ashore to lay eggs on August 10.
After a 52-day natural incubation period, the eggs successfully hatched.
That is according to the experts from the Environmental Protection Department stationed on Yongshu Reef and the Integrated Research Center for Reefs and Islands Sciences under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
In July, the researchers spotted a green sea turtle nesting site on Yongshu Reef and subsequently established a monitoring and protection zone around the area.
After confirming the turtle nesting activity in August, the team installed warning signs and enhanced the site management.
Throughout the incubation period, the researchers conducted daily monitoring of beach and sea water conditions, systematically collecting ecological data.
Green sea turtles are classified as first-class protected species in China.
Following years of ecological protection and restoration, team said it will integrate the newly collected hatching and environmental data into its database to support the recovery of green sea turtle populations and provide valuable insights for ecological conservation across the islands and reefs of the South China Sea.
You're listening to Special English.
The Chinese government plans to hire 7000 retired teachers to work in compulsory education schools in the country's rural areas this year.
That is, according to a statement jointly released by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance.
This recruitment drive is part of an action plan the government launched in 2018 to enhance the quality of rural education by employing retired educators to teach in rural areas.
According to the statement, The drive will be aimed mainly at retired principals, teaching research staff and experienced teachers aged up to 65.
Teaching professionals recruited under the plan will work at county, town and village schools located in places that have been lifted out of poverty, underdeveloped ethnic counties, border regions and other areas that lack sufficient education resources.
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