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A FEAST FOR THE EYES

2021-09-29

Beijing Review 2021年39期

Artists perform at the Mid-Autumn Festival Concert in the Greater Bay Area 2021 held in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, in celebration of the traditional Chinese festival on September 21.

A number of new songs that signify the integration of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, too, made their stage debut in this show themed on family reunions.

New Motto

The unveiling ceremony of the official motto for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022(Beijing 2022) “Together for a Shared Future” takes place in Beijing on September 17. As the Beijing 2022 organizers explained, “Together” depicts how mankind stays strong in the face of adversity and points out the solution to overcome those difficulties and create a better future; “for a Shared Future” embodies the vision for a better life and conveys hope and confidence.

Successful Docking

Chinas cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-3, carrying supplies for the upcoming Shenzhou-13 crewed mission, successfully docked with the space station core module Tianhe on September 20, according to the China Manned Space Agency(CMSA).

At 10:08 p.m. (Beijing Time), Tianzhou-3 completed a computer-orchestrated rendezvous and docking at the rear docking port of the Tianhe core module. The whole process took approximately 6.5 hours, the CMSA said.

Following Tianzhou-3s docking, two cargo crafts, docked at the two ends of the Tianhe core module to form a linear shape, are waiting for the arrival of Shenzhou-13 crew members.

Tianzhou-3 carries nearly 6 tons of goods and materials, including living supplies for the astronauts, one extravehicular space suit for back-up, supplies for extravehicular activities, space station platform materials, payloads and propellants.

Rare Horse Species

The number of Przewalskis horses in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region had grown to 487 by the end of 2020, according to the Xinjiang Wild Horse Breeding and Research Center.

The Przewalskis horse is believed to be the only truly wild horse species in existence today. It is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species and is under first-class national protection.