![](\"https://rssfile.sspai.com/2025/08/05/523df79009281de2989ba2a349d420b5.jpg\")
\n 本文为会员文章，出自《单篇文章》，订阅后可阅读全文。
", - "content": "其实在两年前，我就已经根据我派作者@EstrellaXD的文章《HomeKit智能升降桌是怎样炼成的》，自己搓出来了适合我HomeKit升降桌的控制模块，并试产了几块。当时实现的功能很简单，就是通过模 ...查看全文本文为会员文章，出自《单篇文章》，订阅后可阅读全文。
", + "description": "其实在两年前，我就已经根据我派作者 @EstrellaXD 的文章《HomeKit 智能升降桌是怎样炼成的》，自己搓出来了适合我 HomeKit 升降桌的控制模块，并试产了几块。当时实现的功能很简单，就是通过模拟升降桌控制器模块的按键操作来实现将升降桌接入 HomeKit，进而可以使用 iPhone 和 Siri 来操作。
\n\n 这个方案一用就是三年。直到 25 年，我和伴侣搬进了 188 平的大豪斯，原本只需要承载我一个人需求的桌子，需要负担的事情也更多了。比如一起在我的世界养猫吃饭、码字、缝纫、做开发、化妆……总之，原本四个档位的高度设定对我来说是绰绰有余，但应对两个人的需求就不太够。
于是我又想起了升降桌智能化这事。我想，为什么不能有一个升降桌能让我多设定几个高度模式呢，或者可以让我们直接在手机或者键盘上输入数字，然后就自动升降到指定高度呢？
\n一开始，我想着能花点钱解决的事情，就别自己费尽心思去搞了。毕竟，前不久才刚做完一个大手术，自己没那个心力，同时自己尝试过开发硬件之后，便也知道了其中的重重困难。所以，我便在网上搜索「智能升降桌」，想着干脆买张新的好了。
\n事情当然不出意外地——出意外了。（要是没出意外你们现在也看不到这边文章了对吧。）在我搜索的过程中发现，如今很多升降桌的宣传虽然都加上了「智能」俩字，但某种程度上来讲，他们这个「智能」是基于传统「不可升降」桌子来定义的，而非智能家居时代里「能够接入家居平台」。
\n当然，我也很早就知道有品牌做出了支持米家的智能升降桌，但 3000 块左右的售价多少让我有点难堪——这么多钱，都够我俩去海南自驾旅行一周了。
\n![](\"https://rssfile.sspai.com/2025/08/05/d4375b64b8e04ea51d11bd05b5a59912.png\")
行吧，既然没有厂家愿意做，愿意做的我买不起，那就还是只能自己上了。
\n这里先给大家一个重要提醒：请在早上或中午开始探索，千万不要在傍晚开始。因为除了刷机和打《文明 6》，这个点开始探索，你很容易就见到凌晨四点五点六点或者刚刚天亮的城市了。
\n想要完成这个项目，你需要准备一些工具和环境：
\n在开始改造之前，得想明白自己要什么。前情里已经透露了核心的需求，但我又想着做都做了，不如做个完整功能的升降桌，把控制模块上所有的功能都给接入智能化控制好了。因此，现在的目标就比较明确：在不换升降桌控制器的前提下，实现——
\n有了目标，就可以思考改造的思路了。
\n过去，我根据 @EstrellaXD 所写文章而制作的控制模块里，只是单纯模拟了升降桌按下高度档位的物理按钮来实现 HomeKit 控制。但要实现上面的目标，最核心的问题就是如何获取升降桌当前的高度，否则后面的功能全都无从谈起。
\n拿到了关键的升降桌高度数据之后，还要让升降桌可以和 Home Assistant 交互：将升降桌数据传入 Home Assistant 实现展示，并通过 Home Assistant 发出控制指令来对升降桌高度进行操作。
\n这样看来，总体的实现逻辑并不难，只要攻破这两个核心难点，问题就被解决了。
\n市面上许多升降桌都是通过一根网线来连接升降桌控制盒和控制面板的。如果我们能逆向拿到控制面板和控制盒之间的沟通数据，便可以直接在中间接入一个无线控制模块，来实现读取高度数据并接入智能家居平台。基于这个原理，我很快就在摸索的过程中发现了一个项目：Upsy Desky。
\n看到这个项目的时候，我有种「哇原来人家早就在这里等着我了」的感觉，感叹现在互联网和开源社区真是越来越厉害了。我迫不及待地下载了 Upsy Desky 项目提供的源文件，打开了里面的电路图和 PCB，发现 Upsy Desky 的思路与我是完全一致了。
\n根据 Upsy Desky 提供的项目介绍文档和电路图，我了解到，许多升降桌的控制盒与控制面板都会通过 UART 协议来传输数据，只要在中间插入一个支持 UART 协议和能够接入 Home Assistant 的芯片，就能够实现所有的功能。
\n从电路图里可以看出，Upsy Desky 的核心就是一块 ESP32-WROOM-32 芯片。它是乐鑫科技推出的一款通用型 Wi-Fi 和蓝牙模块。
\n![](\"https://rssfile.sspai.com/2025/08/05/fdd698b7dbde5eaa7aa564d205d78f91.png\")
明白了原理之后，我便开始尝试将这个方案应用到我的桌子上。我选择了更新的 ESP32-C3 芯片，因为它内置了 USB 接口，刷写固件更方便，可以节省一个 USB 转 UART 模块。
\n给 ESP32 编译固件用的是 ESPHome。ESPHome 是一个 Home Assistant 的官方加载项，可以让我们简单快速地为 ESP 系列芯片创建自定义固件。简单来说，步骤如下：
\n要在 Home Assistant 里安装 ESPHome 也很简单，但前提是你运行的 Home Assistant 设置里有「加载项商店」这个选项（使用 Home Assistant OS 或 Supervised 安装方式即可，Docker 版较为复杂）。进入加载项商店里就能看到它，一键安装就行了。
\n![](\"https://rssfile.sspai.com/2025/08/05/22c09db2ce04916006bb378174175e96.png\")
在 Upsy Desky 的 GitHub 里，作者已经提供了编译好的 bin 固件和源代码。如果和作者采用同款硬件，直接刷入他提供的固件即可。但由于我已经换了 ESP32-C3 作为主控芯片，就得自己编译一个适合 ESP32-C3 的固件。
\n将 Upsy Desky 的源代码从 GitHub 下载好之后，里面的 firmware 文件夹存放的就是固件源码。先将里面的 addons 文件夹整个复制到 Home Assistant 的 config/esphome 文件夹里（可通过 Samba 或 File Editor 插件访问），然后再将里面的 base.yaml 也复制过来。
现在回到 Home Assistant 里刷新一下 ESPHome，就能看到被导入的 Upsy Desky 源码 YAML 文件了。现在，我们就可以来修改这里面的代码，让它适配 ESP32-C3。
\n第一步，修改芯片和框架类型：
\nesp32:\n board: esp32-c3-devkitm-1\n framework:\n type: esp-idf接着，是定义合适的 GPIO 引脚。这一步至关重要，直接关系到后续能否成功。由于 ESP32-WROOM-32 和 ESP32-C3 的 GPIO 引脚不一致，你需要根据你购买的开发板的引脚图（Pinout Diagram），重新定义要使用的 GPIO 引脚。只要避开图中标记为特殊用途的引脚，一般都可以使用。
\n![](\"https://rssfile.sspai.com/2025/08/05/761f204993d744e02e37b3b29987c88e.JPG\")
\n 最后，添加 Wi-Fi 连接信息。建议使用 AP 热点模式，这样首次刷机后可以用手机连接设备创建的 Wi-Fi 来进行网络配置，避免密码输错导致无法联网。
\nwifi:\n # ... (省略 ssid 和 password)\n\n# 开启通过 ap 热点设定 Wi-Fi\nap:\n ssid: \"Upsy-Desky-Setup\"\n password: \"12345678\"当所有的代码修改完成后，将 ESP32-C3 开发板用 USB 线连接到 Home Assistant 主机，然后点击 ESPHome 右上角的 INSTALL，选择 Plug into the computer running ESPHome...，再找到你连接的 USB 设备，ESPHome 就会开始编译固件并自动刷写了。
\n![](\"https://rssfile.sspai.com/2025/08/05/679f0cf07d19f4d37408f3f66e785888.png\")
一言以蔽之，Upsy Desky 方案并不支持我的升降桌类型。如果你的桌子恰好在官方兼容列表中，那么可以无痛使用。否则，就需要具备逆向工程的能力去分析和适配你桌子的 UART 数据，这对我来说难度过高。
\n![](\"https://rssfile.sspai.com/2025/08/05/98829a4b50d7cfdcd0c186186b5391b6.png\")
在方案一卡住后，一次偶然的下厨经历给了我灵感：既然无法从桌子「内部」读取高度，为何不从「外部」直接测量呢？
\n这便引出了我们的最终方案：在桌板底部安装一个激光测距传感器，测量桌板到地面的实时高度。这个高度数据通过 ESP 芯片发送给 Home Assistant。同时，ESP 芯片的 GPIO 引脚连接到升降桌的物理按键上，通过程序模拟按键点击，从而实现精确控制。
\n这个方案的额外好处是数据更准确。比如我给桌子加装了轮子后，桌子整体抬高了几厘米，传感器能测出真实高度，而桌子内置的高度显示则不会改变。
\n芯片我决定继续沿用 ESP32-C3。至于距离传感器，经过一番研究，我锁定了两款 ToF 红外距离传感器：VL53L0x 和它的「进阶款」 VL53L1x。其中——
[......]
查看全文本文为会员文章，出自《单篇文章》，订阅后可阅读全文。
", + "content": "其实在两年前，我就已经根据我派作者 @EstrellaXD 的文章《HomeKit 智能升降桌是怎样炼成的》，自己搓出来了适合我 HomeKit 升降桌的控制模块，并试产了几块。当时实现的功能很简单，就是通过模拟升降桌控制器模块的按键操作来实现将升降桌接入 HomeKit，进而可以使用 iPhone 和 Siri 来操作。
\n\n 这个方案一用就是三年。直到 25 年，我和伴侣搬进了 188 平的大豪斯，原本只需要承载我一个人需求的桌子，需要负担的事情也更多了。比如一起在我的世界养猫吃饭、码字、缝纫、做开发、化妆……总之，原本四个档位的高度设定对我来说是绰绰有余，但应对两个人的需求就不太够。
于是我又想起了升降桌智能化这事。我想，为什么不能有一个升降桌能让我多设定几个高度模式呢，或者可以让我们直接在手机或者键盘上输入数字，然后就自动升降到指定高度呢？
\n一开始，我想着能花点钱解决的事情，就别自己费尽心思去搞了。毕竟，前不久才刚做完一个大手术，自己没那个心力，同时自己尝试过开发硬件之后，便也知道了其中的重重困难。所以，我便在网上搜索「智能升降桌」，想着干脆买张新的好了。
\n事情当然不出意外地——出意外了。（要是没出意外你们现在也看不到这边文章了对吧。）在我搜索的过程中发现，如今很多升降桌的宣传虽然都加上了「智能」俩字，但某种程度上来讲，他们这个「智能」是基于传统「不可升降」桌子来定义的，而非智能家居时代里「能够接入家居平台」。
\n当然，我也很早就知道有品牌做出了支持米家的智能升降桌，但 3000 块左右的售价多少让我有点难堪——这么多钱，都够我俩去海南自驾旅行一周了。
\n行吧，既然没有厂家愿意做，愿意做的我买不起，那就还是只能自己上了。
\n这里先给大家一个重要提醒：请在早上或中午开始探索，千万不要在傍晚开始。因为除了刷机和打《文明 6》，这个点开始探索，你很容易就见到凌晨四点五点六点或者刚刚天亮的城市了。
\n想要完成这个项目，你需要准备一些工具和环境：
\n在开始改造之前，得想明白自己要什么。前情里已经透露了核心的需求，但我又想着做都做了，不如做个完整功能的升降桌，把控制模块上所有的功能都给接入智能化控制好了。因此，现在的目标就比较明确：在不换升降桌控制器的前提下，实现——
\n有了目标，就可以思考改造的思路了。
\n过去，我根据 @EstrellaXD 所写文章而制作的控制模块里，只是单纯模拟了升降桌按下高度档位的物理按钮来实现 HomeKit 控制。但要实现上面的目标，最核心的问题就是如何获取升降桌当前的高度，否则后面的功能全都无从谈起。
\n拿到了关键的升降桌高度数据之后，还要让升降桌可以和 Home Assistant 交互：将升降桌数据传入 Home Assistant 实现展示，并通过 Home Assistant 发出控制指令来对升降桌高度进行操作。
\n这样看来，总体的实现逻辑并不难，只要攻破这两个核心难点，问题就被解决了。
\n市面上许多升降桌都是通过一根网线来连接升降桌控制盒和控制面板的。如果我们能逆向拿到控制面板和控制盒之间的沟通数据，便可以直接在中间接入一个无线控制模块，来实现读取高度数据并接入智能家居平台。基于这个原理，我很快就在摸索的过程中发现了一个项目：Upsy Desky。
\n看到这个项目的时候，我有种「哇原来人家早就在这里等着我了」的感觉，感叹现在互联网和开源社区真是越来越厉害了。我迫不及待地下载了 Upsy Desky 项目提供的源文件，打开了里面的电路图和 PCB，发现 Upsy Desky 的思路与我是完全一致了。
\n根据 Upsy Desky 提供的项目介绍文档和电路图，我了解到，许多升降桌的控制盒与控制面板都会通过 UART 协议来传输数据，只要在中间插入一个支持 UART 协议和能够接入 Home Assistant 的芯片，就能够实现所有的功能。
\n从电路图里可以看出，Upsy Desky 的核心就是一块 ESP32-WROOM-32 芯片。它是乐鑫科技推出的一款通用型 Wi-Fi 和蓝牙模块。
\n明白了原理之后，我便开始尝试将这个方案应用到我的桌子上。我选择了更新的 ESP32-C3 芯片，因为它内置了 USB 接口，刷写固件更方便，可以节省一个 USB 转 UART 模块。
\n给 ESP32 编译固件用的是 ESPHome。ESPHome 是一个 Home Assistant 的官方加载项，可以让我们简单快速地为 ESP 系列芯片创建自定义固件。简单来说，步骤如下：
\n要在 Home Assistant 里安装 ESPHome 也很简单，但前提是你运行的 Home Assistant 设置里有「加载项商店」这个选项（使用 Home Assistant OS 或 Supervised 安装方式即可，Docker 版较为复杂）。进入加载项商店里就能看到它，一键安装就行了。
\n在 Upsy Desky 的 GitHub 里，作者已经提供了编译好的 bin 固件和源代码。如果和作者采用同款硬件，直接刷入他提供的固件即可。但由于我已经换了 ESP32-C3 作为主控芯片，就得自己编译一个适合 ESP32-C3 的固件。
\n将 Upsy Desky 的源代码从 GitHub 下载好之后，里面的 firmware 文件夹存放的就是固件源码。先将里面的 addons 文件夹整个复制到 Home Assistant 的 config/esphome 文件夹里（可通过 Samba 或 File Editor 插件访问），然后再将里面的 base.yaml 也复制过来。
现在回到 Home Assistant 里刷新一下 ESPHome，就能看到被导入的 Upsy Desky 源码 YAML 文件了。现在，我们就可以来修改这里面的代码，让它适配 ESP32-C3。
\n第一步，修改芯片和框架类型：
\nesp32:\n board: esp32-c3-devkitm-1\n framework:\n type: esp-idf接着，是定义合适的 GPIO 引脚。这一步至关重要，直接关系到后续能否成功。由于 ESP32-WROOM-32 和 ESP32-C3 的 GPIO 引脚不一致，你需要根据你购买的开发板的引脚图（Pinout Diagram），重新定义要使用的 GPIO 引脚。只要避开图中标记为特殊用途的引脚，一般都可以使用。
\n\n 最后，添加 Wi-Fi 连接信息。建议使用 AP 热点模式，这样首次刷机后可以用手机连接设备创建的 Wi-Fi 来进行网络配置，避免密码输错导致无法联网。
\nwifi:\n # ... (省略 ssid 和 password)\n\n# 开启通过 ap 热点设定 Wi-Fi\nap:\n ssid: \"Upsy-Desky-Setup\"\n password: \"12345678\"当所有的代码修改完成后，将 ESP32-C3 开发板用 USB 线连接到 Home Assistant 主机，然后点击 ESPHome 右上角的 INSTALL，选择 Plug into the computer running ESPHome...，再找到你连接的 USB 设备，ESPHome 就会开始编译固件并自动刷写了。
\n一言以蔽之，Upsy Desky 方案并不支持我的升降桌类型。如果你的桌子恰好在官方兼容列表中，那么可以无痛使用。否则，就需要具备逆向工程的能力去分析和适配你桌子的 UART 数据，这对我来说难度过高。
\n在方案一卡住后，一次偶然的下厨经历给了我灵感：既然无法从桌子「内部」读取高度，为何不从「外部」直接测量呢？
\n这便引出了我们的最终方案：在桌板底部安装一个激光测距传感器，测量桌板到地面的实时高度。这个高度数据通过 ESP 芯片发送给 Home Assistant。同时，ESP 芯片的 GPIO 引脚连接到升降桌的物理按键上，通过程序模拟按键点击，从而实现精确控制。
\n这个方案的额外好处是数据更准确。比如我给桌子加装了轮子后，桌子整体抬高了几厘米，传感器能测出真实高度，而桌子内置的高度显示则不会改变。
\n芯片我决定继续沿用 ESP32-C3。至于距离传感器，经过一番研究，我锁定了两款 ToF 红外距离传感器：VL53L0x 和它的「进阶款」 VL53L1x。其中——
[......]
查看全文本文为会员文章，出自《单篇文章》，订阅后可阅读全文。
", "category": "", "link": "https://sspai.com/prime/story/diy-a-siri-enabled-standing-desk", "creator": "宛潼", @@ -2915,8 +2937,8 @@ }, { "title": "如果把焦虑看作大脑的「过度保护机制」，我们应该如何与它和解？", - "description": "![\"头图\"/](\"http://pica.zhimg.com/v2-c5f60ebf727e8392577991bcbe896de2_fhd.jpg?source=8673f162\")
我们每个人或多或少都经历过紧张、烦躁、忐忑不安这样的情绪，学生阶段会有人惧怕考试，每次遇到考试就变得惶恐不安，即便他 / 她做足了准备，但仍会担心。
\n工作之后容易焦虑的职场人士也不在少数，面对竞争和有挑战的任务，他们总是认定自己无法胜任，出现各种担忧、紧张、坐卧不宁的情况。这些都是焦虑情绪在作祟。
\n而根据世界卫生组织统计，焦虑障碍的发病率要远远超过抑郁症，焦虑症也是所有精神疾病中发病人数最多的，那么，为什么焦虑会如此普遍呢？
\n要回答这个问题，首先要明确是什么原因导致人们出现焦虑情绪？
\n首先能够威胁生命的因素肯定是最直接的原因，大到一些恐怖袭击、地震或传染病、疫情等，小到个人遭遇一些危险的状况，都会让亲历者感受到焦虑。
\n但这些事情毕竟是小概率事件，并不会频繁地出现在我们的生活中，那就无法仅用这些因素来解释。
\n事实上如果你去当面访问一个焦虑症患者，他 / 她常常会讲述一个听起来是鸡毛蒜皮的事情——比如，同学在背后说我坏话；领导因为我项目没做好对我有意见；明天要当着全部门同事的面汇报工作，可是工作并未达到预期；再有几天就要考驾照科目二了，但我非常担心，这已经是我第三次考试了。
\n诸如此类的因素其实也有一些共性，就是过程中让人感受到了自身处境可能受到威胁或挑战。
\n美国心理学家舍恩提供了一种思路，他在《你的生存本能正在杀死你》一书中指出，焦虑是人的一种生存本能，人类祖先在远古时代需要捕猎，他们常常需要直接面对猛兽的威胁，因此那些懂得焦虑、担心，或者能够及时作出“战斗或逃跑”反应的人群才能更容易生存下来，打得过就要争取战胜对方，这样能获取一餐美食；打不过就需要立即逃离现场，避免被猛兽攻击；而那些不知道害怕的人群可能会待在原地，要么因为无法捕获猎物而饿肚子，要么成为猛兽的腹中餐。
\n现代人多数是那些更为“焦虑”或者懂得“害怕”的人群的后代，而没有焦虑特质的人群会因为无法生存而逐渐被历史淘汰，因而从这个意义上说，焦虑可以称为“人类的生存本能”，或者焦虑是人类进化的一个筛选器，适者生存，有焦虑特质的人群更容易在恶劣的环境中存活下来。
\n这可以用来解释人们在面对威胁生命的挑战时表现出的焦虑。那么，那些感受到威胁或挑战但还不至于威胁生命的事情是如何造成焦虑的呢？
\n同样地，我们还是可以借用进化心理学的视角看待焦虑，人类在面对体型较大的猛兽时，常常无法单打独斗，而是需要团队协作，团队成员会根据个人体力、领导力、沟通力以及谋划能力的不同而出现不同的分工，可想而知，那些能力强的人更容易胜出或成为团队领导，从而拥有更大的权力；而能力平平的人就会比较惨，只能去从事一些低端的、辅助性的工作。
\n不仅如此，个体在团队中的名誉、声望也决定了你所处的地位，所以人们会更加重视他人的评价，如果别人认为你是个有能力的人，那你就能获取更多的资源；如果无法得到别人的认可，那就有可能被团队淘汰，这在远古时期，是很危险的事情，因为你有可能因此而失去获取食物的机会。
\n所以从进化心理学的角度来看，正是因为我们对消极评价和被拒绝感到害怕，才让我们有了生存繁衍的机会。
\n虽然现代社会已经不需要人们为了生存而去捕猎，大多数年代是和平发展为主题。但竞争和面临别人评价的环境却比比皆是，比如学校和职场就是容易出现竞争的场所，人体内遗传下来的生存本能仍然支配着我们，让我们把很多的信号判断为是“危险的”——我只要比不上别人，我就可能被淘汰；如果别人对我有负面评价，就证明我是个不合格的人。
\n这些感觉会直接让我们产生焦虑感。
\n可能有人会产生疑问，虽然焦虑症在所有精神疾病中占比很高，但身边大部分人并未表现出明显的焦虑症。会不会还有其他因素也在起着作用？
\n18 世纪后期工业革命以来，人类生产力有了巨大的提升，我们发明创造了各种改变生活的新事物，比如飞机、高铁的发明极大缩短了距离对人们的限制，互联网的出现更是把整个地球连接成一个共同的网络，肚子饿了我们可以在手机上点外卖；出门可以乘坐网约车；想要获取信息我们有非常便捷的搜索引擎；许久未见的跨国好友也能够通过视频聊天。
\n这些是生产力的提升对个人生活产生的好的作用，但是与此相伴随而出现的是大量信息的涌入，这对人脑处理信息的能力提出了挑战。社会节奏不断加快，在很大程度削弱了人们延迟满足的能力，因为生活中只要出现细微的不适，人们就就更倾向于立刻、马上得到答案，以此来消除不适感。否则就会紧张、焦虑、恐惧。
\n我们的大脑其实表现得很保守，某种程度上它并未适应新时代日新月异的变化。当人脑在面对海量信息而无法轻易选择哪些是自己需要的，而哪些是冗余信息时，就会显得力不从心，表现出焦虑不安的状态。
\n相反的，随着时代的变化，某些引发恐惧和焦虑的场景逐渐淡出了人们的视线，比如密集恐惧，这种焦虑曾经在历史上帮助我们生存了下来，密集恐惧代表人类对成群出现的昆虫——比如马蜂、蜈蚣等有毒昆虫的恐惧，正是这种恐惧让我们托比危险得以存活。
\n但工业革命以来，化学杀虫剂的发明使得人类不必直接面对密集昆虫的攻击，因此在目前 ICD-11（精神疾病诊断与分类标准）和 DSM-5（精神障碍诊断与统计手册）中并未有密集恐惧症这一说法。
\n我们每个人或多或少都经历过紧张、烦躁、忐忑不安这样的情绪，学生阶段会有人惧怕考试，每次遇到考试就变得惶恐不安，即便他 / 她做足了准备，但仍会担心。
\n工作之后容易焦虑的职场人士也不在少数，面对竞争和有挑战的任务，他们总是认定自己无法胜任，出现各种担忧、紧张、坐卧不宁的情况。这些都是焦虑情绪在作祟。
\n而根据世界卫生组织统计，焦虑障碍的发病率要远远超过抑郁症，焦虑症也是所有精神疾病中发病人数最多的，那么，为什么焦虑会如此普遍呢？
\n要回答这个问题，首先要明确是什么原因导致人们出现焦虑情绪？
\n首先能够威胁生命的因素肯定是最直接的原因，大到一些恐怖袭击、地震或传染病、疫情等，小到个人遭遇一些危险的状况，都会让亲历者感受到焦虑。
\n但这些事情毕竟是小概率事件，并不会频繁地出现在我们的生活中，那就无法仅用这些因素来解释。
\n事实上如果你去当面访问一个焦虑症患者，他 / 她常常会讲述一个听起来是鸡毛蒜皮的事情——比如，同学在背后说我坏话；领导因为我项目没做好对我有意见；明天要当着全部门同事的面汇报工作，可是工作并未达到预期；再有几天就要考驾照科目二了，但我非常担心，这已经是我第三次考试了。
\n诸如此类的因素其实也有一些共性，就是过程中让人感受到了自身处境可能受到威胁或挑战。
\n美国心理学家舍恩提供了一种思路，他在《你的生存本能正在杀死你》一书中指出，焦虑是人的一种生存本能，人类祖先在远古时代需要捕猎，他们常常需要直接面对猛兽的威胁，因此那些懂得焦虑、担心，或者能够及时作出“战斗或逃跑”反应的人群才能更容易生存下来，打得过就要争取战胜对方，这样能获取一餐美食；打不过就需要立即逃离现场，避免被猛兽攻击；而那些不知道害怕的人群可能会待在原地，要么因为无法捕获猎物而饿肚子，要么成为猛兽的腹中餐。
\n现代人多数是那些更为“焦虑”或者懂得“害怕”的人群的后代，而没有焦虑特质的人群会因为无法生存而逐渐被历史淘汰，因而从这个意义上说，焦虑可以称为“人类的生存本能”，或者焦虑是人类进化的一个筛选器，适者生存，有焦虑特质的人群更容易在恶劣的环境中存活下来。
\n这可以用来解释人们在面对威胁生命的挑战时表现出的焦虑。那么，那些感受到威胁或挑战但还不至于威胁生命的事情是如何造成焦虑的呢？
\n同样地，我们还是可以借用进化心理学的视角看待焦虑，人类在面对体型较大的猛兽时，常常无法单打独斗，而是需要团队协作，团队成员会根据个人体力、领导力、沟通力以及谋划能力的不同而出现不同的分工，可想而知，那些能力强的人更容易胜出或成为团队领导，从而拥有更大的权力；而能力平平的人就会比较惨，只能去从事一些低端的、辅助性的工作。
\n不仅如此，个体在团队中的名誉、声望也决定了你所处的地位，所以人们会更加重视他人的评价，如果别人认为你是个有能力的人，那你就能获取更多的资源；如果无法得到别人的认可，那就有可能被团队淘汰，这在远古时期，是很危险的事情，因为你有可能因此而失去获取食物的机会。
\n所以从进化心理学的角度来看，正是因为我们对消极评价和被拒绝感到害怕，才让我们有了生存繁衍的机会。
\n虽然现代社会已经不需要人们为了生存而去捕猎，大多数年代是和平发展为主题。但竞争和面临别人评价的环境却比比皆是，比如学校和职场就是容易出现竞争的场所，人体内遗传下来的生存本能仍然支配着我们，让我们把很多的信号判断为是“危险的”——我只要比不上别人，我就可能被淘汰；如果别人对我有负面评价，就证明我是个不合格的人。
\n这些感觉会直接让我们产生焦虑感。
\n可能有人会产生疑问，虽然焦虑症在所有精神疾病中占比很高，但身边大部分人并未表现出明显的焦虑症。会不会还有其他因素也在起着作用？
\n18 世纪后期工业革命以来，人类生产力有了巨大的提升，我们发明创造了各种改变生活的新事物，比如飞机、高铁的发明极大缩短了距离对人们的限制，互联网的出现更是把整个地球连接成一个共同的网络，肚子饿了我们可以在手机上点外卖；出门可以乘坐网约车；想要获取信息我们有非常便捷的搜索引擎；许久未见的跨国好友也能够通过视频聊天。
\n这些是生产力的提升对个人生活产生的好的作用，但是与此相伴随而出现的是大量信息的涌入，这对人脑处理信息的能力提出了挑战。社会节奏不断加快，在很大程度削弱了人们延迟满足的能力，因为生活中只要出现细微的不适，人们就就更倾向于立刻、马上得到答案，以此来消除不适感。否则就会紧张、焦虑、恐惧。
\n我们的大脑其实表现得很保守，某种程度上它并未适应新时代日新月异的变化。当人脑在面对海量信息而无法轻易选择哪些是自己需要的，而哪些是冗余信息时，就会显得力不从心，表现出焦虑不安的状态。
\n相反的，随着时代的变化，某些引发恐惧和焦虑的场景逐渐淡出了人们的视线，比如密集恐惧，这种焦虑曾经在历史上帮助我们生存了下来，密集恐惧代表人类对成群出现的昆虫——比如马蜂、蜈蚣等有毒昆虫的恐惧，正是这种恐惧让我们托比危险得以存活。
\n但工业革命以来，化学杀虫剂的发明使得人类不必直接面对密集昆虫的攻击，因此在目前 ICD-11（精神疾病诊断与分类标准）和 DSM-5（精神障碍诊断与统计手册）中并未有密集恐惧症这一说法。
\n我们每个人或多或少都经历过紧张、烦躁、忐忑不安这样的情绪，学生阶段会有人惧怕考试，每次遇到考试就变得惶恐不安，即便他 / 她做足了准备，但仍会担心。
\n工作之后容易焦虑的职场人士也不在少数，面对竞争和有挑战的任务，他们总是认定自己无法胜任，出现各种担忧、紧张、坐卧不宁的情况。这些都是焦虑情绪在作祟。
\n而根据世界卫生组织统计，焦虑障碍的发病率要远远超过抑郁症，焦虑症也是所有精神疾病中发病人数最多的，那么，为什么焦虑会如此普遍呢？
\n要回答这个问题，首先要明确是什么原因导致人们出现焦虑情绪？
\n首先能够威胁生命的因素肯定是最直接的原因，大到一些恐怖袭击、地震或传染病、疫情等，小到个人遭遇一些危险的状况，都会让亲历者感受到焦虑。
\n但这些事情毕竟是小概率事件，并不会频繁地出现在我们的生活中，那就无法仅用这些因素来解释。
\n事实上如果你去当面访问一个焦虑症患者，他 / 她常常会讲述一个听起来是鸡毛蒜皮的事情——比如，同学在背后说我坏话；领导因为我项目没做好对我有意见；明天要当着全部门同事的面汇报工作，可是工作并未达到预期；再有几天就要考驾照科目二了，但我非常担心，这已经是我第三次考试了。
\n诸如此类的因素其实也有一些共性，就是过程中让人感受到了自身处境可能受到威胁或挑战。
\n美国心理学家舍恩提供了一种思路，他在《你的生存本能正在杀死你》一书中指出，焦虑是人的一种生存本能，人类祖先在远古时代需要捕猎，他们常常需要直接面对猛兽的威胁，因此那些懂得焦虑、担心，或者能够及时作出“战斗或逃跑”反应的人群才能更容易生存下来，打得过就要争取战胜对方，这样能获取一餐美食；打不过就需要立即逃离现场，避免被猛兽攻击；而那些不知道害怕的人群可能会待在原地，要么因为无法捕获猎物而饿肚子，要么成为猛兽的腹中餐。
\n现代人多数是那些更为“焦虑”或者懂得“害怕”的人群的后代，而没有焦虑特质的人群会因为无法生存而逐渐被历史淘汰，因而从这个意义上说，焦虑可以称为“人类的生存本能”，或者焦虑是人类进化的一个筛选器，适者生存，有焦虑特质的人群更容易在恶劣的环境中存活下来。
\n这可以用来解释人们在面对威胁生命的挑战时表现出的焦虑。那么，那些感受到威胁或挑战但还不至于威胁生命的事情是如何造成焦虑的呢？
\n同样地，我们还是可以借用进化心理学的视角看待焦虑，人类在面对体型较大的猛兽时，常常无法单打独斗，而是需要团队协作，团队成员会根据个人体力、领导力、沟通力以及谋划能力的不同而出现不同的分工，可想而知，那些能力强的人更容易胜出或成为团队领导，从而拥有更大的权力；而能力平平的人就会比较惨，只能去从事一些低端的、辅助性的工作。
\n不仅如此，个体在团队中的名誉、声望也决定了你所处的地位，所以人们会更加重视他人的评价，如果别人认为你是个有能力的人，那你就能获取更多的资源；如果无法得到别人的认可，那就有可能被团队淘汰，这在远古时期，是很危险的事情，因为你有可能因此而失去获取食物的机会。
\n所以从进化心理学的角度来看，正是因为我们对消极评价和被拒绝感到害怕，才让我们有了生存繁衍的机会。
\n虽然现代社会已经不需要人们为了生存而去捕猎，大多数年代是和平发展为主题。但竞争和面临别人评价的环境却比比皆是，比如学校和职场就是容易出现竞争的场所，人体内遗传下来的生存本能仍然支配着我们，让我们把很多的信号判断为是“危险的”——我只要比不上别人，我就可能被淘汰；如果别人对我有负面评价，就证明我是个不合格的人。
\n这些感觉会直接让我们产生焦虑感。
\n可能有人会产生疑问，虽然焦虑症在所有精神疾病中占比很高，但身边大部分人并未表现出明显的焦虑症。会不会还有其他因素也在起着作用？
\n18 世纪后期工业革命以来，人类生产力有了巨大的提升，我们发明创造了各种改变生活的新事物，比如飞机、高铁的发明极大缩短了距离对人们的限制，互联网的出现更是把整个地球连接成一个共同的网络，肚子饿了我们可以在手机上点外卖；出门可以乘坐网约车；想要获取信息我们有非常便捷的搜索引擎；许久未见的跨国好友也能够通过视频聊天。
\n这些是生产力的提升对个人生活产生的好的作用，但是与此相伴随而出现的是大量信息的涌入，这对人脑处理信息的能力提出了挑战。社会节奏不断加快，在很大程度削弱了人们延迟满足的能力，因为生活中只要出现细微的不适，人们就就更倾向于立刻、马上得到答案，以此来消除不适感。否则就会紧张、焦虑、恐惧。
\n我们的大脑其实表现得很保守，某种程度上它并未适应新时代日新月异的变化。当人脑在面对海量信息而无法轻易选择哪些是自己需要的，而哪些是冗余信息时，就会显得力不从心，表现出焦虑不安的状态。
\n相反的，随着时代的变化，某些引发恐惧和焦虑的场景逐渐淡出了人们的视线，比如密集恐惧，这种焦虑曾经在历史上帮助我们生存了下来，密集恐惧代表人类对成群出现的昆虫——比如马蜂、蜈蚣等有毒昆虫的恐惧，正是这种恐惧让我们托比危险得以存活。
\n但工业革命以来，化学杀虫剂的发明使得人类不必直接面对密集昆虫的攻击，因此在目前 ICD-11（精神疾病诊断与分类标准）和 DSM-5（精神障碍诊断与统计手册）中并未有密集恐惧症这一说法。
\n我们每个人或多或少都经历过紧张、烦躁、忐忑不安这样的情绪，学生阶段会有人惧怕考试，每次遇到考试就变得惶恐不安，即便他 / 她做足了准备，但仍会担心。
\n工作之后容易焦虑的职场人士也不在少数，面对竞争和有挑战的任务，他们总是认定自己无法胜任，出现各种担忧、紧张、坐卧不宁的情况。这些都是焦虑情绪在作祟。
\n而根据世界卫生组织统计，焦虑障碍的发病率要远远超过抑郁症，焦虑症也是所有精神疾病中发病人数最多的，那么，为什么焦虑会如此普遍呢？
\n要回答这个问题，首先要明确是什么原因导致人们出现焦虑情绪？
\n首先能够威胁生命的因素肯定是最直接的原因，大到一些恐怖袭击、地震或传染病、疫情等，小到个人遭遇一些危险的状况，都会让亲历者感受到焦虑。
\n但这些事情毕竟是小概率事件，并不会频繁地出现在我们的生活中，那就无法仅用这些因素来解释。
\n事实上如果你去当面访问一个焦虑症患者，他 / 她常常会讲述一个听起来是鸡毛蒜皮的事情——比如，同学在背后说我坏话；领导因为我项目没做好对我有意见；明天要当着全部门同事的面汇报工作，可是工作并未达到预期；再有几天就要考驾照科目二了，但我非常担心，这已经是我第三次考试了。
\n诸如此类的因素其实也有一些共性，就是过程中让人感受到了自身处境可能受到威胁或挑战。
\n美国心理学家舍恩提供了一种思路，他在《你的生存本能正在杀死你》一书中指出，焦虑是人的一种生存本能，人类祖先在远古时代需要捕猎，他们常常需要直接面对猛兽的威胁，因此那些懂得焦虑、担心，或者能够及时作出“战斗或逃跑”反应的人群才能更容易生存下来，打得过就要争取战胜对方，这样能获取一餐美食；打不过就需要立即逃离现场，避免被猛兽攻击；而那些不知道害怕的人群可能会待在原地，要么因为无法捕获猎物而饿肚子，要么成为猛兽的腹中餐。
\n现代人多数是那些更为“焦虑”或者懂得“害怕”的人群的后代，而没有焦虑特质的人群会因为无法生存而逐渐被历史淘汰，因而从这个意义上说，焦虑可以称为“人类的生存本能”，或者焦虑是人类进化的一个筛选器，适者生存，有焦虑特质的人群更容易在恶劣的环境中存活下来。
\n这可以用来解释人们在面对威胁生命的挑战时表现出的焦虑。那么，那些感受到威胁或挑战但还不至于威胁生命的事情是如何造成焦虑的呢？
\n同样地，我们还是可以借用进化心理学的视角看待焦虑，人类在面对体型较大的猛兽时，常常无法单打独斗，而是需要团队协作，团队成员会根据个人体力、领导力、沟通力以及谋划能力的不同而出现不同的分工，可想而知，那些能力强的人更容易胜出或成为团队领导，从而拥有更大的权力；而能力平平的人就会比较惨，只能去从事一些低端的、辅助性的工作。
\n不仅如此，个体在团队中的名誉、声望也决定了你所处的地位，所以人们会更加重视他人的评价，如果别人认为你是个有能力的人，那你就能获取更多的资源；如果无法得到别人的认可，那就有可能被团队淘汰，这在远古时期，是很危险的事情，因为你有可能因此而失去获取食物的机会。
\n所以从进化心理学的角度来看，正是因为我们对消极评价和被拒绝感到害怕，才让我们有了生存繁衍的机会。
\n虽然现代社会已经不需要人们为了生存而去捕猎，大多数年代是和平发展为主题。但竞争和面临别人评价的环境却比比皆是，比如学校和职场就是容易出现竞争的场所，人体内遗传下来的生存本能仍然支配着我们，让我们把很多的信号判断为是“危险的”——我只要比不上别人，我就可能被淘汰；如果别人对我有负面评价，就证明我是个不合格的人。
\n这些感觉会直接让我们产生焦虑感。
\n可能有人会产生疑问，虽然焦虑症在所有精神疾病中占比很高，但身边大部分人并未表现出明显的焦虑症。会不会还有其他因素也在起着作用？
\n18 世纪后期工业革命以来，人类生产力有了巨大的提升，我们发明创造了各种改变生活的新事物，比如飞机、高铁的发明极大缩短了距离对人们的限制，互联网的出现更是把整个地球连接成一个共同的网络，肚子饿了我们可以在手机上点外卖；出门可以乘坐网约车；想要获取信息我们有非常便捷的搜索引擎；许久未见的跨国好友也能够通过视频聊天。
\n这些是生产力的提升对个人生活产生的好的作用，但是与此相伴随而出现的是大量信息的涌入，这对人脑处理信息的能力提出了挑战。社会节奏不断加快，在很大程度削弱了人们延迟满足的能力，因为生活中只要出现细微的不适，人们就就更倾向于立刻、马上得到答案，以此来消除不适感。否则就会紧张、焦虑、恐惧。
\n我们的大脑其实表现得很保守，某种程度上它并未适应新时代日新月异的变化。当人脑在面对海量信息而无法轻易选择哪些是自己需要的，而哪些是冗余信息时，就会显得力不从心，表现出焦虑不安的状态。
\n相反的，随着时代的变化，某些引发恐惧和焦虑的场景逐渐淡出了人们的视线，比如密集恐惧，这种焦虑曾经在历史上帮助我们生存了下来，密集恐惧代表人类对成群出现的昆虫——比如马蜂、蜈蚣等有毒昆虫的恐惧，正是这种恐惧让我们托比危险得以存活。
\n但工业革命以来，化学杀虫剂的发明使得人类不必直接面对密集昆虫的攻击，因此在目前 ICD-11（精神疾病诊断与分类标准）和 DSM-5（精神障碍诊断与统计手册）中并未有密集恐惧症这一说法。
\n![\"头图\"/](\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-cc943616c86a658dc52ae47c660fbf60_fhd.jpg?source=8673f162\")
很好！我喜欢这个问题，这让我想起以前做自然教育时候，遇到的那些又细心又擅长观察还有着求知欲的好孩子们
\n这个问题本身的回答很简单——蜜蜂腿上的两个袋子是蜜蜂的花粉篮，是蜜蜂专门用来采集花粉的结构
\n![\"\"](\"http://pic1.zhimg.com/v2-1200772666fc7a3b857badb6ca15c830_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
↑蜜蜂的花粉篮，左为空着的状态，右为采集满花粉的状态
\n![\"\"](\"http://pica.zhimg.com/v2-6b75ab83c8b430606af50daa736e2cc7_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
↑花粉篮装满花粉的样子，满满都是丰收的喜悦
\n回答完基础的问题后，我们再在问题上延伸出去一点：会采集、食用花粉的膜翅目昆虫（各种蜂）很多，它们都有花粉篮吗？没有花粉篮的话，它们又是如何采集或利用花粉的呢？
\n先回答第一个问题——并不是所有采集花粉的蜂都有花粉篮，只有蜜蜂科下的部分成员有花粉篮
\n最典型的当然是蜜蜂：
\n![\"\"](\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-29ad0969550ccb2776b09729a6f2b983_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
↑努力采蜜的小蜜蜂
\n但除了蜜蜂外，还有不少蜜蜂科的成员也具备花粉篮，比如说毛绒绒、圆滚滚、可爱的熊蜂：
\n![\"\"](\"http://pica.zhimg.com/v2-dd10c0262f187ed5bca6d35cf47fd78c_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
↑肥嘟嘟的熊蜂在努力采蜜
\n其实熊蜂也会生产蜂蜜的，但是熊蜂的种群规模太小了，产的蜜只够自家子吃，要是人去采熊蜂产的蜜，熊蜂就要饿肚子了；另外就是熊蜂的巢建在地下，采集熊蜂的蜜不方便
\n![\"\"](\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-9af1844bedce201b0843c57db848ca42_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
↑熊蜂的地下巢穴结构和蜂蜜示意图
\n然后除了熊蜂，同为蜜蜂科的长须蜂（Eucerini）也是有花粉篮结构的：
\n![\"\"](\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-c4cc19ac828f63fe1a1c2ca79e5157ea_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
↑我自家种的向日葵，上面被吸引来采蜜的就是一只长须蜂，腿上两团大大的向日葵花粉团；长须蜂的特点是有两条长长的触角
\n另外一些蜜蜂的近亲虽然没有花粉篮，但是有类似的结构，比如蜜蜂科的条蜂（Anthophorini）的腿上有“花粉刷”（scopa）
\n![\"\"](\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-f3ba1cd1f145515f54d0e90116e39fad_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
↑雌性条蜂腿上有茂盛的刷子状的毛，被成为花粉刷
\n另外一些膜翅目昆虫，腿上虽然没有花粉篮或者花粉刷，但也有自己的办法
\n比如切叶蜂科（Megachilidae）的部分物种，腹部下是有绒毛（花粉刷）的
\n![\"\"](\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-a22de2c90c44abb2d0a3d05a1a99316e_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
![\"\"](\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-e1eeb8c2a533f20b27398658680e3987_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
↑这些切叶蜂是独居蜜蜂，会把花粉带回巢穴里做成花粉团，然后用花粉团喂养后代
\n但也有一些蜂本身无法采集花粉，但依旧有独特的使用花粉的技巧
\n比如切叶蜂科杜鹃蜂亚科（Nomadinae）下的各种杜鹃蜂（cuckoo bees），它们体表的毛比较少，完全没有采集花粉的结构，也采集不了花粉
\n![\"\"](\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-3c960a350e8a3df86811c576ddfc8057_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
↑杜鹃蜂，拟态胡蜂，体表没什么毛
\n然而有个问题，杜鹃蜂的幼虫也是吃花粉的，杜鹃蜂自己采不了花粉，那怎么办呢？
\n——喏，就和杜鹃蜂的名字一样，杜鹃蜂会把卵产在其它蜂的巢穴里，杜鹃蜂的幼虫孵化后，会把寄主蜂的幼虫杀死，然后以本是提供给寄主蜂幼虫的花粉团为食
\n↑就跟杜鹃类似的巢寄生行为
\n看看！生物的多样性是不是超有趣！
\n即使同为使用花粉的蜂，也能演化出这么多不同的方式！
\n大自然里有意思的东西真的是太多了，很多看似小小的问题只要多加探索，就能发现里面还藏了许多有意思的故事！
\n以上！
\n©犬君拌汪酱 2024 年度新知答主，知乎认证生物学、动物学、昆虫学优秀答主，快来关注这条人畜无害的生态狗吧！！！
\n喜欢这篇回答的话给个点赞分享喜欢关注四连吧谢谢！！！
\n很好！我喜欢这个问题，这让我想起以前做自然教育时候，遇到的那些又细心又擅长观察还有着求知欲的好孩子们
\n这个问题本身的回答很简单——蜜蜂腿上的两个袋子是蜜蜂的花粉篮，是蜜蜂专门用来采集花粉的结构
\n↑蜜蜂的花粉篮，左为空着的状态，右为采集满花粉的状态
\n↑花粉篮装满花粉的样子，满满都是丰收的喜悦
\n回答完基础的问题后，我们再在问题上延伸出去一点：会采集、食用花粉的膜翅目昆虫（各种蜂）很多，它们都有花粉篮吗？没有花粉篮的话，它们又是如何采集或利用花粉的呢？
\n先回答第一个问题——并不是所有采集花粉的蜂都有花粉篮，只有蜜蜂科下的部分成员有花粉篮
\n最典型的当然是蜜蜂：
\n↑努力采蜜的小蜜蜂
\n但除了蜜蜂外，还有不少蜜蜂科的成员也具备花粉篮，比如说毛绒绒、圆滚滚、可爱的熊蜂：
\n↑肥嘟嘟的熊蜂在努力采蜜
\n其实熊蜂也会生产蜂蜜的，但是熊蜂的种群规模太小了，产的蜜只够自家子吃，要是人去采熊蜂产的蜜，熊蜂就要饿肚子了；另外就是熊蜂的巢建在地下，采集熊蜂的蜜不方便
\n↑熊蜂的地下巢穴结构和蜂蜜示意图
\n然后除了熊蜂，同为蜜蜂科的长须蜂（Eucerini）也是有花粉篮结构的：
\n↑我自家种的向日葵，上面被吸引来采蜜的就是一只长须蜂，腿上两团大大的向日葵花粉团；长须蜂的特点是有两条长长的触角
\n另外一些蜜蜂的近亲虽然没有花粉篮，但是有类似的结构，比如蜜蜂科的条蜂（Anthophorini）的腿上有“花粉刷”（scopa）
\n↑雌性条蜂腿上有茂盛的刷子状的毛，被成为花粉刷
\n另外一些膜翅目昆虫，腿上虽然没有花粉篮或者花粉刷，但也有自己的办法
\n比如切叶蜂科（Megachilidae）的部分物种，腹部下是有绒毛（花粉刷）的
\n↑这些切叶蜂是独居蜜蜂，会把花粉带回巢穴里做成花粉团，然后用花粉团喂养后代
\n但也有一些蜂本身无法采集花粉，但依旧有独特的使用花粉的技巧
\n比如切叶蜂科杜鹃蜂亚科（Nomadinae）下的各种杜鹃蜂（cuckoo bees），它们体表的毛比较少，完全没有采集花粉的结构，也采集不了花粉
\n↑杜鹃蜂，拟态胡蜂，体表没什么毛
\n然而有个问题，杜鹃蜂的幼虫也是吃花粉的，杜鹃蜂自己采不了花粉，那怎么办呢？
\n——喏，就和杜鹃蜂的名字一样，杜鹃蜂会把卵产在其它蜂的巢穴里，杜鹃蜂的幼虫孵化后，会把寄主蜂的幼虫杀死，然后以本是提供给寄主蜂幼虫的花粉团为食
\n↑就跟杜鹃类似的巢寄生行为
\n看看！生物的多样性是不是超有趣！
\n即使同为使用花粉的蜂，也能演化出这么多不同的方式！
\n大自然里有意思的东西真的是太多了，很多看似小小的问题只要多加探索，就能发现里面还藏了许多有意思的故事！
\n以上！
\n©犬君拌汪酱 2024 年度新知答主，知乎认证生物学、动物学、昆虫学优秀答主，快来关注这条人畜无害的生态狗吧！！！
\n喜欢这篇回答的话给个点赞分享喜欢关注四连吧谢谢！！！
\n很好！我喜欢这个问题，这让我想起以前做自然教育时候，遇到的那些又细心又擅长观察还有着求知欲的好孩子们
\n这个问题本身的回答很简单——蜜蜂腿上的两个袋子是蜜蜂的花粉篮，是蜜蜂专门用来采集花粉的结构
\n↑蜜蜂的花粉篮，左为空着的状态，右为采集满花粉的状态
\n↑花粉篮装满花粉的样子，满满都是丰收的喜悦
\n回答完基础的问题后，我们再在问题上延伸出去一点：会采集、食用花粉的膜翅目昆虫（各种蜂）很多，它们都有花粉篮吗？没有花粉篮的话，它们又是如何采集或利用花粉的呢？
\n先回答第一个问题——并不是所有采集花粉的蜂都有花粉篮，只有蜜蜂科下的部分成员有花粉篮
\n最典型的当然是蜜蜂：
\n↑努力采蜜的小蜜蜂
\n但除了蜜蜂外，还有不少蜜蜂科的成员也具备花粉篮，比如说毛绒绒、圆滚滚、可爱的熊蜂：
\n↑肥嘟嘟的熊蜂在努力采蜜
\n其实熊蜂也会生产蜂蜜的，但是熊蜂的种群规模太小了，产的蜜只够自家子吃，要是人去采熊蜂产的蜜，熊蜂就要饿肚子了；另外就是熊蜂的巢建在地下，采集熊蜂的蜜不方便
\n↑熊蜂的地下巢穴结构和蜂蜜示意图
\n然后除了熊蜂，同为蜜蜂科的长须蜂（Eucerini）也是有花粉篮结构的：
\n↑我自家种的向日葵，上面被吸引来采蜜的就是一只长须蜂，腿上两团大大的向日葵花粉团；长须蜂的特点是有两条长长的触角
\n另外一些蜜蜂的近亲虽然没有花粉篮，但是有类似的结构，比如蜜蜂科的条蜂（Anthophorini）的腿上有“花粉刷”（scopa）
\n↑雌性条蜂腿上有茂盛的刷子状的毛，被成为花粉刷
\n另外一些膜翅目昆虫，腿上虽然没有花粉篮或者花粉刷，但也有自己的办法
\n比如切叶蜂科（Megachilidae）的部分物种，腹部下是有绒毛（花粉刷）的
\n↑这些切叶蜂是独居蜜蜂，会把花粉带回巢穴里做成花粉团，然后用花粉团喂养后代
\n但也有一些蜂本身无法采集花粉，但依旧有独特的使用花粉的技巧
\n比如切叶蜂科杜鹃蜂亚科（Nomadinae）下的各种杜鹃蜂（cuckoo bees），它们体表的毛比较少，完全没有采集花粉的结构，也采集不了花粉
\n↑杜鹃蜂，拟态胡蜂，体表没什么毛
\n然而有个问题，杜鹃蜂的幼虫也是吃花粉的，杜鹃蜂自己采不了花粉，那怎么办呢？
\n——喏，就和杜鹃蜂的名字一样，杜鹃蜂会把卵产在其它蜂的巢穴里，杜鹃蜂的幼虫孵化后，会把寄主蜂的幼虫杀死，然后以本是提供给寄主蜂幼虫的花粉团为食
\n↑就跟杜鹃类似的巢寄生行为
\n看看！生物的多样性是不是超有趣！
\n即使同为使用花粉的蜂，也能演化出这么多不同的方式！
\n大自然里有意思的东西真的是太多了，很多看似小小的问题只要多加探索，就能发现里面还藏了许多有意思的故事！
\n以上！
\n©犬君拌汪酱 2024 年度新知答主，知乎认证生物学、动物学、昆虫学优秀答主，快来关注这条人畜无害的生态狗吧！！！
\n喜欢这篇回答的话给个点赞分享喜欢关注四连吧谢谢！！！
\n很好！我喜欢这个问题，这让我想起以前做自然教育时候，遇到的那些又细心又擅长观察还有着求知欲的好孩子们
\n这个问题本身的回答很简单——蜜蜂腿上的两个袋子是蜜蜂的花粉篮，是蜜蜂专门用来采集花粉的结构
\n↑蜜蜂的花粉篮，左为空着的状态，右为采集满花粉的状态
\n↑花粉篮装满花粉的样子，满满都是丰收的喜悦
\n回答完基础的问题后，我们再在问题上延伸出去一点：会采集、食用花粉的膜翅目昆虫（各种蜂）很多，它们都有花粉篮吗？没有花粉篮的话，它们又是如何采集或利用花粉的呢？
\n先回答第一个问题——并不是所有采集花粉的蜂都有花粉篮，只有蜜蜂科下的部分成员有花粉篮
\n最典型的当然是蜜蜂：
\n↑努力采蜜的小蜜蜂
\n但除了蜜蜂外，还有不少蜜蜂科的成员也具备花粉篮，比如说毛绒绒、圆滚滚、可爱的熊蜂：
\n↑肥嘟嘟的熊蜂在努力采蜜
\n其实熊蜂也会生产蜂蜜的，但是熊蜂的种群规模太小了，产的蜜只够自家子吃，要是人去采熊蜂产的蜜，熊蜂就要饿肚子了；另外就是熊蜂的巢建在地下，采集熊蜂的蜜不方便
\n↑熊蜂的地下巢穴结构和蜂蜜示意图
\n然后除了熊蜂，同为蜜蜂科的长须蜂（Eucerini）也是有花粉篮结构的：
\n↑我自家种的向日葵，上面被吸引来采蜜的就是一只长须蜂，腿上两团大大的向日葵花粉团；长须蜂的特点是有两条长长的触角
\n另外一些蜜蜂的近亲虽然没有花粉篮，但是有类似的结构，比如蜜蜂科的条蜂（Anthophorini）的腿上有“花粉刷”（scopa）
\n↑雌性条蜂腿上有茂盛的刷子状的毛，被成为花粉刷
\n另外一些膜翅目昆虫，腿上虽然没有花粉篮或者花粉刷，但也有自己的办法
\n比如切叶蜂科（Megachilidae）的部分物种，腹部下是有绒毛（花粉刷）的
\n↑这些切叶蜂是独居蜜蜂，会把花粉带回巢穴里做成花粉团，然后用花粉团喂养后代
\n但也有一些蜂本身无法采集花粉，但依旧有独特的使用花粉的技巧
\n比如切叶蜂科杜鹃蜂亚科（Nomadinae）下的各种杜鹃蜂（cuckoo bees），它们体表的毛比较少，完全没有采集花粉的结构，也采集不了花粉
\n↑杜鹃蜂，拟态胡蜂，体表没什么毛
\n然而有个问题，杜鹃蜂的幼虫也是吃花粉的，杜鹃蜂自己采不了花粉，那怎么办呢？
\n——喏，就和杜鹃蜂的名字一样，杜鹃蜂会把卵产在其它蜂的巢穴里，杜鹃蜂的幼虫孵化后，会把寄主蜂的幼虫杀死，然后以本是提供给寄主蜂幼虫的花粉团为食
\n↑就跟杜鹃类似的巢寄生行为
\n看看！生物的多样性是不是超有趣！
\n即使同为使用花粉的蜂，也能演化出这么多不同的方式！
\n大自然里有意思的东西真的是太多了，很多看似小小的问题只要多加探索，就能发现里面还藏了许多有意思的故事！
\n以上！
\n©犬君拌汪酱 2024 年度新知答主，知乎认证生物学、动物学、昆虫学优秀答主，快来关注这条人畜无害的生态狗吧！！！
\n喜欢这篇回答的话给个点赞分享喜欢关注四连吧谢谢！！！
\n![\"头图\"/](\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-152456306a462307d972c27c6672e76a_fhd.jpg?source=8673f162\")
有意思的问题，我们来探讨吧。
\n先说答案：交流电电流方向的改变不能决定电能传输方向，决定电能传输方向的是功率因数以及电压、电流的相位差Φ。当Φ>0 时，交流电的每个周期中有 2 次电源向负载输送功率，2 次负载（感性负载或者容性负载）向电源回馈功率（无功功率）。
\n以下来探讨。
\n1.对直流供电电能传输方向的探讨
\n我们看下图：
\n![\"\"](\"http://pic1.zhimg.com/v2-4150c9376c5cab45ec54e4a027f07367_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
图 1 的示例图 1 中，左侧是电路图，右侧是电压和电流的波形图。
\n我们注意到电路的零电位参考点在电源下方的 B 端口，故图 1 上图（1 图）中的路端电压 U 为正值，电流 I 从电源 A 端口流出，其方向从电源向右指向负载电阻侧；图 1 下图（2 图）中的路端电压 U 为负值，电流 I 从电源 A 端口流入，其方向从负载向左指向电源侧。
\n我们再看图 1 右侧的波形图，其中第一象限的波形就是图 1 上图（1 图）的电压 U、电流 I 的波形，我们看到电压和电流的波形均为水平线，且均为正值；第四象限的波形就是图 1 下图（2 图）的电压 U、电流 I 的波形，我们看到电压和电流的波形均为水平线，且均为负值。
\n我们在中学物理中学过，电功率 P 与电压、电流的关系是：
\n根据焦耳定律，电阻性负载所发热量 Q 为：
\n容易看出，不管是图 1 的上图（1 图）还是下图（2 图），功率 P 均为正值，无论电源输出功率还是电阻消耗功率，电能方向当然就是电源指向负载。同时电阻上产生的发热量 Q 因为与电流的平方成正比，故上下两图的电阻发热量均为正值。
\n结论 1：我们发现，对于直流电阻性负载电路来说，不管电压 U 和电流 I 如何变化，电能传输方向始终是电源指向负载。
\n2.对交流供电电能传输方向的探讨
\n我们分别对交流阻性负载电路、交流感性负载电路和交流容性负载电路来讨论。
\n（1）交流阻性负载电路
\n我们看下图：
\n![\"\"](\"http://pic1.zhimg.com/v2-2495097fa26c6ab9917af3a4f257312d_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
我们从图 2 看到，交流电的电压和电流周期性地发生方向改变，但两者是同步的，即交流电压 u 和交流电流 i 同时取正值或者取负值，它们的乘积 P 依然为正值，故电能传输方向从电源（变压器）指向电阻性负载。
\n（2）交流感性负载电路
\n我们都知道，感性负载的电流与电压之间的关系是：
\n我们把交流电流的正弦表达式代入到式 3 中，会发现感性负载的电压超前电流 90°。对于一般性的交流电路，这里既有感性负载也有阻性负载，于是线路中的电压超前电流的度数在 0°和 90°之间。
\n我们看下图：
\n![\"\"](\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-03aef551b1ee4e34aad2f04bcd330409_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
图 3 中，当电流波形在正半波的原点时，电压已经在正半波的峰值点，故知电压超前电流 90°，属于纯感性负载电路。
\n注意 1：当图 3 中的交流电的电压和电流波形均取正值或者均取负值时，我们说电压波形和电流波形的极性相同，此时它们的乘积大于零，感性负载从电源吸取功率，我们把它叫做有功功率，此时的电能传输方向是电源指向负载；当图 3 中的交流电的电压和电流波形极性相反时，它们的乘积小于零，此时感性负载向电源回馈磁场能，这就是无功功率。
\n我们看下图：
\n![\"\"](\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-cf6e9e62c6f8275518fe75944c9c93c6_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
注意 2：当图 4 中的感性负载向电源回馈功率时，无功电流从感性负载指向电源，无功电流流经电源与负载间的导线时会产生有功损耗，使得缆线发热。也因此，我们在配电系统中配套无功补偿装置，以减轻无功功率交换产生的线缆发热损耗。
\n注意 3：对比阻性负载，我们发现感性负载产生电能回馈的根本原因是电压与电流之间的相位差Φ，如果能够使得 cosΦ接近于 1 也即Φ接近于零，我们就能减小感性负载向电源的电能回馈，减小线路的有功损耗。
\n（3）容性负载电路
\n电容的特性表达式是：
\n我们看到，电容的特性正好与电感的特性相反，专业术语叫做电容与电感的交流特性相互对偶。在交流电路中，纯电容电路的电流超前电压 90°，与纯感性电流正好相反。
\n纯电容负载的功率关系见下图：
\n![\"\"](\"http://pic1.zhimg.com/v2-a59b5ce5187883e70b88779918a79bcc_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
我们看到，当电压与电流的波形数值之乘积大于零时，电容从电源吸收功率；当电压与电流的波形数值之乘积小于零时，电容向电源回馈功率。
\n注意 4：由于电容的电压和电流相位关系与电感正好相反，故可以在配电网中配套补偿电容，以补偿感性负载在缆线中产生的有功损耗，这就是电容无功功率补偿的原理。
\n3.结论
\n我们看下图：
\n![\"\"](\"http://pica.zhimg.com/v2-445a63118d49f85a240342fe1b0502c0_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
图 5 中，当 P 值大于零时，电源向负载输送电能，电能传输方向是电源指向负载；当 P 值小于零时，负载向电源回馈电能，电能传输方向是负载指向电源。由此可见，在交流电的一个周期内，阻性负载均吸收电能，而感性负载和容性负载则有两次从电源吸收功率两次回馈功率。
\n我们看到，感性负载和容性负载向电源回馈功率并不是因为交流电的电流改变方向，而是因为电压与电流之间存在相位差。如果能消除掉交流电压与交流电流之间的相位差Φ，或者让功率因数 cosΦ接近于零，就能消除掉负载向电源的电能回馈。
\n试问题主：该如何消除交流电压与交流电流之间的相位差？另外，如果可以消除，我们可以让相位差Φ=0 吗？
\n就写到这里。
\n有意思的问题，我们来探讨吧。
\n先说答案：交流电电流方向的改变不能决定电能传输方向，决定电能传输方向的是功率因数以及电压、电流的相位差Φ。当Φ>0 时，交流电的每个周期中有 2 次电源向负载输送功率，2 次负载（感性负载或者容性负载）向电源回馈功率（无功功率）。
\n以下来探讨。
\n1.对直流供电电能传输方向的探讨
\n我们看下图：
\n图 1 的示例图 1 中，左侧是电路图，右侧是电压和电流的波形图。
\n我们注意到电路的零电位参考点在电源下方的 B 端口，故图 1 上图（1 图）中的路端电压 U 为正值，电流 I 从电源 A 端口流出，其方向从电源向右指向负载电阻侧；图 1 下图（2 图）中的路端电压 U 为负值，电流 I 从电源 A 端口流入，其方向从负载向左指向电源侧。
\n我们再看图 1 右侧的波形图，其中第一象限的波形就是图 1 上图（1 图）的电压 U、电流 I 的波形，我们看到电压和电流的波形均为水平线，且均为正值；第四象限的波形就是图 1 下图（2 图）的电压 U、电流 I 的波形，我们看到电压和电流的波形均为水平线，且均为负值。
\n我们在中学物理中学过，电功率 P 与电压、电流的关系是：
\n根据焦耳定律，电阻性负载所发热量 Q 为：
\n容易看出，不管是图 1 的上图（1 图）还是下图（2 图），功率 P 均为正值，无论电源输出功率还是电阻消耗功率，电能方向当然就是电源指向负载。同时电阻上产生的发热量 Q 因为与电流的平方成正比，故上下两图的电阻发热量均为正值。
\n结论 1：我们发现，对于直流电阻性负载电路来说，不管电压 U 和电流 I 如何变化，电能传输方向始终是电源指向负载。
\n2.对交流供电电能传输方向的探讨
\n我们分别对交流阻性负载电路、交流感性负载电路和交流容性负载电路来讨论。
\n（1）交流阻性负载电路
\n我们看下图：
\n我们从图 2 看到，交流电的电压和电流周期性地发生方向改变，但两者是同步的，即交流电压 u 和交流电流 i 同时取正值或者取负值，它们的乘积 P 依然为正值，故电能传输方向从电源（变压器）指向电阻性负载。
\n（2）交流感性负载电路
\n我们都知道，感性负载的电流与电压之间的关系是：
\n我们把交流电流的正弦表达式代入到式 3 中，会发现感性负载的电压超前电流 90°。对于一般性的交流电路，这里既有感性负载也有阻性负载，于是线路中的电压超前电流的度数在 0°和 90°之间。
\n我们看下图：
\n图 3 中，当电流波形在正半波的原点时，电压已经在正半波的峰值点，故知电压超前电流 90°，属于纯感性负载电路。
\n注意 1：当图 3 中的交流电的电压和电流波形均取正值或者均取负值时，我们说电压波形和电流波形的极性相同，此时它们的乘积大于零，感性负载从电源吸取功率，我们把它叫做有功功率，此时的电能传输方向是电源指向负载；当图 3 中的交流电的电压和电流波形极性相反时，它们的乘积小于零，此时感性负载向电源回馈磁场能，这就是无功功率。
\n我们看下图：
\n注意 2：当图 4 中的感性负载向电源回馈功率时，无功电流从感性负载指向电源，无功电流流经电源与负载间的导线时会产生有功损耗，使得缆线发热。也因此，我们在配电系统中配套无功补偿装置，以减轻无功功率交换产生的线缆发热损耗。
\n注意 3：对比阻性负载，我们发现感性负载产生电能回馈的根本原因是电压与电流之间的相位差Φ，如果能够使得 cosΦ接近于 1 也即Φ接近于零，我们就能减小感性负载向电源的电能回馈，减小线路的有功损耗。
\n（3）容性负载电路
\n电容的特性表达式是：
\n我们看到，电容的特性正好与电感的特性相反，专业术语叫做电容与电感的交流特性相互对偶。在交流电路中，纯电容电路的电流超前电压 90°，与纯感性电流正好相反。
\n纯电容负载的功率关系见下图：
\n我们看到，当电压与电流的波形数值之乘积大于零时，电容从电源吸收功率；当电压与电流的波形数值之乘积小于零时，电容向电源回馈功率。
\n注意 4：由于电容的电压和电流相位关系与电感正好相反，故可以在配电网中配套补偿电容，以补偿感性负载在缆线中产生的有功损耗，这就是电容无功功率补偿的原理。
\n3.结论
\n我们看下图：
\n图 5 中，当 P 值大于零时，电源向负载输送电能，电能传输方向是电源指向负载；当 P 值小于零时，负载向电源回馈电能，电能传输方向是负载指向电源。由此可见，在交流电的一个周期内，阻性负载均吸收电能，而感性负载和容性负载则有两次从电源吸收功率两次回馈功率。
\n我们看到，感性负载和容性负载向电源回馈功率并不是因为交流电的电流改变方向，而是因为电压与电流之间存在相位差。如果能消除掉交流电压与交流电流之间的相位差Φ，或者让功率因数 cosΦ接近于零，就能消除掉负载向电源的电能回馈。
\n试问题主：该如何消除交流电压与交流电流之间的相位差？另外，如果可以消除，我们可以让相位差Φ=0 吗？
\n就写到这里。
\n![\"头图\"/](\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-cfd83dc72cc334c62413c0b8b5fa130b_fhd.jpg?source=8673f162\")
黄河以自己的名字“河”，命名了北方的水系为 x 河。
\n![\"\"](\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-5774ed9dbb203f3ed716e379b852b0a7_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
长江以自己的名字“江”，命名了南方的水系为江。
\n![\"\"](\"http://pic1.zhimg.com/v2-adde1fe90d2aa3e97807f3cc75f86e93_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
最初，河流的名称大都是单字，三点水加个声旁。或者，单字加水。
\n例如：诗经中共提到了 35 条河，单名者 31 条。
\n沱、汉、洛、沔、泾、渭、浐、灞、济、湘、沅、汾、泗等。
\n比如，海河的支流卫河，的支流，淇河，
\n![\"\"](\"http://pic1.zhimg.com/v2-fccaa3f57091250c4e7abb71f27bf763_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
以单字淇指代：
\n瞻彼淇奥，绿竹猗猗。瞻彼淇奥，绿竹青青。瞻彼淇奥，绿竹如箦。（卫风，淇奥）
\n有时也被称为，淇水，但是基本都可以理解为：淇（河的）水：
\n淇水汤汤，渐车帷裳。（卫风.氓）
\n泉源在左，淇水在右。（卫风.竹竿）
\n另一本经典，禹贡，提到河流时，也多是单字。
\n海岱及淮惟徐州。淮、沂其乂，蒙、羽其艺，大野既猪，东原厎平。厥土赤埴坟，草木渐包。厥田惟上中，厥赋中中。厥贡惟土五色，羽畎夏翟，峄阳孤桐，泗滨浮磬，淮夷蠙珠暨鱼。厥篚玄纤缟。浮于淮、泗，达于河。
\n淮、沂、泗，就是现在的淮河，沂河，泗河。
\n最末的达于河，河就是黄河。
\n那时候，河和北方的其他河流是同等级别的。
\n但是黄河经常改道，漳水，卫水，济水，很多河流，都做过河。
\n渐渐的，人们便分不清此河和彼河。
\n开始以漳河，卫河称呼这些河流，并逐渐推而广之，被作为北方河流的普遍称呼。
\n![\"\"](\"http://pica.zhimg.com/v2-80e9085f6fd2b72f33e541de25a70e30_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
江则不同。江的称呼，最早并非来源于汉语，而是上古时期生活在那里的少数民族对眼前这条大河的称呼。
\n实际江的含义，也是河。
\n那是不仅长江被称为江，长江的支流，也被称为江。
\n后来为了区分，才逐渐有了 x 江的称呼，并逐渐在南方推而广之，河流被普遍称为 x 江。
\n到了隋唐，开始普遍用 x 河，x 江命名河流时。
\n![\"\"](\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-9d53f51e69121307a2d6205e122a25e5_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
唐朝时，这种北方称河，南方称江的命名方式，就已经非常普遍了。
\n陆德明的《经典释文》中说：“河亦江也，北人名水皆曰河。”
\n同样是唐朝的颜师古，也说过这件事：“南方无河也，冀州凡水大小皆曰河。
\n唐朝的孔颖达在注解禹贡时，也说：江以南，水无大小，俗人皆呼为江。
\n所以是黄河以自己的名字“河”，命名了北方的水系为 x 河，而非黄河被命名为黄河。
\n是长江以自己的名字“江”，命名了南方的水系为江，而非长江被江命名。
\n大概从元朝开始，因为疆域扩展，河流的命名开始不再遵循北河南江的规律。
\n比如西南地区的水道很多称河的，比如红水河，大渡河。
\n而东北很多称江的，比如黑龙江、松花江、乌苏里江。
\n如果追查这些北江南河的名字，大概率会发现，是元朝或者明清时期命名的。
\n![\"\"](\"http://picx.zhimg.com/v2-87a4ea3f2704ede3949bff8bc0c3babe_720w.jpg?source=8673f162\")
Hong Kong is making strides in aspects of targeted tax reforms, a robust initial public offering market, and progressive virtual asset regulations — advances poised to transform Asia's financial hub into the world's largest cross-border asset and wealth management center, financial analysts said.
\nEddie Yue Wai-man, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, said that the authority will continue to work closely with the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the industry and the international community to drive policy innovation and market enhancements to further strengthen Hong Kong's competitiveness in the wealth management and asset allocation business.
\n"On the one hand, the Chinese mainland's economic growth and wealth accumulation, along with enhancements and expansions to various Connect Schemes, will further broaden the client base for Hong Kong's wealth management industry, while uncertainties are prompting international investors to adopt more proactive diversification strategies to better manage risks," Yue said.
\nAccording to the latest figures released by the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong, total assets under management in Hong Kong grew 13 percent annually, reaching HK$35 trillion ($4.48 trillion) by the end of 2024. The assets under management of the private banking and private wealth management sector increased 15 percent year-on-year, and net fund inflows totaled HK$384 billion.
\nForty-six banks expanded their private banking or private wealth management business in Hong Kong in 2024, and the assets under management of these institutions grew 14 percent in the first half of 2025, compared with the end of 2024, according to the authority's data.
\n"Hong Kong's commitment to refining its Unified Funds Exemption regime, fostering a vibrant IPO market, and establishing clear regulations for virtual assets sends a strong signal to global asset managers," said Vivian Chui, KPMG China's Hong Kong head of securities and asset management.
\n"These efforts demonstrate how effective regulatory support and targeted programs can be in shaping a dynamic and competitive asset management hub, positioning Hong Kong to capitalize on opportunities in the evolving financial landscape," she added.
\nRecent refinements to Hong Kong's Unified Funds Exemption regime focus on broadening its scope to include alternative assets such as private credit. These enhancements are likely to bolster the city's competitiveness by clarifying that both fund entities and their special purpose vehicles remain tax-neutral, thereby providing tax certainty.
\nStarting in August, Hong Kong has established a regulatory regime for stablecoin — a type of cryptocurrency whose value is pegged to another asset — including the issuance of digital tokens backed by fiat currencies. The regulatory framework also has constraints aimed at reducing risks and leverage in the crypto-related segment.
\n"We expect stablecoin will continue to be a gateway to crypto asset trading, for the convenience it provides as a trade pair in the blockchain-based environment," said S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Michael Huang. "By offering stablecoin-linked products or digital assets, Hong Kong banks may attract customers locally and across borders that are seeking offshore crypto exposures."
\nIn the first half of 2025, the total transaction amount of digital asset-related products and tokenized assets in Hong Kong banks reached HK$26.1 billion, marking a 233 percent year-on-year surge and surpassing last year's total, the HKMA said.
\n"Hong Kong's status as a regional hub for asset and wealth management is also supported by its mature financial markets, resilient Linked Exchange Rate System, robust banking sector and vibrant capital markets, offering numerous investment and value-enhancement opportunities for global capital," said Yue, the HKMA chief executive.
\nIn the first half of this year, funds raised through the Hong Kong IPO market exceeded HK$100 billion, making the city the top IPO market globally to date, HKMA data showed.
\n"The HKMA has ample ammunition to defend the (currency) peg in case the Hong Kong dollar converges towards the weak end of the band. Foreign exchange reserves have declined in recent years but remain well above regulatory levels," said Carlos Casanova, Asia senior economist at Swiss private bank Union Bancaire Privee.
\nThe stability provided by the peg outweighs the negative effects even when Hong Kong faces cyclical challenges, as the business cycle of Hong Kong is more aligned with the Chinese mainland than the United States, Casanova added.
\noswald@chinadailyhk.com
\n", - "content": "Hong Kong is making strides in aspects of targeted tax reforms, a robust initial public offering market, and progressive virtual asset regulations — advances poised to transform Asia's financial hub into the world's largest cross-border asset and wealth management center, financial analysts said.
\nEddie Yue Wai-man, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, said that the authority will continue to work closely with the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the industry and the international community to drive policy innovation and market enhancements to further strengthen Hong Kong's competitiveness in the wealth management and asset allocation business.
\n"On the one hand, the Chinese mainland's economic growth and wealth accumulation, along with enhancements and expansions to various Connect Schemes, will further broaden the client base for Hong Kong's wealth management industry, while uncertainties are prompting international investors to adopt more proactive diversification strategies to better manage risks," Yue said.
\nAccording to the latest figures released by the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong, total assets under management in Hong Kong grew 13 percent annually, reaching HK$35 trillion ($4.48 trillion) by the end of 2024. The assets under management of the private banking and private wealth management sector increased 15 percent year-on-year, and net fund inflows totaled HK$384 billion.
\nForty-six banks expanded their private banking or private wealth management business in Hong Kong in 2024, and the assets under management of these institutions grew 14 percent in the first half of 2025, compared with the end of 2024, according to the authority's data.
\n"Hong Kong's commitment to refining its Unified Funds Exemption regime, fostering a vibrant IPO market, and establishing clear regulations for virtual assets sends a strong signal to global asset managers," said Vivian Chui, KPMG China's Hong Kong head of securities and asset management.
\n"These efforts demonstrate how effective regulatory support and targeted programs can be in shaping a dynamic and competitive asset management hub, positioning Hong Kong to capitalize on opportunities in the evolving financial landscape," she added.
\nRecent refinements to Hong Kong's Unified Funds Exemption regime focus on broadening its scope to include alternative assets such as private credit. These enhancements are likely to bolster the city's competitiveness by clarifying that both fund entities and their special purpose vehicles remain tax-neutral, thereby providing tax certainty.
\nStarting in August, Hong Kong has established a regulatory regime for stablecoin — a type of cryptocurrency whose value is pegged to another asset — including the issuance of digital tokens backed by fiat currencies. The regulatory framework also has constraints aimed at reducing risks and leverage in the crypto-related segment.
\n"We expect stablecoin will continue to be a gateway to crypto asset trading, for the convenience it provides as a trade pair in the blockchain-based environment," said S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Michael Huang. "By offering stablecoin-linked products or digital assets, Hong Kong banks may attract customers locally and across borders that are seeking offshore crypto exposures."
\nIn the first half of 2025, the total transaction amount of digital asset-related products and tokenized assets in Hong Kong banks reached HK$26.1 billion, marking a 233 percent year-on-year surge and surpassing last year's total, the HKMA said.
\n"Hong Kong's status as a regional hub for asset and wealth management is also supported by its mature financial markets, resilient Linked Exchange Rate System, robust banking sector and vibrant capital markets, offering numerous investment and value-enhancement opportunities for global capital," said Yue, the HKMA chief executive.
\nIn the first half of this year, funds raised through the Hong Kong IPO market exceeded HK$100 billion, making the city the top IPO market globally to date, HKMA data showed.
\n"The HKMA has ample ammunition to defend the (currency) peg in case the Hong Kong dollar converges towards the weak end of the band. Foreign exchange reserves have declined in recent years but remain well above regulatory levels," said Carlos Casanova, Asia senior economist at Swiss private bank Union Bancaire Privee.
\nThe stability provided by the peg outweighs the negative effects even when Hong Kong faces cyclical challenges, as the business cycle of Hong Kong is more aligned with the Chinese mainland than the United States, Casanova added.
\noswald@chinadailyhk.com
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A foreign athlete engages in a strength challenge with a robot police dog at the World Games Village in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Tuesday. The opening ceremony of the 2025 Chengdu World Games will take place on Thursday evening.
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Meteorological workers conduct inspections at a weather station in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on July 29, ahead of the 2025 Chengdu World Games.
\nOn a humid summer night in Chengdu, Zhang Tao stared at a glowing weather monitoring system inside the Chengdu Municipal Meteorological Department. The deputy director looked anxious.
\nIn just 24 hours, the opening ceremony of the 2025 Chengdu World Games is scheduled to be held outdoors at the Tianfu International Convention Center. But the forecast is far from ideal.
\nAs of 8 pm Wednesday, meteorologists were predicting partly cloudy skies with scattered showers or thunderstorms during the Thursday evening festivities. Daytime highs could reach as high as 33 C, but the key window from 6 to 10 pm — covering the torch lighting and fireworks segments of the ceremony — is likely to face a threat of rain.
\n"We're under a lot of pressure," Zhang said. The uncertainty threatens to derail the outdoor elements of the ceremony, and organizers are on standby to activate an indoor contingency plan if needed, he added.
\nWhile northern and southern China are battling heavy rainfall during the flood season, the Sichuan Basin is bracing for an intense heat wave, with temperatures exceeding 40 C in some areas.
\nAdding to the challenge, Chengdu is known for its local microclimates, which complicates weather forecasting for citywide sporting events, said Li Linlin, deputy director of the Games' services support center.
\nTo tackle the uncertainty, Chengdu has rolled out a high-tech weather monitoring system aimed at ensuring smooth operations.
\nThe network includes 855 ground stations, nine advanced radar systems, 13 upper-air sites and real-time satellite data — providing minute-by-minute, high-resolution forecasts across all venues, according to the meteorological department.
\nWith 15 outdoor venues spread across Chengdu's urban and suburban districts, meteorologists are providing hyper-local forecasts to support the complex web of competitions.
\n"Organizers have installed 26 new localized weather stations in addition to the 61 built for the 2023 Chengdu Universiade," Li said.
\nThe stations enhance precise forecasting down to individual venues — many of which have open-air surfaces highly sensitive to weather changes.
\nArtificial intelligence-powered models can now offer forecasts ranging from 60 days ahead to just five minutes out, helping predict rain, wind, heat and air quality to protect athletes and minimize delays.
\nAmong the most weather-vulnerable sports is drone racing — a high-octane event blending speed and virtual reality. Scheduled for Aug 14 to 16 at the Dong'an Lake Sports Park athletics field, the race pushes agile drones through obstacle-laden tracks at speeds topping 160 kilometers per hour.
\n"Wind is a critical factor," said Zhou Xueyun, a member of the Games' meteorological center. "A gust over 32.4 km per hour may throw a drone off course or cause a crash."
\nRain, he added, could short-circuit electronics or significantly reduce flight speed.
\nIdeal flying conditions include low wind, visibility over 1 km and moderate humidity.
\n"Anything outside those parameters could ground the event," Zhou said.
\nTo mitigate the risks, high-resolution numerical weather prediction tools have been deployed to map low-altitude turbulence and wind fields in real time.
\n"Flying disc is another sport requiring strict weather conditions," Zhou said. Frisbee flight is easily disrupted by winds above 28.8 km per hour, and athletes perform best in 15 C to 25 C temperatures with moderate humidity. Mobile weather stations have been placed near the lake to deliver second-by-second data on wind and visibility.
\nAt the Sancha Lake Water Sports Competition Zone, thunderstorms are the biggest threat to events such as powerboating and waterski.
\n"If there's lightning, everything stops immediately," said Gao Deng, deputy head of the venue operation center's competition committee. "Athletes are vulnerable on open water. We have emergency tents and shelters ready for immediate evacuation."
\nHe said the team has rehearsed for extreme weather scenarios ahead of the Games.
\nGao said updated hourly forecasts and rolling three-day outlooks are sent to the Global Association of International Sports Federations to help guide decisions about potential delays or rescheduling.
\nBeyond the playing field, weather can also impact a wide range of support services. High temperatures raise the risk of heatstroke among spectators and workers, while heavy rain can disrupt electrical systems and interfere with live media broadcasts, Li said.
\n"Weather should not stand in the way of athletic achievement," he said. "Our job is to make sure it never catches us unprepared."
\nzhaoyimeng@chinadaily.com.cn
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Asian diplomatic envoys to China visit the Datong Mass Graves Memorial in Datong, Shanxi province, on Wednesday. The Japanese occupation of the coal mines in Datong during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) resulted in the exploitation of coal resources, harsh working conditions and the discovery of mass graves. During the occupation, coal production in Datong increased from 870,000 metric tons in 1938 to 2.27 million tons in 1942. Over 60,000 miners lost their lives.
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\nQin was also deprived of political rights for life, with confiscation of all his personal assets. His illicit gains and related interests were ordered to be turned over to the State treasury, according to the ruling made by the Deyang Intermediate People's Court.
\nIn China, a suspended death sentence is typically commuted to life in prison if the inmate commits no new crimes during the two-year probation period. The sentence can be further reduced for good behavior.
\nAfter an investigation, the court found that from 1998 to 2024, Qin took advantage of his positions, including as deputy governor of Guizhou province and vice-chairman of the Guangxi regional government, to seek benefits for some individuals and departments in matters such as project contracting, business operations and job transfers. In return, he received bribes worth over 216 million yuan.
\nQin's actions have constituted the crime of accepting bribes and he deserves capital punishment, as the amount of the bribes he accepted was "extremely large", causing huge losses to the interests of the country and the people, the court said.
\nHowever, the court added that it showed leniency because Qin confessed, voluntarily reported bribes unknown to investigators and agreed to turn over his illicit gains.
\nAccording to public information, Qin, a 62-year-old native of Guizhou, started his career in August 1983 and joined the Communist Party of China in July 1985. Before he went to work in Guangxi in early 2018, he had served in his hometown for decades.
\nIn April 2024, he was placed under disciplinary and supervisory investigation. In October, he was expelled from the Party and removed from public office.
\nIn February, he was indicted on the charge of accepting bribes, and the court publicly heard his case in May.
\ncaoyin@chinadaily.com.cn
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\nHer invention — a biodegradable soil mulch film made from crop waste — earned her a gold medal at the inaugural Africa Division Contest of the China International College Students' Innovation Competition 2025, which concluded last month in Nairobi, Kenya's capital. "By applying the biodegradable film over the soil surface, farmers can increase their yields through eliminating weeds and conserving moisture," Chepkirui told Xinhua at the award ceremony.
\nChepkirui was among 559 students from 115 African universities who submitted 185 innovation projects to the competition, hosted by China's Nanjing Agricultural University. It marked the first time the event held a regional round on the African continent.
\nThe submissions spanned a wide range of fields, from agricultural and food technologies to artificial intelligence and environmental sustainability. After expert evaluations, 30 teams from 21 universities across nine African countries received awards in various categories.
\nChepkirui said the platform not only allowed her to showcase her idea but also offered invaluable mentorship.
\n"I received valuable expertise from my Chinese instructors on how to conceptualize and test my innovation in the farm fields," she said, expressing her hope to commercialize her product and offer farmers a sustainable alternative to plastic mulch, a major pollutant.
\nBeyond the lab, the journey was also personal. Growing up in a single-parent household in rural Kenya, Chepkirui said the experience helped her overcome early challenges and strengthened her resolve to make a difference.
\nRoselida Owuor, director-general of Kenya's State Department for Science Research and Innovation, said the competition serves as a launchpad for African youth to develop homegrown solutions to the continent's challenges. "Kenya is keen to nurture youth to commercialize their innovations through the establishment of innovation hubs across the country," said Owuor.
\nZhu Yan, vice-president of NAU, said the contest not only serves as a platform for Chinese and African youth to showcase their innovative wisdom but also stands as a vivid example of implementing the Belt and Road Initiative and deepening the construction of the China-Africa community with a shared future.
\n"We are delighted to see young students from both China and Africa jointly exploring innovative solutions focusing on sustainable development, technology empowerment, and livelihood improvement," Zhu said. "It is part of our university's mission to support global agricultural development and foster international youth exchange."
\nThe stories behind the winning projects also highlight how innovation, cultural exchange, and practical problem-solving are coming together to meet Africa's evolving needs.
\nSilvia Christopher Mganga, a 27-year-old Tanzanian postgraduate student at Egerton University, was part of a gold medal-winning team that developed a tomato grafting project.
\nHer inspiration came from watching her parents struggle with crop losses as small-scale tomato farmers. "Our project combines Chinese rootstock with local tomato varieties, creating a product that is both disease resistant and high yielding," Mganga said.
\nTefera Efrata Tibebu, a 19-year-old information technology student from Ethiopia, helped create an award-winning robotic sorting arm using code-scanning technology. The silver medal-winning project aims to enhance efficiency in Africa's logistics sector.
\n"Our goal is to improve Africa's logistics sector by reducing dependence on manual labor, which is costly and prone to error," she said.
\nFrom Ghana, 26-year-old Jochbed Ama Adzomani, a student at the University of Energy and Natural Resources, was awarded a silver medal for her team's innovation in calcium feed supplements for poultry.
\n"We developed an improved feed formulation using locally available materials such as eggshells and animal bones, which helps farmers reduce costs," she explained.
\nAs the curtains closed on the first African edition of the competition, one message rang clear: Africa's youth are bursting with ideas. With the right platforms and partnerships, their innovations hold the promise to solve real world challenges and advance the continent's sustainable development goals.
\nNAIROBI — Lavenda Chepkirui, a 25-year-old student from Kenya's University of Kabianga, has taken a step closer to realizing her vision of transforming agriculture in Africa with eco-friendly solutions.
\nHer invention — a biodegradable soil mulch film made from crop waste — earned her a gold medal at the inaugural Africa Division Contest of the China International College Students' Innovation Competition 2025, which concluded last month in Nairobi, Kenya's capital. "By applying the biodegradable film over the soil surface, farmers can increase their yields through eliminating weeds and conserving moisture," Chepkirui told Xinhua at the award ceremony.
\nChepkirui was among 559 students from 115 African universities who submitted 185 innovation projects to the competition, hosted by China's Nanjing Agricultural University. It marked the first time the event held a regional round on the African continent.
\nThe submissions spanned a wide range of fields, from agricultural and food technologies to artificial intelligence and environmental sustainability. After expert evaluations, 30 teams from 21 universities across nine African countries received awards in various categories.
\nChepkirui said the platform not only allowed her to showcase her idea but also offered invaluable mentorship.
\n"I received valuable expertise from my Chinese instructors on how to conceptualize and test my innovation in the farm fields," she said, expressing her hope to commercialize her product and offer farmers a sustainable alternative to plastic mulch, a major pollutant.
\nBeyond the lab, the journey was also personal. Growing up in a single-parent household in rural Kenya, Chepkirui said the experience helped her overcome early challenges and strengthened her resolve to make a difference.
\nRoselida Owuor, director-general of Kenya's State Department for Science Research and Innovation, said the competition serves as a launchpad for African youth to develop homegrown solutions to the continent's challenges. "Kenya is keen to nurture youth to commercialize their innovations through the establishment of innovation hubs across the country," said Owuor.
\nZhu Yan, vice-president of NAU, said the contest not only serves as a platform for Chinese and African youth to showcase their innovative wisdom but also stands as a vivid example of implementing the Belt and Road Initiative and deepening the construction of the China-Africa community with a shared future.
\n"We are delighted to see young students from both China and Africa jointly exploring innovative solutions focusing on sustainable development, technology empowerment, and livelihood improvement," Zhu said. "It is part of our university's mission to support global agricultural development and foster international youth exchange."
\nThe stories behind the winning projects also highlight how innovation, cultural exchange, and practical problem-solving are coming together to meet Africa's evolving needs.
\nSilvia Christopher Mganga, a 27-year-old Tanzanian postgraduate student at Egerton University, was part of a gold medal-winning team that developed a tomato grafting project.
\nHer inspiration came from watching her parents struggle with crop losses as small-scale tomato farmers. "Our project combines Chinese rootstock with local tomato varieties, creating a product that is both disease resistant and high yielding," Mganga said.
\nTefera Efrata Tibebu, a 19-year-old information technology student from Ethiopia, helped create an award-winning robotic sorting arm using code-scanning technology. The silver medal-winning project aims to enhance efficiency in Africa's logistics sector.
\n"Our goal is to improve Africa's logistics sector by reducing dependence on manual labor, which is costly and prone to error," she said.
\nFrom Ghana, 26-year-old Jochbed Ama Adzomani, a student at the University of Energy and Natural Resources, was awarded a silver medal for her team's innovation in calcium feed supplements for poultry.
\n"We developed an improved feed formulation using locally available materials such as eggshells and animal bones, which helps farmers reduce costs," she explained.
\nAs the curtains closed on the first African edition of the competition, one message rang clear: Africa's youth are bursting with ideas. With the right platforms and partnerships, their innovations hold the promise to solve real world challenges and advance the continent's sustainable development goals.
\nWhile the humanitarian crisis in the besieged Palestinian enclave worsens day by day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has implied that the Israeli army will "occupy all of the Gaza Strip" as ceasefire talks with Hamas have reached an impasse.
\nConsidering that there are similar calls from members of the far-right, on whom Netanyahu's "fragile" coalition government relies, it is very likely Israel's security Cabinet will adopt the plan after deliberating on it on Thursday.
\nThe Netanyahu Cabinet claims the three objectives laid out at the start of Israel's offensive in Gaza — defeating Hamas, seeing the release of its hostages and removing the threat of possible future attacks — remain unchanged. However, if Israel occupies the whole of Gaza, which is not necessarily a means to realize any of its three goals, it will mark a watershed moment since the outbreak of the conflict following Hamas' Oct 7 attacks on Israel.
\nCurrently, Israel controls about 75 percent of Gaza. Although the Hamas' attacks in 2023, in which 1,200 people were killed and 250 taken hostage, triggered Israel's military operations in Gaza, the huge damages Israel has inflicted on the Palestinians have far exceeded retaliation and subjected Tel Aviv to fierce censure from the international community, except from its backer, the United States.
\nWhat is particularly bad is Israel intentionally restricting the supply of humanitarian aid to Gaza. According to local health authorities, more than 60,000 Palestinians, including 18,000 children, have been killed either because of Israel's offensive or the famine it has caused.
\nThe plan to occupy the whole of Gaza is yet another bid by Netanyahu to cling to power in the face of mounting opposition to the conflict at home. Increasingly, Israelis are realizing that their leader doesn't want a ceasefire at all.
\nAfter all, it is Israel that halted the three-phase ceasefire process brokered by the US and agreed upon by all parties, including itself, after passing the buck to the Hamas.
\nThe more the Israeli people oppose the conflict and want peace, the more their leader pushes for harsher measures in Gaza while opening more fronts with almost all its neighbors.
\nNBC News reported that Commanders for Israel's Security, a group representing hundreds of retired Israeli security officials, addressed a letter to the US president earlier this month, calling on him to press Israel to end the conflict. In the letter the group said it believes Hamas no longer poses a strategic threat — and that it was time to "end the war, return the hostages" and "stop the suffering".
\nThe US remains the biggest supplier of arms to Israel. According to Brown University's Costs of War Project, US spending on Israel's military operations from Oct 7, 2023, to Sept 30, 2024, reached more than $17.9 billion.
\nIt is clear that Israel's threat to take the whole of Gaza is not about defeating Hamas or rescuing the hostages, but a new tactic by Tel Aviv to steer the situation toward greater chaos, meeting the needs of its domestic politics.
\nThat the Netanyahu Cabinet chose to make its occupy-the-whole-Gaza plan public — when it could have carried it out without making a high-profile announcement — should be regarded as an attempt to test how Israel's regional archrival, Iran, will react.
\nIran has practiced considerable restraint after Israel and the US bombed its nuclear facilities in June. But Israel doesn't want to see the situation calm down. Not to mention that in the process it has emerged as the major target of international criticism for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
\nSo by releasing the occupy-Gaza plan, Tel Aviv intends to provoke Tehran into taking new actions, which will provide Israel an excuse to further expand its military operation in the region while distracting international attention from Gaza.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-07/009/20250807_009_03_16.png\")
\nThe aroma emanating from ducks being spun slowly on charcoal-fired swivel roasters fills the air, drawing people into narrow alleys in search of the source of the familiar, mouthwatering odor. A modest sign-"Whole Roast Duck: 25 yuan" — hanging overhead greets connoisseurs and laymen alike. For less than the price of a cappuccino, people walk away with a freshly roasted, carved bird.
\nA few hours earlier, the same duck, when alive, might retail for about 100 yuan ($13.93) in the market. How could it cost a fraction of its market price, that too after being roasted? The answer lies in a carefully developed model of farming, processing and rural trade.
\nAt the heart of this model is a simple principle: the roast duck can be sold for 25 yuan not because the system undercuts value, but because it splits the value across a duck's body parts. Only about a quarter of a duck's economic worth is in its flesh. The rest is hidden in its wings, gizzards, fat, bones, feathers and blood, which are sold separately: wings become sizzling street snacks, gizzards go to specialty eateries, fat is rendered into kitchen oil, bones are used for broth, and feathers are repurposed for insulation or shuttlecock manufacturing. By breaking the duck's body parts this way, especially selling the prized flight feathers to niche industries, processors turn what seems like useless products into sources of profit, making it possible to sell a roast duck for just 25 yuan.
\nHigh-quality farming is essential to this business model. In Xianxian county of Hebei province, for example, a poultry group introduced a "five-unified" contract program covering ducklings, feed, veterinary care, technical training, and guaranteed buyback. Many farmers have moved from a risky to a structured model with predictable returns. Smart barns monitor temperature and air quality, and QR codes ensure the source of every bird can be traced.
\nWith the ducklings' survival rate nearly 99 percent and yield up by 20-30 percent, farmers have seen both the quantity and quality improve. Under this system, a farmer who raises, say, 300,000 ducks a year might earn close to 1 million yuan, which shows how precision and scale can reshape livelihoods.
\nBy dividing the duck into more than 20 product categories, the processors multiply its economic value, making the roast duck only one piece of a much larger economic mosaic. The value then moves downstream to brand and retail. In Xianxian county, many of the roast duck stalls are managed by local entrepreneurs or returned migrant workers.
\nA couple that used to work in a factory in a city, invested just a few thousand yuan in a branded stall. They said that they start making profit after the sale of the ninth roast duck. Alongside roasting and plating, villagers, mostly women and elders, also take care of the prep lines, packaging and customer services. In more ways than one, the stalls promote social involvement and generate local income.
\nWith livestreaming extending its reach, the stalls make brisk business, with a small village stall once selling nearly 200 roast ducks through a Douyin broadcast. Viewers watched the preparation live, asked questions, and placed orders immediately. Suddenly the local roast-duck stall livestreaming gained a national audience.
\nSteady returns on duck contracts prevent families from being forced to work in factories. Jobs multiply — elderly workers earn an income by slicing the roast ducks, and youths by managing livestreams and logistics. And community halls host tasting sessions, with stalls sponsoring carnivals, and villages organizing local roast-duck festivals.
\nAll of this is underpinned by not only market ingenuity but also policy design and strategic risk protection. In 2023, when pork prices declined suddenly after rising sharply, independent duck farmers who had not entered any contract suffered huge losses. But those working under Hebei's "five-unified" framework — duckling supply, feed, veterinary care, training, and guaranteed buyback — continued to earn money.
\nImportantly, the government is promoting digital traceability, precision farming, and e-commerce as part of a broader smart-agriculture and rural vitalization initiative.
\nBut the transformation is not limited to ducks. Across China, the push for smarter, greener livestock is quietly taking hold. In Qiqihar, Heilongjiang province, for instance, a "digital pasture" system originally designed for beef cattle now helps monitor duck sheds — measuring temperature, humidity and feed efficiency through sensors and automated alerts. In Zhejiang and Sichuan provinces, farming cooperatives are experimenting with insect protein and low-protein feed formulations which reduce costs while maintaining output. In particular, in newly retrofitted barns, remote monitoring and AI-supported disease detection have started appearing, not just on large commercial farms, but even in village-scale operations.
\nTo support these efforts, policies such as the Feed-Saving Action Plan aim to reduce reliance on imported soymeal, while rural financial tools, such as insurance, subsidies and small loans, are being redesigned around livestock's lifecycles.
\nWhat is emerging is not only a reimagined poultry sector, but a broader blueprint for how small-scale livestock farming can thrive amid increasing economic uncertainties. From chicken to beef, and pork to fish, the idea is the same: lower input costs, smarter tools, clearer logistics, better contracts, and stronger rural incomes.
\nThe roast duck may be the face of this model, but the system is branching out, quietly reshaping how livestock is raised and families make a living. Ultimately, that 25-yuan roast duck is not just a local delicacy — it's the tip of an iceberg, representing a meticulously structured ecosystem of rural innovation, efficient processing, and policy-enabled smart farming.
\nThe views don't necessarily reflect those of China Daily.
\n", - "content": "\nThe aroma emanating from ducks being spun slowly on charcoal-fired swivel roasters fills the air, drawing people into narrow alleys in search of the source of the familiar, mouthwatering odor. A modest sign-"Whole Roast Duck: 25 yuan" — hanging overhead greets connoisseurs and laymen alike. For less than the price of a cappuccino, people walk away with a freshly roasted, carved bird.
\nA few hours earlier, the same duck, when alive, might retail for about 100 yuan ($13.93) in the market. How could it cost a fraction of its market price, that too after being roasted? The answer lies in a carefully developed model of farming, processing and rural trade.
\nAt the heart of this model is a simple principle: the roast duck can be sold for 25 yuan not because the system undercuts value, but because it splits the value across a duck's body parts. Only about a quarter of a duck's economic worth is in its flesh. The rest is hidden in its wings, gizzards, fat, bones, feathers and blood, which are sold separately: wings become sizzling street snacks, gizzards go to specialty eateries, fat is rendered into kitchen oil, bones are used for broth, and feathers are repurposed for insulation or shuttlecock manufacturing. By breaking the duck's body parts this way, especially selling the prized flight feathers to niche industries, processors turn what seems like useless products into sources of profit, making it possible to sell a roast duck for just 25 yuan.
\nHigh-quality farming is essential to this business model. In Xianxian county of Hebei province, for example, a poultry group introduced a "five-unified" contract program covering ducklings, feed, veterinary care, technical training, and guaranteed buyback. Many farmers have moved from a risky to a structured model with predictable returns. Smart barns monitor temperature and air quality, and QR codes ensure the source of every bird can be traced.
\nWith the ducklings' survival rate nearly 99 percent and yield up by 20-30 percent, farmers have seen both the quantity and quality improve. Under this system, a farmer who raises, say, 300,000 ducks a year might earn close to 1 million yuan, which shows how precision and scale can reshape livelihoods.
\nBy dividing the duck into more than 20 product categories, the processors multiply its economic value, making the roast duck only one piece of a much larger economic mosaic. The value then moves downstream to brand and retail. In Xianxian county, many of the roast duck stalls are managed by local entrepreneurs or returned migrant workers.
\nA couple that used to work in a factory in a city, invested just a few thousand yuan in a branded stall. They said that they start making profit after the sale of the ninth roast duck. Alongside roasting and plating, villagers, mostly women and elders, also take care of the prep lines, packaging and customer services. In more ways than one, the stalls promote social involvement and generate local income.
\nWith livestreaming extending its reach, the stalls make brisk business, with a small village stall once selling nearly 200 roast ducks through a Douyin broadcast. Viewers watched the preparation live, asked questions, and placed orders immediately. Suddenly the local roast-duck stall livestreaming gained a national audience.
\nSteady returns on duck contracts prevent families from being forced to work in factories. Jobs multiply — elderly workers earn an income by slicing the roast ducks, and youths by managing livestreams and logistics. And community halls host tasting sessions, with stalls sponsoring carnivals, and villages organizing local roast-duck festivals.
\nAll of this is underpinned by not only market ingenuity but also policy design and strategic risk protection. In 2023, when pork prices declined suddenly after rising sharply, independent duck farmers who had not entered any contract suffered huge losses. But those working under Hebei's "five-unified" framework — duckling supply, feed, veterinary care, training, and guaranteed buyback — continued to earn money.
\nImportantly, the government is promoting digital traceability, precision farming, and e-commerce as part of a broader smart-agriculture and rural vitalization initiative.
\nBut the transformation is not limited to ducks. Across China, the push for smarter, greener livestock is quietly taking hold. In Qiqihar, Heilongjiang province, for instance, a "digital pasture" system originally designed for beef cattle now helps monitor duck sheds — measuring temperature, humidity and feed efficiency through sensors and automated alerts. In Zhejiang and Sichuan provinces, farming cooperatives are experimenting with insect protein and low-protein feed formulations which reduce costs while maintaining output. In particular, in newly retrofitted barns, remote monitoring and AI-supported disease detection have started appearing, not just on large commercial farms, but even in village-scale operations.
\nTo support these efforts, policies such as the Feed-Saving Action Plan aim to reduce reliance on imported soymeal, while rural financial tools, such as insurance, subsidies and small loans, are being redesigned around livestock's lifecycles.
\nWhat is emerging is not only a reimagined poultry sector, but a broader blueprint for how small-scale livestock farming can thrive amid increasing economic uncertainties. From chicken to beef, and pork to fish, the idea is the same: lower input costs, smarter tools, clearer logistics, better contracts, and stronger rural incomes.
\nThe roast duck may be the face of this model, but the system is branching out, quietly reshaping how livestock is raised and families make a living. Ultimately, that 25-yuan roast duck is not just a local delicacy — it's the tip of an iceberg, representing a meticulously structured ecosystem of rural innovation, efficient processing, and policy-enabled smart farming.
\nThe views don't necessarily reflect those of China Daily.
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Dancers from The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting react to the audience's applause during the curtain call at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on Friday.
\nWhen Debbie Allen, an acclaimed US actress, choreographer and the 2025 Academy Honorary Award recipient, stepped into the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, she did something rare.
\nAs executive producer of Grey's Anatomy, Allen had cleared her production schedule so she could witness The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting, a poetic Chinese dance drama premiering in Los Angeles on Friday.
\n"I am so honored to see this incredible performance. I'm so thrilled that these Chinese artists have come to America to share their culture, to share their grace and power, and inspire all of us," she told China Daily.
\nBy the end of the evening, Allen was on her feet, applauding with joy and admiration. Her sentiment captured the essence of the night, a celebration of cultural artistry and people's connection across countries.
\nThe dance drama is inspired by A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains, the monumental 12th-century scroll painting by Wang Ximeng, a teenage prodigy of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127).
\nThe original scroll — now housed in the Palace Museum in Beijing — has rarely been exhibited and has never traveled abroad.
\nPresented by the China Oriental Performing Arts Group, The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting captivated a full house with its rich visual storytelling and emotional depth. More than a performance, it was a living expression of Chinese artistic heritage that bridges past and present, East and West.
\nStructured in seven poetic chapters from "Unfolding the Scroll" to "Merging with the Painting", the production follows a modern cultural historian's journey back in time to explore the artist's creative spirit and the philosophical richness of this masterpiece.
\nFilm director and producer Harrison Engle described the experience as "emotionally moving".
\nNew perspective
\n"It's really extraordinary, the dance, choreography, design, lighting and music, all so overwhelming and so moving," he told China Daily. "I hope that this show is welcomed by many people outside of the immediate Chinese community in the US. I think it would give them a whole new perspective about Chinese culture."
\nThrough its flowing narrative and elegant choreography, the production becomes a profound reflection on artistic devotion, cultural legacy and the enduring spirit of Chinese civilization. For many audience members, the show was their first encounter with Chinese classical dance on such an expressive scale.
\n"This show was wonderful. It's a real art," film producer Bogdan Szumilas told China Daily. "We need more shows like this."
\nEvie, a young dancer who attended the premiere, described the show as "super interesting".
\n"It's definitely something I haven't seen before," she said. "I loved the costumes, and all the design elements were really captivating. The story was told beautifully."
\nThe performance has already been hailed in China as a "pinnacle of aesthetics" and has enjoyed more than 700 sold-out performances since its debut in 2021. Its international acclaim surged after the mesmerizing "Green Waist" dance segment was featured on China's Spring Festival Gala in 2022.
\nIn Los Angeles, the city's multicultural landscape made the premiere particularly meaningful, with a diverse crowd of artists, executives and cultural influencers in attendance. Before the performance, anticipation was already high.
\n"I love Chinese culture," said Lance Sterling, owner of concert venues across Southern California, including the House of Blues. "And I believe this is true Chinese culture. I hope one day my concerts can showcase such Chinese dance and performance."
\nHis wife, Caryn Sterling, a talent manager in the entertainment industry, echoed that enthusiasm. "My eyes are wide-open, my heart is wide-open. We can't wait to take it all in — the grace, the creativity, the detail. I think this will stay with me forever," she said.
\nDouglas Ivanovich, founder of World Peace One Concerts and a member of the LA Beverly Arts group, believes that art serves as a bridge between nations.
\n"One of the missions of the arts is to help people understand each other better, and to elevate humanity into a more creative, peaceful and productive existence," he told China Daily. "Art is one of our best ambassadors."
\nAs the final curtain fell, the theater known for hosting the Oscars erupted in a lengthy standing ovation.
\n"What I saw tonight isn't just Chinese culture, it's universal. In today's world, art remains one of the most powerful forces for healing and fostering connection between nations," Allen said.
\nrenali@chinadailyusa.com
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A massive mudslide and flash floods ravage Dharali village in Uttarakhand State, India, on Tuesday, killing at least four people and leaving around 50 missing. On Wednesday, rescuers scoured the debris-strewn state in a desperate search for survivors.
\nA massive mudslide and flash floods ravage Dharali village in Uttarakhand State, India, on Tuesday, killing at least four people and leaving around 50 missing. On Wednesday, rescuers scoured the debris-strewn state in a desperate search for survivors.
\nThe United Kingdom began implementing its new "one-for-one" migrant return agreement with France on Wednesday, enabling exchanges of illegal arrivals for legitimate asylum-seekers with British ties.
\nThe European Commission-approved initiative marks the first such bilateral return arrangement between the two countries, with both sides emphasizing their role in deterring dangerous Channel crossings.
\nThe plan marks a key initiative in UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's strategy to combat illegal migration amid rising political pressure.
\nStarmer and France's President Emmanuel Macron announced the "one in, one out" agreement last month as part of wider efforts.
\nFor each person returned under the new deal, the UK will accept an equal number of eligible migrants through legal channels, provided they meet security requirements and have not previously attempted Channel crossings.
\nUK government sources had said previously that the new agreement would involve about 50 returns a week, or 2,600 a year.
\nUK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said on Tuesday that there are no set limits on the number of migrants to be exchanged under the new bilateral agreement.
\nWider strategy
\nDespite criticism that the program's scale will mean it has only a limited deterrent effect, Cooper insisted the French agreement forms just one component of a wider government strategy.
\nOther government measures target smugglers through sanctions, tackle social media recruitment, and work with food delivery companies to prevent illegal employment, reported Reuters.
\nSpeaking to ITV News, Cooper declined to estimate the number of migrants facing return to France.
\nShe said: "There's no specified number agreed as part of the overall program, because we want to build it and we want to test it.
\n"This is a pilot program. We expect it to build over time and we want to increase the numbers, but we need to test the processes, because this has never happened before."
\nSpeaking to Sky News, she added: "The principle says, frankly, if you arrive here on a small boat, you have paid thousands of pounds to a criminal people smuggler actually, you should be being returned, that money should be lost … and we should be taking those who have applied lawfully who've been through security checks."
\nFrance's Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau posted on X that disrupting people smuggling operations is the "clear objective" of the new agreement.
\nMore than 25,000 people have reached the UK by small boats this year so far, despite Starmer's pledge to "smash the gangs" of smugglers and reduce arrivals.
\nTensions have escalated across England as both pro — and anti-immigration groups staged protests at hotels housing asylum-seekers in recent weeks.
\njonathan@mail.chinadailyuk.com
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\nHsu, born in 1930 in Xiamen, Fujian province, spent his childhood in areas along the Yangtze River before leaving the Chinese mainland for Taiwan with his family in 1948. An ardent history enthusiast, Hsu completed his graduate education in Taiwan and the United States and taught in the history department at the Taiwan University.
\nIn the 1970s, Hsu migrated to the United States and accepted a full professorship at the University of Pittsburgh, where he specialized in ancient Chinese social and cultural history. Over the years, his research and publications centered around the essence of Chinese culture, fostering exchanges between the West and China, and garnering his preeminent academic status.
\n"Hsu embodies the altruistic spirit of old-school Chinese scholars," said Rose He, an advocate for peaceful reunification between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland. "He was among the first group of Western scholars to orchestrate collaborations with universities and institutions in China soon after 1979, when the China-US relationship was normalized."
\nSpecifically, he was a visiting professor at Nanjing University, where he gave very enlightening lectures to students and young scholars.
\n"Hsu is an exemplary representative of our Taiwan compatriots who deeply love the motherland," said Zhang Jingjing, a founding member of the San Francisco-based China Peaceful Unification Western America. "He spares no effort to promote China, Chinese culture; He has always taken pride in being Chinese, through his lectures, his scholarly work, his words and deeds. I guess that's why Hsu once said: 'What concerns China concerns me.'"
\nFor Dong Xudong, a community leader in northern California who majored in Chinese history, what impressed him the most was Hsu's intense longing and heartfelt nostalgia for the motherland.
\n"We lament the passing of professor Hsu, hoping that the cause of peaceful reunification across the Taiwan Strait can be achieved soon," said Dong.
\nProfound homesickness
\n"His profound homesickness has been manifest throughout his life after he left the Chinese mainland," said Dong. "Whoever shared the same experience as Hsu's would understand why he choked and paused for eight seconds in a broadcast interview." In early 2020, in a show when being asked about his unfulfilled dream, Hsu cited the famous prose of Lu You in the Song Dynasty (960-1279): "But what grieves me is not to have seen our land united."
\n"We can feel his pain regarding his reflection on national identity, cross-Strait relations, and the national reunification," said Dong. "That also helps explain why Hsu had long planned to be buried next to his parents in his hometown in Wuxi, Jiangsu province. This equates to a lost child finally returning home."
\n"My heart is overwhelmed with grief," said Dai Chi, a Taiwan compatriot who has been based in California and has been crafting cultural exchanges between China and the US for more than 30 years. Sharing similar childhood backgrounds, Dai resonates with Hsu's "lifelong yearning for national unity and the rejuvenation of China".
\nCalling Hsu a "pillar or beam", Dai said Hsu has devoted his life to the cause of the nation. Though Hsu resided overseas, "his heart remained tied to China, deeply concerned with the greater good of our people. With history as his vessel and culture as his oar, he bridged East and West, blending past and present, transcending the role of a mere scholar to become a beacon for the nation and a torchbearer of culture," Dai added.
\nHsu's passing marks the curtain fall of an era, Dai said. "Though we may fall far short of his greatness, we must carry forward his will, continue his work, remain steadfast, and forge ahead through thorns and brambles."
\njunechang@chinadailyusa.com
\n", - "content": "Overseas Chinese communities in the United States on Monday deplored the passing of renowned historian Hsu Cho-yun, professor emeritus of history and sociology at the University of Pittsburgh, calling his perpetual efforts to amplify Chinese culture overseas "irreplaceable."
\nHsu, born in 1930 in Xiamen, Fujian province, spent his childhood in areas along the Yangtze River before leaving the Chinese mainland for Taiwan with his family in 1948. An ardent history enthusiast, Hsu completed his graduate education in Taiwan and the United States and taught in the history department at the Taiwan University.
\nIn the 1970s, Hsu migrated to the United States and accepted a full professorship at the University of Pittsburgh, where he specialized in ancient Chinese social and cultural history. Over the years, his research and publications centered around the essence of Chinese culture, fostering exchanges between the West and China, and garnering his preeminent academic status.
\n"Hsu embodies the altruistic spirit of old-school Chinese scholars," said Rose He, an advocate for peaceful reunification between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland. "He was among the first group of Western scholars to orchestrate collaborations with universities and institutions in China soon after 1979, when the China-US relationship was normalized."
\nSpecifically, he was a visiting professor at Nanjing University, where he gave very enlightening lectures to students and young scholars.
\n"Hsu is an exemplary representative of our Taiwan compatriots who deeply love the motherland," said Zhang Jingjing, a founding member of the San Francisco-based China Peaceful Unification Western America. "He spares no effort to promote China, Chinese culture; He has always taken pride in being Chinese, through his lectures, his scholarly work, his words and deeds. I guess that's why Hsu once said: 'What concerns China concerns me.'"
\nFor Dong Xudong, a community leader in northern California who majored in Chinese history, what impressed him the most was Hsu's intense longing and heartfelt nostalgia for the motherland.
\n"We lament the passing of professor Hsu, hoping that the cause of peaceful reunification across the Taiwan Strait can be achieved soon," said Dong.
\nProfound homesickness
\n"His profound homesickness has been manifest throughout his life after he left the Chinese mainland," said Dong. "Whoever shared the same experience as Hsu's would understand why he choked and paused for eight seconds in a broadcast interview." In early 2020, in a show when being asked about his unfulfilled dream, Hsu cited the famous prose of Lu You in the Song Dynasty (960-1279): "But what grieves me is not to have seen our land united."
\n"We can feel his pain regarding his reflection on national identity, cross-Strait relations, and the national reunification," said Dong. "That also helps explain why Hsu had long planned to be buried next to his parents in his hometown in Wuxi, Jiangsu province. This equates to a lost child finally returning home."
\n"My heart is overwhelmed with grief," said Dai Chi, a Taiwan compatriot who has been based in California and has been crafting cultural exchanges between China and the US for more than 30 years. Sharing similar childhood backgrounds, Dai resonates with Hsu's "lifelong yearning for national unity and the rejuvenation of China".
\nCalling Hsu a "pillar or beam", Dai said Hsu has devoted his life to the cause of the nation. Though Hsu resided overseas, "his heart remained tied to China, deeply concerned with the greater good of our people. With history as his vessel and culture as his oar, he bridged East and West, blending past and present, transcending the role of a mere scholar to become a beacon for the nation and a torchbearer of culture," Dai added.
\nHsu's passing marks the curtain fall of an era, Dai said. "Though we may fall far short of his greatness, we must carry forward his will, continue his work, remain steadfast, and forge ahead through thorns and brambles."
\njunechang@chinadailyusa.com
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Hongqi brand cars are on display at a weeklong international automobile expo that opened in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on Tuesday. Hongqi is the high-end brand of Changchun, Jilin province-based State-owned automaker China FAW Group.
\n", @@ -4994,28 +4862,6 @@ "hash": "fb952c24cca7183f1d64cced0ef1220f", "highlights": [] }, - { - "title": "013BUSINESS - AI roadmap key to staving off challenges", - "description": "It is crucial to promote a comprehensive roadmap for the development of artificial intelligence that prioritizes secure innovation, as AI is expected to bring new challenges, industry experts and company executives said on Wednesday.
\nLuo Laijun, vice-chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, said: "Healthy AI development demands innovation as the primary driver, security as the nonnegotiable baseline, and universal benefit as our core value."
\nLuo made the comments at the 13th Internet Security Conference in Beijing on Wednesday.
\nHe called upon private enterprises to actively strengthen national cybersecurity ecosystems and participate in constructing end-to-end governance frameworks spanning technology research, practical implementation and security protocols.
\nLuo emphasized that developing internationally recognized standards would establish essential "safety belts" for the industry's sustainable advancement, urging companies to embrace their roles as "promoters, builders, and guardians" of digital security.
\nEchoing this imperative, Zhao Zhiguo, former chief engineer at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, described the integration of AI and cybersecurity as an unavoidable responsibility rather than an optional strategy.
\n"This fusion represents our era's defining challenge," Zhao said, stressing the critical need for "deep industrial integration and mutual empowerment" between sectors.
\nHe advocated for collaborative governance mechanisms to unify security capabilities across the technological landscape, framing this synergy as essential for national resilience.
\nZhou Hongyi, founder of Chinese internet enterprise 360 Security Group, delivered a pivotal critique of the limitations of generative AI, noting that despite remarkable advances, "powerful models alone remain insufficient tools".
\nHe said foundational models lack executive capability.
\n"Without operational 'hands and feet', they cannot complete real-world tasks — risking their status as sophisticated toys rather than true productivity engines."
\nZhou positioned AI agents as the inevitable evolutionary breakthrough, explaining their unique capacity to "comprehend objectives, strategize actions, utilize digital tools, and deliver complete solutions."
\nHis company responded to this gap with the launch of an "agent factory", an accessible platform allowing enterprises to create customized AI agents using natural language commands without programming expertise.
\nZhou issued a stark warning about emerging cybersecurity vulnerabilities accelerated by agent technology. "While the global shortage of security experts persists, we now confront 'agent hackers' — individual attackers commanding hundreds of AI agents to launch automated assaults at unprecedented scale," he cautioned.
\nIn response, 360 Security Group has introduced security-specific agents designed to replicate human expert capabilities. "By equipping our security brain with operational limbs," Zhou explained, "we achieve qualitative breakthroughs in threat response — effectively cloning elite analysts' decision-making prowess."
\nmasi@chinadaily.com.cn
\n", - "content": "It is crucial to promote a comprehensive roadmap for the development of artificial intelligence that prioritizes secure innovation, as AI is expected to bring new challenges, industry experts and company executives said on Wednesday.
\nLuo Laijun, vice-chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, said: "Healthy AI development demands innovation as the primary driver, security as the nonnegotiable baseline, and universal benefit as our core value."
\nLuo made the comments at the 13th Internet Security Conference in Beijing on Wednesday.
\nHe called upon private enterprises to actively strengthen national cybersecurity ecosystems and participate in constructing end-to-end governance frameworks spanning technology research, practical implementation and security protocols.
\nLuo emphasized that developing internationally recognized standards would establish essential "safety belts" for the industry's sustainable advancement, urging companies to embrace their roles as "promoters, builders, and guardians" of digital security.
\nEchoing this imperative, Zhao Zhiguo, former chief engineer at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, described the integration of AI and cybersecurity as an unavoidable responsibility rather than an optional strategy.
\n"This fusion represents our era's defining challenge," Zhao said, stressing the critical need for "deep industrial integration and mutual empowerment" between sectors.
\nHe advocated for collaborative governance mechanisms to unify security capabilities across the technological landscape, framing this synergy as essential for national resilience.
\nZhou Hongyi, founder of Chinese internet enterprise 360 Security Group, delivered a pivotal critique of the limitations of generative AI, noting that despite remarkable advances, "powerful models alone remain insufficient tools".
\nHe said foundational models lack executive capability.
\n"Without operational 'hands and feet', they cannot complete real-world tasks — risking their status as sophisticated toys rather than true productivity engines."
\nZhou positioned AI agents as the inevitable evolutionary breakthrough, explaining their unique capacity to "comprehend objectives, strategize actions, utilize digital tools, and deliver complete solutions."
\nHis company responded to this gap with the launch of an "agent factory", an accessible platform allowing enterprises to create customized AI agents using natural language commands without programming expertise.
\nZhou issued a stark warning about emerging cybersecurity vulnerabilities accelerated by agent technology. "While the global shortage of security experts persists, we now confront 'agent hackers' — individual attackers commanding hundreds of AI agents to launch automated assaults at unprecedented scale," he cautioned.
\nIn response, 360 Security Group has introduced security-specific agents designed to replicate human expert capabilities. "By equipping our security brain with operational limbs," Zhou explained, "we achieve qualitative breakthroughs in threat response — effectively cloning elite analysts' decision-making prowess."
\nmasi@chinadaily.com.cn
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\nHema said that its Shanghai Senlan store, the last remaining Hema X location, will cease operations on Aug 31. The closure follows the shutdown of stores in Beijing; Suzhou and Nanjing of Jiangsu province in late July. After the Senlan store closure, Hema will no longer operate any stores under the membership model.
\nCustomers holding Hema X memberships — priced at 258 yuan ($35.9) annually for Gold and 658 yuan for Diamond — will be eligible for refunds or can transfer benefits to other Hema formats.
\nThe move signals the end of Hema's experiment with membership stores, which the company once positioned as a "second growth curve" akin to US membership giants Costco and Sam's Club.
\nThe first Hema X opened in Shanghai in October 2020. By October 2023, the format had expanded to 10 stores across key cities.
\nHema management made a strategic call earlier this year to concentrate resources on Freshippo and Hema NB (neighbor business), both of which are showing stronger growth momentum.
\nIn an internal letter at the end of 2024, Hema CEO Yan Xiaolei reaffirmed confidence in the company's Hema NB format, with a goal to expand to 300 stores in fiscal year 2025.
\nAccording to Alibaba's latest annual report, Hema plans to deepen its presence in emerging cities and counties, with a focus on value-driven formats. The company's gross merchandise value surpassed 75 billion yuan in fiscal year 2025, and its adjusted earnings before interest, taxation and amortization turned positive for the first time. Freshippo now operates over 420 stores, with online orders contributing more than 60 percent of sales.
\nAnalysts said the collapse of Hema X highlights the challenges Chinese retailers face in replicating the US membership model.
\n"Hema X charged membership fees, but it never truly validated a mature model," said Jason Yu, general manager of CTR Market Research. "It faced pressure from both global competitors like Sam's Club and domestic players, but lacked strong differentiation in product assortment and customer experience."
\nWhile Sam's Club benefits from a global supply chain and robust local procurement, most Chinese entrants lack comparable sourcing and private-label development capabilities, said Yu.
\n"Costco has started to localize its assortment, but the offering still leans heavily toward an American lifestyle that doesn't fully align with Chinese consumer habits," Yu said. "Omnichannel capabilities also remain weak — there's no front-end warehouse system to support fast delivery expectations."
\nHema's retreat from the warehouse format also reflects broader changes in Chinese consumer behavior, particularly among middle- and high-income shoppers.
\n"High-income households still value product quality and freshness, but they've become increasingly rational," said Laura Liu, senior research analyst at market observer Mintel China. "We're seeing more of them shift toward fresh-product discount stores, which offer a better price-to-value balance."
\nAccording to Mintel, shoppers are no longer loyal to a single retail format. Instead, they alternate between warehouse stores and discount channels depending on purchase scenarios. This crossover trend reflects a broad shift toward flexible, needs-based consumption.
\nHema is doubling down on its discount Hema NB format to capture this evolving demand.
\nConsultancy Kantar Worldpanel data show that Hema NB boosted its penetration by 1.6 percentage points in eastern China during the first quarter of 2025, outpacing growth in traditional retail formats. Overall, Freshippo's reach grew 1.3 percentage points year-on-year in the first quarter.
\nThe company has also accelerated store openings, averaging one new location every five days in 2024.
\nThe NB format, focused on community-based stores offering aggressively priced fresh goods and snacks, has shown particular strength in town-level markets. In the first quarter, discount snack store penetration reached 18 percent, with southern and lower-tier regions seeing the fastest growth.
\n"Consumers are seeking more value without compromising on quality," Liu said. "Discount retailers that deliver on both fronts are well-positioned to capture share in this new retail landscape."
\nwangzhuoqiong@chinadaily.com.cn
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Visitors appreciate a bamboo artifact (left) and costumes (right) that are among some 50 works on display during an exhibition at the Prince Kung's Palace Museum in Beijing.
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Online Scan the code to watch the video.
\nA dialogue between centuries-old elegance and cutting-edge design unfolds this summer at Prince Kung's Palace Museum in Beijing, where a landmark exhibition explores how Chinese traditions continue to inspire contemporary fashion.
\nTitled Elegance and Style: A Dialogue Between Prince Kung's Palace and Chinese Fashion (1780-2025), the exhibition opened on July 22 and runs through Oct 19 in Jiale Hall, one of the palace's most historically significant spaces.
\nIt marks the first major contemporary fashion and art showcase within the museum, bridging Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) heritage with the creative energy of 26 leading Chinese designers and artists.
\n"This isn't just an exhibition. It's a cross-temporal dialogue," says Xu Ning, senior curator and co-initiator of the project.
\n"We wanted to show how refined living at Prince Kung's Palace translates into today's aesthetic language. History doesn't have to be static — it can flow like fashion," he adds.
\nBuilt in 1780, Prince Kung's Palace is one of the largest and best-preserved Qing royal residences open to the public in Beijing. Known for its intricate architecture, elegant gardens and rich decorative arts, the site offers fertile ground for reimagining traditional Chinese lifestyle aesthetics.
\nThe exhibition unfolds across the narrative arc of "Twelve Elegances", echoing the palace's four seasons and 12 lunar months. Each month is represented by a signature scene from the palace, interpreted through nearly 50 works ranging from haute couture and furniture to bamboo crafts and lighting installations.
\n"We wanted the structure to feel natural and poetic," Xu explains.
\n"Visitors move from spring to winter, experiencing the shifting mood of the palace while encountering how artists and designers respond to these temporal rhythms."
\nIn the first section, spring bursts to life with a porcelain-inspired couture, reflecting its creator's roots in Jingdezhen (a porcelain-making hub in Jiangxi province) and highlighting shapes of classic Qing Dynasty vessels with an avant-garde sensibility. Nearby, a sofa whose flowing lines are inspired by the bamboo shadows and mist of the palace gardens invites visitors to imagine reclining in comfort, where history and modernity merge.
\nSummer shifts the tone to celebration, featuring a series of couture which pays tribute to Peking Opera legend Mei Lanfang (1894-1961).The garments highlight the performer's stage presence and integrate elements of daily attire, such as flowing water sleeves and cloud-shaped collars. Bamboo, a recurring motif in the palace's gardens, finds new expression in woven sculpture and geometric paintings.
\nAutumn dazzles in golden hues, anchored by the palace's two 110-year-old ginkgo trees. Under their canopy, lustrous eco-friendly textiles, woven pieces and couture rich in multi-ethnic influences evoke themes of cultural pilgrimage and renewal.
\nWinter, by contrast, is whispers of quiet rituals, with sustainable fur pieces and 3D-printed furnishings drawing on ink-wash painting's fluidity.
\n"Each season has its own emotional resonance. Together, they create a living poem of Chinese aesthetics," Xu says.
\nFor Su Ning, deputy director of the museum, choosing Jiale Hall for the exhibition was a deliberate act of cultural continuity.
\n"This hall sits on the palace's central axis and was originally used for rituals," Su notes.
\n"We chose the most prestigious space to present the fusion of traditional elements and modern design. It's a way of showing the palace isn't just a relic — it's still inspiring creativity," she adds.
\nSu emphasizes that the exhibition aligns with the museum's broader mission to revitalize cultural heritage and make it accessible.
\n"We're not simply preserving history. We're creating a platform where traditional culture can meet contemporary life and spark new forms of expression."
\nThe collaboration between designers, artists and the museum represents a growing trend in China to translate intangible cultural heritage into contemporary contexts.
\n"Chinese aesthetics are rooted in harmony with nature, in subtlety and restraint," says Xu.
\n"Our participating designers are interpreting these values through modern materials and forms, creating works that resonate with younger generations."
\nExamples include a Spring Garden Gathering series, which infuses traditional motifs like orchids and frost into everyday wear, and a collection of Dancing in the Clouds garments that were crafted with heritage weaving techniques but tailored for the modern stage, Xu points out.
\n"We hope visitors leave not only admiring the palace's beauty, but also inspired by how tradition can inform our daily lives," Xu says.
\n", - "content": "Visitors appreciate a bamboo artifact (left) and costumes (right) that are among some 50 works on display during an exhibition at the Prince Kung's Palace Museum in Beijing.
\nOnline Scan the code to watch the video.
\nA dialogue between centuries-old elegance and cutting-edge design unfolds this summer at Prince Kung's Palace Museum in Beijing, where a landmark exhibition explores how Chinese traditions continue to inspire contemporary fashion.
\nTitled Elegance and Style: A Dialogue Between Prince Kung's Palace and Chinese Fashion (1780-2025), the exhibition opened on July 22 and runs through Oct 19 in Jiale Hall, one of the palace's most historically significant spaces.
\nIt marks the first major contemporary fashion and art showcase within the museum, bridging Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) heritage with the creative energy of 26 leading Chinese designers and artists.
\n"This isn't just an exhibition. It's a cross-temporal dialogue," says Xu Ning, senior curator and co-initiator of the project.
\n"We wanted to show how refined living at Prince Kung's Palace translates into today's aesthetic language. History doesn't have to be static — it can flow like fashion," he adds.
\nBuilt in 1780, Prince Kung's Palace is one of the largest and best-preserved Qing royal residences open to the public in Beijing. Known for its intricate architecture, elegant gardens and rich decorative arts, the site offers fertile ground for reimagining traditional Chinese lifestyle aesthetics.
\nThe exhibition unfolds across the narrative arc of "Twelve Elegances", echoing the palace's four seasons and 12 lunar months. Each month is represented by a signature scene from the palace, interpreted through nearly 50 works ranging from haute couture and furniture to bamboo crafts and lighting installations.
\n"We wanted the structure to feel natural and poetic," Xu explains.
\n"Visitors move from spring to winter, experiencing the shifting mood of the palace while encountering how artists and designers respond to these temporal rhythms."
\nIn the first section, spring bursts to life with a porcelain-inspired couture, reflecting its creator's roots in Jingdezhen (a porcelain-making hub in Jiangxi province) and highlighting shapes of classic Qing Dynasty vessels with an avant-garde sensibility. Nearby, a sofa whose flowing lines are inspired by the bamboo shadows and mist of the palace gardens invites visitors to imagine reclining in comfort, where history and modernity merge.
\nSummer shifts the tone to celebration, featuring a series of couture which pays tribute to Peking Opera legend Mei Lanfang (1894-1961).The garments highlight the performer's stage presence and integrate elements of daily attire, such as flowing water sleeves and cloud-shaped collars. Bamboo, a recurring motif in the palace's gardens, finds new expression in woven sculpture and geometric paintings.
\nAutumn dazzles in golden hues, anchored by the palace's two 110-year-old ginkgo trees. Under their canopy, lustrous eco-friendly textiles, woven pieces and couture rich in multi-ethnic influences evoke themes of cultural pilgrimage and renewal.
\nWinter, by contrast, is whispers of quiet rituals, with sustainable fur pieces and 3D-printed furnishings drawing on ink-wash painting's fluidity.
\n"Each season has its own emotional resonance. Together, they create a living poem of Chinese aesthetics," Xu says.
\nFor Su Ning, deputy director of the museum, choosing Jiale Hall for the exhibition was a deliberate act of cultural continuity.
\n"This hall sits on the palace's central axis and was originally used for rituals," Su notes.
\n"We chose the most prestigious space to present the fusion of traditional elements and modern design. It's a way of showing the palace isn't just a relic — it's still inspiring creativity," she adds.
\nSu emphasizes that the exhibition aligns with the museum's broader mission to revitalize cultural heritage and make it accessible.
\n"We're not simply preserving history. We're creating a platform where traditional culture can meet contemporary life and spark new forms of expression."
\nThe collaboration between designers, artists and the museum represents a growing trend in China to translate intangible cultural heritage into contemporary contexts.
\n"Chinese aesthetics are rooted in harmony with nature, in subtlety and restraint," says Xu.
\n"Our participating designers are interpreting these values through modern materials and forms, creating works that resonate with younger generations."
\nExamples include a Spring Garden Gathering series, which infuses traditional motifs like orchids and frost into everyday wear, and a collection of Dancing in the Clouds garments that were crafted with heritage weaving techniques but tailored for the modern stage, Xu points out.
\n"We hope visitors leave not only admiring the palace's beauty, but also inspired by how tradition can inform our daily lives," Xu says.
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Liverpool's new attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz in action during a preseason friendly against Athletic Bilbao on Monday.
\nLONDON — Florian Wirtz says his huge price tag "doesn't matter", as he prepares for his first season in the Premier League after a switch to champion Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen.
\nThe attacking midfielder arrived at Anfield for an initial 100 million pounds ($132 million) that could rise to 116 million with add-ons, making his move a potential British record.
\nHowever, speaking after impressing in a 3-2 friendly win over Athletic Bilbao on Monday, the 22-year-old brushed off the size of his transfer fee.
\n"I don't think about it. I just want to play football, and how much money the clubs pay between each other, it doesn't matter," he said.
\n"Of course the big challenge is to win the title again, and it is the most difficult thing, so (I will) try and just create chances and also work against the ball.
\n"I can also run a lot, so (I will) bring this to the team and, then, with the ball, I can make the team better and put my teammates into better situations."
\nLiverpool faces FA Cup winner Crystal Palace in the season-opening Community Shield on Sunday and kicks off its Premier League title defense at home to Bournemouth on Aug 15.
\nGermany international Wirtz said he was relishing the challenge.
\n"There are some differences to Germany, but I think there is also something I can learn and make me better, so, I am really looking forward to it," he said.
\n"It's more intense and more physical, every player is really strong, really fast. That is what everybody is telling me."
\nBig spender
\nLiverpool has spent more than 250 million pounds so far in the summer transfer window on a clutch of new players, including Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong, who also came from Leverkusen, and Giorgi Mamardashvili.
\nThe club is understood to have made a bid of around 110 million pounds, plus potential add-ons, for unsettled Newcastle striker Alexander Isak last week, which was later rejected.
\nManager Arne Slot said after two friendlies against Athletic Bilbao at Anfield on Monday that there was "always room for improvement", despite the club's march to a record-equaling 20th league title last season.
\n"We've added a few, in my opinion, extra weapons," said the Dutchman. "So, Florian has a lot of creativity in the final third. We've lost, with Trent (Alexander-Arnold, who signed for Real Madrid), a lot of creativity from the back.
\n"Trent's crosses and ability to pick out runners were so special — I think Flo has this quality, as well, in a totally different position."
\nLiverpool paid tribute to late forward Diogo Jota in their first matches at Anfield since the forward and his brother Andre Silva died in a car accident in Spain last month.
\nSlot said in his match program notes that it had been a "tough time for everyone connected with the club, but especially for Diogo's family, his wife, his children and friends".
\n"We cannot imagine the pain that they have been going through, and the club will continue to give them all the support they can to go forward," he wrote.
\n"We will always carry him with us in our hearts, in our thoughts, wherever we go."
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\nRather than building new facilities, all 27 competition venues have been completed, with organizers pursuing a "renovate or reuse" approach. Temporary structures from the 2024 ITTF Mixed Team World Cup have been repurposed from Table Tennis to host kickboxing and Muay Thai, reducing the need for new construction.
\n"We reduced the number of newly built temporary structures, reusing nearly 500 square meters of existing facilities," said Tan Bingxiao, deputy director of operations at Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium.
\nUpgrades prioritized environmentally friendly materials, energy-efficient systems and reusable components to cut carbon emissions and ensure venues remain useful after the Games.
\nOne of the city's best-known facilities, the 50-year-old Chengdu North Sports Center, has been renovated to host dance sport events — standard, Latin and breaking.
\n"The lighting system uses energy-saving fixtures that consume far less than standard bulbs," said Li Yuanyuan, head of the venue's dance sport competition operations. She added that the venue now features permeable concrete paving to lower surface temperatures, reducing reliance on air conditioning that, in turn, helps cut emissions.
\nFifteen venues are outdoors, with several set in parks and public waterways, integrating the competitions into the "park city "development vision. At Guixi Ecological Park, flying disc events will take place in temporary tents, stands and shelters set up on the grass. All structures will be dismantled after competition to return the park to its original state.
\nThe World Games, the highest-level international multi-sport event mainly for non-Olympic disciplines, open on Thursday night in Chengdu, featuring 34 sports, 60 disciplines and 256 events.
\nAt Chengdu Sport University, sustainability measures include leasing UPS power units, sound systems, shelters and cable bridges to cut costs and emissions from production and transport.
\n"We applied a venue-specific budgeting approach, using what we can borrow, renting instead of buying when necessary," said Lan Renqin, deputy director of the venue center.
\nThe university will host underwater sports, life saving, boules and flying disc. "We used foldable furniture and convertible spaces to ensure the venue can transition seamlessly for long-term use," Lan said.
\n"Equipment like LED screens and lighting systems will be repurposed for school training after the Games."
\nAs Chengdu prepares to host the World Games, the city has placed sustainability, frugality and environmental responsibility at the center of its venue planning and construction.
\nRather than building new facilities, all 27 competition venues have been completed, with organizers pursuing a "renovate or reuse" approach. Temporary structures from the 2024 ITTF Mixed Team World Cup have been repurposed from Table Tennis to host kickboxing and Muay Thai, reducing the need for new construction.
\n"We reduced the number of newly built temporary structures, reusing nearly 500 square meters of existing facilities," said Tan Bingxiao, deputy director of operations at Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium.
\nUpgrades prioritized environmentally friendly materials, energy-efficient systems and reusable components to cut carbon emissions and ensure venues remain useful after the Games.
\nOne of the city's best-known facilities, the 50-year-old Chengdu North Sports Center, has been renovated to host dance sport events — standard, Latin and breaking.
\n"The lighting system uses energy-saving fixtures that consume far less than standard bulbs," said Li Yuanyuan, head of the venue's dance sport competition operations. She added that the venue now features permeable concrete paving to lower surface temperatures, reducing reliance on air conditioning that, in turn, helps cut emissions.
\nFifteen venues are outdoors, with several set in parks and public waterways, integrating the competitions into the "park city "development vision. At Guixi Ecological Park, flying disc events will take place in temporary tents, stands and shelters set up on the grass. All structures will be dismantled after competition to return the park to its original state.
\nThe World Games, the highest-level international multi-sport event mainly for non-Olympic disciplines, open on Thursday night in Chengdu, featuring 34 sports, 60 disciplines and 256 events.
\nAt Chengdu Sport University, sustainability measures include leasing UPS power units, sound systems, shelters and cable bridges to cut costs and emissions from production and transport.
\n"We applied a venue-specific budgeting approach, using what we can borrow, renting instead of buying when necessary," said Lan Renqin, deputy director of the venue center.
\nThe university will host underwater sports, life saving, boules and flying disc. "We used foldable furniture and convertible spaces to ensure the venue can transition seamlessly for long-term use," Lan said.
\n"Equipment like LED screens and lighting systems will be repurposed for school training after the Games."
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-06/001/20250806_002_02_62733.png\")
A traditional Pan embroidery motif known as the sunflower is seen on this rug.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-06/001/20250806_002_02_79733.png\")
A Tibetan carpet is embroidered with an image of snow leopards.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-06/001/20250806_002_02_100733.png\")
People demonstrate the art of Pan embroidery at an industrial base in Qinghai province.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-06/001/20250806_002_02_45733.png\")
A Thangka made to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Tianjin's assistance to Qinghai province.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-06/001/20250806_002_02_28733.png\")
A local woman stitches a Pan embroidery product.
\nWould it be a surprise to learn that plush carpets underfoot at Dubai International Airport, on Carnival cruise ships, and in Las Vegas hotels often come from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau?
\nTibetan carpets are among the three most-famous traditional carpets in the world and have a history dating back 3,000 years. Prized for their fine wool, unique craftsmanship and exquisite designs, they enjoy global acclaim.
\nBased in Xining, Qinghai province, Shengyuan Carpet Group is one of China's largest Tibetan carpet manufacturers, and boasts a significant market share. The company combines the advantages of handwoven and machine-woven carpets to ensure product quality and aesthetics while increasing production efficiency.
\nDu Fei, deputy general manager of the projects department, recalls the company's humble beginnings. "Founded in 2007 with just over 20 employees, we survived fierce market competition by tackling complex craftsmanship and focusing on high-end, custom-made carpets, elevating 'Made in China' standards," he said.
\nToday, the company's annual sales exceed 100 million yuan ($13.9 million), with products shipped to the Middle East, Europe, North America and Australia. The United States accounts for 60 to 70 percent of sales, which mainly go to high-end venues.
\nProduction methods range from machine-woven, which imitates handmade rugs, to gun-tufted, or semi-handmade, to fully handwoven, with prices increasing manyfold as craftsmanship becomes more intricate.
\nHandwoven Tibetan carpets, most looking like vivid oil paintings, are highly prized. A 1-square-meter piece takes a craftsman roughly a year to complete, and usually fetches 50,000 yuan to 60,000 yuan for its vibrant colors and durability.
\nWith high transportation costs due to Qinghai's deep inland location, handwoven carpets barely turn a profit, Du explained. "We persist out of a mission to preserve this intangible cultural heritage — Tibetan carpet weaving is the cultural root of our enterprise," he said.
\nIn 2023, Shengyuan was designated a national demonstration base for productive protection of intangible cultural heritage, relying on the traditional Tibetan carpet-weaving technique originating from Jiaya village in Xining. Its inheritors are mainly engaged in training artisans.
\nOf the company's 300-plus employees, over 200 are from surrounding villages, including many ethnic groups such as the Tibetan and Tu. About half of them have mastered the hand-weaving skills.
\n"Instead of working far from home, I now earn nearly 5,000 yuan a month here and can still care for my family," said 42-year-old weaver Zhu Cunfeng, smiling.
\nTibetan carpets utilize premium raw materials like sheep wool and yak wool sourced in Qinghai. The designs include not only auspicious traditional Tibetan motifs, but also new artistic inspirations such as Qinghai Lake, the Kunlun Mountains, snow leopards, depictions of herders' lives, and cultural landmarks.
\nDu said the yarn used in premium handwoven carpets is only one-eighth the thickness of traditional Tibetan carpets, making them more durable and refined. The company has also developed a color library with nearly 40,000 hues, ensuring vibrant and natural color rendering.
\nWedding legacy
\n"Every young girl in the Tu ethnic group knows how to do Pan embroidery. Only by doing so can she make her wedding costume by hand when she gets married," said Zhang Zhuoma Shijie, as she explained the cultural inheritance of Pan embroidery skills.
\n"I started learning when I was 14 or 15 years old and made my own wedding costume when I was 19," said the 58-year-old inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Pan embroidery.
\nZhang is also the director of the Pan Embroidery Garden in Banyan village, Huzhu Tu autonomous county in Haidong. The Tu people worship the sun and rainbows, and the county is known as the "Hometown of Rainbows". Their costumes are characterized by colorful sleeves and Pan embroidery.
\nPan embroidery uses two threads — one coiling, one stitching — made without a frame and relying solely on hand movements, a technique impossible to replicate by machine. Founded in 2017, the Pan Embroidery Garden employs over a dozen senior embroiderers aged 63 to 73, each earning over 10,000 yuan annually.
\nKnown for its bright colors, the classic pattern of Pan embroidery resembles sunflowers (though it is not a literal sunflower), symbolizing a peaceful, auspicious, happy and beautiful life.
\nToday, Pan embroidery adorns scarves, laptop bags, pillows, coasters and other fashion products. It is sold domestically and abroad through the Qing embroidery — or embroidery of Qinghai — workshop network.
\nThe Pan method comes under the umbrella of Qing embroidery, which encompasses 17 categories and 29 stitching techniques, including Tibetan embroidery, and pile embroidery in Huangzhong district of Xining.
\nIt originated during the Qin and Han dynasties (221 BC-AD 220) along the southern route of the Silk Road and integrates elements from the Central Plains and plateau culture.
\nThe Qing embroidery workshop network consolidates experience, displays, training, production, and sales, and serves as a vital platform for preserving ethnic embroidery, boosting employment, and linking heritage protection with rural vitalization.
\nYouthful innovation
\nTongren city in the Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, 160 km southeast of Xining, is known as the "Hometown of Regong Art".
\nEncompassing Thangka painting, murals, clay sculpture, and other aspects, Regong art was inscribed on China's national intangible heritage list in 2006.
\nThangka, an iconic Regong art form, uses mineral pigments like cinnabar and coral, painted on cotton cloth and mounted on silk. Traditionally depicting Tibetan Buddhist stories and history, often with peony motifs, modern Thangkas now incorporate landscapes, architecture, and daily life, with innovative techniques.
\nDorje Tsering, office director of Renjun Regong Art Training Institute, said its founder Xiawujiao, as a master inheritor, has trained over 560 Thangka artists from Tibetan, Tu, Han, and Mongolian backgrounds.
\nThe institute currently has 43 students and offers them free training and accommodation. It also houses Qinghai's first private Regong art museum. Built between 2009 and 2013 with a 10 million yuan investment, it draws visitors from around the world every year.
\nIn its Thangka studio, two large works stand out.
\n"They were created to mark 15 years of Tianjin's aid to Qinghai, and timed for 2025. Each is 2.5m long and 1.5m wide," Dorje said.
\nOne of them depicts landmark landscapes and buildings, including Tianjin's Panshan Mountain and Qinghai's Sanjiangyuan National Park, as well as scenes of Tianjin's educational and medical assistance to Qinghai. The other one shows the sister regions of Qinghai's Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture and Tianjin's Binhai New Area and their natural and cultural landmarks.
\nOver 10 artists have worked on them for seven months, with completion scheduled for late August, Dorje said.
\n"Compared with traditional Thangka, this more modern style allows for greater freedom of expression," said 23-year-old Gatso while concentrating on painting one of the Thangkas. "I have been studying here for just two years and hope to be recognized by my teacher as soon as possible."
\nHe is from the Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture. After graduating from high school, he stayed at home for a few years. When he heard that there were free learning opportunities at the institute, he went there.
\nSonam Gyaltso, 25, works alone in the studio next door, sculpting a leopard out of red clay.
\n"I'm local. I came here as an apprentice eight years ago after graduating from high school. Now I have a monthly salary of over 4,000 yuan. Five of my 40 high school classmates now study Regong art," he said.
\nTongren has built a provincial-level Regong culture industrial park in Qinghai, bringing together 25 large painting academies and 356 cultural enterprises engaged in Regong art, said Geng Bin, deputy head of Qinghai's Culture and Tourism Department.
\nThe painting academies operate under the "painting academy plus farmers plus base" model, and are mainly engaged in research, creation of works, training, production, sales, exhibitions, collections, and import and export business. They offer free training, accommodation, and employment, and have boosted annual per capita income by over 60,000 yuan.
\nTo expand the market, the government of Tongren has set up over 200 sales points for Regong art in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin. Tongren has also established a center for promoting Regong art in the 798 Art Zone in Beijing to enhance the influence and popularity of the Regong art brand.
\nThe works produced there are exported to Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Malaysia, France, India, Nepal and other countries.
\nBy 2024, Tongren's cultural sector employed 24,000 people — up 8,600 from 2023 — and earned 454 million yuan in revenue, Geng said.
\n"Regong", which means "Golden Valley" and "where dreams come true" in Tibetan, lives up to its name as countless young artists chase their aspirations.
\nwuyanbo@chinadaily.com.cn
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\nSome rivers in North China's Haihe River Basin and Northeast China's Songliao Basin may experience major flooding, a representative from China's top emergency response authority said on Tuesday.
\nShen Zhanli, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Emergency Management, said at a news conference in Beijing that all seven major river basins in China have entered their main flood season this month.
\n"In recent years, due to global climate change, disastrous weather has become increasingly sudden, extreme and unpredictable," Shen said. "Especially during the flood season, disasters that break historical records and traditional understandings occur frequently."
\nShe emphasized that the country is now in a critical period for flood prevention — from the second half of July through the first half of August — calling it the most complex and severe stretch for flood control throughout the year.
\nThe peak of summer travel and outdoor construction further raises safety risks, she said.
\nShen also shared the ministry's disaster risk forecast for August, warning of high risks of flooding and hail in parts of North, Northeast, East, South and Southwest China.
\nTwo to three typhoons are expected to make landfall or affect China this month, with at least one expected to impact areas north of the Yangtze River, she said.
\nThere is also a high risk of forest fires in the Greater Hinggan Mountains and in several parts of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
\nGeological disasters could occur in western areas of Yunnan province, while high-temperature drought risks loom over parts of the middle and lower Yangtze River region, the Jianghuai area — including parts of Jiangsu, Anhui and Henan provinces — and central and northern Xinjiang.
\nOn Monday night, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters raised its flood emergency response level from Level IV to Level III — the third-highest in China's four-tier emergency system — for Beijing, Tianjin, and the provinces of Hebei and Guangdong.
\nMeteorological forecasts had predicted heavy to torrential rainfall in parts of those regions from Monday evening through Tuesday.
\nIn Guangdong, the provincial hydrology department issued six red alerts for flooding and three red alerts for mountain torrents on Tuesday — the highest warning level in China's color-coded alert system.
\nBy Tuesday evening, emergency management authorities in Beijing and Hebei had either lowered or maintained their current emergency levels as rainfall lessened or stopped. In Tianjin and its upstream areas, heavy rainfall had also largely subsided.
\njiangchenglong@chinadaily.com.cn
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\n\nSome rivers in North China's Haihe River Basin and Northeast China's Songliao Basin may experience major flooding, a representative from China's top emergency response authority said on Tuesday.
\nShen Zhanli, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Emergency Management, said at a news conference in Beijing that all seven major river basins in China have entered their main flood season this month.
\n"In recent years, due to global climate change, disastrous weather has become increasingly sudden, extreme and unpredictable," Shen said. "Especially during the flood season, disasters that break historical records and traditional understandings occur frequently."
\nShe emphasized that the country is now in a critical period for flood prevention — from the second half of July through the first half of August — calling it the most complex and severe stretch for flood control throughout the year.
\nThe peak of summer travel and outdoor construction further raises safety risks, she said.
\nShen also shared the ministry's disaster risk forecast for August, warning of high risks of flooding and hail in parts of North, Northeast, East, South and Southwest China.
\nTwo to three typhoons are expected to make landfall or affect China this month, with at least one expected to impact areas north of the Yangtze River, she said.
\nThere is also a high risk of forest fires in the Greater Hinggan Mountains and in several parts of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
\nGeological disasters could occur in western areas of Yunnan province, while high-temperature drought risks loom over parts of the middle and lower Yangtze River region, the Jianghuai area — including parts of Jiangsu, Anhui and Henan provinces — and central and northern Xinjiang.
\nOn Monday night, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters raised its flood emergency response level from Level IV to Level III — the third-highest in China's four-tier emergency system — for Beijing, Tianjin, and the provinces of Hebei and Guangdong.
\nMeteorological forecasts had predicted heavy to torrential rainfall in parts of those regions from Monday evening through Tuesday.
\nIn Guangdong, the provincial hydrology department issued six red alerts for flooding and three red alerts for mountain torrents on Tuesday — the highest warning level in China's color-coded alert system.
\nBy Tuesday evening, emergency management authorities in Beijing and Hebei had either lowered or maintained their current emergency levels as rainfall lessened or stopped. In Tianjin and its upstream areas, heavy rainfall had also largely subsided.
\njiangchenglong@chinadaily.com.cn
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\nThe satellites are the seventh group of low-orbit hardware in China's State-owned internet network. They were lifted by a Long March 12 carrier rocket at 6:21 pm on Monday from the Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Center — a coastal spaceport in Wenchang, Hainan province — and soon arrived in their orbital positions, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, maker of the Long March 12 rocket.
\nThe fifth group was launched on July 27 and the sixth on July 30.
\nThe satellites were manufactured by GalaxySpace, a Beijing-based private satellite company, at its "smart factory" in Nantong, Jiangsu province, that features highly intelligent assembly robots and automatic quality testing systems.
\nMonday's launch was the first time that satellites designed and built by a private company were deployed as part of the national mega-constellation project.
\nThe first six groups of space-based assets in this network were made by State-owned entities such as the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the China Academy of Space Technology, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.
\nPreviously, several GalaxySpace satellites were launched to take part in a technology demonstration for the State-owned internet network, but they are of an experimental nature and are not formal members in the network.
\nNow, the private enterprise has become a leader in the domestic commercial satellite market, with 34 satellites that have been launched, ranging from China's first plate-shaped satellites equipped with foldable solar arrays to the nation's first communications satellite with a transmission capacity of 10 gigabits per second.
\n"Next, GalaxySpace will make all-out efforts to develop core technologies that meet major needs of our nation's space industry, including cutting-edge phased array antennas, mega-constellation networking solutions, on-board large-scale energy systems and digital processing payloads," Hu Zhao, a senior satellite designer at Galaxy-Space, said on Tuesday.
\nHe said the company will also speed up the low-cost mass production of satellites and various key equipment, and continuously push the boundaries of technological capabilities, so as to contribute to forming China's independent and reliable space infrastructure.
\nMonday's mission marked China's 43rd space launch this year and also the second flight of the Long March 12 rocket model.
\nDesigned by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, the Long March 12 is the 22nd member of the Long March family, the backbone of China's space sector, and the 17th in the operating fleet.
\nIt is the first Chinese rocket to have a diameter of 3.8 meters — most Chinese rockets have a diameter of 3.35 meters, a standard width set in the 1960s considering constraining factors in rail transport.
\nStanding 62.6 meters tall, equivalent to the height of 22 stories of a standard residential building, the two-stage model is the second highest in all Chinese rockets, only exceeded by the 62.8-meter Long March 5.
\nzhaolei@chinadaily.com.cn
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