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Photovoltaic panels are arranged neatly in Yancheng.
\nA 150-megawatt fishery-solar hybrid photovoltaic power project in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, has recently achieved full-capacity grid connection, adding luster to the city's green development.
\nThe project, situated in the city's Xiangshui county, was developed by three Yancheng-headquartered companies — Yueda Group, Yancheng Haixing Holding Group, and Jiangsu Xinghai Holding Group. It involves a total investment of about 440 million yuan ($61.81 million) and covers an area of approximately 200 hectares.
\nFeaturing the "fishery-solar hybrid" model, the project makes full use of land resources and combines aquaculture with clean energy production. It is expected to generate 216.9 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, saving approximately 68,300 metric tons of standard coal each year, reducing 187,300 tons of carbon dioxide emissions and 30.24 tons of sulfur dioxide emissions, and conserving a large amount of freshwater resources.
\nThat will have a significant effect on promoting energy conservation and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and improving the ecological environment, local media reported.
\nRich in solar energy resources, Yancheng boasts an annual total solar radiation of 1,400-1,600 kWh per square meter. The average annual sunshine duration is around 2,280 hours, and the annual utilization time for power generation is approximately 1,200 hours. This natural endowment provides a strong foundation for Yancheng's photovoltaic power generation industry.
\nYancheng plays an active role in developing the integrated "wind-solar-fishery" power station model. On the coastal beaches, dense wind turbines are erected, beneath which photovoltaic panels can be installed, and under the panels, aquaculture can be developed. This integration maximizes the utilization of vast coastal mudflats.
\nAs one of the first batch of pilot cities for carbon peaking in the country, Yancheng's 20.34-gigawatt new energy grid-connected capacity comprises 48.6 percent wind power and 51.4 percent photovoltaic power. From January to August, the city's new energy power generation reached 24.55 billion kWh.
\nBehind these impressive achievements is the cluster of industry-leading enterprises in Yancheng.
\nIn 2012, Trina Solar signed a memorandum with Yancheng to utilize the city's vast coastal tidal flats to develop an MW-level solar power station while investing in the Yancheng Economic and Technological Development Zone to build the first local module plant.
\nThen, Yancheng's photovoltaic industry was still in its infancy, but the vast coastal tidal flat resources and the government's forward-looking thinking laid the groundwork for explosive growth in the photovoltaic industry.
\nAfter more than a decade of rapid development, Yancheng has become one of the cities that house Trina Solar's extensive investment projects. Following Trina Solar, seven of the top 10 enterprises in China's photovoltaic industry, including Canadian Solar, GCL, Tongwei, and JA Solar have established a presence in the city.
\nA large number of supporting businesses have also flocked in, covering key areas of equipment manufacturing such as silicon wafers, cells, modules, auxiliary materials, and intelligent equipment, forming a complete industry chain.
\nYancheng leverages its policy advantages to develop crystalline silicon photovoltaics as a landmark industry chain, encouraging financial resources to move toward the photovoltaic industry, and promoting rapid development across the entire industry.
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\nA 150-megawatt fishery-solar hybrid photovoltaic power project in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, has recently achieved full-capacity grid connection, adding luster to the city's green development.
\nThe project, situated in the city's Xiangshui county, was developed by three Yancheng-headquartered companies — Yueda Group, Yancheng Haixing Holding Group, and Jiangsu Xinghai Holding Group. It involves a total investment of about 440 million yuan ($61.81 million) and covers an area of approximately 200 hectares.
\nFeaturing the "fishery-solar hybrid" model, the project makes full use of land resources and combines aquaculture with clean energy production. It is expected to generate 216.9 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, saving approximately 68,300 metric tons of standard coal each year, reducing 187,300 tons of carbon dioxide emissions and 30.24 tons of sulfur dioxide emissions, and conserving a large amount of freshwater resources.
\nThat will have a significant effect on promoting energy conservation and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and improving the ecological environment, local media reported.
\nRich in solar energy resources, Yancheng boasts an annual total solar radiation of 1,400-1,600 kWh per square meter. The average annual sunshine duration is around 2,280 hours, and the annual utilization time for power generation is approximately 1,200 hours. This natural endowment provides a strong foundation for Yancheng's photovoltaic power generation industry.
\nYancheng plays an active role in developing the integrated "wind-solar-fishery" power station model. On the coastal beaches, dense wind turbines are erected, beneath which photovoltaic panels can be installed, and under the panels, aquaculture can be developed. This integration maximizes the utilization of vast coastal mudflats.
\nAs one of the first batch of pilot cities for carbon peaking in the country, Yancheng's 20.34-gigawatt new energy grid-connected capacity comprises 48.6 percent wind power and 51.4 percent photovoltaic power. From January to August, the city's new energy power generation reached 24.55 billion kWh.
\nBehind these impressive achievements is the cluster of industry-leading enterprises in Yancheng.
\nIn 2012, Trina Solar signed a memorandum with Yancheng to utilize the city's vast coastal tidal flats to develop an MW-level solar power station while investing in the Yancheng Economic and Technological Development Zone to build the first local module plant.
\nThen, Yancheng's photovoltaic industry was still in its infancy, but the vast coastal tidal flat resources and the government's forward-looking thinking laid the groundwork for explosive growth in the photovoltaic industry.
\nAfter more than a decade of rapid development, Yancheng has become one of the cities that house Trina Solar's extensive investment projects. Following Trina Solar, seven of the top 10 enterprises in China's photovoltaic industry, including Canadian Solar, GCL, Tongwei, and JA Solar have established a presence in the city.
\nA large number of supporting businesses have also flocked in, covering key areas of equipment manufacturing such as silicon wafers, cells, modules, auxiliary materials, and intelligent equipment, forming a complete industry chain.
\nYancheng leverages its policy advantages to develop crystalline silicon photovoltaics as a landmark industry chain, encouraging financial resources to move toward the photovoltaic industry, and promoting rapid development across the entire industry.
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\nAccording to local media, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a meeting with a delegation of state legislators from the United States on Monday, claimed that some countries, including China and Qatar, are using social media to carry out a "media blockade" against Israel.
\nIn a statement released on Wednesday, the spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Israel said that China is shocked by the remarks made by the Israeli leader, which are completely groundless and detrimental to China-Israel relations. China strongly opposes and expresses grave concerns over such remarks, the spokesperson said.
\nBy blaming social media and then China for the criticism it is facing, Israel is making a misguided move that targets the wrong party and offers the wrong solution, the embassy stated.
\nThe spokesperson said the international community has been highly concerned about the situation in Gaza and broadly supports an early ceasefire and an end to the conflict — a move that would also help ensure the safe and prompt return of Israeli hostages. Within Israel, there have been growing reflective voices emphasizing that what the country needs is not a prolonged conflict, but a lasting solution for peace, the spokesperson said.
\nFurthermore, the lopsided results of numerous votes on Palestinian issues at the United Nations and other multilateral forums clearly reflect the position of the majority of the international community, the spokesperson pointed out.
\nEmphasizing that unilateral security is unsustainable, the spokesperson called for shared security as the only viable path to lasting peace. Israel's legitimate security concerns must be respected, just as Palestine's right to exist, to statehood, and to development must be fulfilled, the statement read.
\n"We call on Israel to heed the strong voice of the international community, immediately halt military operations in Gaza, and secure a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire as soon as possible," the spokesperson said.
\nyangran1@chinadaily.com.cn
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The eighth Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo will hold its opening ceremony at the international convention and exhibition center of Dunhuang.
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\nGansu province in Northwest China once again stands on an important stage as the eighth Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo is to be held in Dunhuang city from Saturday to Monday. As a comprehensive international expo themed around cultural exchange and cooperation within the Belt and Road Initiative, the event has facilitated BRI co-development, promoted Dunhuang culture and increased Chinese cultural influence.
\nHe Xiaozu, director of the Gansu provincial culture and tourism department, said: "Gansu has successively held seven sessions of the Dunhuang cultural expo. Nearly 10,000 guests from more than 120 countries and regions have participated in the event, which featured a series of cultural exchange activities such as forums, exhibitions, and performances. It has played an important role in promoting cultural integration, thought exchange and emotional connection among people of the countries and regions involved in the BRI, and also in telling China's stories well and expanding the influence of Chinese traditional culture."
\nThis year's expo has invited more than 1,000 domestic and foreign guests to participate and will organize 17 activities across seven categories, such as meetings and talks, cultural exhibitions, art performances and investment promotions. The 2025 Dunhuang Forum will take place concurrently, comprising six types of forums and 12 thematic activities.
\nThe exhibition at this year's expo will cover a total area of about 24,000 square meters, showcasing the latest achievements in world cultural heritage preservation and Dunhuang studies. It will also feature arts, intangible cultural heritage innovations and local customs from countries involved in the BRI, while highlighting the results of Gansu's efforts in intangible cultural heritage protection and new cultural and creative products.
\nHistorical heritage
\nGansu has a rich historical and cultural heritage and places emphasis on the protection of it. The province supports Dunhuang Academy in becoming a model for world cultural heritage protection and a leading center for Dunhuang studies. The province also promotes the deep integration of culture and tourism, aiming to develop the cultural tourism industry into a pillar sector.
\nIn the vast land of Gansu, there are UNESCO world cultural heritage sites such as Mogao Grottoes, one of the top 10 archaeological discoveries recognized by Archaeology magazine in the US in 2019, a total of 16,895 immovable relics, and three national archaeological site parks. It also boasts 8,809 representative items and 13,049 representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage at different levels.
\nIt has always given priorities to the protection of cultural heritage and advanced the utilization and inheritance of such heritage.
\nThe fifth batch of 285 provincial-level intangible cultural heritage representative projects was announced in late 2024. A brick-carving workshop in the Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture was recognized as a national-level intangible cultural heritage productive protection demonstration center in March 2024.
\nThe province has continuously implemented a training plan for inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, with 16 people selected for the sixth batch of national-level inheritors and nine included in the first national list for "youth intangible cultural heritage video creation".
\nThese remarkable achievements collectively depict a vibrant picture of the inheritance and development of intangible cultural heritage in Gansu, showcasing the region's unique charm.
\nThe province has used eight cultural brands as a tool to craft a cultural matrix that enhances the influence of Gansu's culture. Among the brands are the ceremony of worshiping Fuxi, one of China's legendary ancestors, the Dunhuang cultural expo, Siku Quanshu (Complete Library in Four Sections), the magazine Duzhe (Readers), a dance drama named Flower Rain on the Silk Road and a documentary called Hexi Corridor.
\nThe 2025 ceremony in tribute to Fuxi captured the attention of Chinese people at home and abroad. People gathered in Tianshui city, commemorating the cultural ancestor in a solemn atmosphere, and strengthened their cultural identity.
\nThe Wensu Pavilion duplicate of Siku Quanshu, a comprehensive collection of Chinese traditional culture, has been preserved intact after centuries. Now, the second phase of its digital photocopying publication project has completed, obtaining data files that meet the standards for photocopying and database construction and can be developed and utilized in multiple forms.
\nYoung people are a critical baton in the "relay race" of cultural inheritance. A subsidiary of Duzhe Publishing and Media Corp published a children's story and several books for young students' urban study tours, which conveyed traditional culture and contributed to the development of Gansu into a culturally strong province.
\nA new version of the classic dance drama Flower Rain on the Silk Road was staged recently. The creative team integrated more modern artistic expressions while retaining those ingrained classic elements, offering the audience a new visual feast.
\nThe launch of the 4K ultrahigh-definition version of Hexi Corridor has again brought this documentary into the spotlight, allowing more people to fall in love with this magical land. With solid steps in cultural relic protection, the continuous inheritance of intangible cultural heritage, and the development of cultural brands, Gansu's cultural development is advancing toward new heights and writing a chapter of inheritance and innovation in the new era.
\nThe province has boosted cultural relics survey work, gaining a thorough understanding of its cultural resources. It completed a field investigation of the fourth national cultural relics survey, discovering 4,576 new cultural relic clues. Additionally, the construction of the Hexi Corridor national heritage route, the Jiayu Pass Great Wall national cultural relics protection and utilization demonstration area, and some national archaeological site parks are steadily progressing.
\nThis series of work is making the network of cultural heritage protection in Gansu increasingly dense, which allows ancient cultures to have enduring vitality in the new era.
\nArt blooms
\nIn recent years, Gansu's artistic stage has seen many excellent works, laying a foundation for the development of a culturally strong province through quality creations.
\nThe new play, whose name can be translated as The Light of Hadapu, is set when the Red Army's Long March passed through Hadapu, Gansu in 1935, showcasing the spirit of the Long March through a blend of characters and historical moments.
\nSince its premiere, it has received enthusiastic audience responses and helped promote the Red culture. It was selected as a participating play in the ongoing 19th China Theatre Festival, showcasing the charm of Gansu's Red culture on a national stage.
\nThe large-scale historical documentary, whose name can be translated as Zuo Zongtang Recovers Xinjiang, is another masterpiece. It is centered on the 1870s historical event in which Zuo Zongtang led the army of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) to recover Xinjiang and consolidate the northwestern borderland. The documentary artistically recreates the heroic deeds of Qing Dynasty soldiers who fought to defend national territorial integrity in challenging conditions through different scenes.
\nMeanwhile, key productions including an acrobatic drama, a musical, and a play are being created and rehearsed, continuing to interpret regional charm and the spirit of the times, enriching the artistic matrix of Gansu.
\nThe inheritance and revival of classic dramas has also helped develop Gansu into a culturally strong province. A Long Opera piece, based on the story of a fisherwoman who avenges her father's death in the late Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), showcases the unique artistic charm of Long Opera through classic scenes.
\nSince its premiere in 1959, it has been performed more than 3,000 times, with 10 million audience views. Since its inclusion in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's key traditional (classic) drama revival plan in 2024, young actors and actresses, under the guidance of influential artists Lei Tongxia and Dou Fengxia, have honed their singing and choreography, making the classic more in line with modern aesthetic needs while preserving the essence of the original play.
\nAlso, the "Sightseeing Gansu with the Pace of Art" series of activities has benefited local people and helped develop a culturally strong province. An intangible cultural heritage costume display event, together with a model contest featuring Tibetan costumes, was held in a scenic area in the Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture in July.
\nAt the Mars Base 1 in Jinchang city, music carnival activities provided the audience with a show that blended rock and rap in August. The banks of the Yellow River were equally lively recently, with 13 cultural performances held, offering art forms such as song and dance as well as acrobatics.
\nFrom quality creations and classic inheritance to art exhibitions, performances and cultural activities that benefit the public, Gansu uses art as a brush to paint a picture of itself building into a culturally strong province, allowing the charm of its culture to bloom in the new era.
\nPublic services
\nGansu has built 104 public libraries, 106 cultural halls, 59 art galleries, 1,354 comprehensive cultural stations in towns (subdistricts), and 17,114 comprehensive cultural service centers in villages (communities). It has created three national public cultural service system demonstration zones and built 262 museums.
\nThis series of cultural facilities covering urban and rural areas, quality services, and a nationally leading museum density helps showcase Gansu's profound cultural background.
\nThis summer, the Gansu Provincial Museum offered visitors temporary exhibitions such as European knight armor and culture and an immersive experience of cave art. At the memorial hall of the Eighth Route Army's Lanzhou office, a thematic exhibition on the northwestern international transportation line during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) attracted numerous visitors, revisiting the arduous years through precious relics and detailed historical materials.
\nFrom cities to villages, public cultural services are continuously expanding, allowing members of the public to access quality cultural resources.
\nIn the first half of 2025, Gansu launched 11,136 cultural activities, including performances, live broadcasts and lectures. Among them were 3,442 Spring Festival-themed public cultural activities, 5,898 sessions that brought opera to the countryside and 1,032 events on public reading.
\nWhile promoting cultural benefits for the people, Gansu also focuses on high-quality cultural tourism development, building a domestically and internationally influential tourist destination and creating a nationally important cultural protection and inheritance center.
\nIt advances key tasks such as the construction of the Yellow River cultural tourism belt; the creation of the Hexi Corridor national heritage route; the protection, inheritance and use of cultural and natural heritage; and the revitalization and utilization of historical and cultural heritage in traditional villages. Gansu hopes to accelerate its transformation from a province rich in cultural and tourism resources to a strong cultural and tourism province, continuously converting cultural superiority into development advantages.
\nCulture is a bond that connects people. Gansu uses cultural services to deepen exchanges and integration among various ethnic groups, making it an important vehicle for forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation.
\nThis year, Gansu organized song and dance performances and opera beloved by the public to convey a message of national unity. In 11 A-level scenic areas, there are 24 "check-in" points featuring Chinese cultural symbols.
\n\nThe eighth Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo will hold its opening ceremony at the international convention and exhibition center of Dunhuang.
\n\n\n\nGansu province in Northwest China once again stands on an important stage as the eighth Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo is to be held in Dunhuang city from Saturday to Monday. As a comprehensive international expo themed around cultural exchange and cooperation within the Belt and Road Initiative, the event has facilitated BRI co-development, promoted Dunhuang culture and increased Chinese cultural influence.
\nHe Xiaozu, director of the Gansu provincial culture and tourism department, said: "Gansu has successively held seven sessions of the Dunhuang cultural expo. Nearly 10,000 guests from more than 120 countries and regions have participated in the event, which featured a series of cultural exchange activities such as forums, exhibitions, and performances. It has played an important role in promoting cultural integration, thought exchange and emotional connection among people of the countries and regions involved in the BRI, and also in telling China's stories well and expanding the influence of Chinese traditional culture."
\nThis year's expo has invited more than 1,000 domestic and foreign guests to participate and will organize 17 activities across seven categories, such as meetings and talks, cultural exhibitions, art performances and investment promotions. The 2025 Dunhuang Forum will take place concurrently, comprising six types of forums and 12 thematic activities.
\nThe exhibition at this year's expo will cover a total area of about 24,000 square meters, showcasing the latest achievements in world cultural heritage preservation and Dunhuang studies. It will also feature arts, intangible cultural heritage innovations and local customs from countries involved in the BRI, while highlighting the results of Gansu's efforts in intangible cultural heritage protection and new cultural and creative products.
\nHistorical heritage
\nGansu has a rich historical and cultural heritage and places emphasis on the protection of it. The province supports Dunhuang Academy in becoming a model for world cultural heritage protection and a leading center for Dunhuang studies. The province also promotes the deep integration of culture and tourism, aiming to develop the cultural tourism industry into a pillar sector.
\nIn the vast land of Gansu, there are UNESCO world cultural heritage sites such as Mogao Grottoes, one of the top 10 archaeological discoveries recognized by Archaeology magazine in the US in 2019, a total of 16,895 immovable relics, and three national archaeological site parks. It also boasts 8,809 representative items and 13,049 representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage at different levels.
\nIt has always given priorities to the protection of cultural heritage and advanced the utilization and inheritance of such heritage.
\nThe fifth batch of 285 provincial-level intangible cultural heritage representative projects was announced in late 2024. A brick-carving workshop in the Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture was recognized as a national-level intangible cultural heritage productive protection demonstration center in March 2024.
\nThe province has continuously implemented a training plan for inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, with 16 people selected for the sixth batch of national-level inheritors and nine included in the first national list for "youth intangible cultural heritage video creation".
\nThese remarkable achievements collectively depict a vibrant picture of the inheritance and development of intangible cultural heritage in Gansu, showcasing the region's unique charm.
\nThe province has used eight cultural brands as a tool to craft a cultural matrix that enhances the influence of Gansu's culture. Among the brands are the ceremony of worshiping Fuxi, one of China's legendary ancestors, the Dunhuang cultural expo, Siku Quanshu (Complete Library in Four Sections), the magazine Duzhe (Readers), a dance drama named Flower Rain on the Silk Road and a documentary called Hexi Corridor.
\nThe 2025 ceremony in tribute to Fuxi captured the attention of Chinese people at home and abroad. People gathered in Tianshui city, commemorating the cultural ancestor in a solemn atmosphere, and strengthened their cultural identity.
\nThe Wensu Pavilion duplicate of Siku Quanshu, a comprehensive collection of Chinese traditional culture, has been preserved intact after centuries. Now, the second phase of its digital photocopying publication project has completed, obtaining data files that meet the standards for photocopying and database construction and can be developed and utilized in multiple forms.
\nYoung people are a critical baton in the "relay race" of cultural inheritance. A subsidiary of Duzhe Publishing and Media Corp published a children's story and several books for young students' urban study tours, which conveyed traditional culture and contributed to the development of Gansu into a culturally strong province.
\nA new version of the classic dance drama Flower Rain on the Silk Road was staged recently. The creative team integrated more modern artistic expressions while retaining those ingrained classic elements, offering the audience a new visual feast.
\nThe launch of the 4K ultrahigh-definition version of Hexi Corridor has again brought this documentary into the spotlight, allowing more people to fall in love with this magical land. With solid steps in cultural relic protection, the continuous inheritance of intangible cultural heritage, and the development of cultural brands, Gansu's cultural development is advancing toward new heights and writing a chapter of inheritance and innovation in the new era.
\nThe province has boosted cultural relics survey work, gaining a thorough understanding of its cultural resources. It completed a field investigation of the fourth national cultural relics survey, discovering 4,576 new cultural relic clues. Additionally, the construction of the Hexi Corridor national heritage route, the Jiayu Pass Great Wall national cultural relics protection and utilization demonstration area, and some national archaeological site parks are steadily progressing.
\nThis series of work is making the network of cultural heritage protection in Gansu increasingly dense, which allows ancient cultures to have enduring vitality in the new era.
\nArt blooms
\nIn recent years, Gansu's artistic stage has seen many excellent works, laying a foundation for the development of a culturally strong province through quality creations.
\nThe new play, whose name can be translated as The Light of Hadapu, is set when the Red Army's Long March passed through Hadapu, Gansu in 1935, showcasing the spirit of the Long March through a blend of characters and historical moments.
\nSince its premiere, it has received enthusiastic audience responses and helped promote the Red culture. It was selected as a participating play in the ongoing 19th China Theatre Festival, showcasing the charm of Gansu's Red culture on a national stage.
\nThe large-scale historical documentary, whose name can be translated as Zuo Zongtang Recovers Xinjiang, is another masterpiece. It is centered on the 1870s historical event in which Zuo Zongtang led the army of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) to recover Xinjiang and consolidate the northwestern borderland. The documentary artistically recreates the heroic deeds of Qing Dynasty soldiers who fought to defend national territorial integrity in challenging conditions through different scenes.
\nMeanwhile, key productions including an acrobatic drama, a musical, and a play are being created and rehearsed, continuing to interpret regional charm and the spirit of the times, enriching the artistic matrix of Gansu.
\nThe inheritance and revival of classic dramas has also helped develop Gansu into a culturally strong province. A Long Opera piece, based on the story of a fisherwoman who avenges her father's death in the late Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), showcases the unique artistic charm of Long Opera through classic scenes.
\nSince its premiere in 1959, it has been performed more than 3,000 times, with 10 million audience views. Since its inclusion in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's key traditional (classic) drama revival plan in 2024, young actors and actresses, under the guidance of influential artists Lei Tongxia and Dou Fengxia, have honed their singing and choreography, making the classic more in line with modern aesthetic needs while preserving the essence of the original play.
\nAlso, the "Sightseeing Gansu with the Pace of Art" series of activities has benefited local people and helped develop a culturally strong province. An intangible cultural heritage costume display event, together with a model contest featuring Tibetan costumes, was held in a scenic area in the Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture in July.
\nAt the Mars Base 1 in Jinchang city, music carnival activities provided the audience with a show that blended rock and rap in August. The banks of the Yellow River were equally lively recently, with 13 cultural performances held, offering art forms such as song and dance as well as acrobatics.
\nFrom quality creations and classic inheritance to art exhibitions, performances and cultural activities that benefit the public, Gansu uses art as a brush to paint a picture of itself building into a culturally strong province, allowing the charm of its culture to bloom in the new era.
\nPublic services
\nGansu has built 104 public libraries, 106 cultural halls, 59 art galleries, 1,354 comprehensive cultural stations in towns (subdistricts), and 17,114 comprehensive cultural service centers in villages (communities). It has created three national public cultural service system demonstration zones and built 262 museums.
\nThis series of cultural facilities covering urban and rural areas, quality services, and a nationally leading museum density helps showcase Gansu's profound cultural background.
\nThis summer, the Gansu Provincial Museum offered visitors temporary exhibitions such as European knight armor and culture and an immersive experience of cave art. At the memorial hall of the Eighth Route Army's Lanzhou office, a thematic exhibition on the northwestern international transportation line during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) attracted numerous visitors, revisiting the arduous years through precious relics and detailed historical materials.
\nFrom cities to villages, public cultural services are continuously expanding, allowing members of the public to access quality cultural resources.
\nIn the first half of 2025, Gansu launched 11,136 cultural activities, including performances, live broadcasts and lectures. Among them were 3,442 Spring Festival-themed public cultural activities, 5,898 sessions that brought opera to the countryside and 1,032 events on public reading.
\nWhile promoting cultural benefits for the people, Gansu also focuses on high-quality cultural tourism development, building a domestically and internationally influential tourist destination and creating a nationally important cultural protection and inheritance center.
\nIt advances key tasks such as the construction of the Yellow River cultural tourism belt; the creation of the Hexi Corridor national heritage route; the protection, inheritance and use of cultural and natural heritage; and the revitalization and utilization of historical and cultural heritage in traditional villages. Gansu hopes to accelerate its transformation from a province rich in cultural and tourism resources to a strong cultural and tourism province, continuously converting cultural superiority into development advantages.
\nCulture is a bond that connects people. Gansu uses cultural services to deepen exchanges and integration among various ethnic groups, making it an important vehicle for forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation.
\nThis year, Gansu organized song and dance performances and opera beloved by the public to convey a message of national unity. In 11 A-level scenic areas, there are 24 "check-in" points featuring Chinese cultural symbols.
\nA growing number of provinces in China have extended marriage leave to up to 30 days or are considering doing so as part of efforts to build a fertility-friendly society amid declining birth rates.
\nIn May, health authorities in Sichuan province proposed increasing the duration of marriage leave from five to 20 days for all newlyweds, with an additional five days granted to couples who voluntarily undergo premarital medical examinations.
\nThe proposal was included in a draft amendment to a local population and family planning regulation, which closed for public feedback on June 30. Authorities said in July that the final version would be published by the end of the year.
\nFor decades, the standard duration for marriage leave across China was three days. Some regions previously offered extended leave to those marrying at what was then considered a relatively older age, defined as men over 25 and women over 23.
\nAmid a growing trend of completely avoiding or delaying marriages among younger generations, along with decreasing birth rates, many regions have eliminated incentives for late marriage and instead extended marriage leave for all couples to encourage marriage and childbirth.
\nThe longest marriage leave, lasting 30 days, is currently implemented in Shanxi province in North China and in Gansu province in the northwest.
\nAuthorities in Shandong province announced in January that they would provide up to 18 days of marriage leave. Since June, residents in Hubei province have been entitled to 15 days of marriage leave, which can be taken all at once or split up over time.
\nA few provinces, including Guangdong, Hunan and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region have maintained the three-day marriage leave policy.
\nJiang Quanbao, a professor at the School of Labor Economics at the Capital University of Economics and Business, said the three-day leave is insufficient given China's high population mobility.
\nHe said extending marriage leave can make it more convenient for young people to travel, stimulate consumption, improve wellbeing and even boost willingness to have children.
\nWei Shaoling, a marriage and family lawyer at Beijing Jingsh Law Firm, told Xinhua News Agency that marriage leave policies are designed based on factors such as regional demographic structure, marriage and fertility trends, and the capacity of employers.
\nShe suggested that companies adopt flexible working arrangements, allowing employees to adjust their schedules around marriage leave to reduce the impact of their absence.
\nOfficial data shows that more than 6.1 million couples registered for marriage in 2024, a decrease of 20.5 percent compared with 2023.
\nwangxiaoyu@chinadaily.com.cn
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\nThe assassination of Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of US President Donald Trump, has shocked the United States to its core. For days, every major US media outlet has been consumed by the assassination — and by the same three words: division, polarization, violence.
\nHowever, Kirk's assassination is not an isolated tragedy. It is the latest addition to a grim pattern. Trump himself has survived two assassination attempts in the past year. In April, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's residence was set ablaze. In June, two Minnesota legislators were attacked at their home on the very same day, leaving former Democratic speaker of the Minnesota House Melissa Hortman and her husband dead.
\nThe numbers tell a chilling story. Reuters identified last year at least 300 cases of political violence across the US between the Jan 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and the 2024 presidential election, marking the most significant and sustained surge in such violence since the 1970s. In the first half of 2025 alone, roughly 150 such incidents took place — double the number from the same period a year earlier. Violence is becoming routine, shaking public confidence in democracy itself. Members of Congress are canceling events, scaling back public appearances, with some even considering leaving politics altogether.
\nKirk's killing seems emblematic of a new political age of terror, in which disagreements calcify into hatred. After the killing of Kirk, Utah Governor Spencer Cox warned that, "When someone takes the life of a person because of their ideas or their ideals, then that very constitutional foundation is threatened."
\nPolitical scientist Yascha Mounk uses the term "assassin's veto" to describe violence that silences debate by raising the cost of participation. Not surprisingly, the discussions and debates in the US have shifted from policies to identities, from disagreements over taxes or healthcare to existential battles in which opponents are no longer fellow citizens but enemies.
\nIt is tempting to compare the recent developments to the turbulence of the 1960s and 1970s, but there are crucial differences between the two periods. Back then, in the US South where racism was entrenched, mainstream leaders largely avoided violent rhetoric. Today, notes historian Kevin Boyle, "that's no longer the case". Violence has entered the mainstream. A University of Chicago survey found that 20 percent of US adults openly condone political violence, while 60 percent say it is justified if the other side strikes first.
\nPerhaps most alarming is the profile of perpetrators. The perpetrators of violence are getting younger. The suspected assassin of Kirk, Tyler Robinson, is just 22. A Georgia polling station gunman was 23. Increasingly, Gen Z is at the center of political bloodshed. According to the 2026 College Free Speech Rankings, 34 percent of 68,510 US college students at 257 universities nationwide now support using violence to block certain campus speeches.
\nThe internet is the accelerant. Investigators note Robinson's immersion in extremist online spaces, where political propaganda merged with gaming culture. After Kirk's death, digital platforms instantly became battlefields of hate, revenge and mobilization. Social media's immediacy transforms local violence into a national crisis, and enables extremist networks to coordinate across borders.
\nThe images of Kirk's killing only compounds the danger. Broadcast with cinematic brutality, the assassination scene carried the spectacle of a Hollywood horror film. Its shock value may be unmatched since the assassination of former US president John F. Kennedy. Psychologists warn of the "contagion effect" — one act inspiring imitators, avengers and opportunists. Many fear that more blood will flow given today's political atmosphere when polarization is deep, distrust in institutions high, and violence viral.
\nThe erosion of trust may be the most corrosive outcome of Kirk's killing. Violence thrives when faith in institutions collapses. For years, both the left and the right have undermined confidence in elections, courts, law enforcement and the media. When people view politics as illegitimate and opponents as existential threats, violence will be rationalized.
\n"We can't solve our problems if we can't talk to each other," warns Jonathan Reiner, a physician to many members of Congress. His question is simple but profound: In today's US, can people still talk without shouting — or shooting?
\nThe views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.
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\nHowever, Kirk's assassination is not an isolated tragedy. It is the latest addition to a grim pattern. Trump himself has survived two assassination attempts in the past year. In April, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's residence was set ablaze. In June, two Minnesota legislators were attacked at their home on the very same day, leaving former Democratic speaker of the Minnesota House Melissa Hortman and her husband dead.
\nThe numbers tell a chilling story. Reuters identified last year at least 300 cases of political violence across the US between the Jan 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and the 2024 presidential election, marking the most significant and sustained surge in such violence since the 1970s. In the first half of 2025 alone, roughly 150 such incidents took place — double the number from the same period a year earlier. Violence is becoming routine, shaking public confidence in democracy itself. Members of Congress are canceling events, scaling back public appearances, with some even considering leaving politics altogether.
\nKirk's killing seems emblematic of a new political age of terror, in which disagreements calcify into hatred. After the killing of Kirk, Utah Governor Spencer Cox warned that, "When someone takes the life of a person because of their ideas or their ideals, then that very constitutional foundation is threatened."
\nPolitical scientist Yascha Mounk uses the term "assassin's veto" to describe violence that silences debate by raising the cost of participation. Not surprisingly, the discussions and debates in the US have shifted from policies to identities, from disagreements over taxes or healthcare to existential battles in which opponents are no longer fellow citizens but enemies.
\nIt is tempting to compare the recent developments to the turbulence of the 1960s and 1970s, but there are crucial differences between the two periods. Back then, in the US South where racism was entrenched, mainstream leaders largely avoided violent rhetoric. Today, notes historian Kevin Boyle, "that's no longer the case". Violence has entered the mainstream. A University of Chicago survey found that 20 percent of US adults openly condone political violence, while 60 percent say it is justified if the other side strikes first.
\nPerhaps most alarming is the profile of perpetrators. The perpetrators of violence are getting younger. The suspected assassin of Kirk, Tyler Robinson, is just 22. A Georgia polling station gunman was 23. Increasingly, Gen Z is at the center of political bloodshed. According to the 2026 College Free Speech Rankings, 34 percent of 68,510 US college students at 257 universities nationwide now support using violence to block certain campus speeches.
\nThe internet is the accelerant. Investigators note Robinson's immersion in extremist online spaces, where political propaganda merged with gaming culture. After Kirk's death, digital platforms instantly became battlefields of hate, revenge and mobilization. Social media's immediacy transforms local violence into a national crisis, and enables extremist networks to coordinate across borders.
\nThe images of Kirk's killing only compounds the danger. Broadcast with cinematic brutality, the assassination scene carried the spectacle of a Hollywood horror film. Its shock value may be unmatched since the assassination of former US president John F. Kennedy. Psychologists warn of the "contagion effect" — one act inspiring imitators, avengers and opportunists. Many fear that more blood will flow given today's political atmosphere when polarization is deep, distrust in institutions high, and violence viral.
\nThe erosion of trust may be the most corrosive outcome of Kirk's killing. Violence thrives when faith in institutions collapses. For years, both the left and the right have undermined confidence in elections, courts, law enforcement and the media. When people view politics as illegitimate and opponents as existential threats, violence will be rationalized.
\n"We can't solve our problems if we can't talk to each other," warns Jonathan Reiner, a physician to many members of Congress. His question is simple but profound: In today's US, can people still talk without shouting — or shooting?
\nThe views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.
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