Science and Technology Activity Week underway in Huangpu

More than 50 science popularization activities are slated for the ongoing 2021 Science and Technology Activity Week in Guangzhou's Huangpu district.

The theme of this year's event is A Look Back at Scientific and Technological Development over the Past 100 Years under the Leadership of the Communist Party of China. A dedicated exhibition was set up at the launch ceremony on May 23.

Nearly 500 local students embarked on 10 boutique routes for science popularization on May 21. The themes of the destinations involved life and natural science, cutting-edge science and technology, cosmetics and food.

Students pose for a group photo in front of an autonomous driving vehicle during their science popularization trip.

In addition, 27 science popularization bases and research institutes, as well as the science popularization halls, exhibition halls and labs of science and technology enterprises, allowed free admission on May 22. They included Guangdong Yantang Dairy, the Guangdong Greater Bay Area Institute of Integrated Circuits and Systems, and the Guangzhou Meteorological Satellite Ground Station.

The Huangpu Association for Science and Technology hosted a forum to popularize financial knowledge, while local sub-districts and hospitals organized various science promotion activities related to a healthy life, low carbon and energy conservation, emergency response and risk avoidance.

A competition was also held in the district, with more than 40 participants pitting their skills in interpreting scientific knowledge of aerospace science and technology, epidemic prevention and control, life science, high-speed railways and mobile data. The top 10 contestants will represent Huangpu in municipal semi-finals.

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