Sixteenth National Science Popularization Day kicks off
Updated: September 20, 2020 08:42Xinhua
Children experience VR devices at Nanjing Science and Technology Museum in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 19, 2020. The 16th National Science Popularization Day kicked off on Sept 19. Activities to popularize science started on Sept 19 across the country and will last until Sept 25. [Photo/Xinhua]
BEIJING — The 16th National Science Popularization Day kicked off on Sept 19.
Exhibitions at the China Science and Technology Museum will focus on sci-tech innovation, public health, and achievements in fighting the COVID-19 epidemic with science and technology.
A series of science popularizing events on popular science reading, health, public safety, and water conservation will be held nationwide from Sept 19 to 25.
An online platform is expected to be at the front line of this year's events. The public can watch live broadcasts and science videos on the platform, as well as remotely participate in knowledge contests and other activities held across the country.
Since 2004, nearly 100,000 science popularizing activities have been held on the National Science Popularization Day.
A pupil experiences a three-dimensional rolling loop at Binzhou Science and Technology Museum in Binzhou, East China's Shandong province, Sept 19, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
A child and his mother walk through a dazzling channel at Nanjing Science and Technology Museum in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 19, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
Children experience airflow tunnel at Hisense Sci-exploration Center in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Sept 19, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
A child experiences an astronomical telescope at Yangzhou Science and Technology Museum in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 19, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
A child experiences a rolling gear at Hisense Sci-exploration Center in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Sept 19, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
A child experiences a science popularization device at Yangzhou Science and Technology Museum in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 19, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
