Gesar: A Great Epic "The Best in the World" (I)

  As an extremely precious epic text in the treasure house of Chinese culture and even the world culture, Gesar has experienced the development process from the folk oral narrative tradition spread on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for thousands of years, to the national folk culture under the national discourse system, and then to the intangible cultural heritage of mankind in the international perspective, which is a great contribution of the Chinese nation to human civilization.

  Historically, the story of the hero Gesar has been spread among Tibetans, Mongolians, Naxi, Yugur, Tu and other ethnic groups. They localized the story and formed a heroic epic that all ethnic groups highly admire. As a result, "Gesar" originated in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and then spread to all ethnic groups and regions and even to the surrounding areas in cross-border and cross-cultural contexts. It has become a cultural treasure that witnessed the long-term exchanges and exchanges between Tibetans and other ethnic groups, and has also become an important cultural heritage shared by China and countries and regions along the Belt and Road Initiative.

  ▲ Gesar Square in Yushu, Qinghai. (Source: Picture Worm Creativity)

  Since 1950s, our government has included the collection and arrangement of Gesar in the national cultural protection work sequence, which can be said to give it a "second life". On this basis, since the beginning of this century, the country has vigorously advocated and practiced the concept of intangible cultural heritage protection, which has further protected, inherited and developed Gesar, and opened a new connection and dialogue with the world based on the local conditions.

  Grand narrative tradition

  As a masterpiece of folk literature, Gesar is a grand narrative epic created by the Tibetan people and still in live transmission, representing the highest achievement of ancient Tibetan folk culture. It tells the story of King Gelsall, a hero, who devoted himself to saving the living beings, leading the "Lingguo" tribe to subdue demons, restrain the strong and help the weak, and promote people to live in harmony and build a beautiful home. It comprehensively reflects the ancient features of history, society, religion, customs, morality and culture of Tibetans and other ethnic groups, and is an important carrier of local knowledge, ethnic memory, folk wisdom and mother tongue expression.

  Like other national epics and folk literature works, Gesar has two basic ways of dissemination: first, it is preserved and disseminated by manuscripts and woodcuts; Second, it is passed on by the people, especially the excellent inheritors. The successor of Gesar, the rapper, is called "Zhongken" and "Zhongwow" in Tibetan, which means the storyteller. It is by virtue of the outstanding oral artistic talents of "Zhongken" and "Zhongwa" from generation to generation that Gesar has been passed down for thousands of years in the vast plateau agricultural and pastoral areas, spread widely among the people, and even become a part of their daily lives.

  When folk artists sing, they often sum up the main content of Gesar in three sentences: "The heaven above sent envoys to earth, and there were various disputes in the middle world, and the hell below completed the karma." It can be seen that the whole epic consists of three parts: heroes descending to earth, surrendering demons and stabilizing the world. Its scale is generally described by more than 1 million lines, more than 20 million words and more than 170 texts in academic circles. It is well-deserved to be one of live transmission’s epics with the longest length and the largest scale in the world, and it can be called the "world epic crown". As far as the system is concerned, in fact, these are only approximate figures, because Gesar is a living epic, and its length and connotation are constantly breaking through with the improvisation of singers. Gesar, as we see it today, is a grand narrative tradition with vast text content, complex discourse structure, diverse genre forms and numerous ways of inheritance, which is spread across nationalities, borders and cultural circles.

  This "encyclopedic" great epic also witnessed the exchanges and cultural creativity of all ethnic groups in China. It is not only the source of inspiration for the creation of traditional folk art such as Thangka, Tibetan opera and singing, but also the source of modern art such as literature, film and television, dance, music and fine arts, which has greatly promoted the prosperity and development of various literary and artistic forms. In the process of the spread of Gesar, the languages, religious beliefs and values of all ethnic groups have had a profound impact on it. At the same time, it has continuously absorbed the cultures of all ethnic groups and enriched its own content and connotation.

  ▲ "Gesar" Tibetan translation Chinese series. (Photo courtesy of Xizang Autonomous Region Academy of Social Sciences)

  Looking back at the beginning of the formation of Gesar, like many folk stories, it seems to be a story born out of history (with history as its theme) and spread among the people in the form of legend. Then, how did this legendary, scaly-clawed folk story develop into a grand narrative work and then become a spectacular narrative tradition?

  The epic text of Gesar consists of three different genres, namely, historical genre, mythical genre and artistic genre. Among them, historical genre is the basis of epic genre, but in the later oral context, it constantly experienced the process of "de-historicization", and gradually merged into mythical and artistic images, and finally built an "epic building". Most of the other epics in the world originated from real history or took history as the background. Comparing the texts of Gesar in different times, we will find that the early texts are close to the objective reality, although they are legendary; Later texts have a strong mythical color; However, the text produced in recent years has a strong Buddhist color, which has generally gone through three stages: historical experience (original historical narrative), historical myth and then myth art. In China, it is not uncommon for myths to be historicized. As far as Tibetans are concerned, the history before the period of Tubo Songzan Gambo in the 7th century A.D. can be regarded as oral mythical history to some extent. This also shows that only when history is mythologized can it spread fire for the birth of epic.

  According to the literature, Gesar is a historical figure. He was born in the first half of the 11th century in a tribe called Lingguo on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, that is, the dege county-Ezhi area in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. His real life scene before his death is described in detail in the 14th century’s History of the Lang Family. The map of the Tang Dynasty in the Atlas of Chinese History, edited by Mr. Tan Qixiang, clearly marked the location of "Ling", indicating that the tribe was already famous at that time. Thus, Gesar, as a historical figure with flesh and blood, laid the foundation for the text of Gesar. Subsequently, from the original historical narrative to the mythical narrative, Gesar changed from man to god, and the historical text gradually evolved into an epic text.

  ▲ Picture book "Young Hero King Gelsall" China Zhongfuhui Publishing House. (Source: Zhongxin. com)

  In this process, many important events in Tibetan history formed intertextual relations with Gesar, which became important materials for molding epic texts. From a macro point of view, the time and space view of the whole epic refers to the historical events, social events, folk traditions, military achievements, etc. of Tibetans moving from a scattered tribal society to a unified Tubo society. With the progress of cross-culture, Gesar borrowed many concepts and terms referring to social and cultural events in Tibetan history. For example, taking "Zong" (the county-level administrative organization in ancient Tibet) as the basic narrative unit, it is often used to describe and divide the units of epic stories with 18 major sects, 18 middle sects, 18 minor sects or 64 minor sects. In addition, it was also integrated into many historical events at that time, including the dispute between Buddhism and benzene, the mutual struggle between Tibetan local forces in the Tubo period and the post-Honghu period, etc. However, this intertextuality uses mythical and artistic methods. Although the mythical text has not yet reached the level of a masterpiece, the story model and basic structure have been formed, and there have been chapters such as Birth, Horse Racing as King, Huoling War, Jiangling War, Menling and Moling. In this regard, scholar Yang Yi put forward: "In a long period of time, due to the nurturing of various cultural factors and the genius creation of the artist’s mind and soul, (Gesar) has been sprouted from a limited number of original works, full of vitality, expanded into a department, and was born outside the department. Only by subduing the evil part, it has derived 18 large pieces and 18 small pieces, and absorbed the rich wisdom of the nation.Finally, it is more than 100 in length. "

  ▲ Gesar epic Tibetan embroidery scroll "Thirty Generals of Gesar Ridge" appeared in the "GAO-YUAN Intangible Heritage Forum". (Photo by Fion Sun from China News Agency)

  Gesar learned from and absorbed Buddhist culture in the early stage of its gestation and birth, and was able to turn a chrysalis into a butterfly, with a gorgeous turn from a fairy tale to a grand narrative. Although the Buddhist thought was gradually strengthened in the later Gesar text, its artistic essence never changed. Buddhism, as an artistic means, has created the evolution process of Gesar from perceptual to rational, from the experience level to the concept level, which has played an important role in the leap from myth to art and provided a philosophical basis for the transition from metaphor to symbol level. No matter in the stage of historical myth or mythological art, the evolution of Gesar’s text takes artistic imagination as the starting point and poetic thinking as the logical origin of epic narration, which promotes the formation of the core values and concepts recognized by all ethnic groups in China, such as the feelings of home and country, the way to help the world, equality, freedom and justice.

  It is precisely because of its lofty characteristics and grand thoughts that the epic Gesar can spread and develop across regions, nationalities, borders and cultures. In the 11th and 12th centuries, after the formation of the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with the Three Rivers as the core, Gesar continued to radiate outward, forming a "core area" and a "radiation area" at the regional and geographical levels, as well as a huge epic spread belt across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Mongolian Plateau and the Pamirs, which became an important part of the multi-ethnic cultural circle in the Himalayas. With the footsteps of pilgrims and business travelers on the ancient tea-horse road, with the forgetfulness of rappers, especially with the continuous expansion and deepening of exchanges and exchanges between various ethnic groups, Gesar has gradually spread to more and further places from the junction of Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu and other provinces and regions in China.

  ▲ The dance "Ling King Gelsall" filmed at the special cultural evening to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Qamdo. (Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhan Yanshe)

  Nowadays, Gesar is widely spread and influential among Tibetan, Mongolian, Tu, Yugu, Dongxiang, Sala, Naxi, Qiang, Menba, Luoba, Pumi, Bai, Dulong and Lisu in seven provinces and regions. In addition, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Mongolia, Russia and other countries and regions have also spread. In other words, it has formed an international circulation belt along the "Belt and Road", becoming a beautiful landscape in the history of world cultural exchange and epic territory, and an important witness to the exchange and mutual learning of human civilization and cultural creativity.

  (The author is Nobuwangdan, director and researcher of Tibetan Literature Research Office of Institute of Ethnic Literature, China Academy of Social Sciences, director of the office of the National Leading Group for Gesar, and professor of China Academy of Social Sciences. This article was published in the 6th issue of China Nationality magazine in 2022. )

  Producer | Yang Xinhua

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  Coordinating | Kang Kunquan, Hu Jun, Liu Jia

  Editor | Long Huirui Jiang Ling Francy Wang Keyra Liu

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In 2023, the box office of New Year’s Day broke through 100 million, and Avatar 2 and Want to See You led the way.

1905 movie network news According to the data of Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of 12: 25 on December 31, New Year’s Day in 2023(31 December-2 January)The total box office (including pre-sales) exceeded 100 million yuan. With a box office score of 46.684 million (including pre-sales), it is temporarily ranked first in the list, ranking second to fifth.

For 13 years, with a movie."Avatar: The Way of Water" is "making a comeback", which is highly anticipated by fans all over the world. The film is inOn December 16th, the painting was opened in China Mainland, and the cumulative box office has reached 889 million. The arrival of the New Year’s Day holiday will also help the film box office to rise again.



Seeing You, which ranked second on the list with a box office of 31.47 million yuan, is also a movie that netizens have been looking forward to for many years. The filmAdapted from the drama series of the same name, it was created by the original crew of TV series such as directing,,, and so on. The "Fengnan Team" returned again, and how the love of Huang Yuxuan, Li Ziwei, Chen Yunru, Wang Quansheng and Mo Junjie finally went, made the audience again."Above", this is full of staminaAt present, the total box office of movies has reached 171 million.

Fearless of fate, not afraid of loss, not afraid of meeting, bold to love!This New Year holiday, let’s go back to the cinema and feel the magic of this love through time and space.

Directed by, Li Jiaqi, Guo Xiangpeng, etc.The comedy film Desperate Husband, starring, temporarily ranked third in the box office list on New Year’s Day in 2023 with a box office score of 17.72 million yuan.The film tells the story of Hu Tienan (Chang Yuan) becoming a "full-time stay-at-home husband" due to an elevator accident. After experiencing a series of ridiculous "dislocation" experiences, he finally understands his wife’s silent dedication and the true meaning of "love".

New Year’s Day in 2023, comedy, science fiction, love, animation … … Various types of films gather to meet the different needs of the audience, and the China film market alsoIt ushered in a gratifying climax of watching movies.

How to "avoid traffic jams" during the "May 1" holiday? Please keep this guide.

  People’s Daily Online, Beijing, April 29 (Reporter Qiao Xuefeng) The "May Day" holiday is coming. The reporter learned from the Ministry of Transport that from April 30 to May 4, small passenger cars with less than 7 seats (including 7 seats) are free to pass toll roads. The specific free passage period starts at 0: 00 on April 30 (Saturday) and ends at 24: 00 on May 4 (Wednesday), and vehicles are free to leave the toll booth.

  According to the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Transport, the Highway Bureau of the Ministry of Transport, together with the Road Network Center and other units, has formed a national road network operation analysis report based on the comprehensive operation characteristics of the road network during the May 1 holiday and the current situation of epidemic prevention and control in China, which has made a judgment on the operation characteristics of the road network during the May 1 holiday.

  The report pointed out that due to factors such as regional epidemic prevention and control, the operation of the national highway network will show five characteristics, such as a significant decline in traffic, an increase in congestion, an increase in the proportion of trucks, a large regional difference, and obvious tidal characteristics.

  At present, the situation of epidemic prevention and control in China is still complicated and severe, and all localities strictly organize and implement prevention and control. Many provinces advocate that holidays should not leave the province or leave the city unless necessary, and public travel will be greatly restrained. The report predicts that during the May 1 ST period, the average daily traffic of expressways in China will be about 27 million vehicles, which is 49% lower than that during the May 1 ST holiday in 2021 (52.92 million vehicles) and 40% lower than that during the May 1 ST holiday in 2020 (45.28 million vehicles).

  It is estimated that the daily average cross-sectional traffic volume of trunk highways in ordinary countries and provinces will decrease by about 18%-22% compared with 2021 and by about 12%-16% compared with 2020.

  Due to the need of epidemic prevention and control, in some areas, more than 12,000 epidemic prevention and control inspection stations have been set up in the outer square of expressway toll stations, provincial boundaries and municipal boundaries of ordinary highways. Due to the concentrated travel time of the public during the festival, there will be short-term congestion or slow traffic in the sections near the epidemic prevention inspection points, but there will be no long-term and large-scale traffic congestion.

  With the gradual implementation of logistics requirements, the freight traffic has been on the rise recently. It is estimated that during the holiday period, the daily average freight traffic will be 5 million vehicles, accounting for about 18% of the daily average freight traffic, which is about 8 percentage points higher than that in 2021 (10.48% of the daily average freight traffic).

  Due to the different scope and degree of epidemic spread, the traffic flow between different regions is quite different, with the traffic flow in the Yangtze River Delta region dropping sharply, and the relative traffic flow in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Chengdu-Chongqing regions is relatively high.

  Most provinces advocate not leaving the province or leaving the city unless necessary. Considering the public’s demand for holiday travel, it is expected that the holiday will be mainly in the suburbs, showing a tidal feature centered on the regional central city, and the departure and return from the city have strong directionality in time and flow direction, showing a certain degree of "tidal" phenomenon. At the beginning of the holiday, every morning, the traffic in the direction of leaving the city in each regional central city is large; At the end of the holiday and every afternoon, there is a lot of traffic in the direction of entering the city.

  During the holiday period, the average daily traffic of expressways in the "four poles" region was about 16.8 million vehicles, which was about 46% lower than that in 2021. The traffic in the Yangtze River Delta region decreased the most, reaching about 73%, and the traffic in Chengdu-Chongqing region decreased by about 16%, with the smallest decline.

  Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. It is estimated that the average daily traffic of expressways in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region during the holidays is about 4.2 million vehicles, which is about 45% lower than that in 2021 (7.71 million vehicles) and about 38% lower than that in 2020 (6.86 million vehicles). During the holidays, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region mainly travels in the suburbs, visiting relatives and friends, and the expressways around Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang and other cities show a trend of "leaving the city in the morning and entering the city in the afternoon", and the traffic flow is still dominated by passenger cars. It is estimated that the daily average passenger traffic of expressways is about 3.6 million, and the daily average truck traffic is about 600,000.

  Yangtze river delta region. The overall epidemic situation in the Yangtze River Delta region is grim. Since April 11th, Shanghai has implemented classified and differentiated control management according to three categories: closed control area, control area and prevention area. The characteristics of multi-source and multi-point epidemic in Zhejiang province are still persistent; Anhui advocates that the public should not leave the province or leave the city unless necessary; Jiangsu, Suzhou and other municipal districts further upgraded epidemic prevention and control measures, and advocated non-essential non-flow. It is estimated that the holiday trips will be significantly reduced, and the daily average traffic of expressways is about 3.1 million, which is about 73% lower than that of 2021 (11.43 million vehicles) and about 66% lower than that of 2020 (9.04 million vehicles). It is estimated that the daily average passenger traffic of the expressway is about 2.2 million, and the daily average truck traffic is about 800,000.

  Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. At present, the production and living order in Greater Bay Area has basically been restored, but the epidemic prevention and control is still cautious. It is expected that long-distance travel and inter-provincial travel during holidays will still be greatly suppressed, while short-and medium-distance travel in Zhou Bianyou and local areas in the province may still recover. Generally speaking, the number of trips in Greater Bay Area during the holidays will be less than that in previous years. The average daily traffic of expressways is about 5.6 million, which is about 25% lower than that in 2021 (7.51 million) and about 10% lower than that in 2020 (6.15 million). It is estimated that buses are still the main road trips, with the daily average passenger traffic of expressways being about 4.5 million and the daily average truck traffic being about 900,000.

  Chengdu-Chongqing area. It is estimated that the daily average traffic of Chengdu-Chongqing regional expressways is about 3.8 million vehicles, which is about 16% lower than that in 2021 (4.63 million vehicles) and basically the same as that in 2020 (3.84 million vehicles). It is estimated that the daily average passenger traffic of expressway is about 3.5 million, and the daily average truck traffic is about 400,000.

  The report also conducted research on congested road sections, toll stations and service areas. The report pointed out that it is expected that the traffic congestion after 14: 00 on the day before the holiday (April 29) will be significantly higher than daily. The first day of the holiday (April 30th) is the peak travel time, and the peak time is from 9: 00 to 12: 00, and the peak time appears from 10: 00 to 11: 00. The overall traffic pressure on the trip is higher than that on the return trip. The high-speed return journey is scattered. On May 3rd, the return journey was relatively concentrated, with the peak from 15: 00 to 19: 00, and the peak appeared at 16: 00 to 17: 00.

  Easy-to-jam slow-moving sections. During the holiday period, it is expected that the outbound and inbound sections of the national expressways will be prone to congestion and slow down, as shown in the following table.

  It is easy to jam the slow-moving sections during the May Day holiday. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Transport)

  The return trip during the May Day holiday is easy to jam the slow-moving section. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Transport)

  Easy-to-jam slow toll station. During the holiday period, it is expected that the departure and return trips are prone to congestion and slow down.

  It is easy to jam the toll station during the May Day holiday. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Transport)

  The return trip during the May Day holiday is easy to jam the slow toll station. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Transport)

  More saturated service area. The expressway service area with saturated expected departure and return during the holiday period is shown in the following figure.

  The service area is saturated during the May Day holiday. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Transport)

  Return to the saturated service area during the May Day holiday. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Transport)

  In terms of weather, it is expected that sunny to cloudy weather will prevail in most areas and most of the time during the May Day holiday this year, with good overall diffusion conditions and no large-scale foggy weather. However, it is necessary to take precautions against the adverse effects on highway traffic caused by strong precipitation in Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Tibet, and low visibility weather caused by sand blowing or floating dust weather in eastern and southern Xinjiang basins, central and western Inner Mongolia and western Gansu.

  It is estimated that from April 30th to May 2nd, due to the moderate rain, some sections of expressways such as Beijing-Taiwan, Quannan, Shanghai-Kunming, Lanhai and Shanghai-Chongqing and national highways such as G224, G317, G318 and G213 in Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Chongqing and Yunnan are at high risk of slippery. Affected by heavy rain, the risk of water accumulation in some sections of expressways such as Shenhai, Jiguang, Beijing, Hong Kong and Macao, Baomao, Guangkun and Shankun in Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, Guangxi and Yunnan is high. In addition, from April 30th to May 1st and May 4th, due to the influence of sand blowing or floating dust, there is a high risk of low visibility in some sections of Erguang and Lianhuo expressways and G315 national highway in Inner Mongolia, Gansu and Xinjiang.

China hybrid rice with an area of 7 million hectares planted abroad benefits the whole world.

  [magnificent 70-year struggle new era]

  There is an unusual yard beside a small road in Ma Po Ridge, east of Changsha City, Hunan Province — — Hunan hybrid rice research center. The yard is small, and it is only a few minutes’ walk from the office building to the laboratory and then to the exhibition hall. For more than 30 years, this yard has been a "holy land" for hybrid rice research in China.

  Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, established in 1984, is the first professional research institution of hybrid rice at home and abroad. Several star varieties and breeding materials of hybrid rice were born here, reaching the highest level in the world in the research of super hybrid rice. Hybrid rice technology with completely independent intellectual property rights has made great contributions to food security in China and even the world.

  Scientific and technological innovation is fruitful.

  Since the research of hybrid rice was initiated in Hunan in 1964, the scientific and technological workers of rice seed industry, represented by Yuan Longping, have made unremitting efforts, and the research of hybrid rice has continuously made breakthroughs, realizing three major technological innovations from three lines to two lines and then to super hybrid rice.

  — — In 1964, Yuan Longping discovered a "natural male sterile plant" in Dongting early indica rice field. In 1966, Yuan Longping published his first paper "Male Infertility of Rice" in the 4th issue of Volume 17 of Science Bulletin. In 1973, three lines of indica hybrid rice in China were successfully matched.

  — — In 1987, Yuan Longping put forward in his paper "Strategic Assumption of Hybrid Rice Breeding" that hybrid rice breeding should be divided into three development stages: three-line method, two-line method and one-line method, and three development stages from the utilization of heterosis level: the utilization of heterosis among varieties, subspecies and distant heterosis, that is, the breeding program is developing from complexity to simplicity with higher efficiency, and the utilization of heterosis is developing in a stronger direction. In 1995, the research of two-line hybrid rice made a breakthrough, which can be widely popularized in production.

  — — In 1996, the Ministry of Agriculture of China initiated the China Super Rice Breeding Program. In 2017, the average yield per mu of super rice variety "Xiangliangyou 900" in Hebei Province was 1,149.02 kg, setting a record for rice yield per unit area in the world.

  Nowadays, the third-generation hybrid rice breeding technology has the advantages of stable fertility of "three-line method" and free combination of "two-line method", which makes China continue to maintain its leading position in the field of hybrid rice research.

  The data show that in recent years, the planting area of hybrid rice in China is 17 million hectares, accounting for more than 50% of the total rice area in China; The average yield of rice in China is about 6.4 tons per hectare, including 7.5 tons of hybrid rice per hectare. Yuan Longping said that the yield of hybrid rice is about 20% higher than that of conventional rice, and the increased grain can feed 70 million people every year.

  Hybrid rice "takes root and blooms" in many countries

  "I am very happy to help other developing countries develop hybrid rice to solve the problem of food shortage. I firmly believe that through joint efforts, my dream will come true in the near future. " At the end of June this year, the first China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo was held in Changsha, Hunan Province. Academician Yuan Longping, who was nearly ninety years old, delivered a speech in English at the China-Africa Agricultural Cooperation and Development Seminar and instantly became popular on the Internet.

  Hybrid rice went abroad in 1979. At that time, the Ministry of Agriculture presented 1.5 kilograms of hybrid rice seeds to the American Western Oil Company. After these seeds are planted in the United States, the yield is more than 33% higher than that of local improved varieties. Next, the technical cooperation of hybrid rice between China and the United States continues to this day.

  Academician Yuan Longping, who was invited to the United States for five times to teach technology, still remembers that due to the obvious increase in hybrid rice production in the United States, the American Western Oil Company made a special trip to China in 1981 to shoot a documentary "In the Garden of People’s Republic of China (PRC) — — The Story of Hybrid Rice in China, which was not only shown in the United States, but also broadcast nationwide by Japanese TV stations, caused a sensation.

  "The American rice technology company that cooperates with us pays the technology transfer fee to the research center every year. This year, the planting area of hybrid rice in the United States has increased again, accounting for 60% of the total planting area of rice in the United States. " Academician Yuan Longping said.

  In the past 40 years, the teaching scope of hybrid rice technology has been expanding. Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center and Yuan Longping Agricultural High-tech Co., Ltd. have held nearly 100 international training courses on hybrid rice, and trained more than 10,000 technicians for about 80 developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Hybrid rice technology has taken root and blossomed in many countries.

  "Today, the planting area of hybrid rice abroad is 7 million hectares, and India has the largest planting area of more than 2 million hectares." Academician Yuan Longping said that hybrid rice not only solved the problem of eating in Chinese, but also benefited the whole world.

  Meet the challenge and continue to tackle key problems

  In recent years, Academician Yuan Longping, who calls himself "the post-90s generation", led the Chinese rice research team to start the research on salt-tolerant and alkali-tolerant rice breeding technology, and achieved initial results.

  It is reported that more than 6% of the world’s existing land area is endangered by salinity. Among the arable land, 19.5% of paddy fields and 2.1% of dry land have been harmed by saline-alkali. In Southeast Asian countries, millions of hectares of land suitable for rice cultivation are abandoned due to salinization every year. 15% of paddy fields in China are affected by different degrees of salt damage. Affected by climate change, sea level rise, unreasonable irrigation and drainage system, and bottom rocks rich in harmful salt, the global salinized land area is still expanding.

  "Starting the research on sea rice and popularizing rice cultivation technology in saline-alkali land is very important for realizing China’s ‘ Storing grain in the ground and storing grain in technology ’ , ensure that ‘ China’s rice bowl must be in his own hands ’ The strategic goals are of great significance. China has 1.5 billion mu of saline-alkali land, of which about 200 million mu has the conditions to grow sea rice. Taking hybrid sea rice research as one of the important directions of our future hybrid rice research will not only increase the planting area of hybrid rice in China, but also solve the problem of rice harvest loss caused by seawater intrusion in Vietnam, Bangladesh and other countries. " Bai Lianyang, secretary of the Party Committee of Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said. (Reporter Long Jun)

BYD Auto: All models are equipped with high-level intelligent driving of the Eye of God.

At BYD’s intelligent strategy conference, the technical matrix of Eye of God was officially released, including Eye of God A, Eye of God B and Eye of God C.. At the same time, according to the official, all its models will be equipped with high-level intelligent driving of the Eye of God, and today, "21 models" will be listed.

It is worth mentioning that the official revealed that BYD currently has 110,000+R&D engineers, 5,000+intelligent R&D engineers and the world’s largest R&D engineer team composed of self-built AI supercomputer center. In addition, BYD officially said: Buying a car to see smart driving in 2025 will become an essential configuration in the next 2-3 years.

Wang Chuanfu said that safety is the greatest luxury of electric vehicles, and smart driving is the strongest guardian for safe travel. BYD Smart Drive puts safety first. Popularizing smart driving should start from the functions that consumers are most concerned about and need most. At the same time, the high-level intelligent driving of the Eye of God is standard in all departments above 100,000, and most of them are equipped below 100,000.


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Anti-Japanese hero Zhou Rongjiu was chased as a martyr …

"The declaration of martyrs for Zhou Rongjiu, a famous anti-Japanese hero from Qinglong Mountain in Naiman Banner, has finally succeeded …" Recently, the People’s Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ratified Zhou Rongjiu as a martyr. The news came that the most exciting person may be Zhao Dianwu, an expert on the war of resistance in Inner Mongolia. Then, what is the story behind the anti-Japanese hero Zhou Rongjiu being chased as a martyr?

Portrait of Zhou Rongjiu

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"When I was a child, my father often talked about how the Japanese burned and looted in their hometown of Beipiao Daheishan, and how my grandparents survived the bombing by enemy planes and fled their homes to Aohan Banner. This became an unforgettable memory of my childhood. There is also a famous anti-Japanese hero in my hometown-He Sheng, who is a subordinate of the famous anti-Japanese hero Zhou Rongjiu. He Sheng personally shot and killed the Japanese devils in Naiman Banner to defend Rongzhi on the’ Tai Shang Huang’ Mountain. Later, I learned that the barbaric atrocities of the Japanese in my hometown were aimed at shocking the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians and clearing the anti-Japanese national salvation army led by Zhou Rongjiu, which made me always full of deep respect for Zhou Rongjiu. " Zhao Dianwu told reporters that in 1935, Zhou Rongjiu led his troops to capture the Eight Immortals Tube where the pseudo Naiman Banner was located, which was a sensation. Over the years, authoritative books on the history of anti-Japanese war and revolutionary history have fully affirmed Zhou Rongjiu’s anti-Japanese exploits.

In 2014, Zhao Dianwu had a strong desire after attending the review meeting of the manuscript of the History of the Anti-Japanese War in Inner Mongolia: he had the opportunity to promote the declaration of martyrs for the anti-Japanese hero Zhou Rongjiu. At that time, he contacted some people, but there was no breakthrough, and the matter was put on hold. In 2019, Zhao Dianwu saw an investigation record about Zhou Rongjiu’s sacrifice. Witnesses told him that before he was killed, he lambasted the traitors who rounded him up, and that working for the Japanese was "Chinese without conscience" and "where is the humanity of Chinese". Zhao Dianwu was deeply moved.

"I seem to see the situation before his heroic sacrifice. From an early age, we were taught in the text to say,’ We are Chinese, and we should love our motherland’. We should be like Zhou Rongjiu, an anti-Japanese hero, to be a conscientious Chinese, and we should have the human feelings of Chinese. I can’t wait any longer, taking advantage of the summer vacation to make an investigation in the hometown of anti-Japanese hero Zhou Rongjiu. " Promoting the declaration of martyrs for the anti-Japanese hero Zhou Rongjiu has become Zhao Dianwu’s biggest concern.

When Zhao Dianwu first set foot on the hero’s hometown, he was deeply shocked. Zhou Rongjiu is a hero in the local area, helping the poor and helping the poor, eliminating violence and calming down, and his folk reputation is particularly good. "His family has a earthen fence and two forts, which shows that his family’s economic conditions are very good. If he chooses to ignore the national righteousness, he can live a comfortable life. However, he is a bloody and patriotic Chinese. He is unwilling to be conquered people. He can’t stand the arrogance and cruel rule of the Japanese devils. He angrily rises up and launches armed resistance against Japan, which is deeply admired. " Zhao Dianwu told reporters about his experience of approaching Zhou Rongjiu. Since then, "Zhou Rongjiu" has changed from a name to a real, flesh-and-blood hero in his heart.

The Report of Zhou Rongjiu’s Sacrifice in Frontier News in 1936

Heroes are famous everywhere.

"The process of declaring martyrs is also a process of in-depth study and approaching heroes, and there are many important discoveries and gains. For example, his name used to be called Zhou Rongjiu or Zhou Rongjiu. This time, through the collection of historical materials of the enemy and puppet troops, it was found that the Japanese army called it Zhou Yongjiu at that time, even the Japanese war criminals who participated in the pursuit of him wrote in the later confession materials, showing his prestige and the deep blow to the Japanese aggressors. " Zhao Dianwu said.

Originally known as Zhou Rong, Zhou Rongjiu was born on March 11th, 1896 in a poor peasant family in Zhangzitun, Henan Province, Yamenyingzi (now Qinglong Mountain Town), the first district of Naiman Banner. He is a burly man with extraordinary physical strength. He is willing to endure hardships and act bravely, which not only improves his family, but also makes many friends. In addition, he later developed a courage in his greenwood career in the paddock, which made him famous for his double guns. Therefore, Zhou Rongjiu became a company commander in the Northeast Army. Soon, his unit was reorganized into Fuxin local security team, and he served as the battalion chief.

After the "September 18th Incident", in just a few months, the Northeast fell. Zhou Rongjiu witnessed the Japanese aggressors and traitors bullying and cruel oppression and plunder of Chinese, and was very resentful. He hated the Kuomintang government’s policy of non-resistance, refused to be transferred to Shanhaiguan Pass with the troops, left the troops in anger and returned to his hometown.

In the spring of 1935, Zhou Rongjiu and his second brother, Zhou Gui, secretly killed two Japanese who bullied the people and acted recklessly, knowing that they would be pursued and retaliated, so he decided to rise up.

On the morning of July 23rd, 1935, Zhou Rongjiu led the anti-Manchu Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army to attack the Eight Immortals Tube, where the puppet Naiman Banner Office was located. After more than four hours of bloody fighting, he finally conquered the Eight Immortals Tube and killed the counselor Guan Shan Shou Rongzhi, the instructor Fujikawa Fukuro, and the inspector Nakagen. During the battle, they also captured Sasaki Tadashi Taro, a heinous Japanese agency official, and hung him in the Cross Street Courtyard, where he was executed after holding a mass meeting. Seven Japanese aggressors were killed in this battle, and all the guards of the puppet government and the police surrendered except the escapees, seized a small steel gun and more than 70 long and short guns, and burned the Naiman Banner government office …

Zhou Rongjiu’s Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army captured the Eight Immortals Tube, the political center of Naiman Banner, under the Japanese aggressors’ noses, and executed all the Japanese aggressors in charge. This was the Eight Immortals Tube incident that shocked the headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army and the top of the puppet Manchukuo. The Japanese aggressors became angry from embarrassment, regarded Zhou Rongjiu as a menace, mobilized heavy troops to pursue the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, pursued Zhou Rongjiu’s family, and burned down his house in Zhangzi, Henan.

In view of the crazy revenge of the Japanese puppet troops, Zhou Rongjiu led his troops to Beipiao area to join forces with the anti-Japanese armed forces led by Luan Tianlin. Two anti-Japanese teams joined forces in one place, which was a great shock. Later, they joined forces with the volunteers led by the Communist party member senior cadres and fought side by side in the area of Daheishan, dealing a heavy blow to the enemy.

In October 1935, the Japanese aggressors began to launch an "autumn crusade" against the Daheishan region. In dealing with the situation, Zhou Rongjiu adopted guerrilla tactics and constantly dealt a heavy blow to the enemy.

In order to completely destroy Zhou Rongjiu’s anti-Japanese national salvation army, the Japanese invaders set up a crusade team to pursue it, and at the same time strictly ordered all localities to chase and intercept it. The officers and men of the National Salvation Army kept fighting with their pursuers in Naiman, Kulun, Fuxin, Aohan, Arukerqin and Onniut.

On the morning of July 10, 1936, Zhou Rongjiu, who fought in Wulanmutu Mountain in northern Fuxin, was unfortunately surrounded by the enemy. Zhou Rongjiu refused to surrender, swore at the enemy and was shot on the bluestone in the western depression of Wulanmutu. In order to win credit, reward and shock the anti-Japanese forces, the enemy brutally cut off his head and hung it on the willow tree in Ertuban Street for public display. This famous anti-Japanese hero, regarded by the Japanese invaders as "the famous anti-Manchu bandit leader in Jehol Province", shed his last drop of blood to resist foreign aggression.

Zhao Dianwu (middle) investigates Wulanmutu Mountain in Fuxin.

Archives prove anti-Japanese historical facts

"This matter lasted for two years, but it did not include the previous brewing time." Talking about the process of declaring martyrs for anti-Japanese hero Zhou Rongjiu, Zhao Dianwu told reporters. To declare a martyr, you need first-hand archives that can prove the circumstances of the victim’s sacrifice, and the materials must be excellent. General literature and history materials and historical records cannot be used as evidence.

With the assistance of Shi Zhiban, a cadre in Naiman Banner, Zhao Dianwu made a systematic investigation in Zhou Rongjiu’s hometown, and went to Wulanmutushan, Fuxin, where the hero died, to conduct on-the-spot investigation and learn from the villagers. During the investigation in Naiman Banner, many people didn’t know the whereabouts of Zhou Rongjiu’s descendants, so he had to submit an application for ratification of martyrs to the competent authorities as a citizen of the place where the incident occurred. In addition, he also entrusted friends from all walks of life from Beijing to Shanghai and then to Changchun to look for first-hand information from books and archives institutions like a needle in a haystack. He also struggled to find the hero’s descendants who had long been considered unaccounted for, but unfortunately, when the hero’s only granddaughter, 87-year-old Zhou Yanjun, was found, she was already on her deathbed. Seven days later, Zhou Yanjun died and failed to see the day when she successfully declared a martyr for her grandfather.

"After rigorous textual research and painstaking collection, the materials provided are excellent, passed the examination of Naiman Banner, Tongliao City and Autonomous Region governments and corresponding competent departments, and were put on record by the Department of Veterans Affairs." Zhao Dianwu said.(Text/Northern New Newspaper Zhengbei Net reporter Ma Lixia)(The pictures are all provided by Zhao Dianwu)

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In terms of appearance, the double-car adopts a brand-new design language. As the D7 is the first new energy vehicle developed based on the nebula platform, it naturally adopts a fully enclosed front face without grille restrictions. The front face of D7 EV adopts a split light group, with a simple daytime running light in the upper part and an LED light group integrating far and near light in the lower part. The DMH model adopts the traditional integrated headlight layout, which has obvious changes compared with the pure electric version and incorporates more fuel vehicle design elements. On the side of the car body, the DMH version uses traditional door handles, and the EV version uses hidden door handles. In terms of body size, D7 has a length, width and height of 4890/1872/1510mm and a wheelbase of 2810mm.

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Rene Liu returns to Wuzhen: Don’t rush to live slowly, but really live slowly.

  BEIJING, Beijing, August 23 rd "Don’t rush to live too slowly, but really live too slowly." Recently, Rene Liu returned to Wuzhen again and talked about traveling. She said that a few days of local life is the best way to travel.

  Rene Liu’s new film, as the spokesperson of Wuzhen, has also been released, which is the fourth collaboration between her and Wuzhen after the 2003 TV series "Time flies", the first endorsement in 2007 and the ten-year return in 2017.

  Sixteen years ago, the TV series "Time flies" was broadcast, and Rene Liu became attached to Wuzhen. During this period, Rene Liu spoke for Wuzhen three times, from the "Miss Ying" in the play to the "Miss Ying" in Wuzhen. The classic slogan "I have been here and never left" has also become one of the comments of many people on Wuzhen for many years.

  In the past 20 years, Rene Liu’s changes are obvious to all. She has gone from a little-known music assistant to a singer and actress, and then from the "most natural" status in the eyes of the world — — Wife and mother became film directors again.

  And this once dilapidated town has gradually wiped away the dust of the past, turned into a tourist destination integrating sightseeing, vacation and leisure, and became the permanent meeting place of world internet conference Wuzhen Summit. The annual Wuzhen Drama Festival and Wuzhen Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition also make it a "holy land" in the hearts of young artists.

  Wu Cun, a village in the south of the Yangtze River, 500 meters away from Xizha and close to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, is also connected with tradition and the future. On the one hand, it satisfies people’s desire to escape from the familiar urban environment and gives everyone a brand-new space. On the other hand, in addition to the original natural features, a large children’s playground, a swimming pool with boundless paddy fields and a gym are all well equipped.

  Going back to Wuzhen, Rene Liu is just like Wuzhen people: catching up with the morning market, having breakfast and drinking morning tea. Run in Xizha in the early morning, go to Wuzhen Water Market early, say good morning to Aunt Baozipu, who just opened the door, and buy fresh, crispy radish cakes … …

  "In fact, every time I go to Wuzhen, I have a familiar and fresh feeling. Wuzhen is very beautiful when it is cloudy and not completely bright. If you don’t really have an early morning or a night there, you can’t feel it. It seems that you live in a foggy water town, and there are very few people. If you walk at will, you will have a sense of tranquility in the morning, which will often move me." Rene Liu said that she likes Wuzhen in the morning best, because it has the original appearance of life.

  Rene Liu’s trip to Wuzhen happened to meet the Wuzhen International Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition. After watching the exhibition, she wrote in Weibo: "Time is still in the exhibition, and it is well worth visiting."

  In addition to the Wuzhen Art Exhibition, Rene Liu also experienced the ancient town carnival of Wuzhen Drama Festival during filming. "I feel that the travel in that ancient town seems to be a dream experience, and suddenly it has become an amusement park, so that you can go back to a very pure and childlike time."

  "Living a local life for a few days, I think that is the best way to travel." Rene Liu went to the fields in Wu Cun, picking vegetables and cooking, and lived a "village life". This time, she is no longer a traveler who has been away from home for many years. She is more like a urbanite who has finished a week’s tiring work and just went home for an ordinary weekend.

  After the filming in Wu Cun, Rene Liu said: "My agent told me that her favorite part was that I played with a group of children, probably because that life is very close to me now. I really like to take my children to get close to nature, let my feet step on the land, and let my hands touch nature. It is safe for you to step on that vegetable garden. I think Wu Cun feels very good."

Putin’s speech emphasizes "mutual love" between Russia and Europe, and Russian experts: It has a very obvious color of reconciliation.

  [Global Times reporter Yin Xinyu Liu Zhi] "Putin sends a positive signal to Western countries." On 27th, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum’s "Davos Agenda" video dialogue for the first time since 2009. Russian media said that western countries thought Putin would make tough remarks. Unexpectedly, he emphasized "mutual love" with western countries and remembered the unity of Russian and European civilizations. According to the Russian "Channel One" website reported on the 28th, Russian political scientist Andrei Korobkov analyzed that Putin’s speech "has a very obvious color of reconciliation". "This is the first time that Putin has appeared in this forum in 12 years. Putin reached out and handed an olive branch and expressed his willingness to cooperate with Europeans. "

  According to the Russian Tass news agency, Putin stressed in his speech on Russia-Europe relations on the 27th that he hoped to establish a dialogue with Europe, "but love must be mutual". The present situation of Russian-European relations is "obviously abnormal", and Russia and Europe should unite and cooperate in each other’s interests. Putin said that from an economic point of view, Europe and Russia are natural partners. The two sides need to talk honestly, get rid of the fear of the past, get rid of the problems left over by the past few centuries and look forward to the future. If we can get rid of past problems and fears, the relationship between the two sides will definitely enter a positive stage. 

  In addition to shared values, Putin also pointed out the common threat facing the world: in the context of the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, social division is intensifying all over the world. He warned: "The world situation may develop in an unpredictable and uncontrollable direction, and it may encounter a real collapse, full of struggles between everyone and everyone." Putin compared the current situation to the world in the 1930s, that is, on the eve of World War II. He said that the global security system is deteriorating, and the negative consequences of social and value crises may make mankind lose the entire civilization and cultural continent. "Our common responsibility today is to avoid this frustrating dystopian prospect and ensure development along another positive, harmonious and innovative track." Putin said that the world should unite against Covid-19 and help relevant countries, including Africa, expand the scale of testing and vaccination in Covid-19. In his speech, Putin emphasized that the era of trying to establish a unipolar world is over. He said that the unipolar world "such a monopoly violates the cultural and historical diversity of our civilization."

  Russian political analyst Alexander Lal commented that the unipolar world dominated by the United States is unbalanced, and a strong Europe is an important fulcrum for the stability of a multipolar world in the future. A more independent Europe will help to establish a common economy, a common culture and a common foreign policy circle from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

  In addition to Russia-Europe relations, Russia-US relations have also seen new trends recently. Putin held a telephone conversation with the new US President Biden on 26th, and reached an agreement on extending the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. According to the information provided by the Kremlin Information Office, the Russian dollar also discussed the possibility of cooperation in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic and other fields, including economy and trade.

  So will the relationship between the new US government and Russia improve? According to reports from Sputnik news agency & radio, Russian Presidential Press Secretary peskov said on 27th that there is no need to talk about resuming relations with the United States at present, and there is no condition to do so. He said that Putin and Biden said during the talks that there were serious differences between the two countries, but the two sides advocated continuing the dialogue. Peskov said that the factors affecting Russia-US relations are not isolated, and there are "many obstacles".

  In addition, Putin also stressed that one of the most important, urgent and unpleasant issues on the current international agenda is the attack on the Capitol by former US President Trump supporters on January 6. Putin warned the international community that IT companies have huge political power, which may damage national sovereignty and power. It is necessary to be cautious about such companies, otherwise they may destroy "the real world and the virtual world."

  At the same time, the 27th is the anniversary of the victory of Leningrad Defence War and the anniversary of the victims of the Holocaust. Russia’s "Viewpoint" reported on the 28th that after the World Economic Forum’s speech, Putin went to Alexandria Garden to present flowers to the heroic city Leningrad Monument. He also visited the Russian Memorial Hall of the Great Patriotic War and watched a film about World War II. Putin said in a speech at the "Guardian of History" memorial party, "We will never forget the suffering of millions of innocent people who were tortured in Jewish settlements and concentration camps, died of hunger and cold during the siege of Leningrad, were shot by those who were punished and burned their homes. Commemorating the Jewish Holocaust is the biggest tragedy and the scariest chapter in the annual commemoration of world history, which is of great moral significance to our society. This is very important for determining the truth about World War II. " Putin emphasized the role played by Soviet troops in saving Jews and people in other European countries from extinction, and Russian State Duma Chairman Volodin also called on people to remember the Holocaust and resolutely stop attempts to tamper with the history of World War II.