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Xiamen (Amoy) is a major city on the southeast (Taiwan Strait) coast of China. You may see inside/near the city: Gulangyu Island, South Putuo Temple, Xiamen .
Chinese artist creates vast installation in Grand Palais
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A Chinese artist has taken over the exhibition hall of the Grand Palais in Paris with a vast artwork featuring shipping containers, a giant snake skeleton and a Napoleonic hat.
Every year a different artist is challenged to fill the 13,500 square-metre (more than 1,450,000 square-foot) space with a truly monumental artwork.
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The vast space of the Grand Palais in Paris is currently home to some surprising - and very large - objects.
There's a giant skeleton of a snake coiling its way over towering piles of shipping containers, topped off with a huge, floating Napoleonic hat.
The 13,500 square-metre (1,453,127 square-foot), 35-metre (114-foot) high hall has hosted major exhibitions since it was first built in 1900.
Ever since 2007, contemporary artists have been challenged to fill the cavernous hall with works specially designed for the space, in the Monumenta exhibition.
This year, that task was given to Huang Yong Ping, a Chinese artist who has been living in France since 1989.
He says he has always wanted to do a Monumenta installation and made the first sketches of ideas to fill the space 10 years ago.
My personal experience is a part of this project, but today's world has its part in it too. This project can't be disconnected from the reality of the world, he says.
The installation, called Empires, aims to encourage visitors to think about the global powers that are now ruling the world, Huang says.
Visitors are confronted with 305 cargo containers that are arranged in towering piles all over the exhibition space, representing the power and impact of globalisation.
The giant snake skeleton is 254 metres (833 feet) long, while the huge bicorn hat - the style worn by Napoleon Bonaparte - looms several metres (feet) over the visitors below.
Curator Jean de Loisy says Huang's work is a metaphor for the desire for power that is driving the rise and fall of nations and businesses.
Essentially, what Huang Yong Ping is trying to show in this great exhibit is, what is the driving force of the succession of societies and civilizations, why companies worldwide are regenerating, then crashing. And the key (answer) certainly is the desire of everybody, at some point, to wear Napoleon's hat, he says.
The snake is made of 316 vertebrae and 568 cast aluminium ribs produced in four different factories in France and one in China, according to exhibition organisers.
It took some 60 workers 11 days to assemble the various elements, with some working on site for up to 20 hours a day. The entire installation weights 980 tons.
De Loisy believes Huang's artwork contains a host of subtle clues about its meaning.
It is interesting to see that this exhibit is full of signs and symbols. For example, a snake might be a huge game of Go that is covering a territory; the containers might be seen as pieces of mahjong (Chinese game) and Napoleon's hat is also a chess game, he says.
Here you have three elements that show that those games of power and strategy are those that make the show of globalisation. I would add that, of course, the containers are transporting wealth, but they are also transporting or protecting those who are unfortunate, and the space, that game, between those two, is necessarily interesting for an artist like Huang Yong Ping.
Huang says the implications of the work are not necessarily negative.
It is important not to categorise immediately (things) as optimistic or pessimistic. Often, pessimism can bring optimism and we can see pessimism in optimism, he says.
Huang was born in Xiamen in China in 1954.
He is one of the founders of contemporary art in China and a founder of the Xiamen Dada movement.
Monumenta 2016 runs from 8 May to 18 June 2016.
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The Traffic Awakens (after Chinese New Year) - Wuhan Streets in 4k - China
These videos are filmed during riding an ebike on the streets of Wuhan, a fast growing Chinese city with a population of almost 10 million. Due to the limited range of the bike, all videos are shot in Wuchang near the Guanggu Square. Many of Wuhan's University are located in this area, also some beautiful lakes can be found here. Compered to the quite developed and clean City center in Hankou, Wuchang has a lot of constructions and some of the streets are a real challenge to drive.
Till now, every video was shot with a Xiaomi Yi Cam 4k action camera, the newer videos without waterproof case to increase the picture quality. Also I used different external audio devices to get rid of the wind noise.
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Adventures in the 2019 Beijing Root Seeking Camp!
Char 787 Presents: Adventures in the 2019 Beijing Root Seeking Camp!
This video is my experience in the 2019 Beijing Root Seeking Camp in China! During its 10 camp days in August, we flew together with my group from Toronto, Canada, to Beijing, China. We took a bus from the airport to a university, which is where we stayed for the duration of the camp. During the camp, we went to most of the great attractions in Beijing. Some of these include the Great Wall of China, Olympic Bird Nest, Museum of Urban Planning, Museum of Overseas Chinese Acrobatics Show, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, and more. We also did crafts like making opera masks, traditional Chinese knots, and origami.
As we were fully immersed in the Chinese culture throughout the entire camp, with the signs in Chinese, the instructions in Chinese, the food in Chinese, since we were living in a Chinese university, and since we had to speak in Mandarin, I learned quite a bit about Chinese life, as well as lots of new Mandarin words, and quickly settled into the routine. This video recaps my experiences and adventure in the 2019 Beijing Root Seeking Camp. (I spoke in English in the video though)
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CHINESE CONCERTS IN ARMENIA
On February 13-14, 2012, in the framework of the 20th anniversary of Armenian-Chinese diplomatic relations a concert group from Lanzhou University of China had a concert in Yerevan.
The president of Lanzhou University Mr. Jing Tao, YSLU rector Mr. Suren Zolyan, the Deputy-Minister of RA Ministry of Culture Mr. Artur Poghosyan and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of People's Republic of China to RA H.E. Tian Changchun made welcoming speeches.
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Deng Xiaoping (UK: ; US: ; 22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997), courtesy name Xixian, was a Chinese politician. He was the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China from 1978 until his retirement in 1989. After Chairman Mao Zedong's death in 1976, Deng led China through far-reaching market-economy reforms. While Deng never held office as the head of state, head of government or General Secretary (that is, the leader of the Communist Party), he nonetheless was responsible for economic reforms and an opening to the global economy. During his paramount leadership, his official state positions were Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1978–1983 and Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China from 1983–1990, while his official party positions were Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1977–1982 and Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China from 1981–1989.
Born into a peasant background in Guang'an, Sichuan province, Deng studied and worked in France in the 1920s, where he became a follower of Marxism–Leninism. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1923. Upon his return to China he joined the party organization in Shanghai, then was a political commissar for the Red Army in rural regions and by the late 1930s was considered a revolutionary veteran because he participated in the Long March. Following the founding of the People's Republic in 1949, Deng worked in Tibet and the southwest region to consolidate Communist control.
As the party's Secretary General in the 1950s, Deng presided over anti-rightist campaigns and became instrumental in China's economic reconstruction following the Great Leap Forward of 1957–1960. However, his economic policies caused him to fall out of favor with Mao, and he was purged twice during the Cultural Revolution. Following Mao's death in 1976, Deng outmanoeuvred the late chairman's chosen successor Hua Guofeng in December 1978. Inheriting a country beset with social conflict, disenchantment with the Communist Party and institutional disorder resulting from the chaotic policies of the Mao era, Deng became the paramount figure of the second generation of party leadership. Some called him the architect of a new brand of thinking that combined socialist ideology with pragmatic market economy whose slogan was socialism with Chinese characteristics. Deng opened China to foreign investment and the global market, policies that are credited with developing China into one of the fastest-growing economies in the world for several generations and raising the standard of living of hundreds of millions. Deng was also criticized for ordering the crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, but praised for his reaffirmation of the reform program in his Southern Tour of 1992 and the reversion of Hong Kong to Chinese control in 1997. He was the Time Person of the Year in 1978 and 1985, the second Chinese leader (after Chiang Kai-shek) and the sixth communist leader (after Joseph Stalin, picked twice, and Nikita Khrushchev, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and Ho Chi Minh) to be selected. He died in February 1997, aged 92.
Kunming, Yunnan, China - Part 4
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Kunming is the capital and largest city in Yunnan Province, Southwest China. Known as Yunnan-Fu until the 1920s, today it is a prefecture-level city and the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. Kunming is also called the Spring city due to its weather. The city is home to several universities, museums, galleries and other important economic, cultural, and educational institutions. The headquarters of many of Yunnan's large businesses are in Kunming. It was important during World War II as a Chinese military center, American air base, and transport terminus for the Burma Road. Located in the middle of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, Kunming is located at an altitude of 1,900 metres (6,234 feet) above sea level and at a latitude just north of the Tropic of Cancer. It covers an area of 21,473 square kilometres (8,291 sq mi) and its urban area covers 2,622 square kilometres (1,012 sq mi). Kunming has as of 2014 a population of 6,626,000 with an urban population of 4,575,000 and is located at the northern edge of the large Lake Dian, surrounded by temples and lake-and-limestone hill landscapes.
Kunming consists of an old, previously walled city, a modern commercial district, residential and university areas. The city has an astronomical observatory, and its institutions of higher learning include Yunnan University, Yunnan Normal University and a medical college. On the outskirts is a famed bronze temple, dating from the Ming dynasty.
Its economic importance derives from its geographical position. Positioned near the border with Southeastern Asian countries, serving as a transportation hub in Southwest China, linking by rail to Vietnam and by road to Burma and Laos. This positioning also makes it an important trade center in this region of the nation. It also houses some manufacturing, chiefly copper, though some other chemicals, machinery, textiles, paper and cement take key. Though having a nearly 2,400 year history, its modern prosperity dates only from 1910, when the railway from Hanoi was built. The city has continued to develop rapidly under China's modernization efforts. Kunming's streets have widened while office buildings and housing projects develop at a fast pace. Kunming has been designated a special tourism center and as such sports a proliferation of high-rises and luxury hotels.
Kunming will be the hub for the Pan Asia High Speed Network using high speed trains to connect China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Singapore.
Wuhan from a Scooter - nanhu - south-central university of nationalities - with audio
These videos are filmed while riding an ebike on the streets of Wuhan, a fast growing Chinese city with a population of almost 10 million. Due to the limited range of the bike, all videos are shot in Wuchang near the Guanggu Square. Many of Wuhan's University are located in this area, also some beautiful lakes can be found here. Compered to the quite developed and clean City center in Hankou, Wuchang has a lot of constructions and some of the streets are a real challenge to drive.
Till now, every video was shot with a Xiaomi Yi Cam 4k action camera, the newer videos without waterproof case to increase the picture quality. Also I uesed different external audio devices to get rid of the wind noise.
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Beijing, China: More Shopping and Sightseeing
Ya Shaw department store in the Sanlitun area is another area for shopping bargains par excellence. Five floors of pearls, clothing, thousands of handbags (and you'd be surprised how nicely most are made), Nike, Converse, Spyder, and great no brand names at rock-bottom prices.
From there to Tiananmen Square, the official 2008 Beijing Olympic Stores for souvenirs and a quick snack at Kentucky Fried Chicken. I adore Chinese food but KFC offers a rare change from eating Chinese three times a day... Surprise? We were the only Westerners in the restaurant and had trouble finding a seat!
Fujian | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:24 1 History
00:02:33 1.1 Prehistoric Fujian
00:05:10 1.2 Minyue kingdom
00:06:04 1.3 Han dynasty
00:08:02 1.4 Jin era
00:09:29 1.5 Sui and Tang dynasties
00:10:09 1.6 Min kingdom
00:11:08 1.7 Song dynasty
00:13:45 1.8 Ming dynasty
00:14:30 1.9 Qing dynasty
00:15:56 1.10 Republic of China
00:16:26 1.11 People's Republic of China
00:17:24 2 Geography
00:20:07 3 Transportation
00:20:16 3.1 Roads
00:21:08 3.2 Railways
00:22:57 3.3 Air
00:23:46 4 Administrative divisions
00:25:33 4.1 Urban areas
00:25:42 5 Politics
00:29:25 6 Economy
00:32:35 6.1 Economic and Technological Development Zones
00:33:14 7 Demographics
00:34:46 7.1 Religion
00:35:35 8 Culture
00:39:02 9 Tourism
00:42:33 10 Notable individuals
00:46:13 11 Sports
00:47:11 12 Education
00:47:20 12.1 High schools
00:47:50 12.2 Colleges and universities
00:48:00 12.2.1 National
00:48:25 12.2.2 Provincial
00:49:36 12.2.3 Private
00:49:46 13 See also
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Fujian (福建; alternately romanized as Fukien) is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou, while its largest city by population is Xiamen, both located near the coast of the Taiwan Strait in the east of the province. The name Fujian came from the combination of Fuzhou and Jianzhou (present Nanping), a city in Fujian, during the Tang dynasty.
While its population is chiefly of Han origin, it is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse provinces in China. Historically the dialects of the language group Min Chinese were most commonly spoken within the province, including the Hokkien dialects of southeastern Fujian. This is reflected in the abbreviation of the province's name (閩). Hakka Chinese is also spoken, by the Hakka people in Fujian. Min and Hakka Chinese are unintelligible with Mandarin Chinese. Due to emigration, a sizable amount of the ethnic Chinese populations of Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines speak Hokkien.
As a result of the Chinese Civil War, Historical Fujian is now divided between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC) based in Taiwan, and both territories are named the Fujian province in their respective administration divisions. The majority of the territory of historical Fujian (the mainland territory and a few islands) currently make up the Fujian province of the PRC. The Fujian province of the ROC is made up of the Matsu Islands, the Wuqiu Islands and the Kinmen Islands, the two latter archipelagos constituting Kinmen County.
With a population of 39 million, Fujian ranks 17th in population among Chinese provinces. Its GDP is CN¥ 3.58 trillion, ranking 10th in GDP. Along with its coastal neighbours Zhejiang and Guangdong, Fujian's GDP per capita is above the national average, at CN¥ 92,830. It has benefited from its geographical proximity with Taiwan.
Fuzhounese | Wikipedia audio article
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The Fuzhou dialect, (simplified Chinese: 福州话; traditional Chinese: 福州話; pinyin: Fúzhōuhuà; FR: Hók-ciŭ-uâ ) also Fuzhounese, Foochow or Hok-chiu, is the prestige variety of the Eastern Min branch of Min Chinese spoken mainly in the Mindong region of eastern Fujian province. Like many other varieties of Chinese, the Fuzhou dialect is dominated by monosyllabic morphemes which carry lexical tones, and has a mainly analytic syntax. While the Eastern Min branch that it belongs to is closer to Southern Min than to other Sinitic branches such as Mandarin or Hakka, they are still not mutually intelligible.
Centered in Fuzhou City, the Fuzhou dialect covers eleven cities and counties: Fuzhou City Proper, Pingnan, Gutian, Luoyuan, Minqing, Lianjiang (including Matsu), Minhou, Changle, Yongtai, Fuqing and Pingtan. It is also the second local language in many northern and middle Fujian cities and counties such as Nanping, Shaowu, Shunchang, Sanming and Youxi.Fuzhou dialect is also widely spoken in some regions abroad, especially in Southeastern Asian countries like Malaysia and Indonesia. The city of Sibu in Malaysia is called New Fuzhou due to the influx of immigrants there in the late 19th century and early 1900s. Similarly, quite a significant number of Fuzhounese have emigrated to Singapore, Taiwan, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand in the decades since China's economic reform.
The Lantern Festival FLASH MOB－2017
Present by Oxford Chinese International Awareness (2017)
First ever Chinese theme flash mob in Oxford.
Directed by Yingqi Lou.
Jinghong Dancer (惊鸿舞蹈): Yingqi Lou
Flute (惊鸿笛子伴奏)：Keiian Ho
Solo and leading dancer (领舞）：Ke Hong, Yiru Chen
Flash mob dancer（快闪舞者）: Peize (Joe) Zhou, Jiayu Jiang, Li Zhao, Anlun Di, Yifei, Xu, Ziyun Shen
Calligraphy (书法）: Qian Ma
Backstage：Li Zhao, Yingqi Lou
Music: Yingwei Wu
Video and photographs: Yinghong Wang, Jiao Du, Anran Cheng
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Song dynasty | Wikipedia audio article
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The Song dynasty (Chinese: 宋朝; pinyin: Sòng cháo; 960–1279) was an era of Chinese history that began in 960 and continued until 1279. It was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of Later Zhou, ending the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The Song often came into conflict with the contemporary Liao and Western Xia dynasties in the north and was conquered by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Song government was the first in world history to issue banknotes or true paper money nationally and the first Chinese government to establish a permanent standing navy. This dynasty also saw the first known use of gunpowder, as well as the first discernment of true north using a compass.
The Song dynasty is divided into two distinct periods, Northern and Southern. During the Northern Song (Chinese: 北宋; 960–1127), the Song capital was in the northern city of Bianjing (now Kaifeng) and the dynasty controlled most of what is now Eastern China. The Southern Song (Chinese: 南宋; 1127–1279) refers to the period after the Song lost control of its northern half to the Jurchen Jin dynasty in the Jin–Song Wars. During this time, the Song court retreated south of the Yangtze and established its capital at Lin'an (now Hangzhou). Although the Song dynasty had lost control of the traditional birthplace of Chinese civilization along the Yellow River, the Song economy was still strong, as the Southern Song Empire contained a large population and productive agricultural land. The Southern Song dynasty considerably bolstered its naval strength to defend its waters and land borders and to conduct maritime missions abroad. To repel the Jin, and later the Mongols, the Song developed revolutionary new military technology augmented by the use of gunpowder. In 1234, the Jin dynasty was conquered by the Mongols, who took control of northern China, maintaining uneasy relations with the Southern Song. Möngke Khan, the fourth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, died in 1259 while besieging the city of Chongqing. His younger brother Kublai Khan was proclaimed the new Great Khan, though his claim was only partially recognized by the Mongols in the west. In 1271, Kublai Khan was proclaimed the Emperor of China. After two decades of sporadic warfare, Kublai Khan's armies conquered the Song dynasty in 1279. The Mongol invasion led to a reunification under the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368).The population of China doubled in size during the 9th, 10th and 11th centuries. This growth was made possible by expanded rice cultivation in central and southern Song, the use of early-ripening rice from south-east and southern Asia, and the production of widespread food surpluses. The Northern Song census recorded 20 million households, double of the Han and Tang dynasties. It is estimated that the Northern Song had a population of some 120 million people, and 200 million by the time of the Ming dynasty. This dramatic increase of population fomented an economic revolution in pre-modern China. The expansion of the population, growth of cities, and the emergence of a national economy led to the gradual withdrawal of the central government from direct involvement in economic affairs. The lower gentry assumed a larger role in grassroots administration and local affairs. Appointed officials in county and provincial centers relied upon the scholarly gentry for their services, sponsorship, and local supervision.
Social life during the Song was vibrant. Citizens gathered to view and trade precious artworks, the populace intermingled at public festivals and private clubs, and cities had lively entertainment quarters. The spread of literature and knowledge was enhanced by the rapid expansion of woodblock printing and the 11th-century invention of movable-type printing. Technology, science, philosophy, mathematics, and engineering flourished over the course of the Song. Philosopher ...
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The Song dynasty (Chinese: 宋朝; pinyin: Sòng cháo; 960–1279) was an era of Chinese history that began in 960 and continued until 1279. It was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of Later Zhou, ending the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The Song often came into conflict with the contemporary Liao and Western Xia dynasties in the north and was conquered by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Song government was the first in world history to issue banknotes or true paper money nationally and the first Chinese government to establish a permanent standing navy. This dynasty also saw the first known use of gunpowder, as well as the first discernment of true north using a compass.
The Song dynasty is divided into two distinct periods, Northern and Southern. During the Northern Song (Chinese: 北宋; 960–1127), the Song capital was in the northern city of Bianjing (now Kaifeng) and the dynasty controlled most of what is now Eastern China. The Southern Song (Chinese: 南宋; 1127–1279) refers to the period after the Song lost control of its northern half to the Jurchen Jin dynasty in the Jin–Song Wars. During this time, the Song court retreated south of the Yangtze and established its capital at Lin'an (now Hangzhou). Although the Song dynasty had lost control of the traditional birthplace of Chinese civilization along the Yellow River, the Song economy was still strong, as the Southern Song Empire contained a large population and productive agricultural land. The Southern Song dynasty considerably bolstered its naval strength to defend its waters and land borders and to conduct maritime missions abroad. To repel the Jin, and later the Mongols, the Song developed revolutionary new military technology augmented by the use of gunpowder. In 1234, the Jin dynasty was conquered by the Mongols, who took control of northern China, maintaining uneasy relations with the Southern Song. Möngke Khan, the fourth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, died in 1259 while besieging the city of Chongqing. His younger brother Kublai Khan was proclaimed the new Great Khan, though his claim was only partially recognized by the Mongols in the west. In 1271, Kublai Khan was proclaimed the Emperor of China. After two decades of sporadic warfare, Kublai Khan's armies conquered the Song dynasty in 1279. The Mongol invasion led to a reunification under the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368).The population of China doubled in size during the 9th, 10th and 11th centuries. This growth was made possible by expanded rice cultivation in central and southern Song, the use of early-ripening rice from south-east and southern Asia, and the production of widespread food surpluses. The Northern Song census recorded 20 million households, double of the Han and Tang dynasties. It is estimated that the Northern Song had a population of some 120 million people, and 200 million by the time of the Ming dynasty. This dramatic increase of population fomented an economic revolution in pre-modern China. The expansion of the population, growth of cities, and the emergence of a national economy led to the gradual withdrawal of the central government from direct involvement in economic affairs. The lower gentry assumed a larger role in grassroots administration and local affairs. Appointed officials in county and provincial centers relied upon the scholarly gentry for their services, sponsorship, and local supervision.
Social life during the Song was vibrant. Citizens gathered to view and trade precious artworks, the populace intermingled at public festivals and private clubs, and cities had lively entertainment quarters. The spread of literature and knowledge was enhanced by the rapid expansion of woodblock printing and the 11th-century invention of movable-type printing. Technology, science, philosophy, mathematics, and engineering flourished over the course of the Song. Philosopher ...
Space program of China | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:52 1 History and recent developments
00:15:33 2 Chinese space program and the international community
00:15:44 2.1 Dual-use technologies and outer space
00:16:36 2.2 Chinese exclusion policy of NASA
00:18:35 3 Organization
00:19:42 3.1 Universities and institutes
00:20:33 3.2 Space cities
00:21:25 3.3 Suborbital launch sites
00:22:06 3.4 Satellite launch centers
00:22:35 3.5 Monitoring and control centers
00:23:32 3.5.1 Domestic tracking stations
00:24:16 3.5.2 Overseas tracking stations
00:25:02 3.6 Crewed landing sites
00:25:13 4 Crewed spaceflight programs
00:25:24 4.1 Project 714
00:26:51 4.2 Project 863
00:27:40 4.3 Project 921 (Shenzhou)
00:27:50 4.3.1 Spacecraft
00:29:01 4.3.2 Space laboratory
00:31:20 4.3.3 Space station
00:32:14 4.4 Proposed lunar exploration
00:36:20 4.5 Mission to Mars and beyond
00:37:25 4.6 Space-based solar power
00:40:55 5 Goals
00:41:28 6 List of projects
00:41:38 6.1 Satellites and science
00:43:29 6.2 Satellite launch center
00:43:47 6.3 Launch vehicles
00:46:29 6.4 Space exploration
00:48:17 6.4.1 Deep space exploration roadmap
00:50:00 7 Research
00:50:41 8 See also
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The space program of the People's Republic of China is directed by the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Its technological roots can be traced back to the late 1950s, when China began a ballistic missile program in response to perceived American (and, later, Soviet) threats. However, the first Chinese crewed space program only began several decades later, when an accelerated program of technological development culminated in Yang Liwei's successful 2003 flight aboard Shenzhou 5. This achievement made China the third country to independently send humans into space. Plans currently include a permanent Chinese space station in 2020 and crewed expeditions to the Moon.
Officials have articulated long term ambitions to exploit Earth-Moon space for industrial development.