World's Largest Neutrino Observatory - China

World's Largest Neutrino Observatory - China

A staff member works beside the water tank of the central detector of the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) in Jiangmen, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 9, 2024. China has constructed the world's largest transparent spherical detector 700 meters underground to capture elusive neutrinos, often dubbed "ghost particles," to unravel the secrets of the infinitesimally small and the infinitely vast in the universe. The 12-story-tall acrylic sphere with a diameter of 35.4 meters, buried deep in a granite layer of a hill in Kaiping, Jiangmen City in south China's Guangdong Province, is the core part of JUNO, a gigantic and complex scientific facility. The construction of the challenging project, launched by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Guangdong government in 2015, has entered the final stage. Installation of the entire device is expected to be completed by the end of November, and the full operation of the facility is scheduled for August 2025, according to the Institute of Hig

CHINA-JIANGSU-KUNSHAN-KUNQU OPERA CLASS-PUPILS (CN)

CHINA-JIANGSU-KUNSHAN-KUNQU OPERA CLASS-PUPILS (CN)

(240601) -- KUNSHAN, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhang Zixuan (front) and Xie Suqian, two pupils of the "little Kunqu Opera training class" of Shipai Center Primary School, perform Kunqu Opera in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 31, 2024. In a training room of Shipai Center Primary School in Kunshan City, pupils practice basic skills of Kunqu Opera under the guidance of a full-time teacher. All the maneuvers are presented precisely. Kunshan City is the birthplace of the Kunqu Opera, which is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an intangible cultural heritage. The city established its first "little Kunqu Opera training class" at a local primary school in 1992. Currently, there are over 20 such opera classes in the city, with more than 5,000 pupils trained. The "little Kunqu Opera training class" at Shipai Center Primary School enrolls nearly 80 pupils annually. The training difficulty is divided into low, medium, and hig

CHINA-JIANGSU-KUNSHAN-KUNQU OPERA CLASS-PUPILS (CN)

CHINA-JIANGSU-KUNSHAN-KUNQU OPERA CLASS-PUPILS (CN)

(240601) -- KUNSHAN, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pupils of the "little Kunqu Opera training class" practice basic skills of Kunqu Opera under the guidance of a teacher at Shipai Center Primary School of Kunshan in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 26, 2024. In a training room of Shipai Center Primary School in Kunshan City, pupils practice basic skills of Kunqu Opera under the guidance of a full-time teacher. All the maneuvers are presented precisely. Kunshan City is the birthplace of the Kunqu Opera, which is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an intangible cultural heritage. The city established its first "little Kunqu Opera training class" at a local primary school in 1992. Currently, there are over 20 such opera classes in the city, with more than 5,000 pupils trained. The "little Kunqu Opera training class" at Shipai Center Primary School enrolls nearly 80 pupils annually. The training difficulty is divided into low, medium, and hig

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Vox Pop: What do New York residents say about price hike

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