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Wisdom's Breath: The Living Tradition of Chinese Medicine

For "plant hunters" like PEI Shengji, fieldwork can last anywhere from two months to half a year. While the expeditions are filled with fascination, they demand immense courage. Leeches burrowing into ears, clinging all over their bodies, or venomous snakes coiled on their beds – these are all commonplace occurrences for them.

Jun 24, 2026 Learn more

Station Monitoring Chief Devoted to Scientific Research in Mount Qomolangma Region

Located about 40 kilometers from Mount Qomolangma, the National Field Observation and Research Station (Xizang Dingri) for Qomolangma Special Atmospheric Processes and Environmental Change is the closest scientific observation facility to the world's highest mountain. It undertakes the observation and research of the unique climatic environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, while also carrying out hydrological, glaciological, ecological, and geological monitoring tasks. Xi Zhenhua is the monitoring chief of the station, responsible for instrument monitoring and maintenance, data downloading and processing, as well as the daily operation of the station. Since 2013, he has been devoted to scientific research in the Mount Qomolangma region for 13 years.

Jun 09, 2026 Learn more

Chinese Researcher on Multimodal Model

Wang Jinqiao, a researcher and deputy chief engineer at the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has spent more than two decades studying visual recognition. He also heads Wuhan AI Research (WAIR) and chairs a company focused on commercializing Zidongtaichu technologies.

Jun 02, 2026 Learn more

Mexican Researcher Studies Microbacteria for Big Ecological Strategic Plan in Wuhan

As Wuhan accelerates its efforts to build the "Five Centers," a group of foreign talents have made their contribution in this vibrant city. Mexican scholar César is one of them. In 2023, César left Europe, where he had studied for years, and settled in Wuhan with his family, joining the Institute of Hydrobiology, CAS. Through his personal experiences, he vividly exemplifies the warmth of Wuhan and its unique advantages.

May 08, 2026 Learn more

A Young Scientist Daring the Deep

It is not easy to contact Du Mengran, who usually spends nearly half a year at sea, and part of that time, diving thousands of meters beneath the waves. She hardly looks like someone who could tame the deep sea. Slender, petite, with a ponytail, the 39-year-old could be the girl next door. It is not until you notice her blue suit, emblazoned with a submersible-shaped armband and the Chinese characters for "China Manned Deep-Sea Diving," that you can realize her career.

May 06, 2026 Learn more

Small Figure, Big Job: The Woman Engineer Holding up China's Giant Telescope

Growing up in a Kazakh family in northwest China, Guljaina Kazezkhan often spent her childhood summer nights lying on a carpet in the yard and gazing at the stars. "I would lie there for hours, just imagining what the universe looked like," recalled the 34-year-old, sitting in her office at the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Her office is a three-hour drive from the construction site of a scientific marvel.

Mar 09, 2026 Learn more