The 2023 Hunan Science and Technology Week opened in Yizhang County, Chenzhou City on May 23. The Science and Technology Tour to Hunan was launched simultaneously. Zhou Haibing, vice governor of the Hunan Provincial People's Government, attended and addressed the opening ceremony via video link. The attendees included Li Zhijian, director and secretary of the CPC Leadership Group of the Hunan Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Liu Zhonghua, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor of Hunan Agricultural University, and Kan Baoyong, deputy secretary of the CPC Chenzhou Municipal Committee and mayor of Chenzhou City.

The organizing committee presents flags to science and technology service teams. (Photo provided by the Hunan Provincial Department of Science and Technology)

As an important carrier of science popularization, the Hunan Science and Technology Week has been held for 23 consecutive years since 2001. It has developed into Hunan's major science popularization brand and platform with rich content, long duration, high public participation, wide coverage and significant social impact.

The Science and Technology Tour to Hunan is a major demonstration event during the week. It is part of the five major rotating events of the National Science and Technology Week. In the following week, more than 100 experts from Hunan and other provinces in the fields of education, medical care and public health, agriculture, and industry will be divided into several groups to carry out over 200 activities in schools, hospitals, communities, enterprises, and rural areas in Yizhang County. The activities, with the theme of "valuing science and technology", include science popularization lectures, free physical examinations, clinical trainings, agricultural techniques guidance, and enterprise trainings.

At the launching ceremony, the organizing committee conferred plaques to Hunan's 24 national science popularization demonstration counties (cities or districts) and presented flags to science and technology service teams. More than 1,000 people participated in the ceremony, including officials from the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Hunan Provincial Department of Science and Technology, the Publicity Department of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, Hunan Association for Science and Technology, and Hunan Provincial Department of Education; nationwide expert representatives; students; and Yizhang residents. 

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: Chinanews