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How big can the Three Gorges Dam withstand floods?
In 2010, the Three Gorges Dam overcame major flood control tasks when the water flow peaked at 70,000 m3 per second, which is 20,000 m3 higher than the 1998 flood disast…
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China operates a huge hydroelectric dam, higher than the Three Gorges Dam
The O Dong Duc hydroelectric dam project has started to test electricity, with a dam height of 270m compared to the height of 181m of the Tam Hiep Dam.
Flu epidemic
Detects influenza virus with 'pandemic potential' in China
Researchers in China found a new strain of swine flu has the potential to cause a pandemic. This flu virus has recently appeared in pigs but can infect humans.
Health
China successfully grafted pig organs on monkeys
One of the three Rhesus monkeys with a healthy organ transplant has survived, Chinese scientists said on June 29.
New technology
China launches the largest electric-powered passenger ship
Recently, China introduced the largest electric passenger train.
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China Three Gorges Dam: 13 facts about the controversial giant dam that slowed Earth's rotation
The Three Gorges Dam (English Three Gorges Dam) is one of the most ambitious and controversial projects on the planet. But how much do you know about the Three Gorges Da…
Space science
China completes the deployment of the global positioning system
On June 23, China completed the deployment of the North China Sea Navigation System (BDS) after its last satellite was launched into orbit the same morning.
Space science
China turns Moon dust into 22 times stronger concrete
Chinese researchers have developed a new construction material from Moon dust and are 22 times stronger than concrete.
Scientific works
Chinese telescopes can detect signs of a solar storm
CLST with a aperture of 1.8m has captured the image of the Sun's surface in detail, showing that this optical device can detect warning signs when a solar storm is appro…
New technology
China successfully tested a maglev from 600km / h
For comparison, the normal flight speed of passenger airplanes is about 880km / h to 926km / h.
Biology
China announced new findings on the origin of oyster mushroom
Chinese scientists have recently discovered that oyster mushroom, a common edible mushroom, may have originated in the Himalayas mountain range some 39 million years ago.
New technology
China is about to have a more accurate GPS navigation system than the United States
The last satellite to complete China's BeiDou navigation system will be launched into orbit later this month.
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The longest bamboo bridge in the world, made from 66,000 bamboo planks
With a length of nearly 5km, this is also the longest bamboo bridge in the world, expected to open to visitors in mid-June to come here.
Archeology
Jurassic dinosaur vestige found in southwestern China
Chicken footprint-like fossils, discovered in 2019 in a forest in Chongqing City, southwest China, have been identified as dinosaur footprints.