On February 19th, 2001, a national meeting for rewarding science and technology is solemnly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing by the CPC and the State Council. Seen here is a group shot of Jiang Zemin, Secretary General of the CPC, President of the State and Chairman of Military Commission of the CPC Central Committee, and Yuan Longping and Wu Wenjun, the first winners of the State Supreme Scientific and Technological Reward. Yuan Longping (right) is a renowned expert of hybrid rice and Wu Wenjun (left), a well-known scientist.

(Photo by Ju Peng on February 19th, 2001)

2. First Unmanned Spaceship of China Successfully Launched

At 0:00 on January 10th, 2001, the unmanned spaceship Shenzhou Ⅱ developed and manufactured by China itself is successfully launched from the manned space launching site of the satellite launching center at Jiuquan, Gansu Province.

(Photo by Wang Jianmin on January 10th, 2001)

3. Huada Gene of China Ranking 6th in World Gene Order-Testing Center

With the continuous efforts of scientists, the order-testing ability of China is being rapidly raised. The Huada Gene Research Center in Beijing (the Gene Group of the Biology Informatics Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences), the largest base of gene order-testing and biological informatics in China, is the sixth largest gene order-testing center at present in the world, one figure higher than last year. As one of the main institutions of the 1% project of human gene group, Huada Gene now has 81 sets of order-testing instrument, equipped with instrumental facilities such as a Model Guguang 2000 large-scale computer and a high-capacity PC group. It is able to test the order of and analyze 30 million alkali base pairs. It is completely capable to be engaged in and accept major scientific research projects of international level, attracting many overseas scholars to join in. Huada Gene is basically founded by a scientific research contingent made up of the talented people with first-class biological information in the world. The photo shows one of the working rooms in the Huada Gene Research Center in Beijing.

(Photo by Zhang Yanhui on February 21, 2001)

4. Display of High-Tech Achievements in Scientific Researches

On February 26th, 2001, the Exhibition of Achievements of the State High-Tech Research and Development Plan (the 863 Plan) in the Past 15 Years is opened in Beijing. The exhibition shows a large number of achievements in scientific researches of world level in the fields of biology, information, automation, new materials, energy, and marine resources since the implementation of the 863 Plan of China. These achievements give an impetus to the development of the Chinese high-tech and other industries to a great extent and also provide the reforms of traditional industries with high-tech support. Seen here is a photo showing the first manned high-temperature super-conductive magnetic suspension experimental car in the world, developed and manufactured by Southwest University.

(Photo by Wang Chengxuan on February 26th, 2001)

5. Great Breakthrough in High-Temperature Super-Conductive Researches in China

A 340-meter long high-temperature super-conductive bismuth wire is successfully developed and produced in June 2001 at the Applied Super-Conductive Research Center of Qinghua University, setting the record of drawing the longest high-temperature super-conductive wire in China and also marking that China has reached the world level in mastering the technology of commercialized super-conductive wire. This kind of new material has little loss, and the appliances made with the material have smaller size, lighter weight and higher efficiency, capable of civil use and national defense.

The photo shows the 340-meter long high-temperature super-conductive bismuth wire, developed and produced by the Applied Super-Conductive Research Center of Qinghua University.

(Photo by Wang Chengxuan on April 18th, 2001)

6. Gene Engineering of Stem Cell Benefiting New Century Infants in China

In May 2001, Ji Xingwang and Ge Xin, a couple in Tianjin, sign an official storage agreement with the Cell Bank of the Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell, Tianjin Stem Cell Scientific Research Center. It signifies that the stem cell gene engineering of China has stepped into commercialized operation from the scientific research stage. The cure rate of leukemia treatment with the technology of stem cell transplantation is as high as 50%. The umbilical cord blood stem cell stored at the time when a child is born means deposit of an insurance of life and health in the life bank for the child and the child's family. The photo shows the first case of the child with its own umbilical cord blood stored.

(Photo by Liu Haifeng on May 8th, 2001)

7. First Gene ID Card of China Appearing in Chengdu

In February 2001, the first Gene ID Card of China is born at the Evidence Teaching and Research Section of West China Legal Medical College in Sichuan University. The baby named Long Wei is the holder of this Gene ID Card. The Gene ID Card is made in accordance with the idiosyncratic features of human gene, which can provide conveniences of claiming family connection, organ transplantation, artificial insemination, and cracking criminal case.

(Photo by Chen Xie on February 14th, 2001)

8. Chinese Robot Football Team on Expedition

Chuanxing (new creation) Blue Eagle Team, the robot football team of China Science and Technology University, is sent on an expedition to Seattle, America on behalf of China from August 2nd to 10th, to participate in two kinds of matches in the 5th Robot Football World Cup Competition -- four-legged group and imitation group. It is the first legged-robot team in Chinese history to participate in the World Cup Legged-Robot Competition. Seen here are the four robot players to participate in the four-legged competition of the World Cup before leaving for Seattle.

(Photo by Dai Hao on July 27th, 2001)

9. 90th Anniversary of Founding of Qinghua University

On April 29th, 2001, Qinghua University welcomes the approach of its 90th anniversary of founding. Acting on the school motto of Heavenly bodies move ceaselessly, and so should a person possessing high virtues make unremitting efforts to improve himself, Qinhua has been developed into one of the national key universities with engineering as the main major combined with science, in addition to economic management courses and humane social studies as well as an important base of national higher education, scientific researches and high-tech development, making unceasing contributions to the modern construction and social progress. At the turn of spring and summer, another batch of graduates is celebrating at the campus the completion of their study.

(Photo by Wang Chengxuan on April 26th, 2001)

10. Birth of First E-Business Data Center of Specialty Data

On April 17th, 2001, the first E-Business Data Center of Specialty Data, E-Business Garden is born. Seen here is Li Ming, Deputy Director of the Information Center of the Development and Research Center of the State Council and President of Guoyan (national research) Information Science and Technology Co., Ltd., delivering a speech.

(Photo by Zhang Yanhui on April 17th, 2001)

11. China Boasting 26.5 Million Network Users

During the long holiday of May 1st, many network fans come to Chongqing Readers' Club to surge on the network with great interest. Up to the end of June 2001, there are 26.5 million internet users and 27,300 domestic web sites in China.

(Photo by Zhou Hengyi on May 7th, 2001)

12. Chinese Scholar Acceding to Chancellor in England

On July 4th, Yang Fujia, a Chinese physicist, assumes office as Chancellor of Nottingham University in England. The school authorities hold a solemn inaugural ceremony for Yang Fujia. After the ceremony, Yang Fujia (the second on the left in the front row) chairs the degree-conferring ceremony for the graduates. Yang Fujia is the first scholar assuming office as chancellor in foreign countries. 

(Photo by Hou Shaohua on July 6th, 2001)

13. Developing High-Tech Industries

Deli (gain profit) Group Company in Shandong Province researches and develops the production of biological products with active promotion and application of advanced technology both at home and abroad, making the company develop into a modern high-tech group rapidly. The total assess of the company has reached RMB 850 million. Seen here are the workers processing biological products.

(Photo by Zhang Lucheng on July 20th, 2001)

14. First Underwater Archeology of Ancient Architectural Site in China

On June 3rd, 2001, the first underwater archeological survey of ancient architectural site is carried out in Fuxian Lake of Chengjiang County, Yunnan Province. The Chinese Underwater Archeology Institute, experts of Chengjiang County, professors and the correspondents from over 40 media gather at the archeological site. The underwater archeologists use advanced equipment and modern science and technology to carry out an overall survey and report of the underwater ancient architectural site in the plateau lake.

The Fuxian Lake, 56 kilometers away from the city of Kunming occupying an area of 211 square kilometers with the maximum depth of 157 meters, is a lake formed around 3.4 million years ago on the Yunnan and Guizhou Plateau, the deepest plateau fresh water lake in China. The ancient architectural site at the bottom of the lake was first discovered in May 1992.

Members of the Chinese underwater archeological team, the main force of this archeology, are seen diving to the ancient architectural site in the Fuxian Lake to carry out archeological survey.

(Photo: Taken on June 3rd, 2001)