New area to ease pressure

    On April 1,2017.China announced that it would build the Xiongan New Area in Hebei province. This will he {#blank#}1{#/blank#}the same importance as the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and the Pudong New Area,according to the State Council.

    The area, about 100 kilometers southwest of downtown Beijing,will cover three counties{#blank#}2{#/blank#}sit at the center of the triangular area formed by Beijing,Tianjin,and Shijiazhuang.

    The Xiongan New Area has great potential for growth,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (report) People's Daily. It has a broad space{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(develop) and will expand to cover 2,000 square kilometers.The transportation of the area is convenient, with only an {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(hour) drive to Beijing and Tianjin.

    The new area also has{#blank#}6{#/blank#}sound natural environment. It is home to Baiyangdian, one of the{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(large) freshwater wetlands in North China.{#blank#}8{#/blank#}more than 140 lakes, the wetland is known as the "pearl" of the North China Plain.

    Once{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(build),the area will reduce the heavy burdens on Beijing.For example,many companies,universities and scientific research centers will move from Beijing to the area.

    International experts and media also think highly of this new area, saying that it{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(set) an example to developing countries, noted Xinhua.

    China reached a milestone in space exploration on January 3, 2019. Chang'e-4 {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (successful) landed on the far side of the moon's surface.

    This is the first time in history{#blank#}2{#/blank#} any country has performed a soft landing on the back of the moon. It is also a huge win for Chinese scientists who have been planning out this work for {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (year).

    Shortly after the lander's arrival, it sent back a photo of the Yutu rover (月球车) {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (roll) slowly across the moon's dusty surface. As{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (expect), the lander will conduct a number of challenging tasks. It will observe the low-gravity environment and explore {#blank#}6{#/blank#} there is water or other resources. Later, soil samples{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (collect) and returned to the earth. Scientists believe that the back of the moon is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (ancient) than the front, so the soil age is valuable for studying the early history of the moon.

    Since the far side of the moon is quiet and free {#blank#}9{#/blank#} electromagnetic interference (干扰) from the earth, it's a perfect place to research the space environment. Everything {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (appear) to be working smoothly, and we can expect plenty of moon news out of China in the near future.