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Guizhou Telescope

Guizhou now has the biggest radio telescope in the world.  It will be operational soon.

World’s Largest Radio Telescope Nears Completion, And It’s Going To Find ALIENS

Ross McG
May 3, 2016

The world’s largest radio telescope is almost finished – and it’s going to try to make contact with extra-terrestrial life.

This fascinating video and stunning photos show how close the 500m wide Aperture Spherical Telescope, or “FAST”, is to completion.

The structure, in China, will be operational by September and key components have already been tested.

Spanning 1,640ft in diameter, the telescope is a £125 million initiative that has been under construction since 2011 in Pingtang County in China’s Guizhou Province.

The structure is being fitted with 4,500 shiny panels following a successful dry run of its hardware last November.

FAST is three miles away from the nearest inhabited town, meaning it will have the perfect radio silence needed to listen to listen to the skies above.

Officials moved some 9,000 from the region to make way for the radio telescope, which will be the biggest of its kind.

 

China Green Card will be Easier ?

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See Washington Post China Permanent Residency

A current Associated Press report is copyrighted, but is reporting that the government is interested in having more foreigners move to, reside in, and work in China. It is considered a way of improving the economy.  This is extraordinary news.

My British friend and I have both tried to stay in China, with significant resistance from the authorities.  I am only able to remain in China as a tourist, with a ten year tourist visa. It requires me to leave the country every 60 days to avoid violation.

My British friend is only able to get a 30 day visa to accomplish the same goal. It kind of takes any financial incentive out of trying to stay here. So if the government is planning a change, it will have to happen pretty soon to save two of us.

I’ve been supporting Guizhou Province people in my own way for nearly 25 years. I welcomed the students from Guizhou when they attended Oakland University (Michigan) in the 90s. I trained teachers in Guizhou in 2000 under Oakland U’s Summer Institute, and have taught English to Guizhou People for nine of the last fifteen years. After teaching at Guizhou Normal University for four years, my contract ended without renewal last August. I never received a warning of my demise or coherent explanation.

Now at age 65 I can’t get that “Expert Certificate” that  I had received nine prior years as an English Teacher. I don’t regret my service to the Guizhou People. It’s still the poorest province in China, except for Tibet. I am, however, looking forward to seeing this new enlightened policy in action.

More on Poly Golf

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The new Poly Golf course has a competitive rate structure and has completed nine holes.  It is expected that the remaining nine holes will be completed by the end of the year. The following pictures show some of the holes on the course and the real estate development surrounding the golf course. The golf course is about forty minutes from the center of Guiyang by bus and faster by taxi.

 

Returning Chinese Youth

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The Guizhou Innovation and Entrepreneurship Association of Retired Overseas Chinese Youth is a newly created Chapter of a National organization intended to leverage the talent of returning young people. These Chinese young people have all lived and/or worked overseas and have returned to build their careers in China.

The Guizhou organization hosted guests from many cities who came to lend their support to the new chapter.  Places like Shenzen, Guangdong, and Macau were all represented. It is hoped that the new Guizhou Chapter will leverage innovation and entrepreneurship in Guizhou. Groups visited surrounding Guizhou destinations to learn about the new happenings around Guizhou.

Domenico Musco is Coming to Guizhou

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Mr. Domenico Musco  is an Italian Industrialist whose company, SPARK ELETTRONICA Srl (SPARK) http://sparkelettronica.wix.com/sparkelettronica is interested in developing cooperation with Guizhou companies.  SPARK has advanced expertise in electrical wiring systems, wire testers, automated sensors and control systems, and automated food sector production.

The food sector services provided by SPARK include extensive automated solutions to the beer and wine industry. Mr. Musco is particularly interested in Guizhou Province because of Guizhou’s prominence in these beverage industries. The automated systems provided by SPARK can greatly improve testing and feedback control systems, reducing human error and increasing production speed.

Domenico

Mr. Musco and staff have over fifty years in the field of automation and sensors in a variety of industries. His wiring and control solutions have ranged from giga-ohm to nano-ohm systems.

Mr. Musco can be reached via email at dommusco@tin.it .

Guiyang-Guangzhou High Speed Rail

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Guiyang-Guangzhou high speed rail to open this December

2014-09-16 05:54:30 [http://english.cqnews.net/html/2014-09/16/content_31993802.htm]

The construction of the Guiyang-Guangzhou high speed rail has come to an end and its debugging is being carried out to make sure the line is put into operation by the end of the year, the Guiyang-Guangzhou high speed rail scheduling conference was told.

It is expected that the standard speed of the Guiyang-Guangzhou line will be 250 km/h. With a total length of 857 kilometers, the high speed rail will start from north Guiyang, stopping at Longli, Duyun, Danzhai, Rongjiang, Congjiang, Guilin, Gongcheng, Hezhou, Zhaoqing, Sanshui and Foshan, to arrive at its terminal Guangzhou.

There are 21 stops in total, and 8 stops among them are inside Guizhou province.

After completion, the duration from Guiyang to Guangzhou will be reduced to only 4 hours, from as long as 20 hours before.

Tunnels will carry more than 80 percent of the Guiyang-Guangzhou high speed railway. And for convenience, a 3G and 4G network will cover most of the tunnels.

Source: China Daily

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Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Guiyang-Guangzhou High Speed Railway is a major trunk route selected in the 11th Five Year Plan by the Chinese government. It will allow a fast link between the South-West Chinese provinces of Sichuan,Chongqing, Guizhou and Guangxi to the economic power houses of China in Guangdong and Hong Kong. It will allow for a massive reduction travel time between Guiyang and Guangzhou from 22 to 4 hours.

The 857 km route of this railway is more direct than current routes. This is due to the exceptionally difficult and mountainous terrain, making this high-speed project very expensive to construct. Project cost is estimated at 85.8 billion RMB (USD$12.6 billion).[1] This means 209 tunnels are required over the length of this route, some being in excess of 14 km in length.[2] It will pass through the major tourist destinations of Guilin and Yangshuo in Guangxi province with its unique karst landscape.

Construction commenced in 2008 and is expected to take 6 years to complete.

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High-speed train to arrive in Guilin this year

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The joint commissioning and integrated testing of the Guilin-Liuzhou section of Hengyang-Liuzhou high-speed railway started on July 19, 2013. The Guilin–Liuzhou high-speed rail is expected to open this year, with a travel time of only one hour between the two cities.The joint testing and commissioning of Guilin-Liuzhou high-speed railway

The Hengyang-Liuzhou high-speed railway serves as an important part of XiangGui (Hunan to Guangxi) railway expansion renovation project. It is the first one to make the testing and commissioning among the high-speed rails in Guangxi. This 497.9-kilometer-long rail route is expected to put into operation on a trial basis, in August, and be ready to open at the end of 2013.
The Xianggui railway, a 723-kilometer track, links the city of Hengyang, Hunan province and Nanning, the capital city of Guangxi; And, the Guiguang high-speed rail, linking the city of Guiyang, in Guizhou province, with Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, will pass through Guilin.
High-speed ralway network in South China

 

It is reported that as many as seven high-speed rails in Guangxi are expected to go into service this year. Thus, Guangxi is stepping into an era of high-speed railways. For travelers, it will be possible to enjoy the Guilin sunshine of a morning, go shopping in Guangzhou after 2 hours, and taste the famous Peking duck in the evening.

 

Wine Expo Video — Alco-tourism

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The Guizhou Wine Expo had a promotional video detailing the attractions of Guizhou.  I captured part of it on my cell phone camera.  Then I pulled out an old video from when I visited the Miao countryside.  The song of the Miao Women when they ask you to drink their sweet rice wine is really extraordinary, and in no way exaggerated by the promotional video.  I’ve added a couple clips . . .