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A glimpse of the week (4.8-4.12)
By:Lu Yukun  |  2019-04-13 23:37

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A glimpse of the week (4.8-4.12)
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Chinese astronomers have made contributions to a global effort to capture the first-ever image of a supermassive black hole at the heart of the distant galaxy M87.
|[!--empirenews.page--]|In the early 20th century, Shanghai was often referred to as “Big Shanghai” by out-of-towners due to its unique traits and sophisticated culture, though the city wasn’t the largest in China in terms of space. Fast forward to the modern era and on Shanghai’s Duolun Road, there is a folk museum named “Big Shanghai 1933”.[!--empirenews.page--]|What to expect at Formula One’s 1000th race in Shanghai[!--empirenews.page--]|Having served as the “gatekeeper” of Beijing’s Palace Museum (also known as the Forbidden City) for seven years and three months, 65-year-old Shan Jixiang has retired from his position.[!--empirenews.page--]|The Shanghai Haiwan Half Marathon was held at the Haiwan tourist attraction in Fengxian District on Saturday, with 3,000 runners competing in the 7-kilometer and 21-kilometer races.[!--empirenews.page--]|[!--empirenews.page--]|In recent years, public green spaces have sprung up in Chinese cities, beautifying the landscape. However, problems with withered leaves and branches have also come about. The two obvious solutions, burning and burying, are environmentally harmful and wasteful respectively.