Go on a New Year's date that spans space! The "New Year's Day Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Tiangong Dialogue" will be held tomorrow

On December 31, the surging news (www.thepaper.cn) learned from relevant parties that the "New Year's Day Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Tiangong Dialogue" activity will be held on the afternoon of January 1, 2022, when aerospace experts and astronauts on the Tiangong space station will send a "New Year gift" across space to young students from Beijing, Hong Kong and Macao through vivid explanations and interesting interactions.

"Heaven and Earth Connection" celebrates New Year's Day! 2022 is the first year of the Second Centenary Journey of the Communist Party of China, as well as the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the 23rd anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland. The "New Year's Day Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Tiangong Dialogue" was hosted by the Hong Kong SAR Government, the Macao SAR Government, the Hong Kong Central Liaison Office, the Macao Central Liaison Office, the China Manned Space Engineering Office, and the Central Radio and Television Corporation.

The "appointment" was made by three astronauts, Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, who had been in orbit in orbit in the core module of the Tiangong Space Station for more than two months. On October 16, 2021, the Shenzhou 13 manned spacecraft was successfully launched, starting China's longest manned flight to date, and the three astronauts will stay in space for 6 months. This mission has written a glorious page for the development of China's manned space project.

In this "New Year's Day Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Tiangong Dialogue" event, the Hong Kong venue will be set up at the University of Hong Kong. As early as December 19, the University of Hong Kong opened the notice of registration for the "2022 Beijing- Hong Kong-Macao Three-place and Shenzhou-13 Astronaut Space-Earth Dialogue Activity", announcing that "the three astronauts will have real-time dialogue and exchange with the audience and carry forward the scientific spirit of constantly seeking breakthroughs in the field of manned spaceflight." ”

The "Dialogue between Heaven and Earth" has set off an "aerospace fever" in Hong Kong. On September 3 this year, the "Spirit of the Times Yao Xiangjiang" looked up at the Starry Sky Talk Heavenly Palace - China Space Station System Construction Symposium in Beijing and Hong Kong. The Shenzhou 12 crew, which is on a mission at the Tiangong space station, launched a "dialogue between heaven and earth" with Hong Kong teenagers. This is one of the series of activities of "The Spirit of the Times Shines on the Xiangjiang River" carried out by the two places, in addition to the centenary Chinese scientists theme exhibition and the moon and soil into Hong Kong, the theme exhibition of the construction of major countries, and the visit of Olympic athletes to Hong Kong. A series of activities set off a boom in Hong Kong, and patriotic sentiment stirred up The River.

On December 9th, the first lesson of "Tiangong Classroom" was officially opened. After 8 years, Chinese astronauts once again conducted space lectures. "Space Teachers" Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu brought a wonderful space science lesson to the majority of teenagers on the China Space Station, which was the first space teaching activity of the Chinese Space Station.

In the "Tiangong Classroom" space teaching activity, more than 300 teachers and students representatives from 12 primary and secondary schools such as Hong Kong Peiqiao College and Buddhist Raft Memorial Middle School gathered together to listen carefully to the explanations of the three astronauts of the space station, follow them to do experiments, and compare the results of ground and space experiments. The activities disseminated manned spaceflight knowledge, promoted space science education, and stimulated young people's pride in the achievements of the national space industry and a sense of belonging as Chinese.