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30th anniversary of Silk Roads expeditions commemorated
The China National Silk Museum, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, and the UNESCO Silk Roads Programme jointly organized a webinar to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Silk Roads expeditions.
July 23, 2020
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Alipay uses noseprint recognition for pet insurance
Chinese mobile payment giant Alipay's insurance platform has open-sourced noseprint recognition technology to use it on the company's newly launched pet insurance, according to Alipay.
July 23, 2020
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Hubin Pedestrian Street named national model
The Ministry of Commerce announced five national demonstration pedestrian streets on July 22, with Hangzhou Hubin Pedestrian Street making the list.
July 23, 2020
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Hangzhou encourages live-streamers to share resources
Jianggan district in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province, set up a live streaming service platform in partnership with Hangzhou Culture and Exhibition Co and the Hangzhou Creative Design Center on July 17, with the aim of helping promote cultural products on live streaming platforms.
July 23, 2020
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Hangzhou sees positive H1 GDP growth
Hangzhou's GDP stood at 738.8 billion yuan ($106 billion) in the first half of this year, an increase of 1.5 percent year on year, according to statistics recently released by the Hangzhou statistics bureau.
July 23, 2020
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Tunnel under Olympic Sports Center soon to open
The main structure of the tunnel beneath Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center, which connects Binjiang and Xiaoshan districts, has recently been completed.
July 22, 2020
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Oil painting exhibition kicks off at Zhejiang Art Museum
An art exhibition by the renowned oil painter Lyu Hongren kicked off at Zhejiang Art Museum on July 16.
July 22, 2020
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Old man revives tradition of making oil-paper umbrellas
Liu Weixue, a resident of Hangzhou's Yuhang district, established the workshop "Home of Paper Umbrella" in 2016 to revive the century-old tradition of making oil-paper umbrellas.
July 22, 2020