Current location:Global Glean news portal > world
Taikonauts Keep Lantern Festival Traditions Alive on Space Station
Global Glean news portal2024-05-21 06:44:16【world】1People have gathered around
IntroductionContact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom
- Home
- News
- People
- In-depth
- ACWF
Taikonauts Keep Lantern Festival Traditions Alive on Space Station
February 16, 2022Screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 16, 2021 shows three Chinese astronauts, Zhai Zhigang (C), Wang Yaping (R) and Ye Guangfu, waving after entering the space station core module Tianhe. [Xinhua/Tian Dingyu] |
BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Wang Yaping, a taikonaut onboard China's space station core module, offered people on Earth a zero-gravity musical performance on Tuesday evening to celebrate the Lantern Festival.
The space show was shared via a video released at an annual TV gala for the festival celebration. In the video, Wang was seen floating in the space module while playing a guzheng, or Chinese zither.
She played a segment of the popular Chinese folk song "Jasmine Flower."
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. People usually hang colorful lanterns, play riddle games and express their wishes and hopes for the future.
The crew members, who traveled to the space station core module on the Shenzhou-13 mission, kept some festive traditions alive as they continued to orbit the Earth.
Commander Zhai Zhigang wrote riddles on red paper scrolls with a brush pen. He displayed the calligraphy together with taikonaut Ye Guangfu and extended festival greetings to the audience.
They also sent blessings to athletes at the ongoing Beijing Winter Olympics: "We wish that you all achieve success, gain friendship and harvest your best Olympic experience."
The video of the space performance was received with much enthusiasm after it was shared on social media platforms. It drew nearly 2 million hits in one hour after several national media outlets posted it on the Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo.
The Weibo account of Zhurong, China's first rover on Mars, reposted the video, commenting, "(The music) was so beautiful, and it made me homesick, too."
The Lantern Festival also marks the last day of the lunar New Year celebration. Though far from home, the festive sentiments in space are the same.
The China Manned Space Agency released a video on social media platforms on Tuesday, showing that the taikonauts had decorated the orbiting core module with red lanterns, Chinese knots and paper-cutting decorations.
Donning new clothes, the trio enjoyed the traditions of eating dumplings and pasting spring couplets on walls.
During the Chinese New Year holiday, they were also spotted watching the Winter Olympics and doing workouts in orbit.
On Oct. 16, 2021, the Shenzhou-13 mission sent the three taikonauts to the space station for a six-month stay — the longest-ever duration in the country's manned space program.
They have completed multiple tasks over the past few months, including performing spacewalks, a live science lecture, and a manual rendezvous and docking test with the Tianzhou-2 cargo vessel.
China plans to complete the building of its space station in 2022.
(Source: Xinhua)
32.3KPlease understand that womenofchina.cn,a non-profit, information-communication website, cannot reach every writer before using articles and images. For copyright issues, please contact us by emailing: [email protected]. The articles published and opinions expressed on this website represent the opinions of writers and are not necessarily shared by womenofchina.cn.
Comments
Magazines
Projects
- 2023 Women Science and Technology Innovation Pioneer...
Photos
- People Enjoy Blooming Tulips in Jinan, East...
- Flowers Bloom Across China in Spring
Special Coverage
Address of this article:http://clippertonisland.quotesbonanza.com/article-30a099883.html
Very good!(36163)
Related articles
- With Djokovic awaiting the winner, Murray trails Hanfmann at rain
- I have the largest penis in Britain
- Olivia Newton
- Turkey formally opens another former Byzantine
- Analysis: Larson enters conversation with Verstappen as best drivers in the world
- Defending national champion LSU boosts its postseason hopes with series win against Texas A&M
- The night that bra
- After Barstool Sports sponsorship fizzles, Snoop Dogg brand is attached to Arizona Bowl, fo shizzle
- Company wins court ruling to continue development of Michigan factory serving EV industry
- Coach Amorim vows to stay with Sporting Lisbon after winning another Portuguese league
Popular articles
- 'Constantly learning' Imanaga off to impressive start with the Chicago Cubs
- Auditors can't locate former St. Louis circuit attorney to complete state audit
- Trump hush money trial: Prosecutors move deeper into ex
- New Liberia forest boss plans to increase exports, denies working with war criminal Charles Taylor
Recommended
Revealed: Brit tourist, 19, subjected to sex attack in Majorca 'was gang
Double European weightlifting champion Pielieshenko killed in Ukraine war
Nigerian journalist's arrest last week triggers criticism of worsening press freedoms
Merlier wins Giro Stage 3 after Pogacar fires up finale and stays in the lead
Target to lower prices on basic goods in response to inflation
Millions of people across Oklahoma, southern Kansas at risk of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms
Larrañaga, Kruger, Dunphy and Nolan to be honored with Joe Lapchick Character Award
They shared a name — but not a future. How two kids fought to escape poverty in Baltimore
Links
- Defending Cup champion Vegas goes with Thompson in net for Game 1 in Dallas; Stone scores in return
- Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Hamas attack
- Who pays for a president's campaign travel?
- Policies can create growth momentum
- Car ploughs into primary school and sparks mass evacuation of pupils
- China's Liaoning Ballet to debut new adaptation of Notre Dame de Paris
- People enjoy outdoor activities as spring flowers bloom across China
- Social media users left puzzled as Channel 4 reveals Clare Balding will co
- Feature: 69 years on, the Bandung Spirit remains alive in the Global South
- Streamlined logistics allow landlocked regions to expand global reach