A memorial hall was opened in Anqing, Anhui province, on Saturday in honor of scientist Ye Duzheng, one of the founders of modern atmospheric science in China. Ye, who died in 2013 at the age of 98, was a senior academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was one of two winners of the National Top Science and Technology Award in 2005, a three-time winner of the National Natural Sciences Award and the first Chinese laureate to win the International Meteorological Organization Prize in 2003. The weather forecast we check on a daily basis is accurate largely thanks to Ye's contribution to the science of meteorology over more than 60 years. The Ye family traces its roots to Anqing, though the scientist himself was born in Tianjin in 1916, when China began keeping modern meteorological records. Persuaded by Qian Sanqiang, who later became China's founding father of nuclear physics, Ye changed his major in 1935 from physics to meteorology at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He later went to the University of Chicago in the United States and received his doctorate under the guidance of Carl-Gustaf Rossby, the celebrated Swedish-American meteorologist. Ye returned to China in 1950 and since then logged many scientific achievements, including establishing a team of 10 people to draw the country's first weather map. Ye was also the first scientist in China who raised the problem of climate change, said Li Chongyin, a meteorologist and a senior CAS academician. The 1,200-square-meter memorial hall, built in the Ye family temple, includes exhibitions of Ye's life and exhibits on meteorological science. The ancient building is the only existing family temple in the urban area of Anqing and has been listed as a protected cultural relic. Through this memorial hall, his love for the country and dedication to science can inspire more people, said Ye Weijiang, the son of Ye Duzheng. The younger Ye is also a scientist. personalised wristbandsrubber bracelet makercustom rubber braceletswristbands onlinemake rubber braceletsprinted braceletsmotivational bracelets for athletes
patient gets the medical service fee charging certificate at Beijing Xuanwu Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, April 8, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING - Public hospitals in China have reined in the unreasonable pricing of medical care, an official of the National Health Commission said on Friday. All public hospitals across the country joined the comprehensive reform program in 2017 to end 60-odd years of drug price markups, Wang Hesheng, deputy director of the commission, said at a State Council press conference on implementing major policies. Wang said the General Office of the State Council praised 38 localities, including Xicheng District in Beijing and Sanming City of east China's Fujian Province, for their good practices in the comprehensive reform of public hospitals. Sanming City increased fiscal input to public hospitals from 140 million yuan ($22 million) in 2011 to 460 million yuan in 2017. The hospitals in this city have made medical care prices more rational, Wang said. Health care authorities will encourage public hospitals to participate in the establishment of medical treatment partnerships and guide medical resources to grassroots health institutions to better serve the public, Wang said.
