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TheCityoftheFuture
Whatwillthecityofthefuturelooklike?
Nooneknowsforsure,andmakingpredictionsisariskybusiness.Butonethingiscertain-theyaregoingtogetbiggerbeforetheygetsmaller.Inthefuture,carefortheenvironmentwillbecomeveryimportantasearth’snaturalresourcesrunout.Wewilluselotsofrecycledmaterials,suchasplastic,aluminum,steel,glass,woodandpaper,andwewillwastefewernaturalresources.Wewillalsohavetorelymoreonalternativeenergy,suchassolarandwindpower.Allthisseemscertain,butthereareplentyofthingsaboutcitylifeinthefuturewhicharenotcertain.
Tofindoutwhatyoungpeoplethinkaboutthefutureofurbanlife,ateacheratauniversityinTexasintheUnitedStatesaskedhisstudentstothinkhowtheywouldrunacityof50000peopleintheyear2025.Herearesomeoftheideastheyhad:
GarbageshipsTogetridofgarbageproblems,thecitywillloadhugespaceshipswithwastematerialsandsendthemtowardsthesun,preventinglandfillandenvironmentalproblems.
BatmanNetsPolicewillarrestcriminalsbyfiringnetsinsteadofguns.
ForgetthemallsInthefutureallshoppingwillbedoneonline,andcatalogueswillhavevoicecommandstoplaceorders.
TelephonesforlifeEveryonewillbegivenatelephonenumberatbirththatwillneverchangenomatterwheretheylive.
Recreationallformsofrecreation,suchascinemas,bowling,softball,concertsandothers,willbeprovidedfreeofchargebythecity.
CarsAllcarswillbepoweredbyelectricity,solarenergyorwind,anditwillbepossibletochangethecolourofcarsattheflickofaswitch.
TelesurgeryDistancesurgerywillbecomecommonasdoctorscarryoutoperationsfromthousandsofmilesaway,witheachcityhavingitsowntelesurgeryoutpatientclinic.
HolidaysathomeSeniorcitizensandpeoplewithdisabilitieswillbeabletogoanywhereintheworldusinghigh-techcamerasattachedtotheirhead.
SpacetravelTravellinginspacebyordinarycitizenswillbecommon.Eachcitywillhaveitsownspaceport.
GettingAroundinBeijing
Taxis
Taxisareonthestreets24hoursaday.Simplyraiseyourhand,andataxiappearsinnotime.Theyareusuallyred,andtheydisplaythepriceperkilometeronthewindow.Youshouldcheckthecabhasabusinesspermit,andmakesureyouaskforareceipt.
Busesandtrolleybuses
PublictransportprovidesacheapwaytogetaroundinBeijing.Thereare20000busesandtrolleybusesinBeijing,buttheycangetverycrowded.It’sagoodideatoavoidpublictransportduringtherushhour.Faresarecheap,staringat1yuan.Air-conditionedbusescostmore.
Busesnumbered1to100arelimitedtotravelwithinthecitycentre.Highernumbershavedestinationsinthesuburbs.Touristsshouldn’tmissthe103buswhichoffersoneofthemostimpressiveroutes,pasttheForbiddenCityandtheWhitePagodainBeihaiPark.Ifyougetonadouble-deckerbus,makesureyousitupstairs.You’llhaveagoodviewoftherapidlychangingcity.
Mostbusesrunfromabout5:
00amtomidnight.However,thereisalsoanightbusservice,providedbybuseswithanumberinthe200s.
Minibuses
Minibuseswithseatsfor12passengersofferanalternativetoexpensivetaxisandcrowdedpublictransportinsomeareas.Theyrunregularservicesandfollowthesameroutesaslargepublicbuses.Andinaminibusyoualwaysgetaseateveninrushhours.
Underground
TherearefourundergroundlinesinBeijing,andseverallinesareunderconstruction.Trainsarefastandconvenient,butrushhourscanbeterrible.Aone-waytripcosts3yuan.Stationnamesaremarkedinpinyin.Theundergroundisopenfrom5:
00amto11:
00pm.
Pedicabs
Touristslikethesehuman-pedalled―tricycletaxis‖,buttheycanbeexpensive.Youshouldtalktothedriver,andmakesureyouknowthepricebeforeyoubeginthejourney,forexample,ifitisperperson,singleorreturn.Tricyclesareworthusingifyouwanttoexplorethenarrowalleys(hutongofoldBeijing.
BodyLanguageandNon-verbalCommunication
Ifyousaytheword―communication‖,mostpeoplethinkofwordsandsentences.Althoughtheseareveryimportant,wecommunicatewithmorethanjustspokenandwrittenwords.Indeed,bodypositionsarepartofwhatwecall―bodylanguage‖.Weseeexamplesofunconsciousbodylanguageveryoften,yetthereisalso―learned‖bodylanguage,whichvariesfromculturetoculture.
Weuse―learned‖bodylanguagewhenweareintroducedtostrangers.Likeotheranimals,weareonguarduntilweknowitissafetorelax.Soeveryculturehasdevelopedaformalwaytogreetstrangers,toshowthemwearenotaggressive.Traditionally,EuropeansandAmericansshakehands.Theydothiswiththerighthand—thestrongesthandformostpeople.Ifourrighthandisbusygreetingsomeone,itcannotbeholdingaweapon.Sothegestureissaying,―Itrustyou.Look,I’mnotcarryingathreateningweapon.‖Ifyoushakehandswithsomeone,youshowyoutrustthem.Weshakehandswhenwemakeadeal.Itmeans,―Weagreeandwetrusteachother.‖GreetingsinAsiancountriesdonotinvolvetouchingtheotherperson,buttheyalwaysinvolvethehands.TraditionallyinChina,whenwegreetsomeone,weputtherighthandovertheleftandbowslightly.Muslimsgivea―salaam‖,wheretheytouchtheirheart,mouthandforehead.Hindusjointheirhandsandbowtheirheadsinrespect.Inalloftheseexamples,thehandsarebusywiththegreetingandcannotholdaweapon.
Eventoday,whensomepeoplehaveveryinformalstylesofgreeting,theystillusetheirhandsasagestureoftrust.Americanyouthsoftengreeteachotherwiththeexpression,―Givemefive!
‖Onepersonthenholdsuphishand,palmoutwardsandfivefingersspread.Theotherpersonraiseshisfingersspread.Theotherpersonraiseshishandandslapstheother’sopenhandabovetheheadina―highfive‖.Nowadays,itisquiteacommongreeting.
Bodylanguageisfascinatingforanyonetostudy.Peoplegiveawaymuchmorebytheirgesturesthanbytheirwords.Lookatyourfriendsandfamilyandseeifyouareamindreader!
TheStudentWhoAskedQuestions
InahungryworldriceisastaplefoodandChinaistheworld’slargestproducer.RiceisalsogrowninmanyotherAsiancountries,andinsomeEuropeancountrieslikeItaly.Intherice-growingworld,theChinesescientist,YuanLongping,isaleadingfigure.
YuanLongpingwasbornandbroughtupinChina.Asaboyhewaseducatedinmanyschoolsandwasgiventhenickname,―thestudentwhoasksquestions‖.
Fromanearlyagehewasinterestedinplants.Hestudiedagricultureincollegeandasayoungteacherhebeganexperimentsincropbreeding.Hethoughtthatthekeytofeedingpeoplewastohavemorericeandtoproduceitmorequickly.Hethoughttherewasonlyonewaytodothis—bycrossingdifferentspeciesofriceplant,andthenhecouldproduceanewplantwhichcouldgiveahigheryieldthaneitheroftheoriginalplants.
FirstYuanLongpingexperimentedwithdifferenttypesofrice.TheresultsofhisexperimentswerepublishedinChinain1966.thenhebeganhissearchforaspecialtypeofriceplant.Ithadtobemale.Ithadtobesterile.Finally,in1970anaturallysterilemalericeplantwasdiscovered.Thiswasthebreakthrough.ResearcherswerebroughtinfromalloverChinatodevelopthenewsystem.theresearchwassupportedbythegovernment.
AsaresultofYuanLongping’sdiscoveriesChinesericeproductionroseby47.5percentinthe1990’s.Therewereotheradvantagestoo.50thousandsquarekilometresofricefieldswereconvertedtogrowingvegetablesandothercountries,suchasPakistanandthePhilippines.
InPakistanriceisthesecondmostimportantcropafterwheatandwillbegrowninmanypartsofthecountry.The
newhybridricehasbeendevelopedbytheYuanLongpingHightechAgriculturalCompanyofChina.ItsyieldismuchgreaterthantheyieldofothertypesofricegrowninPakistan.
ATripAlongtheThreeGorges
InAugust1996,PeterHessler,ayoungAmericanteacherofEnglish,arrivedinthetownofFulingontheYangtzeRiver.HeandacolleagueweretospendtwoyearsthereteachingEnglishatateachertrainingcollege.Theyweretheonlyforeignersinthetown.ThefirstsemesterfinishedattheendofJanuaryandtheyhadfourweeksofffortheSpringFestival.Theycouldgoanywheretheywished.Theydecidedtotakeaboatdownstream.
WedecidedtobuyticketsfortheJiangyouboat.Ourcolleaguessaid,―Youshouldn’tgoonthoseships.Theyareverycrowded.Theyaremainlyforgoodsandpeopletradingalongtheriver.Theydon’tstopatthetemplesandtherewon’tbeanyotherforeigners.‖Thatsoundedfinetome.Wejusthadtoshowourpassportsandtheyletusgetontheboat.
Weleftthedocksonabeautifulafternoon.Thesunwasshiningbrightlyaswesaileddownstreamthroughahillyregion.Menrodeabambooraftsalongtheriver’sedgeandcoalboatswentpast.Asthesunsettingbehindthewhitepagoda.Itwasbeautiful.
Wesleptthroughthefirstgorge,whichiscalledtheQutangGorge.Thegorgenarrowsto350feetastheriverrushesthroughthetwo-mile–highmountains.―Oh,well,‖myfriendsaid,―atleastwehavetwomoreleft.‖
AtWushanwemadeadetouruptheDaningRivertoseesomeofthesmallergorges.ThenextdaywewentthroughthebiggorgesontheYangtzeRiver,homeofQuYuan,the3rdcenturyBCpoet.TherewassomuchhistoryalongtheYangtzeRiver.Everyrocklookedlikeapersonoranimal,everystreamthatjoinedthegreatrivercarrieditslegends,everyhillwasheavywiththepast.Aswecameoutofthethirdgorge,theXilingGorge,wesailedintotheconstructionsiteofthedam.Allthepassengerscameond
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