月度归档 2025年6月30日

　　BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhuanet)-Liu Youbin, spokesman of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said on the 29th that since 2015, ozone monitoring has been carried out at 1,436 points in 337 cities across the country. The data shows that although ozone pollution in China has increased, it is mainly light pollution, and it is generally in a state of prevention and control.

　　On the morning of the 29th, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment held a regular press conference, and Liu Youbin, spokesman of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, reported the recent progress of key work.

　　Liu Youbin introduced that not long ago, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced the national air quality in September and January-September, and some areas experienced some fluctuations. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment organized experts to carefully analyze these situations for the following reasons:

　　First of all, due to the higher temperature than normal, the national O3 concentration increased year-on-year, and the proportion of excellent days decreased year-on-year.. In September 2019, the national average temperature was 17.7 degrees, which was 1.1 degrees higher than normal. The average temperatures in Beijing, Tianjin, Jilin, Inner Mongolia, Hubei and other provinces and cities were the highest or second highest level in the same period since 1961. Under the influence of high temperature and strong light, the concentration of O3 increased obviously during the day, which led to a decrease in the proportion of excellent days.

　　Preliminary analysis shows that in September 2019, the number of days in which the primary pollutant was O3(8 hours) in 337 cities at prefecture level and above accounted for more than 95% of the polluted days and about 40% of the 23 heavily polluted days, and the primary pollutant in other heavily polluted days was PM10, indicating that the average daily air quality in September was mainly affected by O3 concentration. The average O3 concentration in 337 cities at prefecture level and above was 157 μ g/m3, up by 23.6% year-on-year, and the proportion of excellent days decreased by 14.7 percentage points year-on-year.

　　Tropospheric (near-surface) ozone is a typical secondary air pollutant, which is rarely emitted by human beings. The main source of ground ozone is the photochemical reaction of NOx and VOCs under the action of heat and sunlight. When the precursors of NOx and VOCs are high, ozone pollution is easy to occur in summer and autumn due to high temperature and strong solar radiation. China’s standard stipulates that the maximum daily average concentration of ozone for 8 hours is 160 μ g/m3, which is basically equivalent to that of developed countries. Since 2015, ozone monitoring has been carried out at 1436 locations in 337 cities across the country. The data show that although ozone pollution in China has increased, it is mainly mild pollution, and it is generally in a state of prevention and control.

　　Secondly, less precipitation and unfavorable meteorological conditions lead to an increase in particulate matter concentration.In September 2019, the static stability index of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region increased by about 50% year-on-year, of which the static stability index of Beijing increased by about 40% year-on-year, and the atmospheric diffusion capacity decreased significantly. Especially in late September, 2019, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and surrounding areas experienced static, high humidity and inversion weather lasting for more than one week, which led to the continuous accumulation and transformation of pollutants.

　　According to Liu Youbin, in view of the above situation, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment will promote the coordinated emission reduction of multi-pollutants with the coordinated control of PM2.5 and ozone, focusing on NOx and VOCs, and actively promote the optimization and adjustment of industry, energy, transportation and land use structure.

　　Liu Youbin Qiu said that winter has come, the temperature has dropped, and the O3 pollution level has dropped. Especially after entering the heating season, the emission intensity of various pollutants will further increase and the meteorological conditions will deteriorate, and PM2.5 will become the primary pollutant that determines the ambient air quality. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment, together with relevant departments and localities, will take measures such as differentiated and graded management and control of key industries to actively deal with heavily polluted weather to offset the impact of increased heating emissions and unfavorable meteorological conditions.

　　Li Keqiang walked 5 kilometers to the epicenter.

　　On the morning of the 4th, Li Keqiang, on behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, and on behalf of the Supreme Leader General Secretary, flew to Ludian disaster area in Yunnan to inspect the disaster situation and direct the earthquake relief work on the spot. He stressed that it is necessary to take scientific and effective measures to step up rescue and strive to minimize disaster losses. Those who wear military uniforms and those who wear white coats go into the disaster area together.

　　Air conference

　　Tell the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to bring enough maritime satellites to the front

　　As soon as he got on the plane, Li Keqiang held an emergency meeting to listen to the reports from the State Seismological Bureau, the Ministry of Transport, the Health and Family Planning Commission, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Land and Resources, the Ministry of Public Security and other departments, as well as the heads of the People’s Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force, to learn more about the disaster situation, casualties and rescue progress, and to deploy disaster relief work.

　　Li Keqiang stressed that it is necessary to put saving people in the first place, seize the post-disaster gold rescue time, strive to enter the village within 48 hours, and seize everything possible to minimize casualties; It is necessary to give full play to the cooperative role of local cadres, the people’s police and the army, and never give up lightly until the last moment.

　　Li Keqiang made seven arrangements after listening to reports from relevant parties:

　　First, seize every favorable opportunity to save people; second, strictly guard against secondary disasters; third, strengthen rescue efforts; fourth, do a good job in resettling the victims; fifth, adhere to unified command, be scientific and orderly; sixth, make preparations for resuming production; and seventh, start to resume reconstruction.

　　"Let the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology bring enough maritime satellite equipment and go to the front immediately." "Inform Yibin and prepare to receive the seriously wounded." Li Keqiang intervened from time to time when listening to the disaster report on the plane, and immediately made a decision on urgent matters, and one disaster relief decision was issued one after another. At the end of the meeting, he told everyone to make good use of the on-board telephone and pay close attention to contact with the ground.

　　inspect the natural calamity

　　Li Keqiang accidentally slipped and washed his hands with muddy water.

　　At 11 o’clock yesterday morning, Li Keqiang and his party arrived at Zhaotong Airport, Yunnan Province, and then arrived at Longtoushan Town by bus. Seeing that the road into the epicenter was being rushed through, Li Keqiang immediately got off the bus, braved the high temperature, and walked more than 5 kilometers along a potholed path to Longquan Village, the most severely affected area in the epicenter, to inspect the disaster situation on the spot and direct the earthquake relief work.

　　Due to the heavy rain, the path was slippery and muddy, and many places were also damaged. Li Keqiang waded into the village. On the way, he accidentally slipped and washed his hands with muddy water. After that, he still visited the village on foot for more than three hours.

　　From time to time, he stopped to talk to the people affected by the roadside and asked if his family was injured and had a place to live. He said that you have suffered and suffered, and the party and the government will certainly help you solve your difficulties.

　　While inspecting the rescue situation on the ruins, several soldiers carried the newly rescued wounded out. Li Keqiang gave way voluntarily and raised his arm to escort the team away. During the inspection, Li Keqiang met many teams to rescue the wounded, and he took the initiative to greet his entourage to make way to ensure the smooth progress of the rescue. He said to the officers and men who were nervously searching and rescue, I’m coming to visit you, but don’t stop what you are doing. Every minute is extremely precious now. I hope everyone will seize the golden rescue time and not give up any glimmer of hope. Li Keqiang said that to minimize the loss, saving one more life can make one more happy family, which is also a comfort to the society.

　　It is said that the shortage of materials requires the organization of airdrops.

　　Many houses that have not yet collapsed on the roadside have cracks. Li Keqiang told local cadres that aftershocks are still happening, so we should not just look at whether the house is in good condition, but go in and carefully check whether it is safe. We are stepping up the deployment of tents. We must search from house to house at night, and do everything possible to evacuate the people in the dangerous house, so as not to let a mass spend the night in the dangerous house and avoid new casualties.

　　Some local cadres said that due to the interruption of roads, there is a shortage of food and relief materials. Li Keqiang immediately asked the relevant departments to organize air drops of food and epidemic prevention articles to ensure that people have food and clean water to drink.

　　Temporary resettlement sites for the affected people have been set up in the open area of the river valley. Li Keqiang went into the tent and told everyone that if you stay green, you are not afraid of not burning wood. The party and the government will help everyone rebuild a stronger and better home.

　　Li Keqiang came to the temporary medical point in the playground of the town middle school, asked about the supply of medicines, and told the medical staff to treat every wounded person carefully to minimize the mortality and disability rate. Seeing the shortage of disinfectant, Li Keqiang requested to dispatch epidemic prevention materials quickly, pay close attention to comprehensive prevention and control of the epidemic situation, and ensure that there was no major epidemic after the disaster.

　　Tent meeting

　　Suggest that the participants stand in silence for the victims.

　　Yesterday afternoon, after seeing the disaster relief situation on the spot, Li Keqiang hosted a disaster relief meeting in the tent of the middle school playground in Longtoushan Town. Li Keqiang listened to a brief report and suggested that all the people at the scene stand up in silence for the compatriots killed in the earthquake.

　　At the meeting, Li Keqiang praised the leaders of Ludian County three times for daring to speak out to him about the difficulties of water shortage, food shortage and tent shortage in disaster relief. Li Keqiang said, in the face of sudden disasters, who can be perfect? We are here to solve the problem, that is, to listen to the truth.

　　Li Keqiang emphasized that the first is that rescue should be scientific, difficult things will become feasible, and never give up easily. As long as there is hope, we must do our best to rescue them; The second is to pay close attention to the treatment of the wounded, and coordinate medical experts from all over the country to minimize death and disability; The third is to ensure that the affected people have food and clean water to drink, and at the same time to curb the outbreak; The fourth is to pay close attention to resettling the masses and try to make all the masses have safe homes tonight; The fifth is to pay close attention to maintenance and repair to find all necessary life channels, including roads, electricity, water and communication, etc. The sixth is to prevent the occurrence of secondary geological disasters, distribute emergency food immediately, and organize the masses to help themselves in production. This newspaper comprehensively reported by Xinhua News Agency and CCTV.

(Source: Beijing Youth Daily)

　　[Global Network Technology Comprehensive Reporter Lin Di]Today is the last day of June, and 2017 is already halfway through. The circle of friends we usually brush is often rumored and repeatedly banned. This morning, WeChat officially announced the top ten rumors in the circle of friends in the first half of 2017. Some rumors are really confusing. In addition to the traditional rumors spread by words and pictures, new rumors tend to be video-oriented, which is even more harmful.

　　The following are the main contents of the top ten rumors in the circle of friends and the harm index. Look carefully, and don’t get shot again!

　　Top ten rumors of friends circle

　　1. The floss on the floss bread is made of cotton

　　Rumor category: false report

　　Deception index: ★★★★★★ Hazard index: ★★★★★

　　Rumor content:

　　In late May, videos of several pieces of floss soaked in floss bread were circulated on the Internet. The photographers came from different regions, but the content was basically the same: after buying floss bread or cakes, the floss above was soaked in water, and the floss turned into white flocs in the water. The photographer claimed that the floss was actually made of cotton, and the white flocs could be lit with a lighter as proof.

　　China Food Medicine News, the official WeChat platform of the State Food and Drug Administration, refuted the video of "Meat muffin wrapped in cotton":Meat floss and cotton are different in composition and taste, so it is almost impossible to pretend to be meat floss with cotton.

　　The essence of meat floss is muscle fiber, and the main component is protein, which will melt when put into your mouth, and the taste is soft. The essence of cotton is plant fiber, the main component is cellulose, which is an insoluble fiber. Although it looks soft, it is not chewy. In other words, if cotton is really used to pretend to be fluffy, it will be seen through when it is eaten.

　　Relevant experts also pointed out that the "burning" identification method used in the video seems scientific, but it is actually not reliable. It is a common phenomenon that food can be ignited, because it contains protein, fat, carbohydrates and other combustibles. The main ingredient of the floss is protein, which can definitely be ignited, just like the hair can be ignited, and there will be a burnt smell. The main component of cotton is cellulose, which can be ignited, but it will not be burnt.

　　The spread of this rumor video has caused some netizens to question and worry about food safety, and even related products have been returned and removed from the shelves, causing great losses to some enterprises.

　　Comments:

　　Many people like to eat bread or cake. This video reminds everyone not to be fooled in the name of caring about everyone’s daily life, but it has achieved the opposite effect. A famous person once said, "Prejudice stems from ignorance. "In fact, rumors are the same. People who want to make these videos should carefully verify them before releasing them, and don’t tell the world in a hurry because of their cognitive bias, which will make people panic.

　　2. The emoticon pack was invented by the Japanese, and you have to pay for it.

　　Rumor category: false report

　　Deception index: ★★★★★★ Hazard index: ★★★★

　　Rumor content:

　　"Dear brothers and sisters, please take a good look at all Chinese sons and daughters in the following words, don’t you know? This is the expression pack/::/:/:and so on. It was invented by Japanese devils, and you earned 0.01 cents once you requested it on WeChat. This alone is broadcasted nearly 100 million times a day. Do the math? How many times are expressions requested every day? And how much RMB will the Japanese devils earn? We in Chinese are unconsciously giving money to the Japanese. From now on, I won’t order a single expression. I hope the family can see it? I hope that Chinese children will try not to send these expressions again, and only those who broadcast on CCTV 1 will know. I hope that all groups will forward, and the merits will be boundless! "

　　These expressions exemplified in rumors are actually collectively referred to as Emoji, commonly known as "emoji", and their meanings come from Japanese painting characters (ぇもじ). The original "Emoji" expression was really invented by the Japanese: it was invented by a Japanese named Kurita Chongchong in the late 1990s. However, it has long been included in the Unicode Consortium, an international non-profit organization, which is responsible for its maintenance and management.

　　It is free and unlimited to obtain a copy of Unicode data files and software to process data files or software-that is, there is no charge for emoji, and the system emoji of WeChat is also provided to users for free.The idea that someone can share the money by forwarding these emoticons is totally untrue.

　　Comments:

　　I can’t believe that these expressions we use every day will be the target of rumors one day. . . Please feel free to use it, but secretly tell you that Xiaobian’s favorite expression recently is Tencent’s own design: [smirk]

　　3. Four fake monks appeared in a certain place to steal kidneys.

　　Rumor category: false report

　　Deception index: ★★★★★ Hazard index: ★★★★★

　　Rumor content:

　　A video content claims: This is a real event that happened in xx. Recently, four fake monks entered the room to anesthetize a family of four and stole their kidneys on the grounds that they exchanged old banknotes at high prices. The video is just a picture of the family’s funeral, which is unbearable.

　　Truth:

　　In fact, the rumor about "monks stealing kidneys" has appeared in many parts of the country, but it used to be a text version, and now it has become a video version.

　　There are many versions of this rumor, such as "138 monks stole kidneys", "pregnant women were stolen kidneys when giving birth" and "gangs stole children to get organs", etc., but they have all been confirmed as rumors. Weibo and WeChat, the official police officers in many places across the country, have also refuted such news one after another, saying that they have not received such alarm recently.

　　The real situation recorded in the video is a murder case in Xihua County, Henan Province on June 11 this year: a local villager killed his family of four with a knife because of a dispute with the villagers. This incident has nothing to do with "four monks stealing kidneys".

　　Moreover, it is not so simple to steal kidneys to buy and sell living organs. The stories that organs are gone after being fascinated by drugs have been proved to be sensational urban legends. Organ transplantation needs matching, and this matching is not a simple blood type matching, but also requires the tissues of both donors and recipients to be as close as possible, otherwise the immune system of recipients will attack and reject foreign tissues.

　　And after the organ is taken out of the body, it needs to be refrigerated under strict sanitary conditions, but it has lost its function before being transplanted into the recipient within a certain period of time. For example, the longest time for the kidney is 48 hours, the pancreas is 12 hours, and the liver is only 8 hours. It is inconsistent with medical common sense to steal the organ for sale.

　　Comments:

　　Rumors of stealing kidneys have been around for a long time, and rumors will be circulated forever.

　　If the recording of videos like "Soft Bread" and "White Worm with Shrimp Head" is still possible due to some ignorance, the video producer of "Monks Stealing Kidney" obviously took advantage of the public’s concern about the risk of life safety and used the unfortunate experiences of others as the content of video rumors, but he could not find any other words except "malice" and "immorality".

　　4. Rice is made of plastic

　　Rumor category: false report

　　Deception index: ★★★★★ Hazard index: ★★★★

　　Rumor content:

　　Since February, a two-minute video has been circulated on the WeChat platform. In the video, a man keeps putting plastic bags into a machine, and after melting, drawing and cutting, he finally produces a granular white solid like rice grains. The video is accompanied by a text saying that this is the production process of fake rice.

　　"Plastic rice" is actually a rumor that has been circulating for a long time. As early as 2011, there was a rumor on social media at home and abroad that’ plastic rice’ was made in China. Later, many netizens and experts pointed out that the so-called’ plastic rice’ was not regarded as food. However, the rumor has come back recently.

　　People in the plastic industry said that the equipment used in the video is a common plastic granulator in the plastic industry. The factory puts the recycled plastic into the plastic granulator to produce recycled plastic granules, which are semi-finished raw materials for making plastic products again. The reason why it is made into granules is to facilitate storage and transportation.

　　At present, there is no fake method of mixing plastic ingredients into rice, and the average price of such recycled plastic particles is about 10 yuan per kilogram, while the average rice does not exceed 5 yuan per kilogram. The cost of plastic particles is more expensive than rice, so it is unnecessary for merchants to replace fake rice with plastic.

　　In this regard, the State Food and Drug Administration also refuted the "Plastic Rice" incident in the form of its official WeChat account "China Food Medicine News".

　　Comments:

　　For this rumor, it is enough for everyone to remember one sentence:Plastic is much more expensive than rice, and only a fool would pass it off as rice.

　　5. Porphyra is made of plastic bags

　　Rumor category: false report

　　Deception index: ★★★★ Hazard index: ★★★★★

　　Rumor content:

　　Since February this year, a large number of "plastic laver" videos have appeared. While soaking laver, the photographer told everyone that it is not laver but plastic. In order to further prove that these lavers are fake, some people even burned the laver in their hands with a lighter.

　　Truth:

　　The rumor that "seaweed is made of plastic bags" appeared as early as 2011. The media interviewed nutrition experts, doctors and laver farmers, and made many related rumors.

　　According to experts, Porphyra haitanensis and Porphyra yezoensis are the main types of laver in the market, Porphyra haitanensis is cultivated in Wenzhou and Fujian, and Porphyra yezoensis is the main type in Jiangsu and other places. However, the quality of laver is slightly worse and the taste is tougher. However, even Porphyra haitanensis without water is far less tough than black plastic bags.

　　The plastic bag itself contains a strong smell of chemical materials, which is tough and insoluble in water. It is also very different in smell and taste, and the taste at the entrance is completely different from that of laver, so it is impossible to be confused.

　　The relevant safety supervision departments of laver enterprises involved in the video also carried out verification, and said that the products of the enterprises met the corresponding national food safety standards, and no plasticizer was found, and there was no problem.

　　Although the "Plastic Porphyra" video was refuted by the relevant authorities when it first appeared on the Internet, the video was constantly forwarded and spread on the Internet. In a short time, the rumor shock wave quickly spread from consumers, supermarkets, dealers and processing plants to farmers, and the related industrial chains were also severely hit.

　　After the police investigation, the real purpose of the personnel who made and disseminated "plastic laver" was to carry out extortion by spreading rumors, and the relevant personnel involved in the case have also been arrested one after another.

　　Comments:

　　It is a low-level common sense mistake to confuse laver with plastic. It is this kind of low-level error and novelty-seeking false content that spread, causing huge losses to enterprises in normal operation. I hope that all of us will not be easily fooled by this common sense mistake in the future. We should eat whatever we want, check more on the Internet, and the general rumor information will be released in time.

　　6. There are two white lines in the shrimp head, which are actually white parasites.

　　Rumor category: false report

　　Deception index: ★★★★ Hazard index: ★★★★

　　Rumor content:

　　A small video about shrimp infected with parasites is very popular. In the video, a faceless person cuts off the shrimp head and picks out two slender white lines with a toothpick. The video producer claims that this is a parasite of shrimp, and warns netizens to eat less shrimp in the future. He also calls on everyone to move their fingers to spread the video for the health of relatives and friends.

　　In fact, similar rumors have appeared as early as a few years ago, and this video is just an upgraded version of rumors.

　　There are indeed white lines when the shrimp head is cut open, but these two white lines are not so-called parasites, but the testis of the male shrimp. They always appear in a pair at the same time, the immature testis is colorless and transparent, and it is milky white after maturity. There are not only prawns, but also shrimps and lobsters, and they are stronger. The gonad of shrimp is mainly composed of protein, which is completely edible.

　　The producer of the video called this kind of parasite as liver fluke, and the shrimp in the video should be Penaeus vannamei. In fact, no liver fluke has been found in Penaeus vannamei at present, and when the liver fluke is parasitic in fish and shrimp, it is invisible to the naked eye and can only be seen with the help of a microscope. The professional explanation in the video is actually a fallacy.

　　Live fish and shrimp may indeed contain parasites, such as liver flukes, paragonimiasis, round flukes, etc., but there is a problem of infection probability, and it is impossible for all of them to have parasites. andAs long as the materials are fresh and cooked, the risks can be completely avoided.

　　Comments:

　　In the first half of the year, there were many rumors about this small video content, all of which were related to food. Rumors have spread wildly, and people have suffered from eating goods. Now that rumors have been broken, you foodies can enjoy the delicious food given to us by nature with peace of mind and pleasure.

　　7. "Liu Mingwei" lost his college entrance examination admission ticket again.

　　Rumor category: false report

　　Deception index: ★★★★ Hazard index: ★★★★

　　Rumor content:

　　I found an admission ticket for the college entrance examination. Liu Mingwei, the test center is in No.1 Middle School. Please forward it to my friends and ask Liu Mingwei to contact this number at 151****7258. Be sure to help him send it to the group. The child’s family must be anxious. Spread, spread, don’t delay the children’s college entrance examination!

　　Truth:

　　Almost every year at the end of May and the beginning of June, such information will come out. From former Bai Yaqian to Steven Yang Lei, to this year’s Liu Mingwei. And the phone number left by the same classmate is not the same. What is different from previous years is that this year’s college entrance examination has not yet started, and the admission ticket has not yet started printing. The admission ticket of "Liu Mingwei" is "lost".

　　In this regard, the education department also reminded that candidates’ admission tickets are generally printed and distributed one week before the college entrance examination, and it is impossible to lose them without taking the exam. The printing of admission tickets for the summer college entrance examination in 2017 officially began on June 2, and all exams are finished. It can be printed between 9: 00 and 20: 00 every day, and candidates can print multiple copies for backup.

　　Even if you really get the admission ticket during the college entrance examination, you should not look for candidates through network communication, but hand it over to the local public security department or education department at the first time and return it in time through the public security department and education department.

　　Then, what is the publisher’s purpose in this rumor of losing the admission ticket on time every year?The deputy detachment leader of the network police detachment of Taizhou Public Security Bureau said that publishers of such news generally use the curiosity and sympathy of the citizens to publish rumors such as losing the admission ticket and leave a toll phone. Once the citizens call back by the phone number and follow the phone prompt, they will fall into the trap of charging.

　　Comments:

　　The spread of this rumor is basically a necessary item before and during the college entrance examination every year. . Xiaobian’s only hope is that the old irons who saw it last year and forwarded it will not continue to be fooled next year.

　　8. Mou Cuicui, who has been missing for 15 years, was forced to beg by "picking and cutting".

　　Rumor category: false report

　　Deception index: ★★★★ Hazard index: ★★★★

　　Rumor content:

　　A video of "singing on the streets of Guizhou with four limbs disabled women" was circulated on the Internet in March and April this year. It is reported that the Mou family in Huaguan Town, Guangrao County, Shandong Province, after watching the video for hundreds of times, thought that the disabled woman singing was Mou Cuicui, a relative who disappeared 15 years ago.

　　According to Mou’s family, Cui Cui was a normal person with sound limbs and was about 165cm tall. As a result, netizens have speculated that the woman was beaten with limbs and begged on the street. This kind of behavior has been called "harvesting and cutting" since ancient times, and it has been severely punished in all dynasties.

　　Truth:

　　Ms Nie, who lives in Baiyun District, Guiyang, came to Gongjiazhai police station to report the case, claiming that she was the street performer in the news report videos and pictures, but not the missing woman Mou Cuicui in Shandong.

　　After investigation, Ms. Nie grew up in Guizhou Province, and has never been to Shandong Province. She was born with limbs disability, and has been singing and performing arts in the streets of Guizhou for a long time. The related video and pictures were taken by netizens in July 2016 when she was performing arts in the street opposite the Panda Toilet at T-junction in Zunyi City, Guizhou Province.

　　According to Ms. Nie, there were three of her friends at the scene. The related street performers are all voluntary behaviors, and it is not the case that they are forced to "beg" by "cutting off their limbs" as reported by the Internet.At present, Guiyang police have collected DNA samples for comparison, and the results confirm that the street singers in Guizhou are not related to Mou Cuicui’s family.

　　Comments:

　　The "harvesting and cutting" first appeared in the Song Dynasty, and it was a superstitious activity of offering sacrifices to living organs. Cults killed abducted or robbed children or women and took their internal organs, organs or limbs as sacrifices for cult gods.

　　For this criminal phenomenon, the government has always been in hell to pay, and the crime of "harvesting and cutting" is executed. At present, there are many rumors about harvesting and cutting, but in fact, some reporters have conducted an in-depth investigation and concluded that there is no case of harvesting and cutting that can be confirmed so far, and the relevant information is hearsay and subjective speculation.

　　The society is developing and the morality is progressing. Everyone should have full confidence in this.

　　9. xiong’an new area series of rumors

　　Rumor category: false report

　　Deception index: ★★★★ Hazard index: ★★★

　　Rumor content:

　　On April 1, 2017, the news that the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council decided to set up xiong’an new area aroused widespread concern in society. The establishment of xiong’an new area will objectively bring great changes to the local land use policy and regional economic development, so along with this hot social topic, a series of false rumors also spread. In the truth section below, let’s take stock of relevant rumors together.

　　Truth:

　　1. In a circle of friends, a picture of a man who sold a house before the establishment of xiong’an new area was reported to have fallen to his death in remorse, and was named "Xiong ‘an’s first jump". After investigation, the deceased Yang committed suicide, and the house where he lived was a rental house. Yang did not buy or sell houses in Baoding. The rumor that "xiong’an new area sold a house and jumped off a building" was spread on the Internet. The police have given the rumor maker administrative detention for 10 days according to law.

　　2. "87 central enterprises will move to xiong’an new area"?

　　On April 8th, regarding the rumor that central enterprises are going to move to xiong’an new area, Ning Ji Zhe, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission and director of the National Bureau of Statistics, responded in an interview with media reporters at the 2nd China New Normal Economic Development High-level Forum hosted by China Development Network and the 2016 "Developing China Person of the Year" ceremony: "The rumor can’t be believed. Some enterprises have already stated that they will move to xiong’an new area, which is an independent act of enterprises, and relevant plans will be made in the future."

　　3. Baoding will implement the car lottery in June?

　　The media reporter interviewed the staff of Baoding Public Security Bureau. The staff member said that the bureau has not received a similar document notice, and if there are relevant policy changes, the government will announce them to the public.

　　4. "Yinzhuang Village Relocation Compensation Understanding Paper" appeared in Anxin County, Hebei Province?

　　On April 4th, the Propaganda Department of Anxin County Committee of the Communist Party of China rumored in its official WeChat "Anxin Release" in WeChat official account: "At present, Anxin County has not made a clear paper to release relevant contents. On April 8, the police have given the rumor maker administrative detention for 5 days according to law.

　　5. "The Third Capital Airport will be located in Xushui District, Baoding"?

　　"Baoding Internet Police Patrol Law Enforcement" refuted the rumor in its official Weibo with a humorous tone: "This is too fake! Don’t rumors usually watch the news? The font p is not at all level. The second airport hasn’t been built yet, so why not build the third airport? Building an airport is really not to build a bus stop, but to build it. "

　　Comments:

　　The establishment of "xiong’an new area" is an important release policy of the government, and it is natural to trigger a hot discussion in society. However, we should also distinguish the false information in it, and don’t spread all kinds of jokes as facts.

　　10. As long as the child drowns for no more than an hour, it can be saved by "backwards".

　　Rumor category: false report

　　Deception index: ★★★★ Hazard index: ★★★

　　Rumor content:

　　Please copy what you see, children can be saved as long as they drown for less than an hour! The weather is hot, and the creek is more attractive. . Rescued two drowning children from the river. When the child was not breathing, the villagers used the local first aid method, clutching the child’s feet and running on his back. A few minutes later, the little boy spat out a few mouthfuls of water and cried. After running for at least ten minutes, the little girl was pulled back from the hands of death.

　　Summer vacation is coming, I don’t know how many children are going to swim in the water. Please hold on to what you see, and maybe you can save many people. The doctor stressed that if everyone who receives this message can bring it to others, at least one life will be saved. I have done my part! So now you have two choices: 1. Ignore it and 2. Let more people see it.

　　Truth:

　　The doctor in the emergency department of the relevant people’s hospital said: This method has no scientific basis and should not be advocated.

　　The "backward-back method" is a common indigenous method in rural areas in the south, and it does have certain effect on children who have just drowned and whose heartbeat and breathing have not stopped. During the running, the rescuer squeezes the abdomen and chest of the drowning person through his shoulders, squeezing out the water in the lungs and abdomen, and finally rebuilding the respiratory circulation. However, the premise of success is that the child’s drowning time is very short and the heart has not stopped.

　　If you drown for a long time and your heartbeat and breathing have stopped, it may affect the rescue if you blindly use the backwards method. Because there is very little oxygen reserve in the human body, the metabolism of the body can only be maintained for 6 minutes after breathing stops completely. If breathing is not resumed in time, the heartbeat will stop and brain cells will die, which is irreversible.

　　Comments:

　　Don’t let the wrong method continue to spread harm to people and avoid delaying treatment.

　　Recently, a teenage netizen asked Xiao Yao for advice. Her husband drove out at night and said that he was getting together with friends. When he came home, he seemed very tired. He couldn’t help but wonder if he had done something sorry for himself. Experienced Xiao slanting, of course, should check it out for the sisters and send it to the car to search the treasure book.

　　

　　Hair on the seat

　　If the husband has done something bad in the car, there will definitely be hair residue that should not appear, especially in the seat or in the gap of the headrest. If it is a sister with short hair, it must be very suspicious to find long hair in the car.

　　Unusual hickey

　　If the husband is too intimate with other women in the car, he will definitely find clues in the car, such as the girl’s favorite co-driver makeup mirror, and maybe he will find incredible surprises.

　　The sound of the driving recorder

　　Many suspicious wives want to put eavesdropping devices and other equipment in the car, but this thing is very risky. If it is found, it will definitely end in a quarrel. But how to know whether a girl has been in her husband’s car and what they have talked about, the driving recorder is definitely a trick. The driving recorder has a recording function, and the car starts to record when it is powered on. As long as you buy a large-capacity memory card, everything your husband said in the car recently can be recorded.

　　IPhone frequented places

　　I just mentioned recording voice, and I want to know where my husband has been? The location service of iPhone betrayed his location. Open the iPhone settings-click-privacy-location service-system service-frequent places, including all the places where my husband stayed. Combined with the sound of driving recorder, the crime scene can basically be restored.

　　If you can’t find the problem in the first four Dafas, it proves that your husband is faithful to you, or he is an extremely cunning master, but even the master is exposed. According to the survey, most of the male friends who habitually cheat around have the habit of hiding condoms in the car. What strange places will they hide?

　　Multimedia screen

　　Hiding index: ★★★☆☆

　　It is said that the more dangerous the place is, the safer it is. The center console seems to be a very conspicuous place, but often these places within the line of sight are more likely to be neglected. It is absolutely brilliant for a male car owner to hide his baby behind the screen. The key is convenient location, and bring it when you reach it.

　　In the interlayer of skylight sunshade curtain

　　Hiding index: ★★★★★☆.

　　Compared with the rear of the display mentioned above, the skylight sunshade interlayer is safer, and the area that 99% car owners will not touch is basically very low, and the advantage of convenient location is taken into account. However, this position can be seen directly through the skylight glass, so female car owners must pay attention.

　　Under the carpet

　　Hiding index: ★★☆☆☆

　　Under the carpet is also a very hidden position, but this position belongs to the footrest position, so it is easy to get dirty, and it will be opened and cleaned every time the car is washed, so the possibility of hiding in this position is relatively low, but it is necessary to pay attention to male car owners who don’t like car washing.

　　Back of brake pedal

　　Hiding index: ★★★★★★★

　　The accelerator brake is used every time you drive. For most people, this place is not a container, so it is impossible to hide things subconsciously. But for automatic transmission models, the brake pedal is relatively large, so the position on the back is just enough to hide things. Suspicious wives may wish to check it.

　　Central control T-zone decorative board

　　Hiding index: ★★★★★☆.

　　For finding the secret of the car, many wives will first check the glove box, but often there is no result. But if your husband likes to modify the central control, then the carbon fiber decorative board of the central control can be well checked.

　　Well, this issue of wife detective is purely entertainment. Xiaoyan still hopes that lovers in the world can be happy forever, and also reminds male friends that they must not do anything that is sorry for their partners, otherwise Xiaoyan will often give advice to the sisters. Remember to look good!

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For centuries, the relationship between blacks inside and outside the African continent has been very complicated, and a history full of pain, slavery, separation and sometimes suspicion has closely linked them. However, this relationship is also developing in a positive direction. In 1964, Malcolm X visited Ghana and gave a speech at a university. At that time, he said, "I don’t feel like a tourist in Ghana or anywhere in Africa. It feels like home to me. It has been 400 years since I left this land, but this is not my intention or my wish. "

Nowadays, the connection between Africa’s growing young population and the black diaspora has become more direct. Driven by a lot of creative attempts and social media platforms such as TikTok, they inspired each other and their inspiration collided with each other. There are many such examples: Black Panther and other films have resonated, but artists such as KehindeWiley and Omar Victor Diop have created spectacular portraits of people, and Nigerian hilarious popular movies are popular in Europe and the Caribbean. There are also African pop songs by Kenyan band Sauti Sol and African beats by singers Tems, Burna Boy and Mr Eazi-in 2022 alone, African beat musicians played more than 13 billion times on Spotify.

The writer Nnedi Okorafor told us: "I will not distinguish the black diaspora from the black people on the African continent. What I am telling is the story of black people, the story of black people all over the world, and the story of this group of black people. Over the years, my personal definition of black expatriates living abroad is: every black person on earth. "

The mixed-race singer and model from Congo and China has 1.6 million fans on Weibo.

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In a country that pays attention to "integration into the collective", Zhong Feifei stands out. The singer and model said in her home in Shanghai: "The world often tells mixed-race people that our existence is’ 50-50 split’-we are incomplete, or incomplete enough. But I feel that I am 100% Congolese and 100% Chinese. As long as you handle your own identity, any hybrid can have great power. "

In recent decades, millions of China workers have moved to the African continent, and about 500,000 African immigrants live in China. Zhong Feifei is 28 years old, her mother is Chinese, and her late father is Congolese. As a new generation in this global economic trend, she spent her childhood in two different countries. After being born in Guangzhou, she spent the first few years in the Republic of Congo. Due to the civil war in Congo, when Zhong Feifei was 5 years old, her parents sent her to Shanghai and raised her by her "very traditional grandmother in China".

At the age of 14, Zhong Feifei left China to live with her mother in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. There, she fell in love with African beat musicians such as Burna Boy and Davido and the music of TPOK Jazz. In 2014, at the age of 18, she went to Boston University to study. After the outbreak of COVID-19, she returned to China, studied online and obtained a master’s degree in global security studies from Johns Hopkins University. At the same time, she participated in the popular reality show "Creation Camp 2020". Zhong Feifei didn’t make her debut as a group in the end, but as the first mixed-race black player, her appearance caused a storm on social media and gained the attention of 1.6 million users in Weibo.

Zhong Feifei said: "I used to want to work in a non-governmental organization, but now I think I can play a greater role in the field of pop culture as a representative of’ black Asian’, whether in China or elsewhere-even in Hollywood."

Nkuli Mlangeni-Berg, a South African textile designer

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Nine years ago, when Nkuli Mlangeni-Berg, a South African textile designer, went to South America to study fabrics, he found the imprint from the motherland. She met Mario Quispe, an indigenous craftsman in Lima, Peru. Quespe shared with her his Quechua subculture weaving technology: the geometric patterns woven by weft and warp on the hand loom are very similar to the colorful textiles that Ndebele people like to place at home, and M Langini-Berg is also the descendant of Ndebele people.

After Langini Berg returned to South Africa, he decided to continue their cross-cultural communication.

In search of handmade textiles, she trekked across southern Africa and finally came to a small town on the edge of the Karoo Desert in South Africa. There are a group of women in that small town who, like Quespee, still retain the technology handed down from their ancestors. Langini-Berg brought their works to The Nine Vites, a cooperative studio she founded in 2012, which mainly produces carpets, blankets, pillows, artworks and ceramics. Most of the design of the studio is hand-woven by Peruvian and South African craftsmen with Angora goat hair, alpaca hair and wool. One of their earliest works, Sankara Carpet, was selected as "the most beautiful thing" in South Africa by Design Indaba (a global event held in South Africa every year) in 2017.

Langini-Berg often travels to mansker Raal, where her great-grandmother used to be a traditional psychotherapist in the Ndebele community. Langini-Berg said, "Textiles play a very important role in every ceremony in our family. For example, you will get a blanket when you are born, a blanket when you reach a certain age or adulthood, and the coffin will be wrapped in a blanket after you die. "

Top: carpets made by the Ninevites.

Bottom: the Ninevites cooperative studio members take a group photo.

??the Ninevites

Her design refers to the geometric patterns of Ndebele culture, the traditional beads and fabrics of Swati, and the innovation of her parents’ generation-they decorated their houses with homemade straw mats during apartheid in South Africa and cut their old clothes themselves. Tim Langini-Berg pointed out: "At home, design is to make full use of what you have."

Langini-Berg moved to Sweden in 2020, where she continued her textile research as a master student. She paid special attention to how the African-American art movement in the 20th century pursued its connection with Africa. She said: "I really want to know, apart from the common suffering, what binds us as a nation."

Langini-Berg is now highly sought after by the international market. Despite this, she still focuses on developing new cooperation with Africa. The Ninevites cooperated with Algerian artist Walid Bouchouchi to design two carpets for Swedish home improvement brand Svenskt Tenn. In addition, the pattern designed by Langini Berg has appeared on the cover of the novel Glory by Zimbabwean writer Nova Hollette bulawayo.

Looking back on her journey across the mainland and her creative practice, Ms. Langini-Berg said: "We need to heal ourselves. All the ideas and feelings we received when we grew up, as well as those things that we must identify with as black artists, are stained with strong colonial colors, and now we want to erase them."

The Senegalese photographer reshaped the world’s imagination of Africa through the lens.

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Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop has a famous portrait selfie. In this photo, he is wearing a suit and a luxurious paisley bow tie, ready to blow a yellow plastic whistle. This well-designed photo can easily arouse people’s memories of Frederick Douglass.

Diop is good at depicting the pain and hope of black people all over the world. He integrated history and costume elements into his works, focusing on the important role of blacks and Africans in world history; Praise the lofty dignity of African immigrants and refugees; The history of black protests from Selma March to Soweto Uprising in South Africa is skillfully woven together. And explore the impact of climate change on Africa and the southern part of the world. Through bold images, Diop interweaves the past and the present, and explores how African life and overseas diaspora experience interact.

One of Diop’s series works "Project Diaspora" (above) imitates the portrait of Frederick Douglass (below). Douglas was an important abolitionist, activist, writer and speaker in the 19th century. He was a fugitive slave and the first African-American to be nominated as the vice president of the United States.

??Omar Victor Diop

Today, Diop lives and works in Dakar and Paris. He said: "Everything African-Americans do is still African, but they may not realize it themselves. I am very surprised and fascinated by this. Sometimes when you see an African-American on a reality TV show, it’s like seeing your sister or aunt-because their way of speaking is just like speaking Wolof in Dakar, only translated into English. "

Diop is keen on creating connections and building communities with his works, and is willing to bridge the experience generation gap between different generations of African-American groups through history. He believes: "There are many inspiring stories on the African continent, which can resonate strongly at home, and they can bring the same effect in other places. We must create more exchanges and interactions, and we don’t know each other well enough. "

Born in Dakar in 1980, Diop studied finance in Senegal and France, and worked in corporate communication departments in Dakar, Nairobi and Lagos for several years. He became a full-time artist more than ten years ago. He inherited the strong tradition of portrait photography in West African studios by artists such as Mama Casset (Senegal), Malick Sidibé (Mali) and Samuel Fosso (Nigeria), but he was not limited to this: whenever he started a project, Diop would read the relevant information of the subject crazily, talk to historians and even try to recreate the theme.

Diop hopes to show how the inspirational stories of black people in different centuries and continents are interrelated and influenced each other. He said: "The fashionable visual experience and symbolic language are my tools to sneak into the audience’s heart. Those eye-catching appearances can help me cover up the heaviness of the topic, and they are also a way for me to actively praise these memories."

Nidi Okolaf is good at finding creative inspiration from African heritage, history and mythology.

??Chanell Stone for The New York Times

In early 2023, Nnedi Okorafor signed a seven-figure contract for her latest novel The Africanfuturist, realizing a dream that had been brewing for 30 years. The book is scheduled to be published in 2025, which is the type of story that 49-year-old Okolaf has always wanted to try. She said that when she first started writing in the early 2000s, it was impossible to sell such stories. At that time, American publishers were at a loss about her stories, because many of them combined African folklore with science fiction, fantasy novels and magical realism. They repeatedly rejected Okolaf’s works on the grounds that they might confuse readers or fail to arouse understanding and resonance.

However, it turns out that as long as the right audience is found, Okolaf’s works will make people want to stop. Under her guidance, a new generation of African-American writers began to seek creative inspiration from their African heritage, history and mythology.

Okolaf, who lives in Phoenix, Arizona, has always regarded himself as a bridge between two cultures. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Nigerian parents. Her parents insisted, "We are Americans, but we will always be Nigerians, and we want to keep this bond forever."

Mami Wata is a good and evil African mythological figure, which means "water god" or "mother of water". The picture shows Mami Wata written by Senegalese artist Zoumana Sane.

Photo by ??Zoumana Sane/Don Cole

From the sci-fi fantasy novel Who Fears Death set in the end of Africa to Marvel Comics’s Panther trilogy, this fetter has always been the core of Kaulaf’s works. She has done extensive research for every book, and rooted her fantasy stories in traditional West African myths: for example, her "Akata" trilogy tells the story of a Nigerian-American albino girl with magical power, and the mermaid-like mythological characters Mami Wata, Oded, trickster Ekwensu and Nsibidi appear in the book.

As more and more publishers begin to accept the artistic and commercial value of African stories, this island, which once lost Okolaf and similar writers, has now become beautiful and lively. Okolav said: "Although my body has been separated from the African continent, I still have close ties with this land. This fetter may be unstable and difficult to grasp; And it is not so clear, but this roundabout and complicated emotion is very powerful. "

Eber’s twin sisters draw inspiration from multi-cultures.

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In Adama Ebo and Adamma Ebo and Adanne Ebo’s first feature film, they aimed at the black church-specifically, the southern black church. In the vibrant cultural and spiritual expression of the church, the twin sisters unexpectedly found that this has an amazing connection with their father’s native Nigeria.

Adama said in a recent interview: "People always say, write what you know." She is the writer and director of Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul, and her twin sister Adan is the producer of this film. Horn for Jesus, Save Your Soul, starring Sterling K. Brown K. Brown and Regina Hall. Brown plays the fallen priest of a super-large church in Atlanta, and Hull plays his pious and powerful wife. While making people laugh, this satirical mockumentary also conveys sympathy and reflection on the church community and the invisible female labor behind it.

Horn for Jesus, Save Your Soul is full of satire on the large church. Screenshot of the movie.

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Adama commented on Nigeria and the southern United States in this way: "There are many differences in culture between the two places, but there are also many similarities." "The church is one of them (similar culture)." She added. The Ebo sisters’ mother is American and their father is Nigerian. They grew up in Atlanta, so they were influenced by the black culture in the southern United States, and at the same time they carried the cultural background of Nigeria.

Adama and Adan fell in love with movies because of the classic animation Kiki’s Delivery Service and the film they called "the classic of African-American community". Like their mothers, they graduated from a black university with a long history in the southern United States. Although they have never been to Nigeria and can’t speak their father’s native language, Igbo, it is undeniable that they grew up in a family full of Nigerian culture. Adama said: "We grew up as African children, but in the eyes of our Nigerian compatriots, we are definitely not’ Africa’."

The Michelin chef always has French, West African and Japanese flavors on his menu.

??Felipe Romero Beltrán for The New York Times

Mory Sacko’s Michelin-starred restaurant MoSuke is located in Paris. The menu includes steamed tea bowls, Attié ?ké poisson (a classic Ivorian fish dish with fermented cassava flour), plantain with foie gras (albufera) and caviar. Although the diners are located in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, they don’t know that the perfect balance of salt, acid, fat and distinctive African elements in the mouth will soon lead them to start a wonderful taste journey-this is the characteristic of this French chef Sacco who claims to be of Malian origin and deeply loves Japanese culture. He said: "When you taste all the dishes on the menu, it’s like completing a trip."

So-the reservation for ——MoSuke restaurant has been arranged for several months. In the first year of its opening in 2020, this restaurant won the first Michelin star of French cuisine in West Africa and Central Africa. In 2021, French President Emmanuel Macron invited Sacco to cook a banquet for African leaders, and his cooking shone brilliantly in the diplomatic field. Sacco is also a frequent visitor to French TV programs: he participated in the French version of "master chef" as a contestant and also appeared in "Cuisine Ouverte" as a host.

Pépé soup produced by Mori Sacco.

??Felipe Romero Beltrán for The New York Times

Sacco, 32, grew up in the suburbs of Paris. He is the sixth child in his family and the first child born in France. But his snacks are still West African dishes from Mali, C? te d ‘Ivoire, Senegal, Guinea and Gabon. He said: "I was born and raised in France. I am a the French, but I also have my roots." In childhood, Sacco found another hobby of his own: Japanese comics. Soon, he discovered his favorite characters’ favorite foods, which were quite exotic to him as a teenager. Attracted by Japanese cooking techniques and traditional cooking norms, 14-year-old Sacco entered cooking school. The name of MoSuke restaurant combines Sacco’s name "Mory Mori" with the name "Yasuke Misuke", the only African-American warrior in Japanese history.

After working in major restaurants in Paris for ten years, Sacco began to think about how to present his identity with food. France has a long tradition of food, and he hopes to record the food in West Africa in the same way. He tried to recreate his mother’s Mali maafé stew, a beef dish simmered in peanut butter with peppers, tomatoes and other vegetables. Unexpectedly, it was not until he added an ingredient that obviously did not belong to Africa-miso, that this dish finally showed his own flavor. Sacco is reluctant to use the term "fusion". He said: "I tend to use more subtle expressions, such as’ communication and dialogue between different cultures’."

Loko hopes to convey through the exhibition that "creativity is not the privilege of the northern hemisphere."

??Ronan McKenzie for The New York Times

Venice is an ancient city with a classical temperament, but the Architecture Biennale in 2023 invited the audience to a "future lab". This is the first time that the Venice Architecture Biennale has focused on African and black expatriates in the past 40 years. The curator of this Biennale is Lesley Lokko, a Scottish architect, scholar and novelist of Ghanaian origin. She is also the first African-American curator of the Venice Architecture Biennale.

Rocco, 61, is the founder of African Futures Institute. African Futures Institute is an architectural institution integrating teaching, research and public activities in Accra, Ghana. Rocco has taught in South Africa, Britain and the United States, and is committed to promoting western institutions to think about African, racial and cultural identities and their relationship with physical space. Rocco said that the core topic around which she planned the Venice Biennale was: What does it mean to be a meaningful change agent in the 21st century?

Loko pointed out: "At present, the mainstream narrative often ignores the perspective from the southern part of the world and regards imagination and creativity as the privilege of the northern world. However, despite the enormous challenges brought by the natural environment, Africa is still a fertile ground full of creativity. This makes Africa an important fulcrum of our research, which helps us to further explore climate, social changes, new forms of governance and many other key issues that will dominate social development in the next century. "

In 2021, only one third of the exhibitors of Venice Architecture Biennale came from outside Europe and the United States. In 2023, from South Africa and Burkina Faso to Nigeria and Rwanda, more than half of the 89 exhibitors came from Africa or were black expatriates. Rocco said that many participants in the Venice Architecture Biennale have one thing in common, that is, they have the ability to "transform"-they can adapt to different cultures and backgrounds and extend the traditional definition of architecture.

She Loko will also "transform". Her childhood was spent in Dundee, Scotland, England and Accra, Ghana: "Scotland makes me tremble with cold, while Ghana is extremely hot." After becoming an architect, she finally had the opportunity to find her own position in the cross-cultural confusion of her childhood. Now, she regards her teaching work as a happy "comfort zone". Loko is full of expectations for the continuous progress in the field of architecture, and in the future, the change will no longer be limited to a binary opposition of the West or the North. She pointed out: "Now the world needs to realize that creativity driven by demand has immeasurable value."

Ruth E. Carter introduced African futurism into mainstream fashion.

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Ruth E. Ruth E. Carter said: "Fashion designers are storytellers first." Carter is 64 years old. The film Black Panther in 2018 made her the first black man to win the Oscar for Best Fashion Design. In March, 2023, she won the second Oscar again with Panther 2, becoming the first fashion designer to win both the original film and its sequel.

The Wa Kanda world in Black Panther is a fictional African kingdom that has never experienced colonization. Carter’s design draws lessons from indigenous cultures all over the African continent: before making, she collected various tribal cultural relics, including the masks of the Maridogon, the crowns of the Simba people in Namibia, the beadwork of the Masai people in Kenya and the necklaces worn by the Ndebele women in South Africa. Carter also drew inspiration from the ideas of contemporary African fashion designers such as Laduma Ngsocorro, founder of South African knitting brand MaXhosa Africa, and Ozwald Boateng, a Ghanaian-born British tailor. He also went to the African Punk Music Festival in Johannesburg to inspect street clothes and learn about the latest trends with his eyes.

Carter won the Oscar for Best Fashion Design with Black Panther (2018). Her inspiration sources include the artist Romare Bearden (middle picture), whose collage influenced her creation in Spike Lee’s films, and the African Punk Music Festival (lower picture), which contributed to her conception of "Panther" films.

Screenshot of the movie Black Panther

Carter said: "African aesthetics, whether now or in the past, has never been single." Constantly exploring has almost become a habit of this designer. There is no doubt that she shaped the expression of black historical and cultural stories on the big screen. Carter, who lives in Los Angeles, said: "Representing culture and representing yourself (voice) has never been a burden, but a pleasure; I will also feel the pressure, but this’ pressure to do this well’ is more like a sense of mission. "

Carter was raised by his mother alone in Massachusetts, the youngest of eight children. In 1986, she moved to Los Angeles, where she met the director Spike Lee. The first film she participated in was School Daze in 1988, which was one of the many films she collaborated with Spike Lee.

Top: Screenshot of the movie "Do the Right Thing" directed by Spike Lee.

Bottom: Romare Bearden’s 1980 work Morning of the Rooster is famous for his collage depicting city life and the American South.

??Romare Bearden

Even when it is not designed for African futurism, Carter always looks for inspiration from African and black diaspora. When designing clothing styles for time films, she will refer to The Image of the Black in Western Art; Many of her works with Spike Lee refer to the works of the artist Romare Bearden; The costume modeling of Mo’ Better Blues focuses on the personal styles of jazz musicians such as Dexter Gordon, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis.

Carter said: "It is very important for me to draw inspiration from real people or things. I dug up those tiny humanistic details and applied them to my role. " Carter’s designs not only aggregate the characteristics of black expatriates living abroad, but also promote the African futuristic style into the mainstream fashion world through the costume modeling in Black Panther and other films. Carter said: "We respect culture, and at the same time we are pushing it forward."

Nigerian musician Mr Eazi lets more people see Africa through music.

??Rasaan Wyzard for The New York Times

"Where is home?" For Nigerian musician Mr Eazi, this is not a simple question. "On the plane." When he was interviewed by video in new york, he made a joke and then said with awe, "I think the place where my family is is home, so my home is sometimes in Accra, sometimes in London, Cotonou, Lagos and Dubai."

Mr Eazi, whose original name is Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade, is 32 years old and was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, but his life and career are closely related to the world outside his motherland. Mr Eazi entered the recording studio for the first time when he was in college, and his stage name "Mr Eazi" came from this. It is said that he would stop fighting in the recording studio: "Relax, don’t be nervous."

In 2016, he was invited by rapper Lauryn Hill to perform in Brooklyn. He also sang the soundtrack of The Lion King in 2019, and worked with Colombian singer J Balvin, Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, Jamaican musicians Popcaan, Nicki Minaj and Diplo. In the middle and late 2010s, Mr Eazi became popular with catchy African Afrobeats such as "Skin Tight" and "Legover".

Above: MV screenshot of Mr Eazi & Major Lazer-Legover (Remix)

Next: Mr Eazi commissioned the artist Sesse Elangwe to create the work "The Way I See It" for the single "Chop Time, No Friend".

??Sesse Elangwe/Choplife

He called his early works "Banku", which is a type of music that combines Ghanaian upper-class music and Nigerian chords. His initial success was when Nigerian musicians such as WizKid entered the western audience’s field of vision, which was partly due to social media and the recommendation of international musicians and black expatriates. Lawrence Burney wrote an article for Vice in 2016: "Many of the hottest African beat musicians use cheerful sound rhythms, and Mr Eazi gives dance music a lyrical quality with his low humming."

The African community in Britain is crucial to the early success of Mr Eazi. Mr Eazi said: "After I left Ghana, the first place to accept my music was England." Young black students were the first audience attracted by his music. He said: "These students defined’ cool’ in their minds and embraced their African identity. This is the cornerstone of the development of African diaspora music. "

Written by Abdi Latif Dahir

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Desiree Ibekwe/Abdi Latif Dahir

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Editor: Yang Ruiting

Translation: Qian Gongyi @ Panda Translation Agency