During the National Science and Technology Week from May 20 to 26, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) institutes offered open days to the general public on May 20 and 21. The opening ceremony for the event was held on May 20 at the CAS Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research in Beijing.

It is an important mission for CAS to contribute to the upgrading of public scientific literacy, says CAS Vice Secretary-general Shen Baogen at the ceremony. By opening the doors of its institutes and labs, CAS scientists strive to help the general public understand the latest S&T development and their social and economic impact.

Under the theme of Science and Technology for an Innovation-oriented Country, the event involved more than 1,000 scientists, including 60 or so CAS members, from 70 CAS institutions. They offered public lectures, held talks with school students, and show visitors around their labs.