史上最贵香蕉！620万美金一根

一根贴在墙上的香蕉以620万美元的价格售出

Banana taped to a wall sells for US$6.2m in New York

A fresh banana taped to a wall — a provocative work of conceptual art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan — was bought for US$6.2 million on Wednesday by a cryptocurrency entrepreneur at a New York auction, Sotheby's announced in a statement.

The debut of the edible creation entitled "Comedian" at the Art Basel show in Miami Beach in 2019 sparked controversy and raised questions about whether it should be considered art — Cattelan's stated aim.

Chinese-born crypto founder Justin Sun on Wednesday forked over more than US$6 million for the fruit and its single strip of silver duct tape, which went on sale for US$120,000 five years ago.

"This is not just an artwork. It represents a cultural phenomenon that bridges the worlds of art, memes, and the cryptocurrency community," Sun was quoted as saying in the Sotheby's statement.

"I believe this piece will inspire more thought and discussion in the future and will become a part of history."

The sale featured seven potential buyers and smashed expectations, with the auction house issuing a guide price of US$1-1.5 million before the bidding.

Given the shelf life of a banana, Sun is essentially buying a certificate of authenticity that the work was created by Cattelan as well as instructions about how to replace the fruit when it goes bad.

The installation auctioned on Wednesday was the third iteration — with the first one eaten by performance artist David Datuna, who said he felt "hungry" while inspecting it at the Miami show.

Source:AFP

我国载人登月，有新动态！更多了未来计划披露

China unveils further details of future manned lunar mission

China unveiled further details of its future manned lunar mission in a video released Thursday.

The animation in the video, released by the China Manned Space Agency at the Human Space Symposium, demonstrates astronauts driving a lunar rover on the surface of the moon, and displays a three-day driving route with the landing area at the center.

According to the video, China's manned lunar landing mission will focus on mastering critical technologies such as manned Earth-Moon round trips, short-term stays on the lunar surface, and human-robot collaborative exploration.

The mission will encompass a range of tasks, including landing, roving, sampling, research and returning to Earth.

China aims to achieve manned lunar landing by 2030. By utilizing pre-crewed flight tests and manned lunar missions, China plans to conduct large-scale space science experiments targeting three key areas, including lunar science, lunar-based science, and resource exploration and utilization.

Production and ground tests of prototypes of the Long March-10 carrier rocket, the manned spacecraft Mengzhou, the lunar lander Lanyue, the spacesuit to be worn by astronauts, and the lunar rover are underway as planned, according to the CMSA.

Source:Xinhua

铁路“双11”运输收官:发送货物超3万吨,同比增38.6%

China's railways handle 73,000 tonnes of parcels in 'Double 11' season

China's railway sector transported 73,000 tons of parcels in the first 20 days of November thanks to the launch of rail express services to cope with "Double 11" online shopping peak season, up 7.4 percent year on year, data from China State Railway Group Co, Ltd showed Thursday.

China Railway has actively adapted to market demand, scientifically allocated transportation capacity, optimized service measures and effectively reduced social logistics costs, it added.

During this year's "Double 11" online shopping peak, over 1,500 high-speed trains with surplus cabin space and express delivery compartments were arranged daily to provide high-speed rail express services, according to China Railway.

A total of 252 normal-speed passenger trains, equipped with luggage cars, operated daily during the same period to provide express services, the group said.

Moreover, China Railway has innovated its services by expanding the "high-speed rail urgent delivery" service which enabled "door-to-door" delivery within four hours, and by deploying convenient drop-off lockers to make it easier for passengers to send items.

First held in 2009, "Double 11" has continued to stimulate robust spending streams in one of the world's largest consumption markets.

Source: Xinhua