Published on: 2026-09-17
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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The Pakistani newspaper The Nation in its September 5 publication notes that evaluating China based only on skyscrapers, high-speed railways, and advanced technologies gives an incomplete picture. The true strength of the country lies in a broader system where education, scientific research, culture, and the intellectual development of youth serve as important pillars of national progress.
China pays attention not only to the development of industrial zones and science and technology parks, but also to the development of human potential. The country actively opens the doors of museums, science and technology centers, libraries, universities, and research institutes to the general public—primarily to children and young people. Thus, knowledge that was previously available only in classrooms and closed institutions becomes a public asset.
In China, museums increasingly serve not just as venues for displaying cultural relics, but as “living classrooms.” In 2025, museums across the country held 45,000 exhibitions and organized 583,000 educational events—attended by 1.56 billion people. By the end of 2025, there were 7,188 registered museums in the country, with more than 91% of them open for free visits.
The author of the article, who was part of the Pakistani delegation, visited Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou. Besides universities and research institutions, the most impressive experience for him was one of the museums in Guangzhou: there, visitors can learn about the construction of underground and aboveground metro lines, as well as the technologies and processes involved in operating modern trains. The museum had many children; the knowledge usually taught only at universities is presented here at an earlier age—to awaken curiosity in the kids.
China is also expanding scientific education beyond schools. As of 2024, there were 1,890 science and technology museums in the country: they held 1.44 million popular science lectures and events, reaching over 2 billion people. In 2024, about 9,680 universities and research institutions opened their doors to the public – visited by more than 24.95 million people.
Continuing to carefully preserve and showcase cultural heritage, China is actively developing artificial intelligence, the space industry, and advanced manufacturing. Museums filled with children reflect the national philosophy: a great nation must not only cherish the past but also draw wisdom from it to create the future.
Perhaps this is the most important idea that China can offer the world: when knowledge is open to everyone, development becomes a shared endeavor in which everyone participates.
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