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By LI Linxu

In recent years, China has made significant achievement in science popularization, laying a solid foundation for the country to build a moderately prosperous society. As part of efforts to boost its citizens' science literacy, China has set up 474 additional national education bases to make science more popular.

A number of national museums and national R&D centers, including China Printing Museum, National New Energy Vehicle Technology Innovation Center, and National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, are on the list.

Some provincial museums and libraries are also on the list, such as Shanghai Auto Museum, Liaoning Provincial Museum, and Hubei Provincial Library.

The newly approved bases are expected to play an active role in the transformation and upgrade of science popularization, according to China Association for Science and Technology (CAST).

The bases cover various sci-tech fields including aerospace, physics, mathematics, medical science, agriculture, transportation and nuclear industries.

A child is learning the auto parts in Shanghai Auto Museum. (PHOTO: XINHUA)

They are urged to continuously improve their public service capabilities, promote the spirit of science, and strengthen cooperation with schools.

In April 2022, CAST released the first batch of national education bases for science popularization, with a total of 800 entrants.

Statistics show that the proportion of scientifically literate Chinese has increased from 6.2 percent in 2015 to 10.56 percent in 2020.

By the end of 2025, the figure is expected to rise to more than 15 percent, according to a specialized development plan for science popularization during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, which pledges to improve infrastructure to bring science to the general public.