Photo taken in south China's Macao on Dec. 9, 2021 shows Shenzhou-13 crew member Wang Yaping giving a special lecture at China's space station via video call. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
The first live class from China's space station was held on Thursday afternoon, given by Shenzhou-13 crew members Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu to students on Earth.
The class began at 3:40 p.m. (Beijing Time), with a total of 1,420 students attending the lecture from five classrooms across China. The primary classroom is located in the China Science and Technology Museum. Classrooms have also been set up in Nanning in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province, Hong Kong and Macao.
Photo taken in south China's Macao on Dec. 9, 2021 shows Shenzhou-13 crew members Wang Yaping (L) and Ye Guangfu giving a special lecture at China's space station via video call. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Photo taken in south China's Macao on Dec. 9, 2021 shows Shenzhou-13 crew member Ye Guangfu giving a special lecture at China's space station via video call. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Photo taken at the China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing, capital of China on Dec. 9, 2021 shows a Shenzhou-13 crew member demonstrating science experiments at China's space station via video call. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
Students attend a special lecture given by Shenzhou-13 crew members via video call at the China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 9, 2021. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
Photo taken at the China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing, capital of China on Dec. 9, 2021 shows Shenzhou-13 crew member Wang Yaping (R) demonstrating drinking water in China's space station via video call. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
Students attend a special lecture given by Shenzhou-13 crew members via video call at the China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 9, 2021. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
Students watch a special lecture given by Shenzhou-13 crew members via video call at Fushan No.1 middle school in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 9, 2021. (Photo by Tang Ke/Xinhua)
Students watch a special lecture given by Shenzhou-13 crew members via video call at Chengguan No. 2 primary school in Kangxian County of Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 9, 2021. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Students watch a special lecture given by Shenzhou-13 crew members via video call at Chengguan No. 2 primary school in Kangxian County of Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 9, 2021. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Students watch a special lecture given by Shenzhou-13 crew members via video call at Yulanlu primary school in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 9, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)
Students watch a special lecture given by Shenzhou-13 crew members via video call at Jinchang experimental primary school in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 9, 2021. (Photo by Hang Xingwei/Xinhua)
Students watch a special lecture given by Shenzhou-13 crew members via video call at No. 27 senior high school in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 9, 2021. (Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua)-