The China Pavilion will showcase a diverse range of exhibits covering China's traditional culture, ecological civilization, and technological achievements at the World Expo 2025 which will kick off on Sunday in Osaka, Japan's third largest city.
As one of the largest at the event, the 3,500-square-meter China pavilion reimagines 5,000 years of heritage through 21st-century innovation. The core exhibit of the China Pavilion, titled "Harmony Between Heaven and Man," was created by Chang Shana who combines her in-depth research of Dunhuang murals and patterns with the 24 solar terms.
The third floor of the China Pavilion showcases China's relentless efforts in leading development through innovation.
The most eye-catching feature of this exhibition area is the lunar sample exhibits.
Above the display area, visitors can see the famous Dunhuang flying apsara pattern.
"The flying apsara from the Sui Dynasty (581-618), a central figure in Chang Shana's Dunhuang mural drawing, is integrated with the theme of the moon, reflecting a harmony between the profound romanticism of traditional Chinese aesthetics and the highly advanced technology of modern China. It is also a brilliant expression of Chinese national culture and cultural confidence," said Cui Donghui, a professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts.
A highlight of the China Pavilion is the display of lunar samples to visitors from around the world.
"This time, we will showcase the samples brought back from the Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6 missions. They will be the most precious exhibits that the China Pavilion presents to the global audience at this year's expo," said Li Qingshuang, vice president of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
The theme of the China Pavilion at the 2025 Osaka Expo is "Building a Community of Life for Man and Nature: A Future Society of Green Development," highlighting a strong commitment to sustainable and eco-friendly growth.
China Pavilion to display traditional culture, high-tech feats at Osaka Expo
The Sanya branch of the Peking University (PKU) Hospital of Stomatology based in the tourist resort city of Sanya in south China's tropical Hainan Province -- the country's first national-level regional dental specialty center -- officially opened on Saturday, providing local residents and tourists with access to top-tier dental care without leaving Hainan.
As a key city in the Hainan Free Trade Port and a hub for both tourism and wellness, Sanya has seen rising demand for oral healthcare. Local resources, however, have long been strained.
The newly launched hospital aims to ease the situation. Both its management and medical teams come directly from the main campus of the PKU Hospita of Stomatology in Beijing, ensuring seamless integration and unified standards across diagnoses, treatment, and service quality. The facility comprises of nine specialized buildings, including an emergency outpatient complex and an international medical services building, covering all sub-specialties in dental medicine.
"Since the official start of Hainan Free Trade Port's island-wide special customs operations [on December 18, 2025], the very first zero-tariff items entering the region were advanced dental equipment for our hospital. This enables a wide range of patients in the Hainan region to access the world's latest dental treatment equipment and technology more quickly," said Deng Xuliang, president of the PKU Hospital of Stomatology.
Looking ahead, the main campus of the PKU Hospital of Stomatology will collaborate with medical universities in Hainan to jointly train more specialized professionals for grassroots-level healthcare institutions across the region. Through technical mentorship and integrated training programs, the initiative aims to leverage the policy advantages of the free trade port to build a high-level, comprehensive platform that integrates medical services, education, research, public health, and healthcare management, with particular attention on international patient services and comfort-focused treatment.
"The operation of medical care plus health and wellness programs and of medical care plus tourism projects has jointly contributed to the formation of an internationalized medical care platform in Sanya, which presents a major opportunity for both Sanya and the rest of Hainan, especially as the free trade port enters full operation, making more duty-free medicines and medical devices available locally," said Hu Yulei, director of the Sanya Municipal Health Commission.
Hainan's Sanya opens first national dental specialty center
