Unit 9

If you wanted to do research or start a hi-tech company, what kind of support and environment would you need ?

1. A proper site

2. Enough money

3. Support from family and friends

4. Modern equipment

5. Good working conditions where what one has learnt can be fully used

1. A proper site

2. Enough money

3. Support from family and friends

4. Modern equipment

5. Good working conditions where what one has learnt can be fully used

Zhongguancun

Where is Zhongguancun? Where is Zhongguancun?

What can you find in Zhongguancun? What can you find in Zhongguancun?

In Haidian District, northwestern Beijing,

The Chinese Academy of Sciences, more than ten famous universities, and hi-tech companies.

A statue of a DNA molecule. It is the symbol of the Zhongguancun Scientific and Technological Garden.

The numerals 0 and 1 represent the idea that Zhongguancun will rely on computer technology to develop itself.

An office of a large enterprise in Zhongguancun.

Chen Chunxian -- father of China's Silicon Valley

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1.What kind of spirit has made Zh1.What kind of spirit has made Zhongguancun a success ?ongguancun a success ?

2.What are the two mottos mentio2.What are the two mottos mentioned in the text for the park ?ned in the text for the park ?

It is the spirit of creativity and scientific skill that has made Zhongguancun a success.

“Relying on science, technology, and knowledge to increase economic power.”

“Encouraging pioneering work and accepting failure.”

Read the article to find the main idea of each part.

Para 1:

Para 2:

Para 3-6

Para 7:

Para 8:

Brief introduction of Zhongguancun

The development of Zhongguancun

Zhongguancun is home to a growing number of oversea Chinese.

Zhongguancun has had a positive effect on business.

The spirit and creativity are more than money

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1.When and how did Zhongguancun get started?

2. What role does Zhongguancun play in China’s hi-tech industry?

Zhongguancun was set up as a special economic zone in the late 1990s.

Zhongguancun becomes the leader of China’s hi-tech industry.

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3.Why did Xiang Yufang return to China after studying and working abroad?

4.How does Zhongguancun affect business?

He wanted to grasp the opportunity to develop his ideas at home.And because Zhongguancun made it possible to follow his dreams and help the country he loves.

Zhongguancun has had a positive effect on business as well as science.

5. How do you think about “ Relying on science, technology and knowledge to increase economic power”

6. What do you think of “ Encouraging pioneering work and accepting failure”?

Science and business can and must work together to build the future.

Great scientific achievements are the results of years of failure, and years of trying to create something that has never existed before.

1. All the great achievements in the future will surely be born in Zhongguancun..1. All the great achievements in the future will surely be born in Zhongguancun..

2. Haidian District in Beijing is the centre for Chinese Academy of sciences and technology.2. Haidian District in Beijing is the centre for Chinese Academy of sciences and technology.

3. Zhongguancun is the leader of China’s hi-tech industry as Silicon Valley in the USA.

3. Zhongguancun is the leader of China’s hi-tech industry as Silicon Valley in the USA.

5.Only those who studied abroad can find jobs in Zhongguancun.5.Only those who studied abroad can find jobs in Zhongguancun.

4. China’s science and technology centre got started in the early 1980s and it became a special economic zone in the late 1990s..

4. China’s science and technology centre got started in the early 1980s and it became a special economic zone in the late 1990s..

6. Most of the companies in Zhongguancun do business either on hi-tech or IT .

6. Most of the companies in Zhongguancun do business either on hi-tech or IT .

8. More than half of the people working in Zhongguancun have high degrees.

8. More than half of the people working in Zhongguancun have high degrees.

7. The researchers and scientists know that the spirit and creativity they represent are more important than money.

7. The researchers and scientists know that the spirit and creativity they represent are more important than money.

Zhongguancun is sometimes called “China’s Silicon Valley”.

Find out the information about Silicon Valley in the US and then compare the two areas. In which ways are they similar or different” ?