Mourners attend a candlelight vigil at the corner of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard on Monday for the victims of Sunday night's mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES/AFP Netizens express sympathy over Vegas shooting, concerns about travel safety President Xi Jinping sent a condolence message to his United States counterpart Donald Trump on Monday over heavy casualties caused by the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. A gunman opened fire on a country music concert there on Sunday night, killing at least 59 people and injuring more than 500 others in the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. In his message, Xi extended deep sympathy to the US government and people, profound condolences to the victims and sincere solicitude to those wounded, and said he wished for a quick recovery for the injured. No casualties were reported among Chinese citizens visiting Las Vegas at the time of the shooting, according to a Tuesday news release by the Chinese consulate general in San Francisco. The consulate general sent a team to Las Vegas on Monday to check on possible casualties among Chinese. The team met with and reminded Chinese tourists there to travel safely and watch for safety alerts issued by Chinese diplomatic missions and local governments. Las Vegas has become a popular destination of Chinese tourists, and celebrations are held there each year to mark the Lunar New Year. Many tourists go there during China's National Day holiday. The incident has alarmed the entertainment and gaming industries and evoked sympathy and discussion in China. Macao authorities beefed up security measures at gaming facilities, the special administrative region's gaming watchdog said on Tuesday. The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau of Macao said after the Las Vegas shooting, it immediately contacted the six major gaming enterprises and asked them to keep alert and boost security. The bureau also decided to meet with those companies after the National Day holiday. On the Sina Weibo social network, many netizens posted emojis of lighted candles to express condolences. Microblogger @Anhaosuanbusuanzuihao wrote on Tuesday, praying and mourning over the tragedy and added, Tomorrow it is believed will be better. God bless Las Vegas, microblogger @Harry_Yishi wrote on Monday. Some potential Chinese travelers to the US voiced their concerns over safety caused by easy access to guns. Microblogger cindylynch wrote, Hopefully this kind of thing will never happen again. (If there's no tougher control on guns, I would not be bold enough to take a US trip). wristband keychaincheap wristbands ukjordan wristband24 hour wristbandsblack rubber braceletssilicone rubber bands
A memorial hall was opened in Anqing, Anhui province, on Saturday in honor of scientist Ye Duzheng, one of the founders of modern atmospheric science in China. Ye, who died in 2013 at the age of 98, was a senior academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was one of two winners of the National Top Science and Technology Award in 2005, a three-time winner of the National Natural Sciences Award and the first Chinese laureate to win the International Meteorological Organization Prize in 2003. The weather forecast we check on a daily basis is accurate largely thanks to Ye's contribution to the science of meteorology over more than 60 years. The Ye family traces its roots to Anqing, though the scientist himself was born in Tianjin in 1916, when China began keeping modern meteorological records. Persuaded by Qian Sanqiang, who later became China's founding father of nuclear physics, Ye changed his major in 1935 from physics to meteorology at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He later went to the University of Chicago in the United States and received his doctorate under the guidance of Carl-Gustaf Rossby, the celebrated Swedish-American meteorologist. Ye returned to China in 1950 and since then logged many scientific achievements, including establishing a team of 10 people to draw the country's first weather map. Ye was also the first scientist in China who raised the problem of climate change, said Li Chongyin, a meteorologist and a senior CAS academician. The 1,200-square-meter memorial hall, built in the Ye family temple, includes exhibitions of Ye's life and exhibits on meteorological science. The ancient building is the only existing family temple in the urban area of Anqing and has been listed as a protected cultural relic. Through this memorial hall, his love for the country and dedication to science can inspire more people, said Ye Weijiang, the son of Ye Duzheng. The younger Ye is also a scientist.
