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Culture: Pingfeng, elegant Chinese folding screens, are an ancient invention and an essential part of traditional Chinese furniture. The earliest common use of a pingfeng dates back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220).

Slideshow: Ding Jiangshan, a 56-year-old farmer in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, has devoted 30 years to exploring green energy. Among his inventions are an automatic rope-making machine, a solar-powered sweeper and an exercise bicycle that generates electricity.