Beijing Science Festival underway

The Beijing Science Festival 2014, which kicked off Friday, will bring to the capital a four-day science gala with cutting-edge technology education and entertaining activities.

As a nonprofit science event for students and other residents of Beijing, the festival has been organized by the Beijing Association for Science and Technology since 2011.

This year's science fair, the main component of the festival, opened to the public at the eastern side of National Stadium.