Oriol Mas is a young Spanish man who loves Chinese martial arts, or more widely known as Chinese kung fu. Originally, he was in poor health, and accidentally came into contact with traditional Chinese kung fu, and learned to practice, which has much improved his physical state.

In addition to his own practice, Mas also teaches Chinese kung fu to Spanish youth. He said the martial arts has led him into Chinese philosophy, such as Taoism, and made him feel that China is a modern country that preserves its traditional culture.

Shaqliah said that Chinese kung fu not only gives the trainees strength, speed and felicity in controlling their bodies, helps them link their muscles with their minds, but also helps them to get rid of negative energy resulting from life stresses.

Five-year-old Hasifa Nakirijja is becoming well known in Uganda because of her amazing skills in kung fu. The person behind Nakirijja's skills is her father, Manisuru Ssejjemba, who in 2017 made a jourmey to the Shaolin Temple, thousands of kilometers away in China, to explore more of martial arts.

Ssejjemba set up a temporary training center behind his house where he trains youngsters to help promote the kung fu culture in Uganda.

Chinese kung fu highlights the harmonization between body and spirit and combines the inner and outer qualities. By bringing up a good temperament (气质) that fills one with energy and life force, and offering exercises to help lead a longer life, kung fu has long been considered as an effective way to maintain good health.

The core philosophy of kung fu is drawn from the Confucius principle of physical and mental blend mixed with neutralization; the Taoist principle of dynamic balance; the Buddhist principle of showing cultural join of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism in China.

A robot the size of a large bulldozer（推土机）moves along the bottom of the deep sea. It eats metallic.（含金属的）rock and soft mud. The stuff travels up a long pipe to a ship, where workers and machinery separate out the rock and throw the mud back into the ocean. This is a mining operation. The rock contains a mixture of metals, including ones called rare earth metals. People use these materials to make batteries and electronics like computers and phones.

Deep-sea mining hasn't happened yet. But it probably will occur within the next decade. No country owns any part of the deep sea. So an organization called the International Seabed Authority（ISA）decides who is allowed to mine there. The ISA has allowed 29 organizations to explore the deep sea and make plans for mining. One company plans to begin mining in the year 2027.

Scientists and environmentalists, though, warn that mining could destroy deep-sea ecosystem. In 1989, ecologist Hjalmar Thiel carried out a test. His team searched the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean, in a spot with lots of the metallic rocks that miners want. They didn't actually collect any of the rocks. But they disturbed the mud, just as a mining operation would. The plume（飘升之物）of mud fell back down over the ocean floor burying creatures living there. As of 2015, the area they disturbed had not recovered. Signs of the search are still there. Sponges（海绵动物）, corals, and other animals have not moved back in. That means mining could have harmful, long-lasting consequences for deep ocean life. Scientists want to understand the deep sea better before disturbing it.

Leaving the deep sea alone sounds great, but people need those metals. "Mines on land are soon going to run out," geologist Steven Scott of the University of Toronto told Smithsonian Magazine, "Every electronic device in the world has rare earth metals in it…we need raw resources." New energy technologies including solar and wind power and electric cars, rely on these metals as well. We may need to mine them from the sea in order to switch to greener energy sources.

Professional rock climber Emily Harrington has made history after successfully free climbing Yosemite National Park's El Capitan on 4 November 2020.

Harrington, 34, became the fourth person — and the first woman — to ever scale the 3,000-foot El Capitan without the help of a rope or other equipment. "The people before me who have achieved this are kind of like some of my heroes in rock climbing," she said, "so it feels pretty special to join that group."

But Harrington's climb was not without injury — at one point, she slid and was left with a serious wound on her forehead that required her to take a break. "I took a fall and I couldn't get my feet out and my head actually hit the wall," she recalled, "I got this wound on my forehead. I rested a little bit longer, bandaged (包扎) it up, and then tried again," Harrington said, adding that although she "kind of didn't really want to try again," she powered through because " I felt like I should try again."

After 21 hours and 13 minutes, Harrington scaled all of El Capitan, achieving a feat (壮举) she failed to finish twice last year. "That was my life dream. I achieved it," she said. 

Harrington said she's hopeful that her journey has inspired others. "I hope that as a result of my story more people will get to experience climbing, or at least try."

Harrington previously scaled Mt. Qomolangma, the tallest mountain in the world. As a former member of the USA climbing team, Harrington has competed in five U.S. sport climbing championships and two North American championships.