Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 5 (Reporter Wen Jinghua) The reporter learned from the China Science and Technology Museum on the 5th that during the May Day holiday, science and technology museums in various places have launched a variety of popular science activities such as immersive exhibitions, interactive experiments, maker workshops, etc., with the theme of "Creating drums and calling for innovation", to help innovative achievements move from laboratories to public life. According to preliminary estimates, the national science and technology museums have received more than 3 million tourists in total.

Among them, 35 science and technology museums in Henan Province received more than 420,000 people, and the number of openings and serving the public reached a record high; the Liaoning Science and Technology Museum attracted 190,200 visitors and check-in, with the proportion of audiences outside Chenyang City accounting for more than 90%; the highest daily passenger flow of Xinjiang Science and Technology Museum exceeded 14,000, setting a record high... The popular science boom continues to heat up, showing the enthusiasm and vitality of the whole people.

At the same time, local science and technology museums also focus on the themes of "May 1" International Labor Day and May 4th Youth Day, and use various forms of popular science activities to arouse the public's in-depth thinking. For example, the Jiangxi Science and Technology Museum "I am a model worker in the Science and Technology Museum" activity combines multiple professions such as doctors and agricultural researchers to allow audiences to experience the perseverance and innovation of workers and scientists in interactive projects; the Chongqing Science and Technology Museum launched an online science popularization activity "From stone axe to AI, see how labor tools change life" to stimulate audiences' fantasy ideas about future labor tools; the China Science and Technology Museum created the "Beichen Dialogue" May 4th Youth Day special program, which shows the contemporary young people's thoughts on innovation and the future through conversations with academicians and young people in science and technology entrepreneurs.

According to reports, during the May Day holiday, science and technology museums in various places have launched a number of measures to deal with the peak of passenger flow during the holiday, effectively ensuring the safe and comfortable visit of the audience.