¡°Science, Civilization and the Olympic Bid ¡± was the main theme of Beijing's seventh science education week held between May 16 and 22,according to the latest issue of Beijing Review.

Aimed at constantly improving people's ideological, scientific and cultural quality, the week-long education program focused on the three themes of Beijing¡®s Olympic bid ¡ªgreen, humanity and science ¡ªto popularize scientific and technological knowledge, spread scientific thought and advocate the scientific spirit. This was in a bid to help the public grasp the elementary knowledge of science, foster the materialistic conception of history and a scientific outlook of value, topple ignorance and old idols, and fight against cults.

Various activities were held in more than 100 grassroots science education bases throughout Beijing's 18 districts and counties. They included a keynote exhibition on science and the Olympics and a forum on high-tech development in the modern era, which had well-known Chinese and overseas scientists participating.