The 2010 Sichuan Science and Technology Week was unveiled on May 14, with a trip to Bazhong by train, bringing science and technology to the farmers in rural areas. The trip was a highlight in the annual week of science and technology popularization, co-sponsored by Central Propaganda Department, United Front Work Department, MOST, Ministry of Environment Protection, Ministry of Railway, Ministry of Health, State Forestry Administration, China Association for Science and Technology and Sichuan Provincial Government.
On the trip, experts and scholars from relevant fields, including agriculture, science education, food processing, ecological economy, and public health were engaged in demonstration of technologies through training, on-the-spot teaching, voluntary public health service, innovation seminar targeted at young people, matchmaking of technology, as well as reporting on low carbon economy and sustainable development.