Howmanyunknownmysteriesandwondersareembracedbythedeepocean?TongjiUniversityhasopenedonemoreimportantbasetopromoteocean science and demonstratedeep-watertechnologytothepublicandstudentsfrommiddleschoolsandprimaryschools.“DeepOceanEx⁃plorationPavilion”hasbeenopenedontheEastCampusofTongjiUniver⁃sity(1230SipingLu;281FuxinLu)touncoverthemysteriousveilofthedeepoceantothepublic.ThepavilionisfreeandopenfromTuesdaytoSun⁃dayeveryweek.Groupvisitorscanmakereservationinadvance.

　　Covering an areaabout 500squaremeters,thepavilionshowcasesfourblocksincluding“OceanOver⁃view”,“Deep-water Discovery”,“Deep-waterExploration”,“Sea-bedObservation”.Withmoderndisplaytechnologyincludingsound,lightandelectricity,themuseum,allexhibitsarevividandinteresting,creatingathree-dimensional charming seaworldthatwillofferbrand-newin⁃teractiveexperiencetovisitors.

　　IntheDeepOceanSection,visi⁃torswillnotonlyseethemirageofhotfluidsurgingoutofthe“blackchim⁃ney”ontheseabed,rarespeciesandmicrobodiessuchasthecolorfulfor⁃aminiferalivinginthedarkdeepsea,butalsolearnprogress,thelatesttechnologyanddiscoveriesthatthehumanbeinghasachievedinexploringtheocean.Visitorscanwatchseveralvideoshereincluding“DeepDivingDream”,“ExploringDeepOcean”and“JiaolongMannedDeep-SeaSub⁃mersible”tofeeltheambitionandconfidenceofthehumanbeinginconqueringtheocean.Visitorscanalsoplaythepartofadeepdivingscientistandsimulatethesampleextractionfromthedeepsealikeinthe“JiaoLong”submersible.Visitorscanalsogettheirphotostakenwiththebeau⁃tifuloceansceneryasthebackdropafterthevisit.ByscanningtheQRcode,thephotocanbeinstalledinthemobilephonesofthevisitors.

　　TheDeepOceanExplorationPa⁃vilionisthesecondphaseoftheDeepOceanSciencePromotionMuseumthatTongjiUniversityhasbeende⁃veloping.Asearlyas2008,theSchoolofOceanandEarthScienceoftheuniversitybuiltChina’sfirstexhibitionpavilionwiththethemeofdeepoceanonthegroundfloorofitsofficebuild⁃ing.Thepavilionhassofarreceivedmorethan100visitorgroupswiththousandsofvisitors.IthasbecomeasciencepromotionandeducationbaseinShanghai.Thesecondphaseisasupplementtothefirstphase.AthirdphaseisunderbrewingintheLingangbaseoftheStateKeyLaboratoryofMarineGeologyoftheuniversityinconjunctionoftheconstructionofadeep-waterdrillcoredatabank.

　　“Chinesetraditionalculturefa⁃vorsearthcultureratherthanoceancivilization.China’sawarenessoftheoceanhasbeenweak.Withmarineeconomyliftedtothenationalstrate⁃gy,Chinaisgrowingtorealizethesig⁃nificanceoftheocean.Therefore,itisincreasinglyimportanttopromoteoceanknowledgetothepublicandenhancetheirmarineawareness,”saidWangPinxian,AcademicianofChi⁃neseAcademyofSciencesandPro⁃fessoroftheSchoolofOceanandEarthScience.TheStateKeyLabora⁃toryofMarineGeologyoftheuniver⁃sity,asanimportantbasefordeepoceanresearch,hastheresponsibilitytopromoteoceansciences,thelatestresearchachievementsandtechnolo⁃gytothepublic,particularlytoinspiretheinterestandpassionoftheyoung⁃sterstotheoceanandoceansciences.