China makes significant progress toward realizing its vision of "space farming", with a breakthrough experiment conducted by Chongqing University. Recently, a team led by Professor Xie Gengxin successfully hatched a butterfly pupa in an unmanned, microgravity space environment. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

China has made significant strides toward realizing its vision of "space farming", with a groundbreaking experiment conducted by Chongqing University providing crucial support for this endeavor.

Recently, a team led by Professor Xie Gengxin successfully hatched a butterfly pupa in an unmanned, microgravity space environment.