On Tuesday the Indian Army found mysterious large footprints in the snow.The military group.on an outing in Nepal, took pictures and later put them on Twitter.Their conclusion: the footprints belong to the Yeti, also known as the abominable snowman.

Most experts in the scientific community say the Yeti is a myth, an imaginary story.The man-like creature is part of Nepali tradition and is said to live high in the Himalayan mountains.

In the tweet, the Indian army said it found the footprints close to a camp near Mount Makalu on April 9.The footprints measured 81 centimeters by 38 centimeters.The tweet did not explain how a mythical beast could leave footprints.

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The Indian army’s Twitter post has drawn criticism(批评)by some on social media. One user, for example, put an image of a big hole in Bombay and said that Yeti footprints could be found there.Other users said that the supposed Yeti tracks appeared to be a single foot line.One user suggested the Yeti may have been riding a kind of strange bicycle.

Mount Makalu and the Yeti

Mount Makalu, where the Indian Army took the photographs, Is one of the highest mountains in the world.It stands near the Makalu-Barun valley, an area very far from human population.The area has already been explored by researchers looking for the Yeti.

Daniel C.Taylor is one of them.He wrote a book on the mystery of the Yeti.Taylor pointed out that the footprints likely came from a bear.Taylor told the Reuters news agency that if the footprints came from "an animal or a single animal, it's the size of a dinosaur."Taylor added, " One needs to really confirm those measurements of the footprint size because we know for sure that there are no dinosaurs living in the Barun valley.

Since the 1920s, tales of a wild beast have attracted climbers in Nepal and around the world.In2008, Japanese climbers returning from a mountain in western Nepal told Reuters they had seen footprints, which they thought belonged to the Yeti.Although they carried cameras, video equipment and telescopes, they had not seen or taken any photographs of the creature.In 2017, a group of international researchers studied many Yeti samples(样本) The researchers concluded the samples belonged to bears.

In 2019, Bei Bei’s leaving from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, to join the giant panda breeding (繁育) program in China’s Wolong Nature Reserve, left a big blank for fans. What made the loss of the cute Panda even more upset was the belief that his mother, Mei Xiang, was too old to have more cubs (幼崽). However, on August 21, 2020, the 22-year-old proved experts wrong by giving birth to a healthy cub.

“Giant pandas are an international symbol of endangered wildlife, and with the birth of this precious cub we are excited to offer the world a much-needed moment of joy,” said Steve Monfort, director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. “Because Mei Xiang is of advanced pregnant (怀孕的) age, we knew the chances of her having a cub were little. However, we wanted to give her one more opportunity to do something to her species’ survival. I am very proud of our animal care and science teams, whose expert knowledge and skills in giant panda behavior were so important to this conservation success.”

The zookeepers shared the precious moment of birth on the live panda camera and said Mei Xiang took to her new cub immediately and has since been seen lovingly caring for it. Nutrition (营养) is significant for the survival of the precious cub. New born pandas, which weigh just three to five pounds at birth, are unable to see or move for about two months. They, therefore, can only rely on the mother’s care, warmth, milk and protection. However, so far, the cub, which can be heard squawking (吱吱的叫声) on the live camera, appears to be perfectly healthy.

The newborn’s parents, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, are part of the Zoo’s cooperative breeding agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association. Similar to its brothers and sisters — Tian Shan, Bao Bao, and Bei Bei — the new baby panda will be sent to China to try to increase the numbers of the endangered species.

Urban household assets reach average of 3.18 million yuan in 2019

Editors note: Urban residents' average household assets（资产）were about 3.18 million yuan in China in 2019 and that of Beijing residents was about 8.93 million yuan, the highest in the country.

Distribution of household assets of urban residents

Urban residents' household assets are mainly physical assets with housing as the main part, accounting for about 80% of the total.

The housing ownership rate was 96%, 1.5 sets for each household on average.

58.4% families have one set of housing        31.0% families have two sets of housing

10.5% families have three or more sets of housing

Household average assets in eastern regions are higher than other parts of China, with the amount in Northeast China the lowest, accounting for about one third of East China.

Top three regions with highest household assets in China in 2019 are Beijing, Shanghai and Jiangsu province.

Middle-aged and young people and well-educated people are more likely to have debts

Average household debt: 512,000 yuan

Families with householders aged 65 or above are more likely to invest in financial products including wealth management, asset management and trust.

The average value was about 239,000 yuan, about 1.4 times the average.

Household debt participation rate by householder's education level

Household debt participation rate by age

About 73. 1% of those aged between 26 and 35 have household debt.