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REDESIGNING THE FUTURE

In a classroom of the Lu Xun Primary School in Awat County, Aksu Prefecture in south Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a variety of 3D-printed works take shape as students are crafting their models on computers on April 20.

“We are learning how to design a tripod, an ancient cooking vessel with two loop handles and three or four legs. This is much more complicated than the cups that I made before,” Umut Mahmut told . Students in this class are all fourth and fifth graders who have acquired basic computer skills. Umut, a fifth grader, said he is quite interested in 3D printing. “It’s amazing that I can try and turn my imagination into reality,” he added.

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