Year in review: China's major scientific and infrastructure achievements

Editor's note: 2019 marks another year of accomplishments for China. As the year comes to an end, let's take a moment to recall the many achievements China unlocked in this year that made us proud of our nation.

Chang'e 4 makes world-first landing on moon's far side

The Chang'e 4 lunar probe landed at 10:26 am on Jan 3 on the Von Karman crater in the South Pole-Aitken basin, making the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon.

China's lunar rover Yutu 2 has driven 345.059 meters on the far side of the moon, a new record of the furthest distance ever made by a rover, the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration said on Dec 4.

The rover is expected to continue to break its own record as its journey on the moon goes on.