The German company produces water pumps that are used in a wide range of functions, such as cooling and heating systems for central air-conditioning in buildings, sponge city construction and industrial factories.

这家德国公司生产的水泵用途广泛，如建筑物中央空调的制冷和供暖系统、海绵城市建设和工业工厂。

Other environmentally friendly endeavors of Tencent include incorporating the "sponge city "techniques at its headquarters in Shenzhen.

"The country has been on a path of evolving from an "innovation sponge", where it absorbs and adapts existing technology and knowledge from around the world, into a global leader in innovation.

It uses a 3D sponge nose form, helping to bring the mask closer to the face while ensuring a secure yet comfortable fit.

It has evolved from an "innovation sponge", absorbing and adapting existing technology and knowledge from around the world, into a global pioneer, spawning a wide range of homegrown cutting-edge products and services.

Instead of a dreary ambience and uninspiring staff, filling stations will sport bright looks and might unleash shapely and energetic vehicle cleaners with foam sprayers and sponge mops the moment motorists roll into their premises.

I have been reporting on tech for more than seven years now, and can attest from my front-row experience about China's transformation from an "innovation sponge" that absorbed and adapted existing technology and knowledge from around the world into a global pioneer, spawning a wide range of homegrown cutting-edge products and services.