BEIJING, Oct. 15 -- China will put lunar samples from both the near and far sides of the Moon on public display in December, at an airshow whose organisers say its scale has been expanded this year.

The State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense said on Tuesday that the 16th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, known as Airshow China, will run from December 7 to 13 in Zhuhai, in Guangdong Province, CGTN reported. Visitors will be able to compare samples brought back by Chang'e-5 from the near side with those from Chang'e-6 on the far side, said Yi Lin, a defense industry official, at a media conference in Beijing.

Zhang Hu, Guangdong's executive vice governor, said the indoor exhibiti...