Rural children thrill to the sound of music

Zhang Mingxu loves music but he did not possess even basic singing skills until he joined a vocal music class.

The 12-year-old schoolboy was inspired by a music teacher at Dalian Youth Recreation Center on July 29. After the class, he kept practicing the song he had learned with his classmates.

Zhang and another 52 primary school students and 35 teachers from rural areas around Dalian were taking part in a music camp in Dalian, a coastal city in Northeast China's Liaoning province.