Town in Shandong boosts lives of rural kids with culture

Pupils diligently learn calligraphy in Shuiluopo town. [Photo by Li Xinrui for chinadaily.com.cn]

Shuiluopo town in Yangxin county – located in Binzhou city, in East China's Shandong province – has been enriching the cultural lives of its rural kids with traditional culture, aiming to pass on its excellent virtues to the next generation.

The town has organized various activities – such as calligraphy and painting learning sessions – where kids can try their hand at the skills and experience for themselves the beauty and wisdom of traditional culture.

Children listen carefully to a teacher's description of the artwork. [Photo by Li Xinrui for chinadaily.com.cn]

The town also plans to carry out more cultural activities with local and traditional features. It also wants to reinvigorate the folk culture industry and traditional village resources, to support rural revitalization through historical memories and cultural contexts. (Edited by Fan Yuanyuan)