Pic story: rural children enjoy art education in C China's Hunan

Children try the toy bows and arrows made by themselves in Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 19, 2023. Graduating from art college, Liu Xiu and his wife Zhou Yan established an art and culture exchange center for children at Youyujing Village, Shuishi Township, Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province in 2015.

Since then, the couple and some resident teachers have been providing art courses for children from the village and neighboring towns.

More than 50 children participated in various art courses such as painting, performing, music, poetry and script writing in the center during this summer vacation.

On the evening of Aug. 20, an art festival was held in the center to showcase children's art works, marking the end of the summer courses.

A child tells his stories in a performance with a basketball during an art festival in Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 20, 2023. 

Children play on the swing after dinner in Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 19, 2023. ​

Zhou Yan joints two beams as she sets up an art installation with the help of volunteers and villagers in Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 20, 2023. ​

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