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| A girl reads a book in Ankang Library of Guzhou Town Central Primary School on September 11. [CCTF] |
The joyful laughter of children and the sound of their footsteps echo across the campus of the Central Primary School of Guzhou Town in Rongjiang, a county in Southwest China's Guizhou Province. During the extracurricular time, they often go to the library and read their favorite books.
"I think the library has become more beautiful than before." "It is large, tidy and clean." "There are many books for us to read..." said many students.
Rongjiang suffered losses in the floods in June this year. The library is called Ankang Library, which was jointed built by China Children and Teenagers' Fund (CCTF) and B'in Music Culture Media (Beijing) Co., Ltd after the natural disaster. According to Pan De'an, vice-principal of the school, the library houses over 10,000 books in various categories.
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| Girls attend a concert in Guiyang Olympic Sports Center on September 12. [CCTF] |
At present, 10 such libraries have been built in Rongjiang and other disaster-stricken areas. In addition to building libraries, the CCTF and B'in Music Culture Media (Beijing) have also provided girls with scholarships and organized them to visit other places. For instance, 10 girls from Rongjiang were invited to attend a B'in Music children's growth camp in Guiyang, capital of Guizhou Province, from September 12 to 14. The girls waved glow sticks and sang out loudly when they attended a concert in Guiyang Olympic Sports Center.
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| Girls visit Guizhou Provincial Museum on September 13. [CCTF] |
The camp event also offered them opportunities to learn more about the history, culture and technology and further expand personal horizon.
The girls were deeply impressed by the glorious history and splendid culture of Guizhou during a visit to Guizhou Provincial Museum.
They toured around the campus of Guizhou University, attended an astronomical class, and made wooden models of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), also known as the "China Sky Eye."
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| Girls visit Qingyan Ancient Town on September 14. [CCTF] |
While visiting Qingyan Ancient Town, the girls leaned about its ancient commercial culture and experienced the making of the Miao-style batik handicrafts.
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| Girls visit the China Science and Technology Museum. [CCTF] |
In August, 10 girls from Xindu District of Xingtai, a city in North China's Hebei Province, attended a three-day summer camp in Beijing, where they visited the Palace Museum, the China Science and Technology Museum, the Grand Canal Museum of Beijing, and the National Stadium.
During the past years, the growth camp event has been held in Beijing, Tianjin, Wuhan, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Shenyang and many other cities, allowing teenage attendees to gain knowledge and achieve growth.
Since its establishment in 2016, the B'in Music public welfare project has organized growth camps, supported the building of Ankang libraries, and provided about 130,000 children and their families with assistance in terms of education aids, disaster relief and caring services. Many children have expressed their appreciation and feelings with writing and painting.
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| Children express their feelings with writing and painting. [CCTF] |
Music is not merely about the melody — it is a force of warmth and empowerment. From each scholarship, library, to camp event and activity, all these are paving a broader path for the children's future. The B'in Music public welfare project will pass on love and warm to more children and guide them to strive for their dreams.
(Source: CCTF/Women of China)
Editor: Wang Shasha
