The 2024 New Year will go to the grassroots
Approaching the Spring Festival, the drizzle of Wugong Mountain in Jiangxi Province continues, but there are still people coming and going on the big set of Matian Town at the foot of the mountain.
Come and take a look, the teachers and students of Matian Central School have sent Spring Festival couplets to everyone ......A middle-aged man stood on the street, shouting to the crowd and greeting familiar villagers from time to time. After a while, his "stall" was surrounded by villagers.
This middle-aged man with a small head and gray temples is called Zhu Zhihui, and he is the secretary of the party branch and the principal of the Matian Central School in the Wugong Mountain Scenic Area of Pingxiang, Jiangxi. When the Spring Festival was approaching, he took the teachers and students of the school's calligraphy and Chinese painting clubs to Matian Town to carry out the practice of "sending Spring Festival couplets in the Year of the Dragon, full of joy" Spring Festival couplets (Chinese painting).
The red paper at the event site was flying, and it was a lively scene. More than 30 teachers and students spread out red paper and splashed ink to send strong Spring Festival blessings to the villagers.
When the child was in the second grade, he was able to write Spring Festival couplets after learning calligraphy for two years in school, and as parents, we are sincerely grateful to the school for cultivating him. Student Peng Zixuan's mother said happily.
The villagers who rushed to the market stopped to admire, carefully selected their favorite ink treasures, and more than 300 Spring Festival couplets and Chinese paintings created by teachers and students were snatched up in less than two hours.
Uncle Liu, who received the Spring Festival couplets on the spot, said: "It is very meaningful for the school to hold such an event, and everyone is proud of the children. ”
This activity is also a microcosm of the achievements of the after-school extended service of Matian Central School. Zhu Zhihui introduced that the school integrated multiple resources, hired professional teachers, and opened 23 clubs such as wrestling, tennis, calligraphy, and Chinese painting, providing high-quality after-school services for rural children and lighting up the dreams of children in mountainous areas.
China Education Daily, 2024-02-07, 4th edition
Author: Reporter Gan Tian Correspondent Peng Xin Wu Xinchun.