'Low carbon' art show in Guiyang champions environmental protection

Residents in Guiyang visit the art exhibition. [Photo/Guiyang news network]

An art exhibition based on the theme of a low-carbon economy and environmental protection was held in Guiyang on April 22, aiming to help primary school students develop a greater awareness of the need to take better care of the planet.

A special tree, with "leaves" made of paper cups, ia created by teachers and students at the primary school and put on display at the art exhibition. [Photo/Guiyang news network]

The exhibited works – flowers made of coconut shells and cardboard monsters – were made by teachers and students of Zhongtian Mingting Primary School in Guiyang, the capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province.

They brought waste materials to the school to refashion them while expressing their understanding of the importance of protecting the environment.

Fu Chengyu, a teacher from the school, led the project. She said the goal is to integrate activities promoting a low-carbon economy and environmental protection into the students' curriculum.

In addition to the art exhibition, from April 22 to 30 the Guiyang bureau of ecology and environment will select volunteers to further publicize environmental protection, as well as organizing a show of skills and other themed activities related to World Earth Day.