Kids in a kindergarten in
Jinan, Shandong Province, surround a miniature clay earth,
attaching additional hand-made plants and animals to it on
Saturday, April 21, 2007.
A series of activities were held throughout China on Sunday to
mark the 38th World Earth Day.
Organizers said they hoped the activities would boost the
national awareness of wildlife protection and energy saving.
More than two million captive fish, including the country’s
top-level protected Chinese Sturgeons, were released into the
Yangtze River to mark the day.
Many cities and provinces held additional activities, like
painting contests, to popularize knowledge among residents
concerning environmental protection.
At a World Earth Day celebration in Beijing, the Minister of
Land and Resources, Sun Wensheng, called for more attention from
Chinese nationals to the undertaking of environmental protection,
and the promotion of sustainable development.
Listening to their teacher,
kids in a kindergarten in Jinan, Shandong Province, sit at a table
on which is placed a clay bird shedding a tear over a withered
plant on Saturday, April 21, 2007.
(CRI.cn April 23, 2007)
