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CHINA - More children from migrant worker families in Beijing willenjoy a small green world in their schools thanks to publicefforts. Friends of Nature, a non-governmental organization, started aprogram in 2009 to help build gardens in schools where moststudents are children of migrant workers. The construction of a 200-square-meter garden in Xingzhi School inthe Daxing district was finished in May. The organization plans to build gardens in two more schools, HuHuizhe, a division head in charge of education issues with Friendsof Nature, said on Sunday during an event to promote the program. "Every child longs for a place where nature can be touched and thatis full of flowers and grass. But many schools in Beijing,especially in the outskirts, are surrounded by warehouses andfactories. And in the schools, there are only gray playgrounds,single-story classrooms, and no green landscape," Hu said. The Xingzhi School in the Daxing district was privately founded in2001, and all its 700 students are children of migrant workers. Theschool changed its location five because of funding shortages, butthrough social support, its facilities have been improving. Huang Man, a 10-year-old student at Xingzhi School who comes fromCentral China's Henan province, likes the garden. "We used to play in the playground, but that's so boring. Now, myclassmates and I can look at flowers in the garden during thebreaks. It's beautiful," she said. "I planted two trees in the garden, and I regularly water them. Ifeel I have a responsibility for their growth," said Li Xiaoxiao,12, a grade four student at the school. "The garden has added vitality to our school, and it has helpedstimulate the students' awareness of loving nature," said ShenGuixiang, Xingzhi School principal. "Students volunteer to waterflowers and grass in the garden." Mu Danfeng, from Friends of Nature, who is in charge of theprogram, said making such gardens not only helps improve schools'facilities, it brings the public in contact with the school andmakes people aware of the difficulties of those schools and thereal needs of students. Mu said that in addition to the full participation of students andteachers in planting and caring for the gardens, Friends of Naturehas mobilized volunteers to interact with students in gardeningactivities and environmental protection education courses. Gao Jian, a post-graduate landscape architecture student at PekingUniversity, and designer of the Xingzhi School garden, said thegarden is more just flowers and grass, it improves the school. "Maybe we'll plant vegetables or trees there later," he said. "Thegarden is the fruit of public support and a platform for teachingenvironmental protection, too." As the first environmental non-governmental organization recognizedby the authorities, Friends of Nature was founded in Beijing in1994 by Chinese historian Liang Congjie (1932-2010). The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Hydrophilic Softener , Softener Flakes Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Anionic Softener today!
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