Children from Taicang, Jiangsu province experience autumn in the paddy fields on Oct 29. [Photo/VCG]
Two months after Jiangsu province announced that it would co-brand tourism and knowledge, a forum on the subject opened in Nanjing, the provincial capital, on Nov 10.
The province in eastern China has led the way in attracting students and encouraging them to learn by traveling, while Hanjiang, a district in the city of Yangzhou, demonstrated the advantages of integrating tourism with knowledge at the forum.
"Courses are the core of learn-through-travel itineraries," said He Yunfeng, chief of the education bureau of Hanjiang, "A well-arranged course should help students integrate knowledge and action."
A doctor of traditional Chinese medicine from Nantong, Jiangsu province teaches students how to massage their acupuncture points on Oct 21. [Photo/VCG]
Hanjiang's efforts and achievements were eye-catching. Since the beginning of this year, the district has seen its nine middle schools motivating over 7,300 students and teachers to embark on creative and inspiring trips to the 10th Jiangsu Horticulture Expo, Slender West Lake Scenic Area, and the site of the 2016 G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
"Traveling, living, and eating in groups is a novel experience for students," said Jiang Yongjun, principal of the Hanjiang Experimental School.
Eighth-grade students from the school made a trip to the 10th Jiangsu Horticulture Expo last month. They also made their own reports after the trip, answering questions about the features of different city exhibition halls and their impressions of the expo.
Going forward, Hanjiang will maintain its momentum and find more ways to improve the learn-through-travel scheme.
Students from Suzhou, Jiangsu province dress as a variety of scientists at a campus science and technology festival, Oct 8. [Photo/VCG]
(source:english.jsjyt.gov.cn)
