A voluntary group composed of teachers and students from Tianjin University decorated Tanchang County in Gansu Province by painting walls covering an area of hundreds of square meters.

The wall paintings were mainly themed with rural revitalization, industrial revitalization and ecological revitalization, which was agreed upon by the county in prior communication.

“Our volunteers has started to design the contents of the paintings since June. They learned about the county’s characteristic industries beforehand and then included local products like Sichuan pepper, noodles, mushrooms and Chinese medicine herbs into their paintings,”said Li Xia, a TJU official in charge of the university’s summer volunteer programs.

Wang Runyan, an undergraduate majoring in animation felt quite excited to use what she has learnt to improve the culture and environment of the countryside. “In Chela town of Tanchang county, together with my team members, we have painted 12 walls. Each wall may take five to six hours to paint on average. But it is worth the efforts!”

It’s known that Tianjin University has paired up with Tanchang County in the process of poverty alleviation and rural vitalization for many years.For both summer and winter vacations, the university will organize voluntary groups to carry out activities like voluntary teaching or cultural activities in Tanchang country.

By Eva Yin