The "Happy Growth Camp" has been set up in Dawu town in Tengzhou, Shandong province to provide colorful summer training courses for local left-behind children and orphans.

The summer camp has 42 teachers and volunteers from primary and secondary schools in Dawu town. Children can participate in 16 training courses covering martial arts, painting, traditional opera, tea art, cooking, and handicrafts.

Children at the "Happy Growth Camp" practice with hoopla hoops on July 25 in Dawu town in Tengzhou, Shandong province. [Photo/IC]

Children wearing hanfu (traditional Chinese apparel) learn tea art at the "Happy Growth Camp" on July 25. [Photo/IC]

A student learns traditional opera under the guidance of a teacher at the "Happy Growth Camp". [Photo/IC]

Teachers instruct children the art of playing Chinese chess at the "Happy Growth Camp". [Photo/IC]

A teacher shows the child how to play table tennis. [Photo/IC]

Students create gourd art under the guidance of their teachers. [Photo/IC]

The "Happy Growth Camp" is set up to enrich the lives of left-behind children during summer vacation. [Photo/IC]

Children perform traditional Chinese opera at the "Happy Growth Camp". [Photo/IC]