Shanghai volunteers donate books for Hechi school library

A group of volunteers from Shanghai and Du'an Yao ethnic county in Hechi, deliver 2,500 books to Xingli Primary School in Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on March 10. [Photo by Gao Dongfeng/hcwang.cn]

Xingli, a remote village in the Disu township of Du'an Yao ethnic county in Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region has witnessed the establishment of its first small library on March 10.

A group of volunteers from Shanghai, along with volunteers from Du'an, delivered 2,500 books to Xingli Primary School to set up the very first library for local students. The books, of various subjects including science, music and literature, were both donated by the volunteers and purchased using public charity funds.

The small library is expected to open a new window of learning for the children living in this remote area, said one of the volunteers.

Volunteers give out the books to children at Xingli Primary School in Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo by Gao Dongfeng/hcwang.cn]

Students happily look through books at Xingli Primary School. [Photo by Gao Dongfeng/hcwang.cn]