An educational campaign featuring Yellow River culture was held in Jinan, Shandong province on April 21 and more than 200 grade six and seven students from Jinan Long'ao School in Lixia district participated in the activity.

The students visited Yellow River Park in Jinan, an exhibition hall of the Yellow River tunnel, and a high-tech park in the Jinan Start-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation. During the activity, they experienced the natural scenery of the Yellow River, learned about the history of the Yellow River and the important role the river plays in promoting Jinan's high-quality development.

According to Wang Hong, headmaster of Jinan Long'ao School, the campaign is one part of the school's curriculum. She hopes that students can learn about the history, culture and ecological development of the Yellow River through the activity.

The Yellow River, known as China's "mother river" and the cradle of Chinese civilization, flows about 5,464 kilometers through nine provincial-level regions. It is an age-old witness to the nation's history, and the Yellow River Basin is a political, economic and cultural center in China.

Jinan is home to 183 kilometers of Yellow River and has developed abundant cultural resources with the influence of the river throughout time.

A section of the Yellow River in Jinan. [Photo by Liu Chuan/chinadaily.com.cn]

Students from Jinan Long'ao School enjoy natural scenery along the Yellow River at Yellow River Park in Jinan. [Photo by Liu Chuan/chinadaily.com.cn]

Students work together on a hydroelectric generation experiment during the activity. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

Students learn about the internal structure of the Yellow River tunnel. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]