On July 19, children learned some basic dance movements from a teacher. The Changsha Children's Palace opened the first class of its 2023-2024 public welfare training program on the same day. The program has enrolled 1,652 new students and offered 121 classes of 33 specialties. It is a place for Changsha students at the compulsory education stage to possess artistic talent and foster hobbies. The Changsha Children's Palace has implemented free public welfare training courses for sixteen consecutive years since 2008. (Photo/Tian Chao, Hunan Daily)

On July 19, children learned to play Chinese yangqin, a type of hammered dulcimer. The Changsha Children's Palace opened the first class of its 2023-2024 public welfare training courses on the same day. The program has enrolled 1,652 new students and offered 121 classes of 33 specialties. It is a place for Changsha students at the compulsory education stage to possess artistic talent and foster hobbies. The Changsha Children's Palace has implemented free public welfare training courses for sixteen consecutive years since 2008. (Photo/Tian Chao, Hunan Daily)

On July 19, children learned to play digital piano. The Changsha Children's Palace opened the first class of its 2023-2024 public welfare training courses on the same day. The program has enrolled 1,652 new students and offered 121 classes of 33 specialties. It is a place for Changsha students at the compulsory education stage to possess artistic talent and foster hobbies. The Changsha Children's Palace has implemented free public welfare training courses for sixteen consecutive years since 2008. (Photo/Tian Chao, Hunan Daily)

On July 19, children learned to play erhu, a traditional Chinese musical instrument. The Changsha Children's Palace opened the first class of its 2023-2024 public welfare training courses on the same day. The program has enrolled 1,652 new students and offered 121 classes of 33 specialties. It is a place for Changsha students at the compulsory education stage to possess artistic talent and foster hobbies. The Changsha Children's Palace has implemented free public welfare training courses for sixteen consecutive years since 2008. (Photo/Tian Chao, Hunan Daily)

On July 19, children practiced jumping rope. The Changsha Children's Palace opened the first class of its 2023-2024 public welfare training courses on the same day. The program has enrolled 1,652 new students and offered 121 classes of 33 specialties. It is a place for Changsha students at the compulsory education stage to possess artistic talent and foster hobbies. The Changsha Children's Palace has implemented free public welfare training courses for sixteen consecutive years since 2008. (Photo/Tian Chao, Hunan Daily)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese source: hunantoday