Beautiful China, Childlike Paintings: Ecological Culture Event Successfully Held in Chongqing
A significant event took place on June 1, 2025, at Nanshan Botanical Garden in Chongqing, as part of the National Environment Day and Beautiful China Awareness Week. The "Beautiful China, Childlike Paintings" ecological culture promotion event was hosted by the Center for Environmental Education and Communications of Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and Chongqing Ecology and Environment Bureau, in collaboration with several other organizations, according to a report by ichongqing.info.
The event showcased the vision of ecological civilization construction of teenagers in the new era through children’s paintings and an ecological study tour. A total of 34 parent-child families participated in the "Wonderful Life" study tour, which was led by professional guides from Nanshan Botanical Garden. The children explored this national ecological science base, home to over 5,000 subtropical plant species, to observe rare flora up close and discover ecosystem mysteries, as stated in the ichongqing.info report.
As ichongqing.info reported, through knowledge popularization, children gained a profound understanding of the significance of biodiversity conservation, fostering a love and reverence for nature. One participating parent remarked: "The children not only acquired knowledge but also recognized the responsibility for protecting lucid waters and lush mountains." The event also featured an "Environmental Protection in a Bag" painting activity, where children illustrated their visions of beautiful China on eco-friendly canvas bags.
The imaginative works reflected children’s unique perspectives on ecological civilization and wonderful expectations. These eco-friendly canvas bags will serve as vehicles for environmental advocacy, entering households and communities to promote low-carbon lifestyles, as mentioned in the ichongqing.info article. The event exhibited 100 award-winning "Beautiful China" themed paintings, highlighting the concept that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets". The works portrayed beautiful skies, rivers and lakes, bays, mountains, cities, and villages—creating a new vision of beautiful China with diverse and shared beauty.
According to ichongqing.info, this exhibition also creatively employed AIGC technology to enhance the works, transforming static paintings into dynamic visual displays. By infusing technological vitality into traditional art, it attracted over 100 resident visitors to appreciate, effectively expanding public engagement in the beautiful China construction. The event not only provided a platform for teenagers to showcase their environmental creativity but also fostered a sense of green responsibility, conveying the modern ethos of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
The 2025 Environment Day is themed "Taking the Lead in the Beautiful China Initiative", focusing on the central task of comprehensively advancing beautiful China construction, as per the ichongqing.info report. With the overarching goal of achieving tangible outcomes, it showcases practical achievements from beautiful China pilot zones and highlights the dynamic participation of the whole society in this initiative. As the host city for the national event, Chongqing will share China’s ecological and environmental protection stories with the world through a series of promotional activities, ichongqing.info reported.
