Hechi receives large donation of teaching materials

A donation ceremony held at Jinchengjiang District Sixth Primary School in Hechi before Children's Day saw teaching materials worth more than six million yuan ($938,277) donated to the city in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

The donation from the Rising Star Education Foundation included 6.2 million yuan of electronic teaching equipment and educational tablet computers as well as materials worth 560,000 yuan donated to Jinchengjiang district.

The Rising Star Education Foundation strives to improve teaching conditions in compulsory education schools throughout China, and aims to continue developing local education, said Liu Yonghong, the foundation's counselor.

According to Huang Yunhong, Hechi vice-mayor, the electronic equipment will strengthen the informatization base in local schools while supporting the cultivation of student talent.

Hechi government officials and representatives and associates of the Rising Star Education Foundation participated in the ceremony.