'Green Olympics' Tip

(BEIJING, April 7) -- On Monday morning, elementary school students in Beijing took part in the fourth session of a "Green Olympics" activity aimed at promoting water conservation. This time, the "Save a bucket of water, let the flowers of the Olympics bloom" activity welcomed the most number of participants thus far.

In the past three years, the environmental protection activity has been promoted in fifteen cities nationally, with over 100,000 students in total taking part in the events. This year's activity focused on helping children realize that it's the little things that count, encouraging them to become "little Green volunteers" through conserving water whenever possible. Organizers of the event focused on showing students how to save water during their daily routines, emphasizing empowerment so that the children were willing and able to start conserving water voluntarily.

The activity promotes water conservation by pointing out to children the daily ways in which water may be conserved. Planners hoped to encourage good conservation habits with children, explaining that water can be reused and recycled, and that even rainwater can be stored up for later use. Children will be encouraged to give written voice to what they have learned; these and the children's dreams for a "Green Olympics" will possibly be displayed in the Olympic Village in August.

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