Known as "a banner in the history of children's sports in China".
▲ Schematic diagram of the anti-Japanese propaganda route of Xin' an tour group
Embark on a journey
1929, the famous educator Tao Xingzhi founded Xin 'an Primary School in Lianhua Street, an ancient town on the Huai 'an River. Most students are children of poor fishermen, vendors and craftsmen. In addition to learning arithmetic, Mandarin, art, music, science and other courses, they also need to take part in labor: learning to build walls, weave pouches, raise poultry and make chalk ... However, with the acceleration of the Japanese invasion of China, children can no longer study with peace of mind.
▲ Tao Xingzhi
In the autumn of 1933, seven students from Xin 'an Primary School in Jiangsu spontaneously organized a small "tour group". They started from their hometown and passed through Zhenjiang and Shanghai along the way. They traveled outside for 50 days. Mr. Tao Xingzhi specially wrote a poem to express his support for the social practice trip of primary school students:
A bunch of little bachelors,
There are seven points,
The youngest 10 years old,
The boss is unmarried.
Without my husband,
My parents are not here,
Who says children are small?
Divide a new era.
When the children visited the factory, they took part in the labor personally, felt the hardships of the workers and understood the truth that labor created the world.