Global Times reported on April 25, 2018 that hundreds of primary school students in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region recently recited classic texts from Chinese ancient philosophical works to promote traditional culture. Over 100 primary school students in Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220) period attire recited the Tao Te Ching, the founding work of philosophical Taoism, at an ecological park in Urumqi on Monday. Xinhua News Agency reported that the campaign plans to attract the participation of 10,000 people this year. Zhu Weiqun, head of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, told Global Times that because Chinese traditional classics are mutual culture and an asset of all ethnic minorities in China, ethnic minorities should and have the right to learn them. "Promoting traditional culture among Xinjiang students contributes to ethnic unity, and could help broaden their vision and future career." The news site xjbs.com.cn reported that learning and reciting Chinese classics has been a regular activity at the No.2 Primary School in Xinjiang's Aksu prefecture and students would recite classic Chinese literature and practice calligraphy while listening to the Chinese zither every Tuesday. Deng Huazhi, a teacher at the primary school, was quoted as saying that students would feel grateful to the country by learning traditional culture, and practice core socialist values.
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