Society

220M students to watch 'inspiring' TV program

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-08-27 17:01

BEIJING -- China's 220 million primary and middle school students will watch a TV program aimed to inspire them in the first class of the fall semester that begins September 1, said an official with the Ministry of Education (MOE) Friday.

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The TV program -- "My Dream, Chinese Dream" -- is jointly produced by ?MOE and China Central Television (CCTV) and will be aired from 9:00-10:40 on the morning of September 1, said Wang Dinghua, who is in charge of primary and middle school affairs with MOE.

Wang said MOE would also issue a circular requesting schools nationwide to organize students to watch the program in their first class of the new semester.

"The TV program is hoped to inspire and educate young people to have dreams and work hard to realize their dreams."

To achieve that, the program will feature those who made their way from rags to riches, including Yuan Longping, a scientist dubbed as the "father of hybrid rice," Ma Yun, a self-made Internet business tycoon and also CEO of Alibaba Networking Technology Co., and Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan.

Chinese students had their first national TV class in 2008.

In that year, students were given tips on how to survive a natural disaster. In 2009, students were taught to love their home, friends and motherland.