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Jimu News reporter Ke Cheng

Photographer Song Zhentao and Xiao Hao

Correspondent Wu Liuqing Chen Li

Intern Wei Can Cui Xinyue

“Are these animals real?” “There are birds that fly higher than airplanes.” “I want to go to the North and South Poles for exploration in the future.” On the morning of August 16, “Innovative Youth Walking in Jiangcheng”—Hubei Province’s first “Intellectual Property Lighting up the Future and Looking for Hubei Innovative Youth Team” summer study camp came to Wuhan University, with the first stop set at the Wanlin Art Museum.

Arriving at the museum, the teenagers first walked into a "static animal world" - the museum's basic exhibition displays nearly 1,300 bird specimens, more than 140 mammal specimens and more than 400 sets of cultural relics, making it one of the museums in China with the richest collection of bird specimens. After the explanation, the children learned about the diversity and geographical distribution characteristics of Chinese birds, and also learned about the historical changes and cultural context of Chinese civilization through the archaeological achievements of Wuhan University teachers and students.

It is worth mentioning that upon learning that the group visiting this time was the "Innovative Youth Team", Wanlin Art Museum specially invited a doctoral student as a volunteer guide, hoping to provide more guidance to the children. Unexpectedly, the doctoral brother Bai Xuechen was also stumped by the question.

"Will woodpeckers not feel dizzy when pecking at wood?" "How high will their heart rate be?" The children happily surrounded Bai Xuechen, asking interesting questions one after another. "Your questions are really difficult for me, I will look them up when I get home." Bai Xuechen said with a smile that he really likes to interact with the children. From their unique perspectives, he can constantly discover his own knowledge blind spots and carry out "literacy" in a timely manner.

"I enjoy the process of passing on my knowledge to others." Bai Xuechen is from the State Key Laboratory of Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing Information Engineering of Wuhan University. Two years ago, when he visited the "Dunhuang Exhibition" of the museum, he was attracted by the personal ability and language charm of the tour guides and joined the Wanlin Volunteer Service Tour Guide Team. He stayed at the school to do research this summer and readily agreed to this activity after learning about it. "I think scientific research is important, and popular science work is equally important. Children are the future."

"I didn't expect these specimens to be real," said Zhou Qirui from Luotian County Experimental Primary School. He saw many rocks and animal bones with strange shapes. The exhibits presented these creatures to him again. "It was as if I got to know them all over again."

The teenagers also came to a colorful world - "Seeking and Turning - Collection of Chinese Painting Art Samples from 1970s to 2010s", which brought together 50 representative works by 50 well-known Chinese artists. The children witnessed the passage of time and the inheritance of history in colors and lines.

"Children's interpretation of paintings will provide us with some new perspectives." Fang Ruoxi, a volunteer guide from the School of History of Wuhan University, Class of 2023, gave an example that teacher Liu Anping has a series of paintings called "David", which are very abstract. "According to the explanation script, we will tell the children that this painting reflects an image of arrogance. One of the children said that the colors of this painting are so strong. This actually tells us that the author may use this highly saturated color to express strong emotions."

"Originally I didn't quite understand painting, but after listening to the tour guide's introduction, I seem to be able to appreciate the emotions expressed in the works." Zhai Zhi, a junior high school student from Yanji Middle School in the Ezhou Airport Economic Zone, said that this study experience has improved his aesthetic ability.

It is reported that the first "Intellectual Property Lights up the Future and Finds Hubei Innovative Youth Team" study and research summer camp in Hubei Province is jointly organized by the Hubei Provincial Intellectual Property Office and Jimu News. The participants are teachers and students representatives of the 2024 "Hubei Innovative Youth Team" and representatives of the eighth batch of intellectual property education pilot schools in Hubei Province, totaling 100 teachers and students. The three-day event is completely free.

(Source: Jimu News)

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