World Earth Day marked with diverse activities

Yesterday was the 56th World Earth Day. People across China commemorated the day with a diversity of activities promoting environmental protection and love for the planet.

Students at Xianshengli Primary School in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, paint a large scroll themed on environmental protection. Photos by Xinhua except otherwise stated

Sanitation workers collect floating debris from Hongshan Lake in Anshun City, Guizhou Province.

Students learn about garbage classification at the Huajun Foreign Language School in Jiangdu District, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province.

Workers plant reeds along the Sangouwan coastal area in Rongcheng City, Shandong Province.

Children showcase eco-friendly costumes made from recycled plastic bags, cardboard, and other waste materials at a kindergarten in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province.

Volunteers pick up trash at a tourist site in Xingwangzhai Town, Zunhua City, Hebei Province.

People take photos of "blue tears" (bioluminescent waves) at Dameisha beach, Yantian District, Shenzhen. Liu Xudong

People appreciated the scene of "blue tears" in Dameisha, Shenzhen. Liu Xudong