Smile today!

World Smile Day is celebrated on May 8. Established by the World Mental Health Organization in 1948, it is a global festival that celebrates the universal human expression of smiling. The smiley face, created by commercial artist Harvey Ball in 1963, has become a globally recognized symbol of goodwill and cheer. 

A girl displays a “smile card” during an event marking World Smile Day in a kindergarten in Yantai City, East China’s Shandong Province, yesterday.

Nurses at Coast Guard Hospital launch the themed activity "Have You Smiled Today?" in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, on May 7.

Students at Hedian Primary School display smiley face designs they created in Tangfang School District, Gaoqing County, Zibo, Shandong Province, on May 7.

Children at Chengbei Subdistrict Kindergarten play an interactive "Show Your Brightest Smile" game in Wenling, Zhejiang Province, on May 7.

Tourism students from Zunhua Vocational Education Center in Hebei Province attend the Smile Etiquette Show on May 7.

Students at Zigui County Experimental Primary School display smiley face designs they created in Yichang, Hubei Province, on May 7.

Children from Changxing Experimental Kindergarten in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, hold smiling face balloons and play the "Smiling Face Race" game on May 6.