Charity hike for slum reconstruction

The hike took participants through the forest in the park and they finished their adventure at Shangri-La Hotel in Changchun.

Participants of the hike prepare for the two-hour event. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

During the event, young hikers had the chance to communicate with foreign teachers and practice their oral English. At the end, participants enjoyed coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and some special services offered by the hotel.

A charity auction was held in the evening after the hike, in which dozens of donations were sold. The funds raised through the hike and auction totaled 100,000 yuan ($14,478) will be used to rebuild run-down houses in Hougang Village, where villagers have been living in rough houses for the past dozen or more years.

Staff members of the Foreign Affairs Office of Changchun Municipality, one of the sponsors of the charity hiking event, said they intend to help more villagers live in better houses in 2017.

Tian Keqiang, general manager of the hotel, said the event provided an opportunity platform for western people living in Changchun to communicate with each other and offered them a chance to join in local charity events.

Hikers go through the forest in Jingyuetan National Forest Park. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]