At the wood class, the teachers and students watched the highlight video of the previous World Wood Day events. Mr. Li Xuemin, the inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Shawo Woodturning Skill, introduced the historical origin and cultural value of traditional woodturning skills, and shared his own experience and feelings of participating the 2017 and 2018 World Wood Day in US, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.
World Wood Day is a cultural event celebrated annually during the week of March 21st to highlight wood as an eco-friendly and renewable biomaterial and to raise awareness on the key role wood plays in a sustainable world. Starting from 2013, WWD celebrations were held in Tanzania and China respectively, involving participants from over 100 countries and regions.