The Girl's Training School Mandalay is a welfare institution established for orphans. To encourage and cheer up the girls by the enjoyment of wood, the international guests attending the 2018 World Wood Day Myanmar event went to visit the school on April 4th. A variety of performances were given by musicians from Mexico and Cote d'Ivoire . Wonderful dances and Chinese puppet playing by Ms. Ji Tianyuan, inheritor of intangible cultural heritage amused the students so much. At the end of the event, a donation ceremony was held. All participants feel so fulfilled and happy.
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, China, Turkey, Nepal, and United States respectively, involving participants from over 100 countries and regions.