Passengers take a subway train specially decorated to mark the upcoming International Children's Day, which falls on June 1, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, on May 26. [China Women's News]

As International Children's Day is approaching, a converted train of Shenzhen Metro Line 11 was back to operation and served passengers once again. The subway train was decorated with 508 paintings of children from Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, and the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions (SARs).

The train was jointly launched by the Shenzhen Municipal Working Committee on Women and Children, the Shenzhen Women's Federation and Shenzhen Metro on May 26. It is the third year in a row that the train is on the tracks and will run for a month as before. 

The subway train of Shenzhen Metro Line 11 is decorated with children's paintings. [China Women's News]

The works on display include more than 200 drawings themed on the fight against the novel coronavirus disease, which vividly reflect the children's positive attitude in the face of the epidemic. The train also has special carriages to display children's works from Hong Kong and Macao SARs, serving as a platform for enhancing exchanges among children in Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macao.

In particular, this year's child-friendly subway has added an interactive activity with the theme of "returning to the age of 11." By scanning codes posted in subway cars, passengers can enter an interactive connection where they need to answer questions such as "Which of the pictures do you like best," to get the result of a big data test — their own aesthetic style at age 11.

Children's paintings make up the decorations on both sides of the carriages, including the doors, windows and armrests. [China Women's News]

A simple and elegant design style is applied to all six carriages of the train to embody innocence and a childlike interest in the kids' works. The youngest painter is only 3 years old. Adopting the color elements in the logo of the child-friendly city, the train creates a loving and dreamy atmosphere for passengers and facilitates the spread of the child-friendly concept.

To better promote the theme, the organizers cooperated with the Shenzhen Women and Children's Development Foundation to issue a souvenir stamp folder and commemorative envelope of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macao Child-Friendly Subway. The set contains 12 stamps with the child-friendly city logo and six envelopes featuring children's paintings.

The event is also part of the celebration of this year's 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and marks a critical year for promoting the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. 

The ready-to-scan interactive activity code and the child-friendly city logo are integrated into the decorations. [China Women's News]

(Source: China Women's News/Translated and edited by Women of China)