Shichengzi Primary School is a designated recipient of donations from the Free Lunch public welfare fund. The village where it is located, Shichengzi Village, is a county-level impoverished village. The school is small in scale, with rudimentary teaching and educational facilities. Some students from impoverished families even lack basic learning materials such as books and stationery. After preliminary on-site investigations, the National Humanities History magazine selected Shichengzi Primary School as the donation target for the Hebei leg of the National History Public Welfare 'Love to Support Education' initiative. Donated materials and visiting volunteers were gathered through the magazine’s official website, Weibo, WeChat, and other channels. On April 19, led by Wang Xiangyu, Editor-in-Chief of the National Humanities History magazine, the visiting team arrived at Shichengzi Primary School and delivered the collected children’s beds, extracurricular books, stationery, and other donated items to the children. The visiting team also actively participated in the students’ curriculum activities, assisting the children in creating fabric collage paintings and paper pulp artworks full of childlike charm. These artworks will be auctioned as part of the 'National History Public Welfare' charity sale event. Kind-hearted individuals will purchase them, and the proceeds will be used to provide 'Free Lunches' for the school’s students.
Economic development is the foundation for improving the educational environment. The visiting team inspected local historical sites such as the Ming Dynasty Great Wall ruins and organized a "Shichengzi Village Tourism Culture Development Seminar". Wang Xiangyu, Editor-in-Chief of the National Humanities History magazine, chaired the meeting. Elites from various sectors, kind-hearted individuals, and local government officials discussed issues related to the tourism and cultural development of Shichengzi Village, actively offering suggestions and helping villagers explore new paths to prosperity.
Uncovering humanistic spirit through history and taking on social responsibility in the present. Since 2013, the National Humanities History magazine has launched its public welfare brand — National History Public Welfare. It has partnered with multiple public welfare organizations, including the Free Lunch public welfare fund and China Social Assistance Foundation, to launch public welfare initiatives such as "National History Public Welfare – Subscribe to the National History Magazine, Give a Free Lunch", extending a helping hand to those in need.
The "National History Public Welfare 'Love to Support Education' Hebei Trip" came to a successful conclusion on April 20. Going forward, the National Humanities History magazine will continue to organize a series of public welfare activities, including the National History Public Welfare charity sales and ancient architecture preservation efforts, pooling the strength of the media, readers, and all sectors of society to contribute modestly to the cause of public welfare.