On the morning of April 23, in the gentle spring breeze, in the quiet lilacs, the children read aloud under the wisteria flower trellis in the Yishoutang scenic spot of the Summer Palace.
"In this little green world, I don't know how many busy little lives will be alive..." A fifth-grade girl is reciting the famous book "Insects" for her friends.
On the day of the 27th World Book Day, the Summer Palace held a children's science popularization activity called "Green Home in Literature", and moved the reading clubs of children's literature, "Silent Spring" and "Insects", into the royal garden, aiming to immerse the garden in reading and bury environmental awareness into children's hearts.
In the reading sharing of Insects, the children shared the insect world as seen by naturalists. The colorful rural life described in the book opened the eyes of the children who have lived in the city for a long time, and the author's subtle observations and delicate descriptions also gave the children a master lesson.
Just when the children's minds are still stuck in the French countryside in the 19th century, a popular science video of "Ladybird Daughter Country" produced by the scientists and technicians of the Summer Palace leads the children back to the present. The little ladybug is a big mystery, which makes children marvel at the mystery of species evolution.
Taking advantage of the children's enthusiasm, the science teacher talked about the morphological characteristics, living habits and ecological values of the ladybird family one by one, especially about the heterochromatic ladybird because it preyed on aphids, which was used by humans to treat insects with insects. At this time, a child asked: "Is the heterochromatic ladybug a 'tool man'?" The other children laughed when they heard it.
With the accumulation of knowledge, under the guidance of science teachers, the children sent artificially bred heterochromatic ladybirds to the "front line" of aphid control. These ladybugs are not simple, they become the "big heroes" who devour aphids and protect plants in the eyes of children.
Lower school students are responsible for hanging egg cards containing heterochromatic ladybird eggs, and older students are responsible for releasing adult worms. They carefully poured two or three ladybugs from the container into the palm of their hands, and then used their thumbs and forefingers to pinch the ladybird's elytraps and gently place them on the leaves of the flower shrub. The attentive girl also told: "Hide, don't be found by the birds!" The children who participated in the activity felt first-hand the law of the biological chain depicted in "Insects".
On the afternoon of the 23rd, Ji Qingxuan of the Summer Palace Academy will hold a live broadcast of the cultural salon with the theme of "Jicheng and Garden Ye". Through the live broadcast of live activities, reality and history shine together, creating a cultural activity for readers and tourists to integrate traditional culture and garden art.
Summer Palace Academy Ji Qingxuan is a reading space in the garden jointly built by the National Library and the Summer Palace, which was opened to visitors on last year's book day. In the past year, we have had a loyal group of repeat customers.