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Let kids speak out for kids

As child delegates attending the Sixth National Congress of the CYP, all 13 children submitted proposals to the congress, making suggestions based on their own experience.

Kang Junchuan said more efforts should be made to provide a safe environment for children to study in. He said extra police should be deployed at school gates.

Delegates from the Han (left), Mongolian (middle) and Uzbek (right) ethnic groups

Dedema said children between 7 and 14 found it difficult to find suitable TV programs and songs for their age group. Current children's channels are all designed for younger children. She suggested a special TV channel or website for young pioneers.

Uyghur boy Dilyar is a member of the Congress's administrative committee. He said kids needed more opportunity to get close to the nature. His proposal was for the CYP to build more activity centers for children.

Some day when dreams come true

Scientist, diplomat, doctor, teacher and soldier are traditionally the most popular career options for children. But these days we can add fashion designer, artist, architect and archaeologist. But whatever they choose to do in the future, the kids share a common dream that they will one day use what they learn to develop their home towns.

Delegates from the Tajik (first from the left), Kirgiz (second from the left), Uyghur (second from the right) and Xibe (right) ethnic groups

Tao Pengyu, an 11-year-old Xibe boy, wants to become a racing driver. "I'm crazy about cars," he told China.org.cn. He once made a video of a toy car race among kids and put it on the Internet. He said he expects to exchange toy cars for real ones when he grows up. "Some day I will compete in world-class desert rallies, and if I win, I will tell the whole world that the place where I learned and polished my skills is the Taklimakan Desert in Xinjiang, China."

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