Students across China embrace saving and creativity ahead of World Savings Day

On the occasion of World Savings Day on October 31, the traditional virtue of saving is finding fresh expression across campuses in China. From fun waste-sorting games and themed paper-cutting to transforming discarded materials into handicrafts, schools nationwide are promoting a culture of frugality through lively hands-on activities. Children learn to cherish resources and turn waste into treasure, bringing the concept of conservation to life. These creative efforts show that saving can be a way of life — and a shared responsibility to protect our green planet.

Photo taken on Oct. 30, 2025, shows children playing a waste-sorting game guided by an urban management officer at a kindergarten in Rugao, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xu Hui/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Oct. 30, 2025, shows students making paper-cutting works themed on “saving and frugality” at a middle school in Duntou Town, Hai'an City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Zhou Qiang/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Oct. 30, 2025, shows students visiting a cardboard-and-clay art project called “Bunny Park” at a primary school in Fuxing District, Handan City, north China's Hebei Province. (Hao Qunying/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Oct. 30, 2025, shows a science instructor guiding pupils in building a “smart farm” model at a primary school in Donggang Town, Qinhuangdao City, north China's Hebei Province. (Cao Jianxiong/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Oct. 31, 2025, shows students sorting and assembling a model aircraft carrier made from recycled materials at a primary school in Shibei District, Qingdao City, east China's Shandong Province. (Wang Haibin/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Oct. 31, 2025, shows children displaying handicrafts made from waste paper and foam at a kindergarten in Xiyue Village, Xinle City, north China's Hebei Province. (Wang Ruifu/Guangming Pictures)