Staff from Han Meilin Art Foundation teach a painting class to at the Fuwa primary school. Photo provided to China Daily

Above all, they will visit Han’s art gallery in Beijing, where they will paint with the artist. At the camp opening ceremony, each of the seven schools presented a large painting done by the students to portray their hometown’s distinctive landscapes.

Han established his reputation as a prolific artist and for his dedication to charity. In 2009, he funded the seven Hope schools in poverty-stricken villages in Zhejiang, Yunnan, Gansu and Hunan provinces and the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, including one Tibetan school. He named five of them after the five Fuwa mascots for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, which he was the chief designer of. His hope is that art can enrich the life of children in underprivileged areas and inspire them to create a brighter future.