Text by Chen Yuqiang, Chen Xilu, Sun Jiawen, ShenYan & Sunjin Photos by Ceng Jian& He Tian Translation by Tao Wenjia

FULFILLING THE DREAMS OF 11 LEFT-BEHIND CHILDREN

Text by Chen Yuqiang, Chen Xilu, Sun Jiawen, ShenYan & Sunjin Photos by Ceng Jian& He Tian Translation by Tao Wenjia

“Mum!” After a cry of happiness, Liao Chuifu, one of the 11 left-behind children from the “Air and Land, Walk with the Children” project, ran into the waiting arms of his mother at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. This was the fi rst time that Chuifu saw his mother after the Spring Festival this year. She touched his hair, the love in her eyes was obvious.

This is only one touching scene from the “Air and Land, Walk with the Children” event on 21st July.

为11位留守儿童圆梦立志

“妈妈!”在南航工作人员的陪伴下，廖吹福在广州白云国际机场见到等候已久的妈妈张吉，情不自禁地扑进妈妈怀里。这是春节过后，廖吹福第一次见到妈妈。妈妈不断抚摸廖吹福的头，眼里满是慈爱。这是发生在7月21日“天地童行”活动现场的感人一幕。

Air and Land, working together to fulfil the social responsibility of state-owned enterprises

When more and more rural young parents leave their hometowns to work in distant cities, "left-behind children" groups increase in both number and scale. According to a survey, currently, there are more than 9.02 million rural left-behind children in China. The average annual time with their parents is less than 10 days. ln order to fulfi l their social responsibility as a state-owned enterprise, China Southern Airlines worked with FAW-Volkswagen and the Passingdream Charity Fund to organise a charity event“Air and Land, Walk with the Children” to help 11 children from the Qinglong area of Guizhou province to meet their parents in Guangzhou. The group of children were fi rst driven to the airport in Guiyang by a Volkswagen motorcade. Then they took a China Southern fl ight to Guangzhou to be reunited with their parents. These children and their parents were also treated to a science and technology summer camp in Guangzhou to the FAW-Volkswagen factory, China Southern Airlines Training Centre, and the Guangzhou Science and Technology Centre. lt is the organisers' hope that it will help children to learn some knowledge and broaden their horizons. China Southern Air Media Company Limited is responsible for the implementation of the project. They made use of the in-fl ight media, The Outlook channel, new media and other means to record this relay of love.

Planting a Seed for Science and Technology when visiting China Southern Training Centre

On 22nd July, the 11 children and their parents visited the Training Centre at China Southern's headquarters, along with 11 local kids of similar age. They participated in cabin service, safety training and ceremonial training. Children followed the fl ight attendants excitedly onto a Boeing 737 and 777 simulation cabin. Under the guidance of China Southern's fl ight attendant, 11-year-old Zhang Feifei started her fi rst infl ight service as the "little fl ight attendant". These children even boarded the mysterious dynamic simulation cabin in the aquatic training hall to hear the sound of the aircraft climbing, cruising, cabin radio and so on. During the safe evacuation training session, after putting on training clothes and under the protection of their parents, these kids slid to the ground safely. Liao Chuifu told his mother Zhang Ji: "l want to learn more knowledge. And when l grow up, l am going to be an astronaut." His mum smiled. She had never seen her son so happy, so confi dent.

The three-day-science-and-technology summer camp is short but very valuable for these kids. Now a beautiful seed of knowledge is planted in their hearts. They not only fulfi lled their wish to reunite with their parents, but also experienced the love and care of society and a chance to broaden their horizons.

1. During check-in, a volunteer held one kid in his arms to help her face the camera and pass through for the first time in her life via facial recognition。在安检环节，随队的志愿者抱起小朋友，对准镜头，帮助他们实现人生的“第一次刷脸”通关。

2. The ground handling personnel of Guizhou Airlines was teaching kids about boarding. Kids listened earnestly.南航贵州公司地服部工作人员给小朋友们讲乘机知识，孩子们听得很认真。

3. “The little flight attendant” Zhang Feifei was learning how to offer cabin service. She asked her dad Zhang Jiabo: “Dear dad, today we have Sprite, Coca-cola, Fruit juice, tea and mineral water. What would you like to drink?”“小空姐”张飞飞现场学习客舱服务，对爸爸张家波，说：“尊敬的爸爸，今天有雪碧、可乐、果汁、茶水、矿泉水，请问您需要什么饮料？”

天地联手履行央企责任

当越来越多的农村年轻父母离开家乡到遥远的城市打工， “留守儿童”的群体也日趋庞大。据调查，全国现有农村留守儿童902万人，平均每年与父母相聚时间不到10天。为履行社会责任、为留守儿童实现心愿，南航携手一汽-大众，联合传梦公益基金共同举办公益项目“天地童行”，让来自贵州晴隆地区的11名留守儿童搭乘南航航班和大众车队，与远在广东的父母团聚。随后，主办方还特意组织小朋友和父母们共同参加广州暑期科技夏令营活动，分别前往一汽大众工厂、南航培训中心、广州科技中心参观体验，帮助小朋友们增长见闻、开阔视野。南航传媒公司负责项目执行，并利用其运营的航机媒体、发现之旅频道、新媒体等全媒体，全程记录这场爱心接力。

千里护送终团聚

11位小朋友几乎都是第一次乘坐飞机，出发前他们显得很兴奋。……