Graffiti on the Manhole Covers Stuns the BRS Campus
It’s time for sacrifice when the swallows return,
It’s tomb-sweeping day after the pear flowers whither.
There are moss spots on top of the pond,
Orioles are singing under the leaves.
The days are long and the catkins are light.
The spring brings us a colorful world. At this great season when the catkins are flying and flowers are blooming, the manhole covers on BRS campus are putting on new clothes and colors under the students’ paintbrush. They turn into a pizza, a cute Totoro, a honeybee, and much more, forming into beautiful landscape on campus.
In order to enrich school culture, cultivate students’ innovation and hands-on capability, and create a nicer environment, BRFLS launched an event called “Embellish the Campus & Graffiti the Manhole Covers”. The middle school students walk out of their classroom and team up to make their artistic creation on the covers.
About manhole cover culture:
Manhole cover culture began to prevail since 1960s. Some cities in the United States, France, Germany, Poland, Finland, South Korea, Japan, Norway, Brazil and Canada have their own unique manhole cover culture. Many foreign historical and cultural cities have considered manhole cover culture as the city’s name card. In recent years, some areas in China have also displayed manhole cover culture. Manhole cover culture plays a role in not only beautifying the urban environment, but also reducing the rate of manhole cover accidents.
Seeing how devoted students are to their artistic creation, the middle school head teachers decided not to resist their desire any more but to join the graffiti team with high spirits. With design and coloring of teachers and students, a new piece of art was born! Everyone was delighted and recorded this beautiful moment by leaving their smiling faces and works in photos.
Students participating in this event say: “Every stroke of our painting is sincere. We hope that our effort helps make the campus more enchanting.” Hearing about the project, many students and teachers would stop by, take a look and even participate a little. With no exception, they all thumbed up at the paintings that are loaded with students’ ideas and love of the school.
