Classes held to teach local women traditional culture in Ningxia

A teacher leads women to participate in an interactive activity with a portrait of Confucius hung on the blackboard in Zhongning county, northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, July 19, 2012. Confucius (551-479 BC), an educator and philosopher, founded a school of thought called Confucianism that deeply influenced later generations. The women's federation of Zhongning County held classes of Chinese traditional culture, which attracted many local women.[Photo/Xinhua]