The lunch of Dahu Elementary School students in Fanlu Township, Chiayi County looks even more delicious after being creatively arranged.

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[Reporter Lin Yizhang/Report from Chiayi] Dahu Elementary School in Fanlu Township, Chiayi County is a small school in a rural area. Today, the school subverts the traditional dining environment and atmosphere, changing from schoolchildren to chefs. Teachers and students pick up noodle sticks, knead dough, steam buns, knead Glutinous rice balls, with meal arrangement and food color matching, create a beautiful dining atmosphere.

Qiu Huangren, the teaching director of Dahu Elementary School, said that the beauty of the dining table is an important part of life. Today’s aesthetic dishes are created by the teachers and students of the school. Through cooking, the interaction between teachers and students is increased, so that children can experience the hard work of cooking and cherish food more.

The course applies aesthetic education to food color matching, food utensil selection exercises, and plate placement. Through group discussions, hands-on actions, brainstorming, and learning by doing, students can feel the sense of beauty and add masters and slaves of similar or contrasting colors relationship, constitute a more complete.

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Student Yao Yizhen said that the original cooking tasted better after such a change. Qiu Yuhan said that he will help his mother cook together at home in the future, and the beautiful presentation of the dishes will make people's index fingers move.

Parent Yao Weiwen said that he was amazed that the child could cook delicious and creative dishes, and his concentration improved.

Principal Li Yilong said that food and aesthetics are closely related. From the selection of tableware, the arrangement of dishes to the decoration of the environment, a little care can upgrade the school lunch cuisine and become the most anticipated happy "food light" for children.

Students learn communication, creativity, and problem-solving skills. They also hope that through the combination of food and aesthetics, students can have different dialogues with objects and ingredients in life.

Teachers and students of Dahu Elementary School make dishes together.

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Students from Dahu Elementary School used their creativity to make colorful steamed buns.

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