The first leg of Guangdong province's "national defense education into communities" themed activities took place on July 11.

It was held in the Liede neighborhood, located in the Tianhe district of Guangzhou city - capital of South China's Guangdong province.

Tan Jianpeng, who works at Liede's management office, talks environmental sanitation at the event. A hero, he grabbed the headlines when he jumped into the Pearl River and saved a person. [Photo/Yangcheng Evening News]

A boy tries out a high-tech product for national defense at the event, under the guidance of a soldier. [Photo/Yangcheng Evening News]

A raft of exciting airplane models go on show. This one wowed a young boy. [Photo/Yangcheng Evening News]

Three children show off their award certificates, which were given at the event for success in the first Guangdong Provincial Youth National Defense Education Themed Handwritten Newspaper Contest. The contest kicked off in November last year and it issued 12 special awards, 34 first prizes and 54 second prizes. [Photo/Yangcheng Evening News]