For children on Pingtan Island in Fujian, China, 1 is more interesting than going into nature with their "forest teacher". Cheng Sheng-chung from Taiwan, China works as a 2 education teacher on the island. Cheng's 3 for nature started early. He 4 in the mountains in Taichung City, Taiwan, and loved to stay close to nature. In 2017, he came to Pingtan Island to find a (n) 5. He started to offer nature classes to children. Today's children 6 a lot of time indoors, either watching TV or 7 mobile phone games. Cheng wants to change that through his nature 8. The students all like the friendly teacher very much and they call him "forest teacher". Cheng does not fill their heads with 9 facts, but gets them to experience nature on their own. He lets them use their eyes, ears, noses, mouths, and hands to learn about nature.
"If children don't understand nature, they won't love and 10 it. They should understand that humans are not above nature, but must live in peace with it," said Cheng.
