Feature: From homework to hiking, China's youth step into spring through sport
by sportswriter He Leijing
NANJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Ten-year-old Zhang Zijian had never felt closer to nature. During a rare extended school break, the fourth grader traded textbooks for trails, hiking and climbing through scenic hills, his steps tracing the contours of a season in bloom.
"For a six-day holiday, I spent five days outdoors," Zhang said. "I also picked spring tea leaves and dug bamboo s