After sharing touching stories, students and parents embrace each other, weeping together in a special thanksgivinggathering, held in a middle school in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province on Tuesday, June 17, 2008.

(CRI 2008-06-18 09:07:06)A special thanksgivinggathering was held in a middle school in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province on Tuesday.

Zhengzhou Daily reported that "gratitude education" has become an essential part of moral education in many schools recently.

Through this activity, the school aimed to encourage enhanced communication between teachers, students and parents.