A corner of the art classroom at the Gala Boarding Elementary School at the Gala township of Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province. [photo by Luo Wangshu/CHINA DAILY]

Upon his arrival, Wu quickly revitalized the school's underutilized art classroom, which had superior facilities compared to his own in Hangzhou.

"The school has an excellent art room with all the necessary equipment. Before I arrived, no one was using these materials. Since my arrival, teachers have introduced me and the art room to students, encouraging them to use it during free time. They began to come," Wu said.

He established an art club, inviting enthusiastic students to the studio during their free time and on weekends.

"Since they are boarders, they have about an hour of free time every afternoon, which many students use to visit the art room," Wu said.

Currently, around 30 students visit the art studio daily, and over 100 come on weekends, with classrooms often filled to capacity.