ILEA000003323: Facilities related to self-enlightenment group raided

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(231119) -- SHENZHEN, Nov. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children and their parents read books at a shared study room in Changcheng community in Baihua Child-friendly Block of Futian District in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 18, 2023. Shenzhen launched China's first guidelines for building a child-friendly city eight years ago. Since then the city has been rolling out a spate of measures spearheading the construction towards this aim. Statistics shows that by October of 2023, 452 city-level child-friendly bases and over 1,260 children's parks of various categories have been set up to gradually improve children's activity space and educational facilities in Shenzhen. In the meantime, 580 children's deliberation organizations, 761 children's homes at different communities and more than 1, 270 nurseries have emerged to enrich children's life and bring convenience for children's travelling. The word "child-friendly" in Shenzhen has been successfully transferred from a mere concept to the whole ci

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Facilities related to self-enlightenment group raided

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