Chinese pupils create mosaics out of Olympic posters

An IOC representative attends a press conference to launch the campaign.

(BEIJING, April 17) -- An art contest featuring Olympic Games' posters is being carried out in 500 primary schools around China with an aim to spread Olympic culture among the country's young people.

Sponsored by the International Olympic Committee and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG), the campaign was launched on Thursday at Fuxue Primary School and will end on July 10. Participants can enter as individuals or groups.

Pupils are given Olympic posters.

Olympic posters are important symbols that represent the knowledge of the Games held by different countries. The theme of the posters so far has covered the Olympic torch, mascots, venues, sports and host cities, among others.

Fuxue Primary School student speaks at the launching ceremony.

Children celebrate the launch of the contest.

A sample of artwork done with Olympic posters