Calligraphers presented scrolls bearing Spring Festival wishes to farmers in 2,000 rural villages in Hebei Province on Jan. 15.

Soundbite: Correspondent: How do you feel about the activity this year? Villager: It's very good! We have been looking forward to it.

The "Promote Culture and Care for Farmers" series of activity was sponsored by the Hubei Federation of Literary and Art circles.

20,000 calligraphy books were also distributed throughout the province.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shijiazhuang.

(XHTV January 21, 2009)