This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, and students across East China's Jiangsu province are seizing opportunities to learn about the Party's history, aiming to get a better understanding of their country's development.

A student at Nantong Vocational College of Science and Technology creates a painting of the site of the CPC's First National Congress in Shanghai on April 28. The site is now preserved as a museum exhibiting the history of China, the history of Shanghai, as well as the events surrounding the founding of the CPC. [Photo/CFP]

Students from a primary school in Nantong, Jiangsu province learn about the Party's history, as well as heroic stories via classical comic books on April 27. [Photo/CFP]

Students from Suzhou, Jiangsu province on April 28 retrace the roads that the People's Liberation Army embarked on 72 years ago. April 27 marks Suzhou Liberation Day and local residents usually hold a series of celebrations to honor the day. [Photo/CFP]

Students and teachers from Jiangsu University in Zhenjiang recite the classic poem I Love You, China to express their feelings for their country on April 29. [Photo/CFP]