A primary school student shows off the colored eggs he made in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, on Friday, December 21, 2007. [Photo: Henan Commercial News]

Students in Zhengzhou, in central China's Henan Province, will send colored eggs as environmentally safe gifts for the upcoming Christmas holiday, local newspaper Henan Commercial News reported.

Colored eggs were the most popular gift option in a poll taken at the primary school in Zhongyuan District, Zhengzhou, from a list of potential creative, handmade Christmas presents to make for their families.

Unlike exchanging Christmas cards, which is both costly and harmful to the environment, students are experimenting with more creative ways to send their Christmas wishes.

Besides colored eggs, other popular presents include chocolate, handmade flower baskets and self-designed Christmas cards.

Over a thousand students at a primary school in Jinshui District of Zhengzhou sent handmade Christmas cards to children in rural, mountainous areas on Friday, December 21, 2007. [Photo: Henan Commercial News]

(CRI December 24, 2007)