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Chinese School
Xu Lei

Chinese School

There are 350 million children being educated in China; in this BBC/Open University series, discover what daily life is like for those in the region of Anhui. Life, away from the headlines, in a fast-changing nation. Find out more about the series.

Learning in China

Chinese flags

A big country, a centralist State, a host of competing demands. Get an overview of Chinese education.

The structures

School structure

Discover the basics of the system underpinning a Chinese education.

Study hard

A quick giggle in the classroom

With a lot of pressure on the shoulders of Chinese schoolchildren, the scene is set for class struggles.

 

My school report

Wang Jin

What's it really like to be a pupil in a school in Anhui Province? Wang Jin recalls her Chinese schooldays.

Balancing development

Polluted river in Beijing

As China develops, there are increasing tensions between the economy versus the environment.

 

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Long jump at the Haiyang Sports Day

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