From Teng Xian, Guangxi

We visited Teng Xian, Guangxi, China, in August. It was a different experience when visiting different primary schools in remote villages. The buildings were simple (and some were built in the 60s), with one light bulb in each classroom. The schools that we visited only provided the most basic learning environment: desks, chairs and blackboard.

This was a primary school. It was not a pretty sight. The bricks in front of the building were savaged from a collapsed school wing. The primary school is currently not in use, and students will have to study in tents this school year. The principal was very worried that this part of the school building may also collapse in the near future.

It was sad to see that the classroom doors were shut, where will the children go? The red bits on the doors were actually blessing that the school put up before examinations and/or Chinese New Year. Cheering words, like 'Work Hard', 'You Can Do It', seem so remote now.

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