Students in c start semester in new schools

At 9 am, September 1, like other Chinese schools, Longquan Middle School in Longtoushan Town, Ludian County,Northeast Yunnan, which was hit by an earthquake one year ago, began the new school year with a national flag raising ceremony. Over 2,000 teachers and students moved from the makeshift structures to steel-structured buildings that have been newly built.

Li Shanyun, party chief of the town, said the new school covers more than 4.6 hectares. In addition to a teaching building, dining hall, and residential building, the new school also has a library, gymnasium and football field.

At the same time, national flag raising ceremonies were also held in 22 other primary and secondary schools in Longtoushan Town, Huodehong Town, Shuimo Town and Xinjie Town of Ludian County. Having worked and studied in the makeshift structures for a year after their school was destroyed by the quake, the teachers and students of the earthquake-affected areas finally moved into new schools.

On August 3, 2014, an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan. A total of 130 schools in the county were damaged to varying degrees; 6,400 square meters of school buildings collapsed and 200,000 square meters of school buildings were dilapidated. In just one year, 23 makeshift schools have been replaced with new schools and the teachers and students begin their new school life.

Students in c start semester in new schools

At 9 am, September 1, like other Chinese schools, Longquan Middle School in Longtoushan Town, Ludian County,Northeast Yunnan, which was hit by an earthquake one year ago, began the new school year with a national flag raising ceremony. Over 2,000 teachers and students moved from the makeshift structures to steel-structured buildings that have been newly built. Li Shanyun, party chief of the town, said the new school covers more than 4.6 hectares. In addition to a teaching building, dining hall, and residential building, the new school also has a library, gymnasium and football field. At the same time, national flag raising ceremonies were also held in 22 other primary and secondary schools in Longtoushan Town, Huodehong Town, Shuimo Town and Xinjie Town of Ludian County. Having worked and studied in the makeshift structures for a year after their school was destroyed by the quake, the teachers and students of the earthquake-affected areas finally moved into new schools. On August 3, 2014, an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan. A total of 130 schools in the county were damaged to varying degrees; 6,400 square meters of school buildings collapsed and 200,000 square meters of school buildings were dilapidated. In just one year, 23 makeshift schools have been replaced with new schools and the teachers and students begin their new school life.