Students attend a music lesson at Jinzhai Hope Primary School in Jinzhai County, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
Quality education is no longer a luxury for children in China's poorer areas. This has been made possible thanks to this pioneering school and many others built under Project Hope.
BEIJING, Oct. 29, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Jinzhai Hope Primary School was founded on May 19, 1990 as the first primary education institution under Project Hope, a public service project in China that aims to ensure greater access to education for children in the country's poverty-stricken areas.
Active government and social supports have helped the school develop into a modernized learning institution, where 850 students are currently enrolled on a 14,200-square-meter campus.
It's been 29 years since Jinzhai Hope Primary School was established and over 5,400 rural students have graduated from here.
The school marked a new start in China's effort in education fairness. Similar schools have been built after it under Project Hope, and quality education is no longer a luxury for children in poorer areas.
Students take a break between classroom hours at Jinzhai Hope Primary School in Jinzhai County, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
A stone tablet inscribed with two Chinese characters meaning "Gratitude" is seen at Jinzhai Hope Primary School in Jinzhai County, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 3, 2019 shows the campus of Jinzhai Hope Primary School in Jinzhai County, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
Students attend a computer lesson at Jinzhai Hope Primary School in Jinzhai County, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
Students attend a lesson at Jinzhai Hope Primary School in Jinzhai County, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
Students learn to play football at Jinzhai Hope Primary School in Jinzhai County, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
In this aerial photo taken on Sept. 3, 2019, students learn to play football at Jinzhai Hope Primary School in Jinzhai County, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
Students learn to play football at Jinzhai Hope Primary School in Jinzhai County, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
Students learn to play football at Jinzhai Hope Primary School in Jinzhai County, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
Students learn to play musical instruments at Jinzhai Hope Primary School in Jinzhai County, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
Students attend a lesson at Jinzhai Hope Primary School in Jinzhai, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
Students raise their hands to answer a classroom question at Jinzhai Hope Primary School in Jinzhai County, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
Students have lunch at Jinzhai Hope Primary School in Jinzhai County, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
Students help themselves during lunch at Jinzhai Hope Primary School in Jinzhai County, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
Students have lunch at Jinzhai Hope Primary School in Jinzhai County, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
