China's Qinghai Province increases investment in education

Source: Xinhua| 2021-03-18 18:33:38|Editor: huaxia

Students have a P.E. class in a primary school in Gande County of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog in northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

GOLOG, March 18, 2021 (Xinhua) -- In recent years, Qinghai Province has continuously increased investment in education, and made great efforts in school building construction and teachers' training.

Since 2016, Qinghai Province has invested a total of 12.9 billion yuan and built 3.2 million square meters of school buildings in southern Qinghai and other areas.

China allocated 931.6 billion yuan (about 143.7 billion U.S. dollars) for advancing the balanced development of compulsory education during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) period, the country's finance ministry said.

The country distributed a total of 587.7 billion yuan under the urban and rural compulsory educational expenditure assurance mechanism over the past five years.

Students broadcast at a broadcasting room in a primary school in Gande County of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog in northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

Students have lunch in a primary school in Gande County of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog in northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

Students have an IT class in a primary school in Gande County of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog in northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

Students are in class in a primary school in Gande County of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog in northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

Students are in class in a primary school in Gande County of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog in northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

Students have a P.E. class in a primary school in Gande County of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog in northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

Aerial photo taken on March 17, 2021 shows a primary school in Gande County of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog in northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

Students have a reading class in a primary school in Gande County of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog in northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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