Children attend a handicraft class at a makeshift kindergarten at a resettlement site of a quake-hit village in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Oct. 30, 2026.
Recently, 50 young students from the plateau communities of Chamco, Cogo and Qulho townships in Dingri County, Xigaze, Xizang, traveled thousands of kilometers to Beijing for a study tour.
Tsering Dolkar is the first student from Golog Xining Ethnic Middle School to get into a "Project 985" university, one of China's elite national universities. In 2023, she was admitted by Minzu University of China in Beijing. Behind her success stands the sustained commitment of Shanghai's paired education assistance team supporting Qinghai Province. From Golog to Beijing, she says, "Education is just so important."
The only exam site in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, sits right at the foot of snow-capped mountains. One week before the exam, teachers from Golog Xining Ethnic Middle School took more than 100 high school seniors by bus from Xining back to that site.
Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province sits at an average altitude of more than 4,200 meters, making it the ethnic autonomous prefecture with the highest average elevation in China. Its high-altitude and frigid environment has given rise to the majestic, snow-capped Amne Machin Mountains, but those same conditions have also created unique challenges for the development of education in Golog.
On Sept 10, when China celebrates its 42nd Teachers' Day, a new generation of young teachers is stepping into classrooms across the country's vast interior. From Guizhou's mountains and Yunnan's valleys to Inner Mongolia's grasslands, these graduates are not passing through, but returning home to make a lasting impact.
A summer social practice program aimed at advancing digital education in ethnic areas was recently held in Lancang Lahu autonomous county, Yunnan province.
China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF) said on Wednesday that greater efforts will be made through the country's paired-up assistance program to support the development of education for children and young people with disabilities in Xizang and other Tibetan-inhabited areas over the next five years.
On August 7, at the finals of the 2026 Bauhinia Cup International Dance Competition in Hong Kong, the original Tibetan Reba dance piece "Drum Beats the New Era" won the gold medal in the Chinese Dance Group category for junior divisions.
China, which has built one of the world's largest and strongest basic education systems spanning preschool through senior high, is moving to take the sector to a new level that will place greater emphasis on the well-rounded development of students.
On June 28, the Haixi Division of the 3rd “Beautiful Qinghai -Highland Football” Super League kicked off at Golmud Stadium in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province.
Some 12.9 million people across China sat for the annual college entrance exam, or gaokao, on Sunday, a pivotal milestone for generations of young Chinese. The figure, in sharp contrast to 5.7 million at the exam's reinstatement 49 years ago, marks a slight drop from last year's 13.35 million participants. The test will last two to four days, depending on the subjects chosen.
Students prepare for the upcoming national college entrance exam at a high school in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 4, 2026. This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, will start from June 7.
On May 22, teachers and students from Lhasa Beijing Experimental Middle School, Beijing Ritan Middle School, and Beijing No.5 Experimental School transcended geographical distances. Through high-definition screens, they interacted in real time, attended classes together, and engaged in collaborative discussions.
Recently, 48 teenagers from Cona City of Xizang Autonomous Region, headed on a study tour to Beijing, the national capital. They visited Tiananmen Square, the Great Wall, the Palace Museum, Tsinghua University and other landmarks, experiencing the grandeur and profound cultural heritage of the motherland.
At Lhatse Town Central Primary School in Lhatse County, Xigaze City, Xizang, hundreds of students gather joyfully in the central open space after the second class of the morning. Soon, the melodious background music of Duixie fill the air.
During the Rebkong art classes, students concentrate wholeheartedly on painting, experiencing the wonders of traditional craftsmanship on square drawing papers
Fifteen years ago, Shi Lei, a university student from Shaanxi Province in northwest China, landed on the snowy plateau of Xizang, thinking he was just going to teach for three months. Little did he know that he would end up staying for 15 years.
Fifteen years ago, Shi Lei, a university student from Shaanxi Province in northwest China, landed on the snowy plateau of Xizang, thinking he was just going to teach for three months. Little did he know that he would end up staying for 15 years.
Recently, a study tour delegation comprising members of a youth football team from Nagqu City, Xizang, visited the Beijing Space Exploratorium.
On January 7, 2025, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Dingri County, Xigaze City, Xizang. One year later, in the affected areas situated at altitudes exceeding 4,300 meter
On December 28th, youth football players from Seni District, Nagqu City, Xizang, engaged in a friendly match against the Beijing HiKicker FC Football Team at a football field in Beijing.
Over the past 15 years, Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU), based in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, has organized more than 1,000 students to undertake teaching internships at over 20 schools across southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
Recently, the Xizang Mountaineering Team has continued to advance the “Rock Climbing into Campus” interest class activity at Lhasa Experimental Primary School in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region.
At an international seminar held on Monday in China's Chengdu, experts highlighted that the boarding school system has contributed to the equity and high-quality development of education in China's plateau regions, offering valuable insights for the international community.
