School begins for China's children

Students smile while reading free textbooks in rural Yuncheng, Shanxi province, on Feb 20, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

Students raise their textbooks for the new semester in Enshi autonomous prefecture of Tujia and Miao ethnic groups on Feb 20, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

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