Mountainous town in China's Xinjiang ensures safe travel of students

STORY: Mountainous town in China's Xinjiang ensures safe travel of students SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: YECHENG, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of students being transported to school by a convoy of vehicles 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ALIMU MAMAT, Student from Yecheng County No. 15 High School 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ALIMU MAMAT, Student from Yecheng County No. 15 High School 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LYU YONGGANG, Official from Education Bureau of Yecheng County 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WANG XIAOLIN, Traffic police officer in Yecheng County 6. various of students entering the school STORYLINE: Nestled in the Kunlun Mountains in China's Xinjiang, Xihxu Township is enveloped by majestic peaks and challenging roads. For years, a dedicated convoy of vehicles has been ensuring the safe passage of students here between school and home. The convoy was carrying students free-of-charge to their boarding school in Yecheng County ahead of the sp

Xinhua Headlines: In remote areas of Xinjiang, schooling means challenges far beyond transport

Xinhua Headlines: In remote areas of Xinjiang, schooling means challenges far beyond transport

(240316) -- URUMQI, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students who are about to return to school wait in line in Xihxu Township of Yecheng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

Xinhua Headlines: In remote areas of Xinjiang, schooling means challenges far beyond transport

Xinhua Headlines: In remote areas of Xinjiang, schooling means challenges far beyond transport

(240316) -- URUMQI, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a geography class at the Xihxu Township Central Primary School in Yecheng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

Xinhua Headlines: In remote areas of Xinjiang, schooling means challenges far beyond transport

Xinhua Headlines: In remote areas of Xinjiang, schooling means challenges far beyond transport

(240316) -- URUMQI, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guo Xiahui, a teacher from north China's Shanxi Province, gives a computer lesson to students at the Xihxu Township Central Primary School in Yecheng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

Xinhua Headlines: In remote areas of Xinjiang, schooling means challenges far beyond transport

Xinhua Headlines: In remote areas of Xinjiang, schooling means challenges far beyond transport

(240316) -- URUMQI, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Azez Turgun checks bedding before students take a nap at a kindergarten in Xihxu Township of Yecheng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)