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Rural students' activities enriched in historic village(1/9)

2018-10-09 16:35:34 chinadaily.com.cn Editor :Li Yan

$Students of the 1980s in a local primary school in Yangang village, which was later merged into Xiaogang village, pose for a photo between classes. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn) Xiaogang village in East China\'s Anhui Province is known as the birthplace of China’s rural reform. In 1978, 18 farmers in Xiaogang secretly signed an agreement to subdivide their collective farmland into family plots. It was a pivotal moment in the country’s reform and opening-up policies, which now have been in place for 40 years. Over the past four decades, Xiaogang villagers have seen steady improvement in their lives. Examples include better infrastructure for local schools and more enriching activities for students.$

Students of the 1980s in a local primary school in Yangang village, which was later merged into Xiaogang village, pose for a photo between classes. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

Xiaogang village in East China's Anhui Province is known as the birthplace of China’s rural reform.

In 1978, 18 farmers in Xiaogang secretly signed an agreement to subdivide their collective farmland into family plots. It was a pivotal moment in the country’s reform and opening-up policies, which now have been in place for 40 years.

Over the past four decades, Xiaogang villagers have seen steady improvement in their lives. Examples include better infrastructure for local schools and more enriching activities for students.

Students of the 1980s attend a class in a local primary school in Yangang village, which was later merged into Xiaogang village. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

Students from the Xiaogang School, which includes nine grades, do hoop exercises during a break between classes on Sept. 27. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

A boy from Xiaogang School, which includes nine grades, shows his hoop skills to his classmates during a break between classes on Sept. 27. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

Xiaogang School students in a part-time martial arts class do exercises on Sept. 27. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

A group of primary school students perform the Fengyang Flower-drum Dance during a break between classes on Sept. 27. Popular in Fengyang county, which governs Xiaogang village, the dance has a history of more than 600 years. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)