(ZHOU KE)

Primary students attend class at a village school in Jiangxi Province on May 8.

On June 9, the Chinese Government said that it will allocate 175 billion yuan ($28.12 billion) over the next five years to improve education in poverty-stricken areas.

The appropriations are part of the authorities' efforts to balance allocation of education resources between urban and rural areas in a bid to realize equal access to education.