Moulding great minds
Updated: 2013-05-26 08:09
By Du Lianyi(China Daily)
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The Beijing Tibetan Middle School has produced many students who are now contributing to the reconstruction of the Tibet autonomous region. The school joins the rest of China as examination fever for the national college entrance exam, or gaokao, heats up in June, Du Lianyi reports.
On the north of Beijing, a Tibetan-style compound stands out among soaring skyscrapers. It is the home to Beijing Tibetan Middle School, the largest secondary school for Tibetans in inland cities. The school now has more than 800 students from different prefectures in the Tibet autonomous region. Launched in 1987, the school has trained nearly 5,000 middle and high school students for Tibet. Many of them have returned to Tibet to contribute their skills to reconstruct the autonomous region.
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The Tibet autonomous region has sent students to study at high schools in inland cities since 1985, in the hope of training more professionals and subsequently boosting the plateau region's development. TenTsen ShinDen / Tibet Daily |
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Teachers from the autonomous region impart knowledge about Tibetan language and culture to students. Zhu Xingxin / China Daily |
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Besides Tibetan and Mandarin, English is a compulsory subject and most students study the language from primary school. Zhu Xingxin / China Daily |
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A picture of a religious ceremony in his hometown offers third-year junior Tamdrin Dorje a relief from homesickness. Zhu Xingxin / China Daily |
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Third-year junior students study hard for the upcoming gaokao, with the hope of entering universities in Beijing. TenTsen ShinDen / Tibet Daily |
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Sho is a traditional Tibetan game and the favorite pastime of Tibetan students. TenTsen ShinDen / Tibet Daily |
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The blackboard in each classroom is filled with text in Mandarin, Tibetan and English. TenTsen ShinDen / Tibet Daily |
(China Daily 05/26/2013 page6)