Schools in quake-hit areas of Jishishan start new semester

Students take exercise at Xiaohongping Primary School in Shiyuan Town of Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing) 

Primary and secondary schools in Jishishan started new semester on Monday.

The reinforcement projects at the schools in Jishishan have been completed after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck it on Dec. 18, 2023.

A teacher instructs students at Xiaohongping Primary School in Shiyuan Town of Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)

Students read at Xiaohongping Primary School in Shiyuan Town of Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)

Students enter the teaching building of Jishi Middle School in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)

Students attend a class at Xiaohongping Primary School in Shiyuan Town of Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)

Students attend a class at Xiaohongping Primary School in Shiyuan Town of Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)

Students study at Jishi Middle School in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)

Students study at the Jishi Middle School in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)