A rural school to vanish(4/5)

Li Jirui, another of the students, is also looked after by grandparents. Li's parents come back to the village once a year.(Photo/cnwest.com)

Shizigou Primary School lies in isolation, 7.5 kilometers away from the mountainous Yuchuan Township. The school has only one teacher and four students. Ma Junqiang, 55, has been working as a teacher in rural primary schools for 37 years.

Due to a resettlement program, many residents from the mountains have set up new homes at the foot of the mountains. Moreover, many parents will move to live with their children in the cities where they make their living. Ma Junqiang told the reporter that rural primary schools like Shizigou Primary School will disappear as children have a better chance of a good education in schools off the mountains.