STORY: Classes resume in quake-hit area of NW China
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 25, 2023
DATELINE: Dec. 25, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:56
LOCATION: JISHISHAN, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP (English): CHENG NAN, Xinhua correspondent
2. various of Yangshan Hope Primary School
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HU WANHUI, Headmaster of Yangshan Hope Primary School

STORYLINE:

STANDUP (English): CHENG NAN, Xinhua correspondent
"I am now in Yangshan Hope Primary School in Jishishan County of northwest China's Gansu Province. After the earthquake, all the kids around the Yangshan Hope Primary School go back to their campus today."

A total of 87 students and 15 teachers in the Yangshan Hope Primary School returned to classes on Monday after professional safety assessments on the school buildings.

SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HU WANHUI, Headmaster of Yangshan Hope Primary School
"Generally speaking, the damage caused by earthquakes in our school is not severe. There has been no obvious damage to the kindergarten building, toilets and dining hall. Only slight cracks and bulges in the external insulation layer of the building have been found. Three professional safety assessments were conducted after the earthquake, and the results all showed it was very safe to live.
In the following days, we plan to conduct earthquake prevention drills and psychological counseling. We will also help students learn scientific and cultural knowledge."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jishishan, China.
(XHTV)