Pupils Undergoing Heatless Class

Source: Xinhua

A pupil with chilblains on hands attends class in a heatless classroom of a primary school in Fushan County, north China's Shanxi Province February 1, 2007. All 109 students in this school are suffering from freezing coldness in the classroom due to a coal shortage for heating. [Xinhua]

Students take an exam in the sun as it's warmer there than in the classroom, at an elementary school in Fushan County, north China's Shanxi Province February 1, 2007. All 109 students in this school are suffering from freezing coldness in the classroom due to a coal shortage for heating. [Xinhua]

Students surround a stove trying to keep warm at an elementary school in Fushan County, north China's Shanxi Province February 1, 2007. All 109 students in this school are suffering from freezing coldness in the classroom due to a coal shortage for heating. [Xinhua]

A pupil with chilblains on hands attends class at an elementary school in Fushan County, north China's Shanxi Province February 1, 2007. All 109 students in this school are suffering from freezing coldness in the classroom due to a coal shortage for heating. [Xinhua]

Editor: Jessie Hwang