On May 20, students ate nutritious breakfast in the canteen of No. 5 Primary School in Hezuo City, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province.

In order to improve the health level of rural students, China launched the nutrition improvement plan for rural compulsory education students in 2011. Since 2012, Gansu Province has gradually included the original 58 contiguous extremely poor counties and the original 28 non contiguous extremely poor counties into the implementation scope, providing free nutritious meals to students in the rural compulsory education stage.

At present, Gansu Province has achieved the full coverage of the nutrition improvement plan in rural areas, benefiting 8097 schools and 1.528 million students, with a cumulative number of 20.264 million students. Among them, 7819 schools provide meals in school canteens, and the rate of school canteens is 96.57%.

Photographed by Zhang Zhimin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency

On May 20, in the canteen of No. 5 Primary School in Hezuo City, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, students lined up to get nutritious breakfast.

In order to improve the health level of rural students, China launched the nutrition improvement plan for rural compulsory education students in 2011. Since 2012, Gansu Province has gradually included the original 58 contiguous extremely poor counties and the original 28 non contiguous extremely poor counties into the implementation scope, providing free nutritious meals to students in the rural compulsory education stage.

At present, Gansu Province has achieved the full coverage of the nutrition improvement plan in rural areas, benefiting 8097 schools and 1.528 million students, with a cumulative number of 20.264 million students. Among them, 7819 schools provide meals in school canteens, and the rate of school canteens is 96.57%.

Photographed by Zhang Zhimin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency

On May 20, students ate nutritious breakfast in the canteen of No. 5 Primary School in Hezuo City, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province.

In order to improve the health level of rural students, China launched the nutrition improvement plan for rural compulsory education students in 2011. Since 2012, Gansu Province has gradually included the original 58 contiguous extremely poor counties and the original 28 non contiguous extremely poor counties into the implementation scope, providing free nutritious meals to students in the rural compulsory education stage.

At present, Gansu Province has achieved the full coverage of the nutrition improvement plan in rural areas, benefiting 8097 schools and 1.528 million students, with a cumulative number of 20.264 million students. Among them, 7819 schools provide meals in school canteens, and the rate of school canteens is 96.57%.

Photographed by Zhang Zhimin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency

On May 17, students ate in the canteen of Kongtong Junior High School, Kongtong District, Pingliang City, Gansu Province.

In order to improve the health level of rural students, China launched the nutrition improvement plan for rural compulsory education students in 2011. Since 2012, Gansu Province has gradually included the original 58 contiguous extremely poor counties and the original 28 non contiguous extremely poor counties into the implementation scope, providing free nutritious meals to students in the rural compulsory education stage.

At present, Gansu Province has achieved the full coverage of the nutrition improvement plan in rural areas, benefiting 8097 schools and 1.528 million students, with a cumulative number of 20.264 million students. Among them, 7819 schools provide meals in school canteens, and the rate of school canteens is 96.57%.

Photographed by Zhang Zhimin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency

On May 17, students ate in the canteen of Zhaizi Street Central Primary School, Kongtong District, Pingliang City, Gansu Province.

In order to improve the health level of rural students, China launched the nutrition improvement plan for rural compulsory education students in 2011. Since 2012, Gansu Province has gradually included the original 58 contiguous extremely poor counties and the original 28 non contiguous extremely poor counties into the implementation scope, providing free nutritious meals to students in the rural compulsory education stage.

At present, Gansu Province has achieved the full coverage of the nutrition improvement plan in rural areas, benefiting 8097 schools and 1.528 million students, with a cumulative number of 20.264 million students. Among them, 7819 schools provide meals in school canteens, and the rate of school canteens is 96.57%.

Photographed by Zhang Zhimin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency

On May 17, students ate in the canteen of Zhaizi Street Central Primary School, Kongtong District, Pingliang City, Gansu Province.

In order to improve the health level of rural students, China launched the nutrition improvement plan for rural compulsory education students in 2011. Since 2012, Gansu Province has gradually included the original 58 contiguous extremely poor counties and the original 28 non contiguous extremely poor counties into the implementation scope, providing free nutritious meals to students in the rural compulsory education stage.

At present, Gansu Province has achieved the full coverage of the nutrition improvement plan in rural areas, benefiting 8097 schools and 1.528 million students, with a cumulative number of 20.264 million students. Among them, 7819 schools provide meals in school canteens, and the rate of school canteens is 96.57%.

Photographed by Zhang Zhimin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency