Lesson in progress on world's roof

Wanquan Primary School in Dingri county, Shigatse city, Tibet autonomous region, is the closest school to Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, just over 40 kilometers away. To meet the various demands of the pupils, the school has established interesting classes such as piano, information technology, art, sports, dance, broadcasting and handicrafts.

The school has one piano.

Therefore, electronic keyboards are used as substitutes sometimes. Even so, it still leaves the piano teacher, Basang, feeling grateful.

As a local resident of Dingri county, Basang came to the school three years ago after graduating from a normal university where she learned to play the piano. "When I was in primary school, we didn't have a piano, let alone piano lessons," Basang says. "What a complete change!"