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Premier visits temporary quake zone school in Sichuan

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-09-02 06:53

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R front) attends the opening of the temporary site of Beichuan Middle School located in the courtyard of the Changhong training center in Mianyang, China's quake-hit Sichuan Province, Sept. 1, 2008. A new semester started on Monday. [Xinhua]

The temporary Beichuan Middle School is located in the courtyard of the Changhong training center in Sichuan's Mianyang City.

Upon departure, Wen told teacher Li Jun to give his best regards to those of Li's students who took this year's college entrance exams in tents. Among the 69 students in Li's class, more than 50 went to college.

The May 12 earthquake killed more than 69,000 people with nearly 18,000 still missing.

Meanwhile, a 6.1-magnitude tremor on Saturday forced the suspension of classes at some primary and middle schools in Sichuan and neighboring Yunnan Province. At least 40 people were killed.

The municipal government of hard-hit Panzhihua City, Sichuan announced on Monday that schools and kindergartens would not open for another week.

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