Books, not loving looks; schools ban puppy love

If you are a Chinese high school student, don't worry when a fellow student of the opposite sex asks you to stay at arm's length. It doesn't mean they hate you - he or she may only want you to avoid punishment.

A number of secondary schools have recently issued strict and strange rules aimed at curbing young love.

In the latest notice, Juxi Middle School, in Anxi county, Quanzhou, Fujian province, prohibited boys and girls from passing notes, being together in secluded areas and giving each other gifts.