Children sketch a better life from the 'Prefab Classroom'

In one of his early paintings, Goinbotobden drew himself.

"Prefab Classroom" shows the artist and seven other kids huddled round a book. Through the classroom windows two blue tents bearing the Chinese characters for "disaster relief" are clearly visible.

Goinbotobden is from Yushu Prefecture in Qinghai province. The scenery is beautiful but the climate is harsh, with long, cold winters and short, wet summers. In the spring of 2010, a powerful earthquake killed nearly 3,000 people there, completely flattening the town of Gyegu.