Heading toward greener pastures

An increasing number of Chinese students in their early teens are being sent to study overseas as parents eye the benefits of a good head start

His daughter is only 15 years old this year but Wen Hong, who hails from Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, believes it is already time for her to venture outside of China for a better education.

"It is very hard to say whether it is good or bad to study abroad at an early age, but I believe it's better for a teenager to start earlier and receive the balanced influence of Chinese and Western culture," said Wen, a father of two.