Turning point

A ballet program set up in a small town in Hebei's rural hinterland is encouraging young dancers to broaden their horizons and ambitions

In late March, the latest intake of ballet students from Duancun town made their way to the Hebei Vocational Art School in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, to sit their final exams.

The art school has been recruiting students from the small town in Anxin county, some 160 kilometers southwest of Beijing in rural Hubei province, for the past three years.