School aims to inspire by parking tanks at gate

A high school in Handan, Hebei province, said the military tanks at its gate that have caused controversy since they were unveiled on Tuesday are there for patriotic education.

"The tanks are aimed at enhancing students' sense of patriotism," Guo Hong, chairman of Handan Branch of Hengshui No 1 High School, was quoted as saying by thePaper.cn.

Guo added that the private school also plans to establish an educational base for national defense.