Tibet teaching project raises standards and aspirations

Educators from Jiangsu province are forging a new spirit at an experimental school on the plateau. Zhang Yangfei reports from Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region.

Editor's note: This is the second in a series of stories focusing on the history, poverty-alleviation measures and the cultural and business sectors of the Tibet autonomous region.

Nyima Gyaltsan is popular with both his teachers and classmates. The 14-year-old is a class monitor, responsible for maintaining discipline in classes and during self-study periods in the evenings, as well as patrolling the dormitory at night.