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2021-04-26 10:05:24 GMT2021-04-26 18:05:24(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
YINCHUAN, April 26 (Xinhua) In the local school education base, 12-year-old Duan Jiayang learned how to properly place mulch film over vegetable fields. I learned how to place the mulch film independently, said Duan, a student of Tanglai Hui Primary School in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It s not easy.
In China, many parents place a heavy focus on their children s academic grades, while vocational skills have largely been ignored. Some parents do everything for their children, said Yan Mei, an official with the primary school. For instance, during the school s general cleaning, some parents could be seen doing all the chores, and their children were just sitting around.