Education is free for Tibetan children

Under the support of governments,children in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region now enjoy extended free education at all levels.The Tibet government has extended its free education program to 15 years, from kindergarten to senior high school, since September this year.Children in Tibet are able to enjoy 15 years of free education, an unprecedented measure among the country's provincial regions.

A student plays on a swing during break time at a primary school in Lhan Township of Shigatse Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept. 11.

A kindergarden student writes classwork at a primary school in Lhan Township of Shigatse Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region

A student plays table tennis during break time at a primary school in Lhan Township of Shigatse Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region