The Yang Dezhi school was established more than a hundred years ago during the final years of the Qing dynasty. Such primary schools are funded by China's "red nobility" of revolution-era Communist commanders and their families.
Boys and girls here wear similar blue and grey military uniforms. Besides ordinary lessons, the kids learn kung fu and drill commands. There is also a "Red Culture" class in the curriculum, where children learn to sing nationalistic songs with military precision, discuss stories about the early days of the Communist Party and study local Red Army history.
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Students take part in the flag-raising ceremony at the Yang Dezhi "Red Army" elementary school in Wenshui, Xishui County in Guizhou Province on November 7, 2016.
Students read in their classroom in the Yang Dezhi "Red Army" elementary school in Wenshui, Xishui Country in Guizhou Province on November 7, 2016.
Students pose in front of a blackboard at the Yang Dezhi "Red Army" elementary school in Wenshui, Xishui Country in Guizhou Province on November 7, 2016.
Students gather for the flag-raising ceremony at the Yang Dezhi "Red Army" elementary school in Wenshui, Xishui Country in Guizhou Province on November 7, 2016.
A student does an "eye exercise" to relax after intensive work at the Yang Dezhi "Red Army" elementary school in Wenshui, Xishui Country in Guizhou Province on November 7, 2016.
Students exercise in the Yang Dezhi "Red Army" elementary school in Wenshui, Xishui Country in Guizhou Province on November 7, 2016.
Students sit in their classroom in the Yang Dezhi "Red Army" elementary school in Wenshui, Xishui Country in Guizhou Province on November 7, 2016.
Students walk home from the Yang Dezhi "Red Army" elementary school in Wenshui, Xishui Country in Guizhou Province on November 7, 2016.
Students work in their class at the Yang Dezhi "Red Army" elementary school in Wenshui, Xishui Country in Guizhou Province on November 7, 2016.
Students queue for lunch in their classroom at the Yang Dezhi "Red Army" elementary school in Wenshui, Xishui Country in Guizhou Province on November 7, 2016.
Students attend the flag-raising ceremony at the Yang Dezhi "Red Army" elementary school in Wenshui, Xishui Country in Guizhou Province on November 7, 2016.
Students study in their classroom at the Yang Dezhi "Red Army" elementary school in Wenshui, Xishui Country in Guizhou Province on November 7, 2016.
Students exercise in the Yang Dezhi "Red Army" elementary school in Wenshui, Xishui Country in Guizhou Province on November 7, 2016.
A student walks home from the Yang Dezhi "Red Army" elementary school in Wenshui, Xishui Country in Guizhou Province on November 7, 2016.
Students attend the flag-raising ceremony at the Yang Dezhi "Red Army" elementary school in Wenshui, Xishui Country in Guizhou Province on November 7, 2016.
