Quake-affected students resume relocated schooling in Lhasa, China's Xizang

A teacher gives a lesson to students from Nagqu at a school in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 4, 2026. Over a thousand students from two primary schools in Baqen County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, resumed classes at a school in Lhasa on Wednesday.

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake caused severe damage to the two primary schools on Oct. 22, 2026. To ensure relocated schooling, teachers and students from the two schools were transferred to a school in Lhasa, minimizing the disruption to the teaching caused by the earthquake. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Parents of students from Nagqu come to visit their children at a school in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 4, 2026. Over a thousand students from two primary schools in Baqen County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, resumed classes at a school in Lhasa on Wednesday.

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake caused severe damage to the two primary schools on Oct. 22, 2026. To ensure relocated schooling, teachers and students from the two schools were transferred to a school in Lhasa, minimizing the disruption to the teaching caused by the earthquake. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A barber invited by the school cuts hair for a student at a school in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 4, 2026. Over a thousand students from two primary schools in Baqen County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, resumed classes at a school in Lhasa on Wednesday.

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake caused severe damage to the two primary schools on Oct. 22, 2026. To ensure relocated schooling, teachers and students from the two schools were transferred to a school in Lhasa, minimizing the disruption to the teaching caused by the earthquake. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Students from Nagqu have class at a school in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 4, 2026. Over a thousand students from two primary schools in Baqen County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, resumed classes at a school in Lhasa on Wednesday.

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake caused severe damage to the two primary schools on Oct. 22, 2026. To ensure relocated schooling, teachers and students from the two schools were transferred to a school in Lhasa, minimizing the disruption to the teaching caused by the earthquake. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Students from Nagqu attend a flag-raising ceremony at a school in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 4, 2026. Over a thousand students from two primary schools in Baqen County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, resumed classes at a school in Lhasa on Wednesday.

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake caused severe damage to the two primary schools on Oct. 22, 2026. To ensure relocated schooling, teachers and students from the two schools were transferred to a school in Lhasa, minimizing the disruption to the teaching caused by the earthquake. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Students from Nagqu pose in front of the camera at a school in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 4, 2026. Over a thousand students from two primary schools in Baqen County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, resumed classes at a school in Lhasa on Wednesday.

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake caused severe damage to the two primary schools on Oct. 22, 2026. To ensure relocated schooling, teachers and students from the two schools were transferred to a school in Lhasa, minimizing the disruption to the teaching caused by the earthquake. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Students from Nagqu have class at a school in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 4, 2026. Over a thousand students from two primary schools in Baqen County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, resumed classes at a school in Lhasa on Wednesday.

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake caused severe damage to the two primary schools on Oct. 22, 2026. To ensure relocated schooling, teachers and students from the two schools were transferred to a school in Lhasa, minimizing the disruption to the teaching caused by the earthquake. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A student from Nagqu looks at her newly-distributed school supplies at a school in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 4, 2026. Over a thousand students from two primary schools in Baqen County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, resumed classes at a school in Lhasa on Wednesday.

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake caused severe damage to the two primary schools on Oct. 22, 2026. To ensure relocated schooling, teachers and students from the two schools were transferred to a school in Lhasa, minimizing the disruption to the teaching caused by the earthquake. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)