2008-05-31 10:06:11 GMT 2008-05-31 18:06:11 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English

Students in a primary school in Yichang city of Central China's Hubei Province celebrate International Children's Day with Zhu Haiwen (C), a girl from the quake-stricken Sichuan Province, May 29, 2008. [Xinhua]

Pupils in a primary school in Hanshan County of East China's Anhui Province give thumbs up to encourage two new schoolmates from earthquake-hit areas on May 29, 2008. [Xinhua]

Two policewomen in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou present cakes, clothes and books to two pupils from the quake-stricken Sichuan Province on Thursday, May 29, 2008. [Xinhua]

Ouyang Ruke, a girl from earthquake-hit Guanghan city of Southwest China's Sichaun Province, shares her commendation with two of her new classmates in Fuquan city in Guizhou Province, May 29, 2008. [Xinhua]
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As International Children's Day approaches, many students have welcomed new classmates from the earthquake-hit areas to celebrate their annual festival.