Primary school kids work for their families after class in Dongxiang County, a mountainous area at an altitude of over 2,000 metres (6,560 feet), in China's northwest Gansu Province, March 2, 2006.

Emerging economic giant China will work to narrow the chasm dividing its rich cities and restive countryside, Premier Wen Jiabao told parliament on Sunday in a speech tempering optimism with stark warnings.

Also, spending on education is expected to take up a record 4 per cent of China's gross domestic product (GDP) during the coming five years, according to China Daily.