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                      Xi'datan Middle School(A)School and life 
               (In 2007, 20 students in Xi'datan Middle School participated in West China Story Project. Since Apr 12 of 2007, as many as 110 stories and 463 photos are published on "westchianstory" website. All the web pages are made by the students themselves with the instruction of tutors named Pu Cheng and Cheng Yun in their spare time. )  
               In children's eyes, their school is like this  
               "At the foot of Mount Qilian, there is a town called Xi'datan. It used to be cold. In winter, you can see snow-capped mountain; in summer and autumn, the mountain is covered with green trees. The forest cover rate amounts to 80%. The air is fresh and the river is clean. It’s a beautiful place......"(By Mao Hong-zu)  
               "Xi'datan Middle School was founded in 1956, which has a history of 51 years. There are 420 students and 26 teachers in our school. As a rural school, the number of students amounts to nine primary schools. Though there is no tall building in campus, the red-brisk bungalow looks so beautiful. This is a large family and we are family members......"(By Yang Ling )  
              School、Classroom、Playground、Dining hall:  
                
               Our school gate with red aflutter flag on the top 
               Yang Ling  
               "There are three grades and eight classes in our school. In grade seven, there are more than 180 students. In grade eight, there are three classes, and each contains 50 odd students. In grade nine, there are two classes, and each contains 40 odd students. We have eight classrooms in campus. In the classroom, there are dozens of desks and chairs, a lecture platform and a blackboard. Though it looks simple, it becomes beautiful after teachers and students’ decoration." 
                  
               My School——Our Classroom  
               By Yang Ling  
               "There are 21 dormitories in school, in which 12 for boys and 9 for girls. The girls in grade seven and eight have a dormitory for each class. There are three dormitories for girls in Grade Nine. Each dormitory is crowded and thus we have to live up and down. The quilts and bed sheets are taken from home. There is a stove in each room. But it is still cold in winter. Though the condition is poor, we determine to hold the line. Everyone knows that “no pain, no gains." 
                  
               My School——Clean dormitory  
               By Yang Ling  
                  
               Near finishing playground  
               By Guo Ju  
                  
               Campus after snow  
               By Gao Sheng-xing 
                  
               Our new dining hall 
               By Gao Sheng-xing 
                  
               Campus sports——meeting Pingpang  
               By Mao Hong-zu 
               Reading: 
                  
               Early birds(Photo is taken at 5:30 AM)  
               By Shen Ji-qing  
               "In a cold winter morning, many students have got up early and study in the classroom. By the light of candle, students begin reading books. Maybe the books are so attractive, they forget about the cold weather." 
                  
               Reading outside the classroom 
               By Shen Ji-qing  
                  
               Reading in the classroom 
               By Pu Xiao-lan 
                  
               Our monitor 
               By Wang Xiu-shan  
                  
               Ten minutes studying in the candle light  
               By Wang Zhen-mao  
                  
               Contribute to The Tableland——teach  
               By Shen Ji-qing  
                  
               Contribute to The Tableland——teacher is giving guidance to the students  
               By Shen Ji-qing   |