Life in pictures: Students in a Tibetan language school

Students attend Tibetan language classes in the city Shangri-La, southwest China's Yunnan Province on May 23, 2017. Students study at the school free of charge. [Photo: China Plus]

A grade two Tibetan student takes notes during a Tibetan language class in the city of Shangri-La on May 23, 2017. The bilingual class is taught in both Mandarin Chinese and Tibetan. [Photo: China Plus]

Classroom walls filled with student awards at a Tibetan language school in the city of Shangri-La on May 23, 2017. [Photo: China Plus]

Photo shows a black board at the back of a Tibetan language classroom in the city of Shangri-La on May 23, 2017. The bilingual notes and illustrations were all done by the students. [Photo: China Plus]

Students share books among their classmates in a miniature library at the back of a Tibetan language classroom in the city of Shangri-La on May 23, 2017. [Photo: China Plus]

A young Tibetan student prepares notes for classes at a Tibetan language school in the city of Shangri-La on May 23, 2017. She's attending classes wearing traditional Tibetan clothing. [Photo: China Plus]

One of the textbooks used for Tibetan language classes in the city of Shangri-La on May 23, 2017.  The notebook is filled with notations made by a student. [Photo: China Plus]

An entire Tibetan language class taking a group photo, dressed in traditional Tibetan clothes, at the main gate of their school in the city of Shangri-La on May 23, 2017. [Photo: China Plus]

Tserang Yangzom, teacher at a Tibetan language school in the city of Shangri-La on May 23, 2017.  Originally one of the students, the native Tibetan has returned to teach after graduating from university. [Photo: China Plus]

The students preparing to have lunch at a Tibetan language school in the city of Shangri-La on May 23, 2017. [Photo: China Plus]

A group of students sit by a nearby river outside their Tibetan language school in the city of Shangri-La on May 23, 2017. [Photo: China Plus]