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As of 2015 there were about 100,000 boarding schools in rural areas of Mainland China, with about 33 million children living in them.[1] The majority of these boarding schools are in western China, which generally is not as wealthy as eastern and central China, and which often have a high concentration of minority ethnic groups.[2] As of 2015 many migrant workers and farmers in rural China send their children to boarding schools.[3]
In addition to the rural boarding schools there are also boarding schools, including kindergartens, in urban areas.
- ^ Roberts, Dexter. "China’s Dickensian Boarding Schools" (Archive). Bloomberg Businessweek. April 6, 2015. Retrieved on July 13, 2015.
- ^ Zhao, Zhenzhou, p. 238
- ^ Hatton, Celia. "Search for justice after China school abuse" (Archive). BBC. April 6, 2015. Retrieved on July 13, 2015.