Students from Leiguzhen primary school in Beichuan county, one of the areas hit hardest by the May 12 earthquake, board the train at Jinan railway station in Shandong Province on Monday. The students were sent to school in the city last month, and are now returning to their hometown, where damaged classrooms have been restored. [Asianewsphoto]

Students from Leiguzhen primary school in Beichuan county, one of the areas hit hardest by the May 12 earthquake, say goodbye to their teachers at Jinan railway station in Shandong Province on Monday. The students were sent to school in the city last month, and are now returning to their hometown, where damaged classrooms have been restored. [Asianewsphoto]