Inordertopromoteequityineducation,Chinahasinvested36billionyuanfortheimprovementofeducationalfacilitiesinruralareasandstrengtheningofruralcompulsoryeducationinMidwest.Thesefundsareusedtoimprovetheteachingfacilitiesandpurchasebooks,whichhavebenefitedmorethan160,000primaryandsecondaryschools.Thefundsarealsousedtopurchasemusicandpaintingequipments.Nowchildreninruralandmountainareascanhavemusicandpaintinglessonsaschildrenincoastalcitiesdo.Thosestudentswhooncetransferredtocityschoolsforabettereducationnowgobacktotheirlocalruralschools.