Faces of Sichuan Province

CHENGDU, SICHUAN - NOVEMBER 07: A schoolgirl from the mountain regions studies at an experimental school on November 7, 2007 in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province. Students attending the school are supported financially by the "Golden Phoenix" project, whereby local government allocates a $17.2 subsidy for every junior high school student living in the mountainous areas towards food, clothing, transportation and hot water costs, and provides each of them with free dormatory accommodation to enable them have equal chance of high quality school education in the city. (Photo by Guang Niu/Getty Images)