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HEALTH

Keeping Children Out of Troubled Waters

Around 57,000 people die of drowning each year in China. What is the country doing to help?

In Hengshan county, Hunan province, dozens of children, clinging to the edge of the pool while lowering their faces into the water, are practicing holding their breath underwater as their teacher Tang Huan moves around to offer instruction and ensure their safety.

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author Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Yang Tingting is a Chinese editor at The World of Chinese. Interested in telling Chinese stories, she writes mainly about culture, language, and society.

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