為了促進教育公平，中國投入360億元，用于改善農村地區(qū)教育設施和加強中西部農村義務教育（compulsory education ）。這些基金用于改善教學設施，購買書籍，使116萬多所中小學受益。資金還用于購置音樂和繪畫器材，現(xiàn)在農村和山區(qū)的兒童可以與沿海城市的兒童一樣上音樂和繪畫課。一些為接受更好教育而轉往城市上學的學生如今又回到本地農村學校就讀。
　　In order to promote the justice in education, China has already invested 36 billion RMB, which is used to enhance the teaching facilities of the countryside and compulsory education of rural area of mid-west. These funds can be used to improve the teaching aids and to purchase books, benefiting 16,000 middle schools and primary schools. Furthermore, these funds can also be used to purchase instrument for music and paintings. Nowadays, children from countryside and mountain areas can enjoy music class and painting class like the children in coastal areas do. Some students who were previously transferred to cities for better education now return to local areas to study.