More than 70 students in Yushu County have returned to school, thanks to the help of relief workers from Chengdu, Sichuan Province. They are the first group of local middle school students who are able to resume classes in the wake of the devastating earthquake.

This 15 year old girl- a ninth grade student, has lost seven family members including her grandpa and uncle in the quake.

She has been overwhelmed by grief and would burst into tears whenever she thought of her loved ones. She feels better now as the tent school opens to her and other students.

Student, Yushu No.1 Nationalities Middele School, said, "Things seem to become normal when I meet my classmates and come back to the classroom.