An increasing number of parents from rural areas are enrolling their children in city schools to give them access to better education conditions. Also, to take good care of their children, many parents prefer to rent shabby houses near school. The parents' hopes for their children to have a brighter future means rental prices near schools climb sharply. 

Zhi Chengxiang, 70, tutors his grandson, Li Xingchen, in reading in Wenxian county of Jiaozuo city, central China's Henan province, Feb 25, 2014. Zhi rents a shabby flat near his grandson's school, which costs him 1,700 yuan per year.[Photo by Xu Hongxing/asianewsphoto]

Zhi Chengxiang, 70, tutors his grandson, Li Xingchen, in reading in Wenxian county of Jiaozuo city, central China's Henan province, Feb 25, 2014. Zhi rents a shabby flat near his grandson's school, which costs him 1,700 yuan per year.[Photo by Xu Hongxing/asianewsphoto]