Staff at a nursery school in China are mourning the death of one of their children after the boy suffocated to death during his post-lunch nap. Employees at Shuangqiao Mingzhu Kindergerten in East ...

Pupils at the Goaxin Number 1 Primary School in Xi'an, western China take their traditional midday nap on top of their wooden desks because the school has no room for dormitories.

Primary school starts at age six for pupils in China. In the country’s mega-cities, like Beijing and Shanghai, pupils go to school from 8am to 3pm with an hour and a half for lunch.

A private primary school in China, Jiesheng Primary School, in the Guangdong province is set to charge students for afternoon naps on desks, mats or beds in the new school year.

Taking out a small blanket brought from home, she has enjoyed sleeping on her back at school for the 30-minute lunch break for the past two months. "I like our new desks and chairs.

This lack of literature motivated Ji to take on the task. And since the American school schedule was a barrier to finding more information, researchers used Chinese data in the University of Delaware ...

The school has also drafted a timetable allowing for a midday nap. From 12:10 to 12:55, all students have the opportunity to enjoy a nap of at least 30 minutes.