'Lie-down napping' helps pupils get forty winks

More schools across China have begun helping students lie down for a proper rest during the midday break, since a national standard for primary and secondary school desks and chairs took effect in February.

In Wuhu, Anhui province, the government's 2026 livelihood projects include 468 sets of lie-down napping equipment for compulsory education schools. Some local schools have already introduced the gear, enabling students to say goodbye to uncomfortable desk-napping.