Chinese schools are inclined to focus more on student discipline and obedience than individual autonomy, but a village school in eastern China is attempting to break the mold.

Zhangjiabu Elementary School is located in Longyou County, Zhejiang province. The small, single building, which has paint peeling from the walls, lies amid a tatty playground of dust and sand.

More than 120 students attend the school. Most are "left-behind" children whose parents work in distant cities.