Chinese students from quake-hit areas fly to

BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) -- A total of 550 children from southwest China's earthquake zone flew to Russia's Far East Thursday for a three-week rehabilitation program at the invitation of the Russian government.

School children wave goodbye before aboarding an airplane to Russia for a three-week recuperative holiday in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 23, 2009. A total of 550 students from China's earthquake-hit areas, at the invitation of the Russian government, will start a three-week recreational trip at a Russian children's care center in the coastal city of Vladivostok on July 23. (Xinhua/Xu Zuhua)

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