Since September, many schools have more PE classes from three times a week to five or even more. This is in response to(响应)China's new standard(标准)on PE classes. The standard asks schools to make sure that 10 to11 percent of all class time must be PE classes, third only to Chinese and math.
The standard not only asks students to do easy exercise, but also asks schools to give students other popular sports to do.
Ma Jiajun, 15, from Jilin, set a new world record for ""the most consecutive jump rope triples(连续三摇跳绳)"with 701 times. His teacher Chen Peng said that the school has always kept an eye on PE. With Ma as a role model now, students are more hard-working on not only jump rope but also other kinds of sports.
"At first tai chi was only needed during break time to show Chinese traditional culture, but students fell in love with it, " said Gao Yuxiang from a middle school of Shandong. Grade 8 students all need to do it, and there's a tai chi competition every year for Grade 8 students. "Different from ball games, tai chi can make me relaxed and help me get ready for the next class, "said Gao.
"I really enjoy hip-hop dance, "Ren Jianing, a high school student, said, "The class doesn't need any experience, so anyone can learn. "Every class they practice a part of the dance and in the next class put the parts together into a whole dance. "Our shirts are all wet after class even on the coldest days of winter, "said Ren.