THE county of Luochuan, on the loess plateau of northern Shaanxi Province, used to be one of China'spoorest places.

坐落在陕西省黄土高原上的洛川县，曾经是中国最贫困的地区。

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In Luochuan, as in other counties where the insurance scheme has been launched, officials have reported very high rates of participation by farmers, usually over 80%.

在洛川，和其他推行保险制度的县一样，官方报道农民参保率非常高，通常达到80%以上。

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To cut costs, Luochuan has closed down nearly half of its 320 primary and middle schools since 2003, resulting in lay-offs for more than 700 teachers and forcing many more children to board.

为减少成本，自2003年起洛川县320所小学和中学关闭了将近一半，致使700多名教师下岗，迫使更多的学生寄宿学校。

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