Education of the Ecological Immigrant Children as Ethnic Minorities in Sanjiangyuan region

Nowadays, with ecological protection becoming increasingly valued, Chinese government has conducted several ecological resettlement projects aiming at vulnerable ecological regions, including Sanjiangyuan area in Qinghai province.
Moving from pastoral area to the countryside, being identified as ethnic groups and immigrants, immigrant children faced many challenges, especially in terms of education. However, children’s education, as an essential factor that is closely associated with the future development of the immigrant families, is hardly explored.
Given this situation, the author conducted surveys in 2009 and 2011, focused on education of immigrant children in 5 different immigration villages. Based on the surveys, this paper discusses the educational profiles of this special group, reveals the advantages and disadvantages of immigration to children’s education, and finally puts forward suggestions in consideration of reserving cultural diversity.