Hunched at his desk and staring intently at the blackboard, Hu Yang looks like any other industrious schoolboy. But this ordinary eight-year-old finds himself in a unique position. He is the only pupil to attend his elementary school in, Fujian Province, China.

Justin Bieber performs live at the 02 Arena on March 14, 2011 in London, England.

Children in Hiroshima, Japan, wearing masks to combat the odour of death after the city was destroyed by the first atom bomb. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 1945

Belen Rodriguez and Elisabetta Canalis attends the 61th Sanremo Song Festival at the Ariston Theatre on February 15, 2011 in San Remo, Italy.

Pigs race around the track at the Pig Racing and Diving display at the Sydney Royal Easter Show on April 10, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Israeli police inspectors stand next to a bus damaged in an explosion March 23, 2011 in Jersalem, Israel. A bomb exploded near a crowded bus, wounding passengers in what appeared to be the first militant attack in the city in several years.