The knife-wielding man attacked the students near a secondary school in Mizhi County in Shaanxi province as they were heading home for the day, officials were quoted as saying.
A suspect is said to be in police custody.
Photos on social media showed several young students lying on the floor, surrounded by shocked onlookers.
At least seven students have been stabbed to death and 12 injured in a knife attack outside a school in northern China, BBC reported quoting officials.
The knife-wielding man attacked the students near a secondary school in Mizhi County in Shaanxi province as they were heading home for the day, officials were quoted as saying.
A suspect is said to be in police custody.
Photos on social media showed several young students lying on the floor, surrounded by shocked onlookers
Source: Dawn