The incident occurred in the city of Haikou where two of the pupils were seriously hurt in the attack but none suffered life-threatening injuries, according to media reports.
The injured include six boys and four girls, state broadcaster China Central Television reported. The youngsters were taken to hospital.
An official at Haikou’s Longhu police station said the schoolchildren were stabbed as they walked out of the Yang Fan Primary School during their lunch period. She declined to give further details, saying the case was under investigation.
Violent crime in China is rare compared with other countries.
However, there have been a series of attacks involving knives and axes in recent years.
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