Chinese School

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The Year of the Golden Pig
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As exams approach, planes are diverted away from rural Xiuning's school so as not to break students' concentration, and the stress builds on the students for whom the grades mean the .. show full overview
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Young Pioneers
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The hot summer in Xiuning increases the students' exam pressure. Star pupil Wu Yufei is expected to come top out of half a million candidates in the province and her nerves start to .. show full overview
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Hard Beginnings
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Star student Wu Yufei prepares to start her studies at the prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing, but before the new academic year can begin she must endure 20 days of gruelling military training.
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Olympic Fever
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The Olympic spirit reaches the students of rural Xiuning county as the heat of summer cools into autumn. Ping Min primary school holds its first-ever sports day with at least one .. show full overview
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Loved Ones
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The millions of people who have migrated to the cities take their annual opportunity to return home at Spring Harvest. But, with the worst snow and ice for half a century, travel is .. show full overview