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Rural girl applies for archaeology at Peking University stirs debate

2020/8/3
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As Chinese high school graduates submit their applications to universities, a left-behind girl becomes the focus of public discussion. Growing up in a remote village with limited educational resources, Zhong Fangrong scored 676 out of 750 on her college entrance exam. With such a remarkable score, she was admitted to one of the top schools in the country – Peking University, where she plans to study archaeology.