Entrance to boys' toilets at the old school

Life at school.

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March 10th 2005
I will use this diary entry to tell a little about the daily life of a student in the final years of high school in China. The students at our school are in 3 grades and range in age from 16 to 18. They have entrance exams for university at the end of their final year (grade 3). These entrance exams not only determine which university they can go to - it is almost impossible to get into high rated ... read more

Asia » China

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more