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All of the freshmen sit and wait patiently for the parade to commence.  
   

All of the freshmen sit and wait patiently for the parade to commence.

Hours before the opening of the ceremony, the graduating freshmen wait patiently in their groups.
#104 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (Freshmen Military Training at TTC, Sep. 2008)

October 8th 2008
One of the most surprising experiences for a first year student during college and university life in China has little to do with academic endeavor or performance. The Chinese college freshmen, who usually arrive 2 weeks after the classes for the upper classmen have already begun, must first participate in compulsory and strenuous two to three week "military training". That national practice wi ... read more
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Chinese Flag 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
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