Campus Life

Second Chance at College

Ever since Qi Jing found out her score for the national college entrance exam (gaokao) on June 25, she has spent most her time alone in her room, avoiding friends and relatives. "I don't feel like talking," said Qi. "I hate having to explain why I failed and am just hoping they forget I exist." With over 9 million gaokao examinees this year testing for only 6 million university spots according...

Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is Enrolling International Students

Shanghai health authorities plan to enroll more foreigners to study Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and establish centers that will target foreign clientele in the city.Shen Yuandong, deputy director of the Shanghai Health Bureau, spoke at a press conference Thursday about the city's three-year plan regarding TCM, following a mandate issued by the central government last year to promote the b...

Basketball Friendship Match Held

A basketball friendship match was held on the afternoon of May 18th. It was between Volunteer Association of International Cooperation of and Exchange of CTBU and participants of CTBU Study and Culture Tour. The match started at 4pm. Although the sides adopted the principle of friendship going first while the competition second, both teams were eager to win the match. So the spectators saw a cl...

Jiangsu Students Get Snap Happy and Discover the Power of Smile

Fascinated by what lies behind a smile, students from the School of Medical Technology at Jiangsu University went out and took photos of regular people to study their expressions. Inspired by a recently popular TV series, Brother's Happiness (Laoda de xingfu), Zhu Zheng, a junior at the school, and also vice-president of its student union, decided to do the research. The hero of the TV series,...

Universities Talk Up

Urdu and Swahili are among the minority languages that are hot majors. "Which countries speak Urdu?" That's a common question people ask Fan Ying, who majored in the language. The graduate of Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) didn't want to go through the trouble of explaining that Urdu is Pakistan's official language again and again, so she just tells people her major was Spanish and...

Having a good time

In order to keep in contact with old classmates, Huo Zhihua, a 25-year-old recent graduate from Hohai University School of Law in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, started a traditional Chinese "lion dancing" team. It also doesn't hurt that they also get some exercise and make a little 'scratch' on the side. "Sometimes we feel a lot of pressure and lonely living in the big city," said Huo. "Coming ...

Student-run online magic shops

Ask Zan Linbo how he made 10,000 yuan last month and he'll say, "with magic." As the proprietor of four online magic shops, the electronics senior at Sichuan University has been turning some profitable retail tricks, riding the recent wave of interest in the art of illusion. Magic touch Zan attributes his boost in business to Liu Qian, the Taiwanese magician featured on CCTV's Spring Festiva...

Yue Opera “Dream of The Red Mansion”Raised Hot Interests in SJTU

On the evening of May 25 th , Hung Opera Troupe of Shanghai Yue Opera Club stepped onto the stage of Jingjing Hall of SJTU Minhang campus with their classical opera “Dream of the Red Mansion” which induced a seldom hotness on the cultural stage of the campus. The performance lasted for nearly 3 hours and there was no vacancy in the Hall. An exceptional grand occasion also took place at the gate ...

The road to enlightenment

Elementary school children trek more than two hours everyday, including through a 400-meter long cave, to get to school in a mountainous area of Guizhou province. Liu Jinhong reports . The road to enlightenment, they say, is not easy. And no one understands this better than the children of Dazhao village in Guizhou province, who have to pass through a 400-meter-long mountain cave to reach their...

Foreign students celebrate new year in Xiamen University

The biggest event of any Chinese New Year's Eve is the dinner every family will have. It is reported that more than 1200 students had New Year's Eve dinner together in Xiamen University to celebrate the Chinese Year of Tiger. Every year, Xiamen University prepares New Year's Eve dinner for students who stay at school during the Spring Festival. This practice has gone on for more than twenty ...