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73,400 students register for the gaokao; 650,000 sweep tombs

The front page top headline of the Beijing Morning Post, April 3: “In Beijing, 73,400 people registered for the gaokao (the national college entrance exam).” This represents a decline in registrants, down from 76,000 last year. The article predicted, however, that university admissions … Continue reading

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A famous painting recreated in clay

Tangshan does Along the River During the Qingming Festival in clay.

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