For eighteen year old Wu Yufei, a new life awaits at one of the most prestigious universities in China. But, before she can start her studies, Wu Yufei must endure seventeen days of compulsory military training.
It's also a hard beginning for the infants at Ping Ming Primary School. Each child has been hand-picked to receive free education at the charity-run boarding school. But learning to live without your parents - when you're only seven years old - isn't easy.
And for the students enrolling at the county's best school, the new term represents the start of a rigorous daily schedule which starts at 5.30am and doesn't finish until 9.40pm, in preparation for the pressures of the National College Entrance Exam.
First broadcast: Tuesday 8 Apr 2008 on BBC TWO
Chinese School in more depth:
OU on the BBC: Chinese School - About the series
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Discover the stories in the classrooms of Ping Min and Xiuning schools and more about the series. Read more : OU on the BBC: Chinese School - About the series
OU on the BBC: Chinese School - Programme 1: The year of the golden pig
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Episode 1 of 'Chinese School' begins with students facing mocks for the all important Gao Kao exam. Read more : OU on the BBC: Chinese School - Programme 1: The year of the golden pig
OU on the BBC: Chinese School - Programme 2: Young pioneers
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The second episode of Chinese School explores themes of exam pressure, the one child policy, new entrepreneurialism, pollution and the legacy of the rule of... Read more : OU on the BBC: Chinese School - Programme 2: Young pioneers
OU on the BBC: Chinese School - Programme 3: Hard beginnings
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The second episode of Chinese School explores themes of exam pressure, the one child policy, new entrepreneurialism, pollution and the legacy of the rule of... Read more : OU on the BBC: Chinese School - Programme 3: Hard beginnings
OU on the BBC: Chinese School - Programme 4: Olympic fever
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The series Chinese School continues, with the excitement of the Olympics taking a hold. Read more : OU on the BBC: Chinese School - Programme 4: Olympic fever
OU on the BBC: Chinese School - Programme 5: Loved ones
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In the last episode of the series, the whole town is gripped with the excitement of the Spring Festival which sees the passing of a... Read more : OU on the BBC: Chinese School - Programme 5: Loved ones
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