60 h. ago China pupil suffers mental breakdown after watching horror film at school

A Chinese student who suffered a mental breakdown after watching a horror film during a self-study session has won a legal case against her school. A court has ordered the school’s insurance provider to pay 9,182 yuan (US$1,300) in compensation. The incident took place in October 2023 at a school in Hengzhou, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, southern China. As the assigned teacher was on temporary leave, the class was held as a self-study session. During this period, some students...

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8 d. ago ‘Guilt exercise’: China school slammed as students cross parental ‘human bridge’

A shockingly bizarre so-called guilt education activity has played out in China during which parents knelt down to form a “bridge” while students stepped on their backs. A video of the strange activity, during which some of the students are blindfolded, was filmed in Henan province, central China. The clip has gone viral and stirred controversy online. Emotional music played as a host encouraged the students, saying: “Go ahead.” The activity is part of the school’s “guilt education”, which aims...

Society

2 w. ago China remembers Jane Goodall and her ‘passionate engagement’ on the environment

Tributes have poured onto Chinese social media following the death on Wednesday of renowned British conservationist Jane Goodall, aged 91, who visited China 17 times and whose story featured in school textbooks. Goodall’s last visit to China was in 2024, when she gave an interview to state broadcaster CCTV which it posted to its social media account on Thursday. “I love forests. I love animals. I care about the future,” she told the programme, first broadcast in December. Goodall, best known...

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3 w. ago Chinese mother embroiders floral Nike logo on son’s school bag; brand sends gift

A Chinese mother who embroidered a Nike logo on her son’s bag because of their financial situation during his school days has been awarded for her efforts by the brand. The man, now 23, from northwestern China’s Shaanxi province, surnamed Liu, posted an old photo of his school bag from junior secondary school on social media on September 9. The red bag has a giant floral-patterned Nike Swoosh logo on it. Liu said many of his classmates in junior secondary school had genuine Nike school bags,...

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3 w. ago Frugal China PhD student in Switzerland lives on cheap meals, eats cat food

An overseas PhD student who calls himself “the most frugal Chinese in Switzerland” has gone viral after revealing that he meets his protein needs by eating cat food. The student survives on meagre rations so that he can fund his medical doctorate. He even donates blood to get a free meal. Known online as “The Artful Cheapskate”, he has attracted more than 12,000 followers on social media. After graduating from medical school in China and saving 300,000 yuan (US$42,000) while working in Shanghai,...

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4 w. ago Beijing teacher's assignment in Hotan high school a class apart

Beijing teacher's assignment in Hotan high school a class apart  China Daily

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