Red carpet rolled out for history-making son of village as student’s academic prowess celebrated amid fears over future pressure
A Chinese student has captivated the nation after being admitted to the prestigious Peking University, where his ancestral clan held a grand celebration to honour him as the family’s first such student in a century.
Li Guoyao, from Wenzhou, Zhejiang province in southeastern China, was admitted to the university’s Strengthening Basic Disciplines programme, where he will major in biology and basic psychology.
He is reportedly the first person in his clan in a century to attend a top-tier university.
He scored 691 in China’s national college entrance exam, or “gaokao”, and has become a beacon of hope and pride for his village, especially given his modest background.
