The national college entrance exam was revived in 1977 after a 12-year abolishment. A total of 5.7 million students took part in the exam during the winter of 1977, and about 270,000 of those students successfully enrolled into college.
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| Liu Feng (R) and Huang Ping recreate a photograph taken 40 years ago, in 1977, and stand in front of their alma mater Sichuan Medical College, renamed the Huaxi campus of Sichuan University in Chengdu. [Photo/VCG] |
