What do top gaokao scorers do after university graduation?
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3. Tong Yatao
2007 top scorer in liberal art for Luohe in Henan province
Admitted to Renmin University of China
Now an editor at China National Radio
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Tong Yatao, topped the gaokao rankings in liberal art in Luohe in north China's Henan province, in 2007 and now works as a night editor for the Beijing Radio and Television Station. [Photo/VCG] |
"Zhuangguan is the glory of the past. And what kind of the life you want now depends much on the efforts you have put in," the 28-year-old says. Raised in a peasant family, Tong has now moved to the capital and hopes he will be able to save up and buy a home in the city.
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