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Celebrities who failed China's college entrance exam

( chinadaily.com.cn ) Updated: 2014-06-30 15:30:49

Yu Hua, writer

Yu Hua took the gaokao in 1977, when China resumed the exam a year after the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). He didn't expect he would fail. After he failed, he studied medicine for a year and became a rural dentist. Later he decided to change his fate and began writing novels, some of which became famous such as To Live and Brothers.

Celebrities who failed China's college entrance exam

File photo of Yu Hua, June 22, 2011. [Photo/CFP]

 Celebrities who failed China's college entrance exam

Celebrities who failed China's college entrance exam

 

Celebrities who failed China's college entrance exam

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