China Scene: Central

Crowds flock to see campus cherry blossoms

Wuhan University campus in Hubei is in full bloom, with more than 1,200 cherry blossoms bringing many locals and tourists.

The university is charging an entrance fee of 10 yuan ($1.42) to see the cherry blossoms.

Many couples are having their wedding photos taken under the campus' colorful cherry blossoms.

Teachers and students at the university believe the cherry trees will be in bloom until April.

(Changjiang Commercial News)

Student sells trinkets to support ill brother

A postgraduate student is trying to raise money to support her critically ill brother by selling trinkets on campus at the Henan University of Agriculture in Zhengzhou.

Jin Dandan, 25, deferred her course at Northeast University for six months to set up a stall near the northern gate of the Henan University campus.

Jin earns about 1,000 yuan ($142) a month from the stall. She said her parents have run up an enormous debt paying for her 20-year-old brother's medical treatment.

Jin said she will return to her studies in June when she's raised enough money to support her brother through his illness.

(Dahe News)

Street life better than parents' wrath

A university student was reunited with his parents early this week after spending more than 18 months living on the streets in Shangqiu, Henan province.

Liu Tingting, a China University of Petroleum student, was found by local police, who persuaded him to contact his parents.

Liu walked away from campus life after he failed an exam in July 2006 and had to repeat a year.

He said he would rather live on the streets than face his parents as a failure.

(Dongfang Jinbao News)

(China Daily 03/26/2008 page6)