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BEIJING - Liao Kaili, a girl from a poor rural family with three children in Henan province, dreams of "never leaving the campus".

"What a wonderful dream it would be for me to listen to a professor's lectures while living in Beijing," the 18-year-old told China Daily.

Liao had to give up an offer of a place in high school, as her parents needed her to get a job to support her little brother who is still in primary school.