Poor kid successfully fights way to top university

A student from a poor family in Hebei province, who scored high on college entrance exams and was admitted to one of the country's top universities, has refused all financial aid that swarmed in after his plight was reported by media.

Pang Zhongwang, 18, a high school graduate in Cangzhou, scored 684 out of 750 points on China's national college entrance examination.

He has been admitted by Tsinghua University and is expected to receive the school's letter of admission around Monday, according to Fan Hongqi, vice-president of Wuqiao High School where Pang graduated.