Pearls, songs and seeds all part of modern-day university admission letters

Think a university admission letter is just a piece of information paper?
In a bid to lure China's best and brightest, universities are presenting specially-designed admission letters, the Chengdu Economic Daily reported.
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A virtual campus platform appears on screen after scanning a QR code on the admission letter of Northwestern Polytechnical University. [Photo/Sina Weibo of Northwestern Polytechnical University] |
Northwestern Polytechnical University: the first AR letter in China
Northwestern Polytechnical University has embedded Augmented Reality technology into its admission letter, the first of its kind in China.
Potential students scan a QR code on the letter and a virtual campus platform appears on screen, displaying the academic disciplines and history and development of the university.
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