China Food & Drinks

These Chinese School Are Awarding Excellent Students with Pork Meat Gifts

Awarding excellent students with raw meat or even fresh fish seems to be a new trend in Chinese schools.

Published

8 years ago

January 29, 2019

Gabi Verberg

School in Liuzhou, Guangxi, image via the Paper.

First published January 29, 2019

A number of schools in China have recently introduced a new gift for outstanding students at the end of term ceremony: no books, no pens, but a chunk of meat that can be shared with the entire family.

A remarkable award ceremony at a middle school in Fuyang, Anhui province, has attracted the attention of Chinese netizens this week for the meat gifts the school offered to its outstanding students.

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Gabi Verberg

Gabi Verberg is a Business graduate from the University of Amsterdam who has worked and studied in Shanghai and Beijing. She now lives in Amsterdam and works as a part-time translator, with a particular interest in Chinese modern culture and politics.

2 Comments

Spark Li

January 31, 2019 at 2:50 pm

I’d say that this is more for joke… Apparently, Dongguan news is about a kind of bootcamp… Anyhow, have fun for the CNY!

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