"My days in school are spent doing almost nothing but studying,” the 17-year-old told CNA. But she has a welcome reprieve for two days each week, being given the full weekend off.
On paper, all high schools in China are supposed to put in place this practice ofThat hasn’t been the case. And now, the matter has come under the spotlight after recent enforcement efforts by education authorities ahead of the gaokao, the fiercely competitive national college entrance examination held in early June.“shuangxiu”, as it is called in Chinese. The term literally means double rest.
