We've known from the very beginning, living in China is really competitive. Since the number of population is very high (over 1.3 billion), they are all trying very hard to stand out from others and reach their own goals.
Several weeks ago, I read an article on the morning newspaper about Chinese high school graduates' extreme efforts to enter universities. Universities in China offer a limited number of available seats (less than 7 million seats) while the number of applicants is more than 9 million. Some of them hooked up to oxygen canisters and intravenous drips of amino acids during late-night and weekend study marathons. Girls take contraception and hormone shots to prevent having their period during the entrance exam. Parents hired special tutors and forced their children into educational boot camps. Hotels nearby to universities were fully booked and nannies were hired to take care of the applicants.That's pretty much about it. The whole country is in on it.
It's no surprise that Chinese excel in almost everything, should I say? They train and study really hard for everything. Talking about the London Olympics 2012, just how far will the Chinese go to win golds?
| Gymnastic stars are known for starting at an incredibly early age |
U.S attacked her for for using drugs during the swim. All she said was just "It's all purely from hard work and training", which I may believe. (Ye's team-mate, 23-year-old Lu Ying, this week attacked China's grindingly repetitive coaching regime)
Another story is about the Chinese diver Wu Minxia. She made history at the 2012 London Olympics after placing first in the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard competition on Sunday, becoming the first female diver to win gold in the same event for three consecutive Olympics. However, shock soon followed her momentous achievement, when her father revealed details of a family life kept secret to the 26-year-old athlete for years. Her mother has cancer and her grandmother has died. The facts have been hidden from her for years in order to keep her focusing on the Olympic. It's just sad. If I were her, I would prefer to be told about the facts before it's too late, who knows if her mother could have just died before she won the gold and she had no opportunity to meet her because of the hard training.
I searched the web about Chinese training camps and found many horrible stuffs.. I just want to share them here. Take a look :
 |
| I don't want my children to be treated this way even if it's for gold medal |
 |
| hard training and punishments are made to toughen the children up |
 |
| children are trained at camps where the word 'gold' is hung on the wall to make them focus on success |
 |
| A gymnastic trainer stands on a child etching with pain |
Ruthless.. Well, it's China.
Note : this post was written during the olympics, I forgot to publish it until now :p
