Blockchain Chicken Farm

Blockchain Chicken Farm

And Other Stories of Tech in China's Countryside

Xiaowei Wang

The gaokao is China’s grueling university-entry test that spans three days, as the entire nation waits with anticipation for the average score. The nation’s obsession with gaokao is similar to an academic March Madness. During gaokao week, weather and map apps on your phone will text to alert you: “It’s raining, don’t forget your umbrella on the way to the gaokao!” or “It’s gaokao season, don’t forget to be quiet and courteous! Valuing education and the future of our children are our socialist values!”
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