‘Almighty’ PhD student inspires many as first blind person to pass China college exam
Dorm mate, Che Meng, expresses her amazement at Huang Ying’s extraordinary abilities in everyday life
A blind PhD student in China has garnered widespread admiration on mainland social media after her videos, showcasing her positive attitude towards life and her ability to handle daily chores independently, have gone viral.
Huang Ying, 29, from the Ningxia Hui autonomous region in northwestern China, has been blind since the age of 2 due to a fever, as reported by the China Youth Daily.
In 2015, she successfully passed the country’s challenging university entrance examination, known as the gaokao, and subsequently enrolled at Wuhan University of Technology (WUT) in central Hubei province.
Huang is the first visually impaired person in China to gain admission to a top institution by taking the gaokao. Many disabled students typically pursue their education at high schools or vocational schools.
With outstanding scores during her undergraduate studies, she was recommended for graduate school at WUT without needing to sit for an entrance test. Huang is now a PhD candidate at the university’s management school.
