How pursuit of profits ruined Peking University High School

On October 6, Peking University High School will celebrate its 50th anniversary, a time as much for reflection as for celebration.
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From its inception, Peking University High School was considered the best high school in China. But not anymore.
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in 2000, the high school made a disastrous decision that would prove to be its downfall. Back then, the Beijing education bureau in its infinite wisdom permitted its cash-starved schools to make money themselves. Principals became businessmen: they leased space to hot pot restaurants and beauty parlors, opened weekend cram courses, sent their students to expensive private schools overseas for a commission, and charged students who didn’t test into their high school an exorbitant entrance fee.