Zhou Yujie realized there was more to college than just focusing on her majors - and as a result discovered a challenging yet satisfying world of hard work and travel with an award-winning choir.
The 19-year-old student at Nankai University in Tianjin took to the stage and performed in an opera that won international prizes.
"It is a great honor to dress in classical opera costume and present traditional Chinese culture on the world stage," said Zhou, a member of the Nankai University choir.
Zhou starred in the lead role as Lady Yu in a production of Farewell My Concubine, which was adapted from traditional Beijing Opera.
The play won a gold medal at the eighth World Choir Games in Latvia in July.
The choral staging combined traditional Chinese culture and history with modern performance techniques.
The choir won three gold medals in Latvia - for mixed choral, folksongs and religious songs.
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