Surgeon's destiny altered by taking gaokao in 1977

Surgeon Mei Changqing (R) watches nuclear magnetic resounance images at the People's Hospital of Zigui county, Central China's Hubei province, May 24, 2017. Mei Changqing is one among those who benefited from the resumption of college entrance exam, also known as gaokao, in 1977. The surgeon, being a typesetter in 1976 after graduation from high school, altered his destiny by taking the college entrance exam in 1977 and was enrolled by Yichang Medical School. Having been engaged in clinical medicine for 30 years, Mei Changqing is proud of his choice.[Photo/Xinhua]