"Little Person" Li Chun'e from Hubei Province got on the train bound for Beijing to enroll in University (The Epoch Times)
"Little Person" Li Chun'e from Hubei Province got on the train bound for Beijing to enroll in University (The Epoch Times)

Hubei Province 'Little Person' Goes to Beijing For College

By Epoch Times Staff
September 17, 2007 Updated: September 17, 2007

“Little Person” Li Chun'e from Zhijiang Town of Yichang City, Hubei Province got on the train bound for Beijing to enroll in the University on September 10, 2007. The 19-year-old girl is only three feet seven inches (1.1m) tall. She was accepted by Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics for her high marks on this year's university entrance exam.

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