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As a college freshman in China, your first lesson of any kind is not an orientation of the campus or a welcoming party organized by well-funded clubs where you can drink beer for free, it is a several-week-long military boot camp that is supposed to "inspire patriotism, revolutionary heroism and the spirit of teamwork". And yes, it is compulsory for both boys and girls.
The Opening Ceremony for the boot camp at one college
Girls
And boys
(www.cugb.edu.cn/ReadNews.asp?id=2728)
The thing is, the training officers are real PLA soldiers who are not a lot older than these kids, and currently there is a tendency for girls at the camp to fall in love with the manly and uniformed training officers. After weeks of sweat and tears, some girls feel that the officers are their ideal lovers and exchange phone numbers and QQ (Chinese instant messenger)usernames with them just like they would with friends. They cry like crazy on the last day of the camp and run after the officers' cars as they drive away from the camp.
As a preventative measure, some colleges are making new rules for the students. They are required to "act cultured" (you hear this phrase a lot in China) and will be banned from crying and exchanging QQ and phone numbers with the officers when the camp finishes.
Tearful boot camp trainees and their idol
(http://news.big5.enorth.com.cn/system/2007/09/17/001985752.shtml)
More on military training for kids in China:
Chinese Kids Undergo Required Military Training
Chinese Government Imposes Nationwide Military Training For Students.
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