Pearls, songs and seeds all part of modern-day university admission letters

珍珠、种子…录取通知书里还有哪些你想不到的奇葩东西？

这段时间准大学生们都陆续收到了大学录取通知书，不少人都发现一些高校已经开始在录取通知书上求新，珍珠、种子、书籍、CD…各种奇葩的东西应有尽有。

Think a university admission letter is just a piece of information paper?

你还认为大学录取通知书只是一张纸吗？

In a bid to lure China's best and brightest, universities are presenting specially-designed admission letters, the Chengdu Economic Daily reported.

据《成都商报》报道，为了吸引中国最好和最聪明的学生，许多大学都提供了专门设计的录取通知书。

Northwestern Polytechnical University: the first AR letter in China

1、西北工业大学：中国第一封AR录取通知书。

Northwestern Polytechnical University has embedded Augmented Reality[1] technology into its admission letter, the first of its kind in China.

西北工业大学在录取通知书中使用了AR技术，这在中国尚属首次。

[1]之前有一期发过一个专门讲AR vs  VR的视频

https://v.qq.com/txp/iframe/player.html?vid=e0510ng8ciz&width=500&height=375&auto=0

Potential students scan a QR code on the letter and a virtual campus platform appears on screen, displaying the academic disciplines and history and development of the university.

准大学生们可以扫描通知书上的二维码，手机屏幕上就会出现一个虚拟校园平台，展示该校的学科、历史和大学发展。

Yangzhou University: the College of Agriculture sends out seeds

2、扬州大学农学院：种子。

Zhejiang A&F University: letters made of mao bamboo

3、浙江农林大学：毛竹做的录取通知书。

Jiyang College of Zhejiang A&F University: a letter with a pearl

4、浙江农林大学暨阳学院：一颗珍珠。

A fingertip-sized pearl is attached to the admission letter from Zhuji-based Jiyang College of Zhejiang A&F University this year.

今年浙江农林大学暨阳学院的录取通知书上缀着一颗指尖大小的珍珠。

"Pearl is a local product of Zhuji," Shi Hangke, a staff member at the admission office of the college, said. He said each of the Baroque[2] pearls had a different shape, symbolizing that each student who received an offer was unique.

该校招生办公室一名工作人员石航科（音）透露：“这种珍珠产自诸暨。”这种珍珠被称之为“巴洛克珍珠”，每一颗的形状都不相同，象征着收到录取通知书的每一个学生都是独一无二的。

[2]The Baroque (US: /bəˈroʊk/ or UK: /bəˈrɒk/) is a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, architecture, literature, dance, theatre, and music. The style began around 1600 in Rome and Italy, and spread to most of Europe.

"The process of a clam producing a pearl is like a teacher teaching a student," Shi said, "We hopes every student can shines in their own light after four years of 'polishing' at the college."

石航科表示：“养蚌的过程就像老师教学生，我们希望每一个学生在大学四年的打磨之后，都能够在自己的光芒中闪耀。”

Tsinghua University: gift book becoming a tradition

5、清华大学：送书是传统。

Tsinghua University sent copies of The Story of Art along with its admission letter.

今年清华随录取通知书给每一个学生都送上了一本《艺术的故事》。

University's President Qiu Yong said in the letter, "reading a good book is like making a good friend."

清华校长邱勇在录取通知书中说道：“读一本好书就像交一个好朋友。”

"I hope you know how to appreciate the beauty of art, and feel, look for and create beauty in life after reading this book," Qiu said.

“我希望你知道如何欣赏艺术之美，阅读这本书之后在生活中感觉、寻找、创造美。”

Since 2015, Tsinghua University has sent a book as a gift to each freshman.

从2015年开始，清华每年都会在录取通知书中给新生送上一本书作为礼物。

Shaanxi Normal University: calligraphy letter

6、陕西师范大学：毛笔手写录取通知书。

More than 20 former professors, alumni and teachers of Shaanxi Normal University wrote admission letters with Chinese calligraphy brushes to the university's freshmen in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province. They wrote about 4,500 admission letters in 10 days.

陕西师范大学20多名退休老教授、校友和老师用毛笔手写录取通知书。10天时间里，他们一共书写了4500多份录取通知书。

Shaanxi Normal University is the only university producing calligraphy admission letters in China, keeping the tradition alive.

陕西师范是中国唯一一所手写录取通知书的大学，他们将这一传统发扬光大了。

Fudan University: listen to the alumni

7、复旦大学：听校友的歌。

A CD is attached to Fudan University's admission letter to enlighten newcomers on the spirit of the university.

复旦在录取通知书中附上了一张CD，想让新生们体会该校的精神。

The CD was produced by Echo Choirs from the university and features the university's anthem and songs created by university students.

这张CD由复旦校友Echo Choirs创作，是大学学生们对自己母校的一首赞歌。

如果可以的话，你们最想要哪种通知书呢？