Yellow River JN150 to today’s X7 Take a look at the transformation of Heavy Duty Truck

Yellow River JN150 to today's X7 Take a look at the transformation of Heavy Duty Truck

Recently, the Group’s first new model AERO 7 (hereinafter referred to as X7) series was officially launched, which means that this 60-year-old Chinese auto brand has once again given new life and taken on a new mission.

As the first new model after Mr. Tan Xuguang launched the heavy truck, it is also a witness to the comeback of the Yellow River brand and the inheritor of the Yellow River spirit. It came by the Yellow River and returned to the Yellow River again.

Behind all X7 is the historical witness of the rebirth and transformation of Sinotruk Group. Today, the author will review the entrepreneurial process of Sinotruk with the audience and friends.

Yellow River JN150 to today's X7 Take a look at the transformation of Heavy Duty Truck

The predecessor of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group was the Jinan Auto Parts Factory established in 1956, which was the only automobile industry-related enterprise in Shandong Province at that time.

In 1958, after the introduction of the former Soviet Union car models, the Yellow River brand JN220 off-road vehicle was developed, ending the history of no automobile industry in Shandong Province. At the same time, Jinan Auto Parts Factory was renamed Jinan Automobile Factory and became the only automobile manufacturing enterprise in Shandong Province at that time.

After the introduction of the policy of "building socialism in a better province as soon as possible", our country’s modernization needs a series of varieties of automobiles to meet its growing construction needs. Therefore, after taking over the task of trial production of 8-ton cargo vehicles assigned by relevant state departments, Jinan Automobile Manufacturing Plant began to enter the research and development and trial production process of new models.

Under difficult conditions, on April 15, 1960, the 8-ton truck trial-produced by Jinan Automobile Factory was successfully rolled off the production line. This model was based on the Skoda 706 truck from the former Czechoslovakia in the socialist camp country, which was the first generation of large-tonnage trucks in China at that time. This model was the Yellow River JN150, the earliest in China.

In May 1960, when Chairperson Mao Zedong visited Jinan, he visited the first batch of models of the Yellow River JN150 and spoke highly of it.

In January 1966, Chairperson Zhu De inspected the Yellow River JN150 model and personally wrote the word "Yellow River" for the car. This year, Jinan Automobile Manufacturing Factory was renamed Jinan Automobile Manufacturing General Factory, marking the beginning of a new historical stage.

Yellow River JN150 to today's X7 Take a look at the transformation of Heavy Duty Truck

Since the mid-late 1960s, our country has entered a period of serious turmoil. During this period, all aspects of the national economy have caused serious negative effects. But new progress has been made in major undertakings such as national defense.

In 1966, the Second Artillery Force of the People’s Liberation Army (later reorganized into the Rocket Force) began to develop missiles and supporting transport vehicles. The following year (1967), the Jinan Automobile Manufacturing Plant accepted the task of trial production of transport vehicles, and in April 1968 developed our country’s first generation of large-tonnage military off-road cargo vehicles – Yellow River JN252.

Since 1970, the JN252 has served and tested in some units of the People’s Liberation Army, and was officially mass-produced in 1976, making important contributions to the development of our country’s national defense weapons and equipment. In addition, this car has a wonderful relationship with Mr. Qian Xuesen, the "two bombs".

Yellow River JN150 to today's X7 Take a look at the transformation of Heavy Duty Truck

In the late 1970s, the turmoil ended and our country’s social development returned to the normal track. At the same time, Jinan Automobile Manufacturing General Factory also began to launch new models for the civilian automobile market.

In 1978, Jinan Automobile Manufacturing Plant introduced Romanian car technology and carried out localized production, and in 1981 launched the second generation of Yellow River civilian vehicles: the ten-ton truck JN162 series. The JN162 series used the new technology applied for the first time in China at that time, almost at the same starting point as the technical level of international advanced models at that time.

Yellow River JN150 to today's X7 Take a look at the transformation of Heavy Duty Truck

At the same time, the China Heavy Duty Truck Industry Joint Venture Company with Jinan Automobile Manufacturing Plant as the core was established and is one of the three major domestic automobile industry groups. In 1983, with the support of reform and opening up and national policies, the joint venture company introduced the technology of Austrian 91 series models and made them domestically.

In 1985, the first Steyr 91 series truck assembled in China rolled off the assembly line, ending the history that our country could not produce large-tonnage trucks. In 1989, the first domestically produced Steyr 91 series model rolled off the assembly line, opening the "Steyr" era of Chinese commercial vehicles.

Yellow River JN150 to today's X7 Take a look at the transformation of Heavy Duty Truck

In December 1989, China Heavy Duty Truck Industry Joint Venture Company officially changed its name to China Heavy Duty Truck Group Company, moving towards a new generation of modern enterprises and bringing new opportunities for the development of the Yellow River brand.

Since the 1990s, with the introduction of new models of international automobile brands into the Chinese market and the continuous introduction of new products by domestic friends, the two main car series of the Yellow River and Steyr relied on by the old heavy truck have been defeated in the increasingly severe market competition and lost their past. Under various reasons, the old heavy truck cannot escape the fate of bankruptcy.

In 2000, the bankruptcy and reorganization of China’s heavy truck group company was approved by the State Council, and the era of the old heavy truck ended.

After the bankruptcy and reorganization of the old heavy truck, there is good news: the original main assets of the old heavy truck have been devolved to Shandong Province, and continue to retain the name of "China heavy truck". The next good news is that Mr. Ma Chunji, then the deputy mayor of Jinan City, took over the "mess" and cleaned it up.

On January 18, 2001, after the successful reorganization, Sinotruk returned to the world as "China Heavy Duty Truck Group Co., Ltd.".

Yellow River JN150 to today's X7 Take a look at the transformation of Heavy Duty Truck

In 2002, the first batch of high-end model series based on Steyr technology was fully upgraded, which sent a heavy gift to the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Since then, China National Heavy Duty Truck Group has begun to move towards a new route of independent research and development.

Since 2003, SINOTRUK has successively carried out technical cooperation with German MAN and Swedish companies (with the latter to establish a joint venture company Jinan Huawo), and in 2004 launched a high-end heavy truck product with international advanced level: HOWALLE.

Of course, Yellow River’s brand equity has not been abandoned. In 2003, China National Heavy Duty Truck Corporation launched three Yellow River sub-brands: the "Yellow River" medium and large-tonnage model, the "medium-tonnage model" and the "Yellow River General" small-tonnage model. In today’s words, the Yellow River "medium cup, large cup, and super large cup".

However, these models did not make much progress in the market, forming a strong contrast with the majestic atmosphere of the Howo series Hukou waterfall of the Yellow River.

In 2007, China National Heavy Duty Truck (Hong Kong), a subsidiary of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group, was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. So far, China National Heavy Duty Truck Group has two listed companies, Jinan Truck and China National Heavy Duty Truck (Hong Kong).

In 2008, the first model of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group to test the high-end heavy truck market, the "Howo A7", was officially launched on the market. This was the first domestic truck with its own brand of hand-in-hand (AMT), and it was also the first commercial vehicle with a fully self-developed powertrain in China. Its performance has approached the technical level of foreign advanced models.

Yellow River JN150 to today's X7 Take a look at the transformation of Heavy Duty Truck

In July 2009, China National Heavy Duty Truck Group signed a cooperation agreement with German MAN, and German MAN held 25% + 1 shares of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group, entering a new era of comprehensive cooperation. During the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show, China and Germany released a new high-end brand SITRAK, Chinese name ", and the first mass-produced model T7 is also known as the predecessor of the subsequent Howo T7H.

In 2012, the first standard product of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group, Howo Light Truck, was officially launched, ending the gap in the light truck market competition of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group and opening a good start for China National Heavy Duty Truck Group to enter the light commercial vehicle market.

In addition, the Yellow River brand has returned to the market with a new line "New Yellow River", targeting the mid- to high-end mid- to large-tonnage lightweight truck market.

In August 2015, the new headquarters and science and technology building of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group, located at No. 777 Huaao Road, High-tech Zone, Jinan City, was officially put into use, completing the comprehensive evolution of the R & D environment.

Yellow River JN150 to today's X7 Take a look at the transformation of Heavy Duty Truck

On September 1, 2018, Mr. Tan Xuguang from Weichai Group officially became the chairperson and party secretary of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group. The first thing he did when he came to power was to conduct a strategic reorganization within China National Heavy Duty Truck Group, divest and sell the real estate business (in fact, China National Heavy Duty Truck also has its own real estate business, but it is not outstanding compared to its main business), and make minor adjustments to personnel. There is only one key point: to attack the main business without distractions.

However, after Mr. Tan was launched, all the products of the four major brands of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group began to offer choices one after another. Many people expressed concerns about the homogeneity of the products of Heavy Duty Truck, and some people said that the market competitiveness of Heavy Duty Truck products after assembling Weichai engines would decline, but now it seems that there is no need to worry too much.

With the launch of the optional Weichai engine series and the new Howo, the main Weichai engine, Sinotruk has made great efforts in product adaptability.

Yellow River JN150 to today's X7 Take a look at the transformation of Heavy Duty Truck

The recently released new model of the Yellow River, AERO7 (X7), is the first to introduce the overall streamlined design in the domestic production models, making the X7’s drag coefficient reach the same level as that of passenger cars.

The powertrain is equipped with a variety of models such as the German technology M series and the H series with thermal efficiency up to 50%. It independently develops a hand-integrated gearbox and is specially adjusted for the Yellow River car series.

At the same time, the new model of the Yellow River has reached the level of foreign advanced technology in terms of configuration and safety performance. In terms of price, the new car is about 450,000 yuan to 500,000 yuan, which is quite competitive compared with foreign brands and domestic models.

From the Yellow River JN150 in the 1960s to today’s fully upgraded and glorious new Yellow River car, it has witnessed the remarkable years of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group over the past 60 years and the continuous development of China’s automobile industry over the past 70 years.

We look forward to the China National Heavy Duty Truck Group’s historical sedimentation and many advanced technologies, and the Yellow River brand with many high hopes can be like the Yellow River, galloping thousands of miles and creating greater brilliance.

The new model is produced by Jinan Truck Co., Ltd., a listed company under China National Heavy Duty Truck Group, and will be officially put on the market soon. You can pick up a small book and study it carefully. (Text/Kajia Number: Ledi who drives a truck)

Dark Blue G318 is listed, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, starting from 175,900 yuan

A few days ago, the new car of Deep Blue Automobile – 2024 dark blue G318 was officially launched. The new car offers 6 configuration models, priced at 17.59-31 8,000 yuan.The new hard-core medium and large SUV of New Car Positioning Technology adopts the design style of hard-core SUV models, and is also equipped with Changan New Blue Whale 1.5T range extension hybrid system (providing rear single motor and front and rear dual motor versions). Some models also provide magic carpet + air suspension + CDC shock absorber.

Dark Blue G318 listed, 1.5T extended range hybrid, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, selling from 175,900 yuan

The picture is: 2024 dark blue G318. 4WD air suspension plate

Dark Blue G318 listed, 1.5T extended range hybrid, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, selling from 175,900 yuan

2024 dark blue G318 provides 6 configuration models, namely: two-wheel drive standard version, two-wheel drive comfortable version, two-wheel drive empty suspension version, four-wheel drive comfortable version, four-wheel drive empty suspension version, worry-free crossing version, the price 17.59-31 8,000 yuan.

In addition,The entry-level model (two-wheel drive standard version) has been pre-ordered and is scheduled to start delivery in August this year; while the top model (worry-free ride-through version) is scheduled to be pre-ordered in early 2025.

Dark Blue G318 listed, 1.5T extended range hybrid, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, selling from 175,900 yuan

Dark Blue G318 listed, 1.5T extended range hybrid, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, selling from 175,900 yuan

In the exterior design part, the 2024 dark blue G318 adopts the popular "square box" body design, its front face adopts a large area of closed front panel, and also uses a C-shaped front LED headlight group. At the same time, the bottom of the front surround also adds a tough blackened decoration + air intake to enhance the hardcore attributes of the front face.

Dark Blue G318 listed, 1.5T extended range hybrid, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, selling from 175,900 yuan

In addition, the new car is also equipped with a spotlight rack device on the roof (dynamic weighing 80 kg, static weighing 300 kg), and the roof platform supports horizontal/vertical expansion, as well as a large number of outdoor camping accessories.

Dark Blue G318 listed, 1.5T extended range hybrid, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, selling from 175,900 yuan

Dark Blue G318 listed, 1.5T extended range hybrid, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, selling from 175,900 yuan

To the side of the body, the side of the new car is tall and tough, and the front and rear eyebrows + side skirts are also equipped with thick blackened decorative parts. At the same time, the new car also uses hidden door handles, fixed pedals (optional electric pedals), 18-inch wheels (255/65 R18), 20-inch wheels (255/50 R20).

In terms of body size, the body size of the 2024 dark blue G318 is (excluding the roof spotlight rack and external spare tire): 4915 * 1985 * 1885mm, with a wheelbase of 2880mm. It is positioned as a medium and large SUV.

In the case of a roof spotlight rack and an external spare tire, the body size of the new car is 5010 * 1985 * 1960mm, and the wheelbase remains unchanged.

Dark Blue G318 listed, 1.5T extended range hybrid, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, selling from 175,900 yuan

In addition, the dark blue G318 has an approach angle of 27 °, a departure angle of 31 °, and a longitudinal passage angle of 27.3 °; the ground clearance is 240 mm when it is suspended at the highest level; and the battery pack is 278-348 mm above the ground (default 318 mm).

Dark Blue G318 listed, 1.5T extended range hybrid, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, selling from 175,900 yuan

At the rear of the car, the rear of the 2024 dark blue G318 uses design elements such as side door design (supports electric suction), external spare tire, and independent C-type rear taillights on the left and right. At the same time, the rear surround is also equipped with a tough black kit (with a trailer head in the middle, and the four-wheel drive version has 1.6-ton trailer qualification).

Dark Blue G318 listed, 1.5T extended range hybrid, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, selling from 175,900 yuan

Dark Blue G318 listed, 1.5T extended range hybrid, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, selling from 175,900 yuan

In the interior design part, the 2024 dark blue G318 center console area is equipped with a three-frame flat-bottomed steering wheel, a 10.25-inch LCD instrument, and a 14.6-inch central control screen.

At the same time, the new car also uses an electronic shift mechanism (with electronic P gear buttons arranged behind the handle), and a physical air conditioner button is also integrated under the central control screen.

In addition, the new car also provides three interior color schemes: Holy Lake Blue, Glacier Blue and Jungle Black.

Dark Blue G318 listed, 1.5T extended range hybrid, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, selling from 175,900 yuan

Dark Blue G318 listed, 1.5T extended range hybrid, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, selling from 175,900 yuan

In terms of configuration, the 2024 dark blue G318 is equipped with the Deepal OS car system, which supportsVoice interaction (providing more than 1100 kinds of voice customization), three-finger flying screen, no wheat Karaoke, online navigation, app store and other functions.

At the same time, the new car also comes standard with an L2-level driver assistance system, including integrated adaptive cruise, speed limit recognition, lane keeping assistance, lane departure warning, forward collision warning, and AEB automatic emergency braking (vehicle + pedestrian + cyclist identification).

In addition, the two-wheel drive/four-wheel drive air suspension version also supports parallel line assistance, blind spot monitoring, door opening warning, reversing lateral emergency braking, lane change assistance, and other functions.

Dark Blue G318 listed, 1.5T extended range hybrid, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, selling from 175,900 yuan

Dark Blue G318 listed, 1.5T extended range hybrid, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, selling from 175,900 yuan

In the seat part, a 5-seat layout is used in the car, and the seats are wrapped in imitation leather materials.

In terms of seat functionality, the new car comes standard with front seat electric adjustment and front seat ventilation/heating; the empty suspension version supports the main driver’s seat. At the same time, the four-wheel drive empty suspension version also provides the main driver’s seat massage.

In addition, the storage capacity of the trunk of the new car is 810 liters under normal conditions, which can be expanded to 1747 liters when the rear seats are reclined.

Dark Blue G318 listed, 1.5T extended range hybrid, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, selling from 175,900 yuan

In addition, the new car can also open a panoramic sunroof, and the ceiling and other parts are also made of fur, which further enhances the sporty atmosphere inside the cockpit.

Dark Blue G318 listed, 1.5T extended range hybrid, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, selling from 175,900 yuan

Suspension part, the 2024 dark blue G318 is equipped withFront double wisharm + rear multi-link independent suspension, while the air suspension version is also equipped with CDC shock absorbers + active magic carpet + air suspension.

In addition, the four-wheel drive version also provides a rear axle limited slip differential, and also supports tank U-turn, creep mode,Wading induction system,Terrain mode (wading/snow/rough/mud/sand) and other functions.

Dark Blue G318 listed, 1.5T extended range hybrid, providing empty suspension + CDC shock absorption, selling from 175,900 yuan

In the power unit part, the 2024 dark blue G318 is equipped with the Changan New Blue Whale 1.5T extended range hybrid system (providing rear-drive and four-wheel drive versions); among them, the rear-drive version of the motor has a maximum power of 185kW, a maximum torque of 310N · m, and a maximum speed of 175km/h; the front and rear motors of the four-wheel drive version have a combined power of 316kW, a comprehensive torque of 572N · m, and a maximum speed of 185km/h.

In terms of battery life, the rear-drive model matches18.99kWh and 35.07kWh two capacity lithium iron phosphate battery packs, corresponding to CLTC pure electric cruising range of 100 kilometers (two-wheel drive standard version), 190 kilometers (two-wheel drive comfort version), 184 kilometers (two-wheel drive air suspension version); four-wheel drive version models match 35.07kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack, CLTC pure electric cruising range provides 184 kilometers (four-wheel drive comfort version), 174 kilometers (four-wheel drive air suspension version).

China Evergrande and Hengda Properties announced today that they will resume trading

On the evening of the 2nd, China Evergrande and Hengda Properties announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that the company has applied to the Stock Exchange to resume trading at 9:00 am on October 3.

On September 28, China Evergrande announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that the company had received a notice from relevant departments that Mr. Xu Jiayin, the executive director and chairperson of the board of directors of the company, had been taken compulsory measures according to law on suspicion of illegal crimes.

On the morning of September 28, Hengda’s listed companies China Evergrande, Hengda Automobile, and Hengda Property collectively suspended trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

On the afternoon of September 27, Hengda’s listed platform stock price suddenly fell. As of the close, China Hengda fell 19%, with a total market value of 4.20 billion Hong Kong dollars; Hengda Automobile fell 20%, with a total market value of 6.10 billion Hong Kong dollars; Hengda Property fell 14.5%, with a total market value of 6.40 billion Hong Kong dollars. The total market value of the three major platforms is only 16.70 billion Hong Kong dollars.

A criminal law expert said in an interview with reporters at the time that according to Evergrande Group’s announcement, the company should have received a precise notice, and the notice classified Xu Jiayin as "suspected of illegal crimes" and was subject to coercive measures. It is common sense to guess that in the case of notification by relevant departments, the coercive measures taken are likely to be different from the "residential surveillance" misreported by foreign media.

The above-mentioned criminal legal experts said that in the context of the early investigation of Hengda Real Estate by the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the criminal coercive measures taken by the public security department against Hengda Fortune Du and other suspected criminals, the result of Xu Jiayin’s suspected illegal crime should not surprise too many people. Public opinion has paid more attention to "when" to take action. Judging from the current public information, the issues involved in him are likely to be related to multiple crimes, which are very complicated and may take quite some time to clarify.

It is worth noting that Hengda Automobile, which was suspended at the same time as China Hengda and Hengda Property, did not resume trading at the same time. On the last trading day before the suspension of Hengda Automobile, the share price was HK $0.56/share, and the total market value was HK $6.073 billion.

Source | Yangcheng Evening News ? Yangchengpai Comprehensive Securities Times, 21st Century Economic Report, etc
Editor in Charge | Zheng Zongmin

The 3rd Jiangsu Development Conference will be held in Nanjing on May 20th.

  Cctv news (Reporter Gu Jinrong) On May 14th, the reporter learned from the press conference of the 3rd Jiangsu Development Conference that the 3rd Jiangsu Development Conference with the theme of "Love Jiangsu, Build Dreams Together" will be held in Nanjing on May 20th. It was confirmed that 1002 guests attended the conference, and a large number of academicians at home and abroad, heads of key universities, heads of central enterprises and heads of fortune 500 enterprises attended the conference.

  Yang Genping, Deputy Secretary-General of Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and Director of the General Office of the Provincial Party Committee, introduced at the press conference that the guests of this conference were invited according to the ratio of 4: 3: 3 overseas, outside the province and inside the province, and the invited targets were mainly Jiangsu nationals at home and abroad, celebrities with great influence in various fields who have studied and worked in Jiangsu, and celebrities from all walks of life who have contributed to Jiangsu’s economic and social development. Specifically, it includes eight sectors, including science and technology, education, medical and health care, culture and sports, media, finance, industry and commerce, overseas associations and overseas Chinese. As of May 10th, 1002 guests were confirmed to attend the meeting, including 420 overseas guests, 286 guests from outside the province and 296 guests from inside the province.

  According to the activity arrangement, the opening ceremony of the conference and Jiangsu Development Forum will be held on the morning of May 20th. At the opening ceremony of the conference, Comrade Xin Changxing, secretary of jiangsu provincial party committee, will give a keynote speech. At the Jiangsu Development Forum, a number of guests from home and abroad will be invited to give advice on Jiangsu’s development, and major projects will be signed.

  In the afternoon, four theme forums will be held simultaneously: Purple Mountain Science and Technology Forum, Yangtze River Business Summit, Cultural Jiangsu Construction Forum and Sanchunhui "My Su" Forum. With the theme of "scientific and technological innovation, leading the future", the Purple Mountain Science and Technology Forum invited celebrities in related fields to give special speeches on opening up new fields and new tracks, shaping new kinetic energy and new advantages for development, and to make suggestions and suggestions for building Jiangsu into a strong province of education, science and technology and talents. With the theme of "serving to build a new development pattern and promoting high-quality development", the Yangtze River Business Summit invited guests to share forward-looking thoughts and suggestions on Jiangsu’s development, and invited relevant provincial departments to introduce major foreign cooperation projects and industrial policies and hold major project contracts. With the theme of "Jiangsu context and Chinese modernization", the Cultural Jiangsu Construction Forum invited guests to give keynote speeches on "Cultural self-confidence and self-improvement and Chinese modernization", and held dialogues and exchanges on "Cultural inheritance and innovation and the construction of pioneering areas of cultural powers". The theme of Sanchunhui’s "My Su" Forum is "Hometown, Cooperation and Talents", and celebrities at home and abroad are invited to talk to the relevant departments of Jiangsu Province and the heads of various districts and cities around "I offer wisdom for the high-quality development of Jiangsu".Guide Jiangsu celebrities at home and abroad to return to mulberry and participate in Jiangsu’s economic and social development.

  On May 21st, guests will also be organized to return home for inspection. Based on local conditions, 13 districts and cities organized a series of activities of "Jointly Participating in Jiangsu Development Bank", and planned and arranged special supporting activities related to the theme of the conference. At the same time, the relevant departments and units of the province follow up the follow-up work in accordance with the requirements of "accurate docking and accurate service".

Off-campus training and examination places depend on "grabbing" pre-school training. Super-class teaching and training institutions kidnap parents with "early training"

CCTV News:In recent years, the momentum of the rapid expansion of off-campus training courses has not diminished, with students ranging from middle school students, primary school students to preschool children, among which subject training courses are particularly popular. In some big cities, more and more parents are involved in a battle called "Chicken Baby".

Here, "chicken" has changed from a noun to a verb, which means to "give the child chicken blood""Keep arranging extracurricular classes for children and keep taking off-campus exams. It seems that everything has naturally moved from school to off-campus. What is the original intention of parents?

In recent days, a series of exams from an off-campus training institution are being rolled out in some cities all over the country. The exams are aimed at students from kindergarten middle class to fifth grade in primary school. The subjects are Chinese, mathematics and English, and the exam methods are mainly online.Students who register for their summer and autumn classes this year should be selected and stratified. According to their grades, they will enter different classes from low to high difficulty.

Staff of an off-campus training institution:Our system is divided into three parts: excellent system, innovative system and interest system. In the preliminary round, diligence and sensitivity can be offered to every child in front of the screen.

This exam has aroused parents’ increasing concern and heated discussion. In some parents’ groups, everyone exchanged experiences and lamented the difficulty of the topic to see whose child was admitted to the highest class, and its fiery degree even far exceeded any in-school exam.

Mr. Wang, the candidate’s parents: My child took the exam from grade four to grade five. I can still do it at the initial test. I can’t answer many questions in the second test for a short time. I doubt how I got into the university myself.

Mr. Wang said that it is such an exam that the test difficulty is much higher than the school level. When the registration was released in early March this year, it was necessary to grab the quota.

Candidates’ parents, Mr. Wang:I grabbed the opportunity when I made up the second batch of newspapers, and I set the alarm clock at 12 noon.

Some parents told reporters in the interview that the reason why they want to participate in the selection of training courses is that they hope to skip the "allocation" and enter their favorite quality schools.

Reporter:What is the original intention and purpose of giving classes to children?

Parents of primary school students:I can’t help it. It’s like this now. If you don’t learn Olympic Mathematics, you will have no choice at the beginning of your junior high school!

Reporter:Isn’t it assigned?

Parents of primary school students:Yes, it is, but it will be too late for you to wait until you are assigned, and the selection has already been made before.

"early training" grabs opportunities, and the institution "going to school" creates anxiety.

As early as 2014, the Ministry of Education initiated the reform of compulsory education, and clarified the principle of "school enrollment and students’ enrollment nearby". But at the same time, a small number of high-quality schools are still allowed to carry out the "experimental project of early training of extraordinary children", that is, "early training". In the investigation, the reporter found that these training paths, which were originally designed for a very small number of truly gifted children, have become business opportunities for off-campus training institutions, and parents and children have been dragged in one after another.

Staff of an off-campus training institution:Now, the Education Commission has explicitly banned participation in that kind of cup, but there are still some. The cup that used to be a show has now become this camp, that camp, camp events and so on. Going to the camp is to take this kind of exam.

Staff of an off-campus training institution:Moreover, they sometimes refer to our grades when they are "trained early" and when they take exams.They will look at this when they choose, so I told you that no matter whether we think high or learn to think, you must take the large-scale exam as long as you are notified.

Some parents report that staff of off-campus training institutions often teach them "the classics of entering a higher school", suggesting that some schools have expanded the scope of "early training" or "recruit" high-quality students in their eyes, so long as they participate in their various "selections", they may be selected by middle schools. Because public schools reduce the burden, students’ test scores are not well differentiated, so their scores can be used as a basis.

Staff of an off-campus training institution:Look at your resume. Is it beautiful or not? If your resume is beautiful, you are nothing more than taking part in any cup and any exam. For example, both children got 100 points in the exam, but in English, he got the FCE (Cambridge First English Certificate Examination) certificate, and you got the PET (Cambridge English Elementary Examination) certificate. People will definitely want FCE. Now if you take English classes after class, you don’t have to learn school English.

Taking the test score scale officially released by Cambridge English General Test as a benchmark, we can see that KET corresponds to the domestic junior high school English level, PET corresponds to the domestic senior high school English level, and FCE is equivalent to IELTS score of 5.5— 7.0 points, reaching the level of studying abroad.

Staff of an off-campus training institution:A child came that day, anyway, he was very young, so he said that KET had passed, and then he had to prepare PET.

The introduction of other people’s children by training institutions is the most exciting thing for parents. In this way, many parents are involved in the ranks of English proficiency tests. In Shanghai, in order to compete for a KET/PET exam place, the registration fee for the exam was scrambled from 500 yuan to 4,000 yuan. In Beijing, it is a success to get an exam place in a foreign province and city.

Staff of an off-campus training institution:Last year, another one of us went to Hunan to take the exam.

Staff of an off-campus training institution:We still have people going to Yunnan here, so we’ll be satisfied if we grab them. Just take our children for a few days and take a two-day leave.

The chaos of off-campus training is frequent, and "shadow training" has a great influence.

Parents flooded into off-campus training and invested a lot of money and energy in order to win the "stepping stone" of a high-quality prestigious school with their beautiful resumes. The reporter learned that this "resume anxiety" has spread from the early stage of junior high school to preschool children in the early stage of junior high school.

Among some parents, there are many parents of preschool children sharing their experiences. I heard that some primary schools have also set up experimental classes for teaching reform, commonly known as "early training". They hope to enter this system through preschool training. The reporter’s investigation found that all major off-campus training institutions have launched advanced training for preschool children.

Customer service of an off-campus training institution:(Kindergarten small class) Mathematics is about learning seven abilities, learning mathematical sense, logical thinking ability, cultivating his spatial imagination, logical reasoning, etc. This is a mathematics subject, and then he will speak some reading comprehension of Chinese, learn simple articles for children to listen to, etc., as well as English, mainly starting from 26 English letters, and simple vocabulary.

Many parents will prepare resumes for their children to participate in the "early training". In a parent group, the reporter saw two resumes of preschool children. The first child can not only complete the mixed operation of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division within 100, but also attend the innovative class with the highest olympiad number in an institution. He also passed the English Cambridge KET exam and learned 2000 Chinese characters, even though he did not pass the sea election. Another child with a basic level passed the sea election, and the reason is that the latter one got 145 in the IQ test of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

According to the method of group friends’ guidance, the reporter found the WeChat WeChat official account of "Zhongke Extraordinary Children", clicked on the appointment, and saw that the number had been fully booked by the end of May.

Reporter:I want to ask how old children can we test?

Staff of Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences:Over 5 years old, 130 points is extraordinary. From March to July now, it is the peak season. Many parents made an appointment two or three months in advance. In the past two years, after the IQ test was approved by the early training, there were many people who made an appointment.

Behind all kinds of off-campus training chaos, a large number of brushing questions and exam-taking skills have also become one of the main aspects of criticism. For example, in a class of "cube dismantling", the teacher directly summed up the problem-solving skills of how to judge that "the unfolded diagram of a cube cannot be formed" as "there is no field, no concave and no big right angle". Students know why, but they don’t know why, so they can answer the questions by mechanical memory. In a Chinese class in a training institution, the teacher even stylized writing and summed up the writing skills of "having images".

Zhang Yu, Vice President of Tsinghua University Education Research Institute:Extracurricular remedial classes also have a name, which is called "shadow education" in academic circles. It is like the shadow of formal education, because the existence of extracurricular remedial classes exists for students to achieve better performance in formal education, but I think it is actually not a shadow, it is another system, and it has actually seriously affected our formal education.

As early as 2018, the state has made it clear that it is resolutely forbidden to take exams, exceed the standard, advance training and be linked to enrollment. However, we can see that under the various packages of training institutions, advanced training is still active, and more and more parents and children are involved. In order to end the chaos in the off-campus training market, the fundamental solution is to block the entrance selection of high-quality schools by disguised examinations and competitions, and cut off the connection between off-campus training institutions and enrollment in primary and secondary schools.