There are such twin sisters at Peking University, the elder sister Yuan Xiaoqiu studied at the Second Clinical Medical School of Peking University, is a 2019 undergraduate student, and won the 2023 Peking University Student Person of the Year, and the younger sister Yuan Zhiqiu is a 2023 graduate student from Hunan University to the Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies of Peking University
With similar names and different appearances, they grew up together, and reunited at Peking University today, let's walk into their story together↓↓↓
袁晓秋（左）、袁知秋（右）
Yuan Xiaoqiu and Yuan Zhiqiu are from Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, because they were born in Liqiu, their father took the meaning of "a leaf falls and knows the autumn of the world", and named them "Xiaoqiu" and "Zhiqiu", their father is a people's policeman, and their mother is a primary school teacher, because their parents are busy with work, and the sisters have become each other's closest partners
From elementary school to high school, the two sisters are in the same class, and they are always together in whatever they do, and although they are born at a similar time, the identities of the older sister and the younger sister make their personalities quite different
Yuan Xiaoqiu (left) and Yuan Zhiqiu (right) took a group photo as children
As an older sister, Yuan Xiaoqiu has taken the initiative and been strong since she was a child, taking the responsibility of taking care of her younger sister, and as a younger sister, Yuan Zhiqiu also takes her sister as a role model, and continues to make progress under the encouragement of her sister
Growing up together for more than ten years, they experienced a short period of undergraduate, and were driven by the "twin gravity" of the two sisters to reunite on the campus of Peking University
Yuan Xiaoqiu (left) and Yuan Zhiqiu (right) on New Year's Eve at Weiming Lake
Sister Yuan Xiaoqiu's fate with medicine began in the third year of high school, after listening to the lecture of the admissions team of Peking University, she made up her mind to study medicine, when reviewing, Xiaoqiu would always make all kinds of mistakes in the exam because of carelessness, so she pasted a note on the table, which wrote: "You will be the one who will put the weight of life on your shoulders in the future."
It is this sentence that inspired her to be successfully admitted to the Second Clinical Medical College of Peking University, Yuan Xiaoqiu has a strong interest in thoracic surgery in continuous learning and exploration, and now she is undergoing clinical internship and scientific research practice in Peking University People's Hospital, and she has participated in more than 50 cases of catheters and beds as an assistant with more than 100 surgeries
Yuan Xiaoqiu is performing a surgical auxiliary operation
Yuan Xiaoqiu once extubated a patient with intestinal perforation, when she told the patient nursing precautions, she was praised by the patient again and again, "the girl extubated quickly, well, and very gently", she has gained great fun from clinical practice, and has also made great progress
She firmly believes that as a medical worker, it is a great responsibility to accompany human beings through life, old age, illness and death, and that even if it is hard, it is extremely worthwhile
Yuan Xiaoqiu in the thoracic surgery office
Since her senior year, Yuan Xiaoqiu has followed Professor Chen Kezhong of Peking University People's Hospital to carry out a series of researches, focusing on lung cancer, the number one killer of human tumors, and has applied for approval as a team member for the 2023 National Natural Science Foundation of China
Yuan Xiaoqiu won the 2023 Peking University Student of the Year
Last year, she applied to become a sponsor of the "Hebei Plan" and used the national scholarship to help two children from financially disadvantaged families continue to complete their studies
Yuan Xiaoqiu volunteered in the outpatient clinic of Peking University People's Hospital
Unlike her sister, her younger sister Yuan Zhiqiu's major is an engineering undergraduate, and she studied in the science experimental class of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Hunan University, majoring in intelligent science and technology, "I chose computers because I can take out the computer at any time no matter where I am and start programming" Yuan Zhiqiu admitted that he enjoys this "immersive" programming process
In the undergraduate study stage, her core course scores were all 90+, and her weighted scores ranked first in her major, with a national invention patent, and with excellent results, Yuan Zhiqiu successfully went from Hunan University to Peking University, and walked side by side with her sister again
Yuan Zhiqiu studied on his own in the classroom of Lake University
Yuan Zhiqiu's intersection with Peking University originated from a scientific research project in the second semester of her junior year, under the introduction of teachers from Hunan University, she cooperated with Zou Lei, a teacher from the Wang Xuan Institute of Computer Science of Peking University, to carry out research in the field of graph computing
She was deeply impressed by the cooperation with Professor Zou Lei, who listened carefully to her results report and asked many constructive questions every time, which made her admire and strengthened her determination to go to Peking University
Yuan Zhiqiu (first from left) participated in the activities of the college
Today, Yuan Zhiqiu is studying at the Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies at Peking University, majoring in data science, where she has been exposed to a wealth of club activities and academic lectures, and has also been inspired by the outstanding classmates around her, so she can explore her hobbies more widely and understand her heart and aspirations
After coming to Peking University, Yuan Zhiqiu fell in love with hiking and joined the Peking University Hiking Enthusiasts Association
Yuan Zhiqiu hiking outdoors
Gather at Peking University
The story of Xiaoqiu and Zhiqiu is still being written, they gallop in different fields, Yuan Xiaoqiu will strive to become a warm and powerful thoracic surgeon as soon as possible, Yuan Zhiqiu will also continue to explore unknown fields in the Institute of Frontier Interdisciplinary Research of Peking University, and the flowers born will also bloom in different postures and colors in the sun
Yuan Xiaoqiu (left) and Yuan Zhiqiu (right) travel photos
Yuan Xiaoqiu and Yuan Zhiqiu bloomed separately and grew together
2024
China Women's Daily, China Women's Movement
Source/People's Daily Comprehensive Editor-in-Charge of Peking University/Tian Yuan Huang Die, Chen Xiaobing Review/Yifan Producer/Zhifei