India, Aug. 30 -- A small village in southeastern China has been nicknamed "PhD Village" after achieving the extraordinary feat of producing 33 doctoral graduates from some of the world's most prestigious universities.

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Pengdao Village, located in Nanan City in Fujian province, came into the spotlight at the end of August when a video of its elaborate scholarship ceremony went viral on Chinese social media. According to the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, as cited by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the event was held at the local ancestral clan hall and celebrated the academic accomplishments of the Guo family descendants....