On the 25^th and 26^th, RUC held the 2017 Artistically Talented Student recruitment examination. 439 students from all over the nation participated in the examination. The recruitment examination seeks talented in such pursuits as folk music, dance, piano, and voice, and accepts 57 students. The examination is very competitive, and entrants must first pass initial selection by a panel of experts before being eligible to sit the final examination. The procedures for the examination are very strict, with entrants casting lots to decide on the order of their performance, and all performers aside from dancers performing behind a curtain. RUC vice President HONG Dayong was present at the examination on the 26^th.