More than 1,700 students were admitted taking an exam in an open - air playground at a Chinese high school . Grade school students at schools in Yichuan , Shaanxi province could not all fit inside the building to take exam . Yichuan Senior High School officials said sitting exam outside would increase the students ' organizing capacity .
More than 1,700 students were spotted taking an exam in an open-air playground at a Chinese high school . Grade One pupils at school in Yichuan , Shaanxi province could not all fit inside the building to take exam . Yichuan Senior High School officials said sitting exam outside would test the students ' organizing capacity .