rent kinds of expenses. one of the ways to relieve the problem is for students to pay tuition. the money raised in this way can be used to improve the conditions for running schools. others ,however, are opposed to the tuition system. they argue that the living standard of the chinese people ,especially of those in the poor rural areas, is still low, compared with that in the western world. the university tuition will certainly add to the already heavy burden of the parents, who live on their salaries or wages. moreover, tuition may become an obstacle to the development of china`s higher education. this is because it hinders some talented people from entering the university just on account of their poverty.