When she learned that the school had no openings, some of Shanghai's Taiwanese recommended the more distant Xianxia Middle School, which still had spaces. Yi-ching took Xianxia's entrance exam and was promptly admitted.
沒想到學校早已額滿，上海台辦建議他們詢問路程較遠、但還有名額的仙霞中學，經過筆試後，校方接受入學。