Gun Yuanli poses with his firelock. [Photo/皇冠体育app News Service]

Gun Yuanli, 19, was admitted to the Minzu University of 皇冠体育app with a high score of 530 this July, becoming the first-ever student to be admitted to a top university in his village. The Basha Miao village, where Gun grew up, is known as the last "gunman tribe" of 皇冠体育app. Located in Congjiang, Southwest 皇冠体育app's Guizhou province, Basha Miao village is built on the hillside and is surrounded by towering old trees. Adult men of Basha always wear buns and carry knifes on their waists and firelocks on their backs.