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The universities in China received in total 4.36 billion yan ($617.07 million) in donation in 2018, according to 2019 China Charity List released in late July by Forbes magazine. 

As per the list, education was one major sector in China that attracted 48.57 percent of the total donations across all fields in the country.

Now, let's take a look at the top 10 universities in China that received most donations.

Nankai University received 101 million yuan donation in 2018. 

Huazhong University of Science and Technology received 109 million yuan donation in 2018. 

Hangzhou Normal University received 110 million yuan donation in 2018. 

Sun Yat-sen University received 113.20 million yuan donation in 2018. 

Westlake University received 120 million yuan donation in 2018. 

Wuhan University received 210 million yuan donation in 2018. 

University of Science and Technology of China received 275 million yuan donation in 2018. 

Fuzhou University received 470 million yuan donation in 2018.

Tsinghua University received 566.65 million yuan donation in 2018. 

Peking University received 1.18 billion yuan donation in 2018. People walk through the West Gate of Peking University.