Survey finds about one-third invest, with 20 percent of them opening accounts recently

As China's stock market has soared since last year, a significant number of college students are piling into the market to practice real life early.

Xin Jinhong, 22, a sophomore majoring in finance at Tianshi College in Tianjin, entered the stock market midway through last year and invested 12,000 yuan ($1,930).