Best and brightest: Teachers who inspire the nation

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-09-10 16:06
Share
Share - WeChat
Ye Lianping teaches an English lesson. [Photo/CCTV]

Retiree coaches left-behind children for free

92-year-old Ye Lianping is a retired teacher from Buchen village in East China's Anhui province who has devoted his life to the cause of education.

Since 2000, Ye has been teaching left-behind children in the village Chinese and English free of charge during summer vacations.

To date, he estimates more than 1,000 children have attended his lessons.

In 2012, he set up the Ye Lianping Scholarship Fund using his own money, as well as donations from the local government and social groups.

So far, it has subsidized 132 outstanding students living with financial difficulties.

|<< Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next   >>|
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US