Quotable

I started my religious duties after graduating from high school, burying my dream deep in my mind."

Imam Ding Hefei talking about an online class he took alongside 39 other Muslim, Buddhist, Protestant, Catholic and Taoist clergy members in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region. In April, the 40 clergy members became the first group of students to enroll in a 2.5-year online junior college certification program by Beijing Normal University and the Ningxia Institute of Socialism.