Teaching tolerance and understanding

As an energetic young English teacher in Beijing, Nurali Abliz from Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, is passionate about two things: teaching his students fun ways to master the language, and passing on the positive energy of his native region.

When the 26-year-old Uygur, who refers to himself as Ali, attended the interview for his current job, he suddenly realized he was wearing a T-shirt bearing the slogan "positive energy" under his shirt. Although it was purely coincidental, that's exactly the feeling he wants to create.

He certainly caused a buzz last year when he made a speech called "Lifting the Veil on Your Face", on Super Speaker, a popular TV program where the contestants vied to win the title of "China's Best Speechmaker 2014".