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Lecturer becomes a 'living dictionary'

By Ma Lie in Xi'an | China Daily | Updated: 2015-04-10 08:12

Her ability to memorize 220,000 words benefits students in English class

In an incredible feat of memory, college lecturer Li Yanzhi, 51, recited every word of an English-Chinese dictionary, a total of 220,000 words.

The 51-year-old business English lecturer in the School of Finance and Economics at Xi'an Jiaotong University in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, started to recite the entire content of an English-Chinese dictionary on August 6, 2013, and completed the task 19 days later.

Lecturer becomes a 'living dictionary'

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