Zhi Yueying (Chinese: 支月英; pinyin: Zhī yuè yīng; May 1961) is a Chinese educator teaching at Bath Town, Fengxin County, Yichun City, Jiangxi Province, an impoverished area. She dedicated her life to improving children's education in impoverished areas, providing them with opportunities to change their social status. She invented new education techniques specialized for rural children. She also provided financial aid to children in need.[1] She is a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).[2]
Early life
editZhi was born in Nanchang City's Jin-xian County in May 1961. When she was 17, she began to study in the predecessor of Jiangxi Agricultural University. At that time, she received a letter from her classmate Cai Jiangning, asking if she would consider a post at a primary school where he worked in the mountains. Zhi took the recruiting test, passed it, and became a member of the teaching staff at the school.[1]
Career
editIn 1980, there was a scarcity of teachers in rural villages in Fengxin County, Jiangxi Province. The horrible location of the school scared many teachers from coming, but Yueying lived in this condition for 41 years.[3] To support more students, she used her holidays to do labor work, including carrying wood and bamboo. She believes that education opportunities should also be available to rural children, allowing them to choose to stay or go to the city. Over the span of 41 years, she provided education to more than 1000 children.[3][2] Before her arrival, the school was in despair, so Yueying bought all the materials and fixed it herself.[4]
The tremendous amount of work did result in health issues. Yueying is always tired and dizzy. Her high blood pressure led to retinal hemorrhages. Once she got in a car accident with a truck, Yueying was in a coma for a long time. Zhi Yueying was afraid of delaying the class, so she did not go down the mountain in time to seek medical treatment. She missed the best treatment time, which resulted in deafness in the right ear and blindness in her right eye.[5] On October 18, 2003, she was lecturing in the body of severe pain. Several parents had to send her to the hospital, the doctor diagnosed that she suffered from choledochal gallbladder stones, and immediately carried out the surgery. Just after being discharged from the hospital, she immediately returned to school.[4][6]
References
edit- ^ a b 张辉. "Zhi Yueying: Nurturing Children in the Mountain". China Today. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ a b "第八届全国道德模范——支月英（诚实守信）-创建文明城市 共建美丽家园-北票市人民政府". bp.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ a b "Zhi Yueying: Devoting Life to Educating Children of the Mountains - All China Women's Federation". womenofchina.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ a b "【主题教育】我学榜样思奋进——支月英的光荣事迹". Weixin Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "支月英:扎根深山奉献 撑起教育希望_榜样精气神_共产党员网". 12371.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "【中国梦实践者】人民教师支月英：坚守中国山村教育梦". news.cri.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-14.