Veteran teacher nurtures the spirit of hope in Kunshan
(ec.js.edu.cn) Updated：2017-02-17
Eighty-three year old veteran teacher Zhou Huosheng organizes a charity book sale at Qiandeng Primary School in Kunshan city, Jiangsu province on Feb 15.
Veteran teacher Zhou Huosheng organized a charity book sale at Qiandeng Primary School in Kunshan, Jiangsu province on Feb 15.
Zhou Huosheng is hardly your average 83-year-old man. Since retiring in 1994, he has devoted most of his time and money to helping poor children in remote areas to study.
By opening charity sales all over schools in Kunshan, Zhou has raised some 4.6 million yuan ($670,000) over the decades and set up five Hope primary schools in impoverished regions.
"Be alive and keep dedicating," this is Zhou's motto.
Students in grades two to four carefully and orderly select books during the charity sale on Feb 15.
In high spirits, Zhou once again paid a visit to Qiandeng Primary School on Feb 15. This time he brought about a multitude of books for students in grades two to four, ranging from illustrated fiction to science and other academic books.
The students carefully and orderly selected their books with delight.
Students smile with their books at Qiandeng Primary School in Kunshan on Feb 15.
