A 92-year-old retired teacher runs against time to teach children

Source: Xinhua| 2019-08-02 15:19:28|Editor: huaxia
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The 92-year-old Ye Lianping in east China's Anhui has helped over 1,000 children on his own in the past 19 years, but he still wants to do more.

HEXIAN, Aug. 2, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Ye Lianping, a 92-year-old retired teacher in Buchen Village of Hexian County, set up the "home for left-behind children" in 2000 to teach them English for free. As most of the young people work far away, elders and children are left behind in the village. Having no child himself, Ye lives with his wife in a shanty house built 30 years ago, where he offers those children who live far away food and living spaces.

In the past 19 years, Ye has helped more than 1,000 children on his own. Moved by his deeds, volunteers across the country have come to support him in recent years, and he has also received many honors and awards. However, Ye's will is to run against time, which he thinks he is really short of, to take care of those left-behind children.

Ye Lianping makes breakfast at home in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, July 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

Ye Lianping waits to give an English lesson at the classroom of the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, July 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Ye Lianping teaches English in the classroom of the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, July 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Ye Lianping walks past students after an English class in the classroom of the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, July 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Ye Lianping talks with a teacher of the Buchen School that provides summer session classroom to Ye's "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, July 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Ye Lianping smiles with a paper folding gift given by left-behind children in the classroom of the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, July 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Ye Lianping teaches English in the classroom of the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, July 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Ye Lianping explains English questions to a student in the classroom of the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, July 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Ye Lianping prepares for the next day's English class in a classroom. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

Ye Lianping watches TV at home in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, July 30, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

Ye Lianping cleans up at a classroom of the Buchen School that provides summer session classroom to Ye's "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, July 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Ye Lianping writes news abstracts on a blackboard outside the classroom of the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, July 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

Ye Lianping writes news abstracts on a blackboard outside the classroom of the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, July 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

Ye Lianping gives an English lesson at the classroom of the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, July 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Ye Lianping has supper at home in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, July 30, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

Ye Lianping gives an English lesson at the classroom of the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, July 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

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