Wei Xuxi gives a lesson at Shuanggui Primary School in Ertang Town of Wuxuan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
Thanks to China's poverty relief efforts, improved school facilities have confirmed the resolve of Wei Xuxi, who has spent over 30 years teaching, in rural education in S China's Guangxi.
WUXUAN, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Wei Xuxi, a 57-year-old teacher of Ertang Town in Wuxuan County, has spent over 30 years teaching in the countryside after graduating from high school in 1985.
Wei Xuxi fills in a daily record of work at Shuanggui Primary School in Ertang Town of Wuxuan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
There are 32 students in two grades in Shuanggui Primary School, a small-scale school where Wei works. Instead of dilapidated buildings, or broken tables and chairs, multimedia and many other advanced teaching equipment make the school far from poor and facilitate Wei's teaching.
Wei Xuxi plays basketball with students at Shuanggui Primary School in Ertang Town of Wuxuan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
Wei Xuxi tutors a student at Shuanggui Primary School in Ertang Town of Wuxuan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
Wei Xuxi takes exercise with students during a break at Shuanggui Primary School in Ertang Town of Wuxuan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
"Schooling in rural areas improved a lot through poverty relief efforts," said Wei. "Education can change the fate of these students. For the sake of the children, I am willing to devote my life to my role."
Wei Xuxi (R) pays a home visit after school in Ertang Town of Wuxuan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
Wei Xuxi accompanies students after school on their way home in Ertang Town of Wuxuan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
