Hou Changliang volunteered to teach at Xiangyang Primary School in a village far from the city in Yunnan Province in August 2017. There was just one problem. The local government wanted to close the school because there were not enough teachers. If the school was closed, the students would have to go to another school far from their homes. It was Hou’s arrival that helped keep the school open.
It is the third village school that Hou, 34, has taught at since he graduated from Hunan University of Arts and Science in Changde, Hunan Province. Before Xiangyang Primary School, he had taught in Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region(自治区), for four years, and in Bijie, Guizhou Province, for two years.
“The longer I stayed in the countryside, the deeper I understood the challenge in rural(乡村的) education. Rural schools need teachers, especially good ones,” Hou says, adding that a good teacher can make a real difference in a student’s life and can even change a village.
In November, Hou married fellow teacher Lei Yudan. The wedding(婚礼的) photos with their students went viral(走红) on the Internet. They were called “the most beautiful wedding photos” by people online. The couple hopes their photos will encourage more teachers to work in the countryside.
“What I can do is limited(有限的). Through the Internet, I hope that my story can make more people understand and help with rural education, especially rural teacher groups,” Hou says.
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