Wang Zhengxiang sends students back home after school in Sanmeng Village of Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 5, 2018. One teacher, eight students, none was and will be given up thanks to rural teacher Wang Zhengxiang. Wang Zhengxiang of Miao ethnic group, 56, is the only teacher and has been teaching at the remote village primary school of Ayiyang for 38 years. Ayiyang Primary School, lying at an altitude of 2,600 meters above sea level and surrounded by mountains, is not within easy reach of outside world. There are just eight students at the school.
Wang Zhengxiang plays with students at Ayiyang Primary School in Sanmeng Village of Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 6, 2018.
Wang Zhengxiang (R, back) and his wife prepare meals for the students at Ayiyang Primary School in Sanmeng Village of Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 6, 2018.
Yet Wang takes care of his students with love, consideration and strong sense of responsibility. He buys shoes and daily goods for poverty-stricken students with his own money, and he has tried every means to keep those who wanted to drop out due to economic insufficiency. "I am the only teacher in the village. And as long as there is a student, I will teach with might and main. Nothing can stop me," said Wang. "I hope these kids could fly high, to where great breadth of view and illuminating brightness of future await." (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)
Wang Zhengxiang (1st R) teaches students at Ayiyang Primary School in Sanmeng Village of Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 5, 2018.
Wang Zhengxiang teaches music to students at Ayiyang Primary School in Sanmeng Village of Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 6, 2018.
Wang Zhengxiang and his wife Pan Xiuhua are seen at the dormitory of Ayiyang Primary School in Sanmeng Village of Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 5, 2018.
Wang Zhengxiang rides over the mountain to buy food for students in Sanmeng Village of Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 5, 2018.
Wang Zhengxiang prepares meals for students at Ayiyang Primary School in Sanmeng Village of Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 6, 2018.
China launches its first domestically built research icebreaker, Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, at a shipyard on Changxing Island, Shanghai on Sept 10, 2018. [Photo by He Qi/chinadaily.com.cn]
At around 3:30 pm Monday, China's first home-grown icebreaker was launched from a shipyard in Shanghai, a further step toward its first scientific expedition to Antarctica next year.
The vessel – 122.5 meters in length and 22.3 meters in width – was officially named on Monday Xuelong 2, literally translated as Snow Dragon 2.
Rescuers help villagers move their belongings in a village in Mojiang Hani autonomous county, Yunnan province, on Sunday. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit the region on Saturday morning. [Provided to China Daily]
A rescuer helps a villager to wear a helmet in a village in Mojiang Hani autonomous county, Yunnan province, on Sunday. [Provided to China Daily]
At least 28 people sustained minor injuries in Southwest China on Saturday when Yunnan province was hit by the highest-magnitude earthquake recorded in the area in the past four years, according to local authorities.
The 5.9 magnitude quake struck Mojiang Hani autonomous county at 10:31 am, when most residents were working outdoors on their farms. Seven of the injured remained hospitalized as of Sunday morning, the county government said.
The temblor, whose epicenter was 11 kilometers deep, affected almost 25,000 people in 15 townships. Local authorities said they had erected 668 tents in 63 temporary shelters to accommodate almost 5,000 people who had to be evacuated.
Rescuers walk past the damaged houses at Niuku Village of Tongguan Township of Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 9, 2018.
The quake severely damaged thousands of houses, plus the infrastructure for power supplies and telecommunications, although these were quickly restored in most of the affected areas, authorities said.
The first light rail train for commercial operation in the world with carbon fiber composite materials is on display at the fourth China (Changchun) Rail Traffic Expo in Changchun, the capital of Jilin province. [Photo provided to to chinadaily.com.cn]
Visitors look at the Czech crystal artifacts at the 20th China International Fair for Investment and Trade in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 8, 2018. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)
An exhibitor promotes beer from the Czech Republic at the 20th China International Fair for Investment and Trade in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 8, 2018. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
An exhibitor introduces a humanoid robot at the 20th China International Fair for Investment and Trade in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 8, 2018. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
Visitors from Ukraine taste food at the 20th China International Fair for Investment and Trade in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 8, 2018. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)
An exhibitor from India introduces scarfs to a visitor at the 20th China International Fair for Investment and Trade in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 8, 2018. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
A student kisses her kindergarten teacher while others show their drawings for Teachers' Day in Huaian, East China's Jiangsu province, on Sept 9, 2016. [Photo/IC]
Wu Wanyin and his students at a flag-raising ceremony at Shawan Primary School in Hongya county, Meishan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Sept 3, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
A teacher demonstrates Chinese calligraphy skills for students during an activity at the first lesson of the new term at the Danzhai No 3 Middle School in Danzhai county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Aug 29, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]
With help of students, Guo Yue corrects students' papers in Guozhai Primary School, Taihe County of east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 7, 2018. Guo, suffering a chronic loss of eyesight due to an illness a few years after he began his career as teacher in 1986, managed to keep teaching in the school. Almost totally blind, Guo also teaches in music and ethical education classes in addition to Chinese. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
Luo Qianhong, a teacher with Yuanping special school for the disabled students, gestures as she communicates with students in the school in Shenzhen of south China's Guangdong Province Sept. 7, 2018. Luo, a hearing-impaired former graduate from the school, began to work as a teacher in the school in 2006 when she finished her university study. Good at communication and willing to help, Luo became popular with hearing-impaired students who distinguished in return with outstanding performances thanks to her influence and encouragement. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Students are seen through a broken window in Shaheichi Primary School in Dongxiang county, Northwest China's Gansu province, on March 2, 2006. [Photo/IC]
The northwestern mountainous Dongxiang county is located halfway along the slope of a hill, and has been a barren place since ancient times.
A teacher (L) helps students with their homework in Shaheichi Primary School in Dongxiang county, Northwest China's Gansu province, on Aug 31, 2018. [Photo/IC]
Students leave school in Shaheichi Primary School in Dongxiang county, Northwest China's Gansu province, on Aug 31, 2018. [Photo/IC]
Shaheichi Primary School in the county had only three grades in 2006, but now has expanded to five grades, each of which has a professional teacher, schooling 69 children.
Students attend classes in their new school building in Shaheichi Primary School in Dongxiang county, Northwest China's Gansu province, on Aug 31, 2018. [Photo/IC]
The two-story new building was put into use in August, replacing the dilapidated building whose windows were stuffed with old newspapers to shelter from wind and whose roof had a wide hole. The yellow school building is also complemented by a library housing more than 2,000 books and a computer room is under construction.
"The biggest change is the high attention locals pay to the education of their children now," said Ma Weliang, the principal. "No matter how difficult life is at home, they send their children to school."
Students play games on the playground in front of the new school building in Shaheichi Primary School in Dongxiang county, Northwest China's Gansu province, on Aug 31, 2018. [Photo/IC]
The nine-year compulsory education consolidation rate of the county has risen to 84.7% in 2018.
The X-Chimera is among the over 70 Chinese-made unmanned aerial vehicles brought by 40-odd domestic drone makers that are on display during Unmanned Aviation Week in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Sept 10, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
Over 70 Chinese-made unmanned aerial vehicles brought by 40-odd domestic drone makers, some of which demonstrate state-of-the-art technology, are on display during Unmanned Aviation Week, which opened Monday and runs through Friday in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province.
A visitor takes a selfie with the Wing Loong II, a Chinese-made drone on display during Unmanned Aviation Week in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Sept 10, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
The display features commercial and industrial drones, and shows the most advanced UAVs in China. Among them are the Wing Loong II, the cutting-edged target drone; the Inspire 2 camera drone produced by DJI, a market leader; and the P30 agricultural drone, whose model won a Red Dot Design Award, one of the most influential industrial awards for design and innovation.
A visitor experiences the UAV ground control system during Unmanned Aviation Week in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Sept 10, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
Along with the display, the third Global Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Symposium (RPAS/3) and DRONE ENABLE, the Second Unmanned Aircraft Systems Industry Symposium (DRONE ENABLE/2) is being held by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Drones in all sizes are among the over 70 Chinese-made unmanned aerial vehicles brought by 40-odd domestic drone makers on display during Unmanned Aviation Week in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Sept 10, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
NBA player Stephen Curry of Golden State Warriors takes a training session with young players of Middle School Attached to HUST (Huazhong University of Science and Technology) during his China Tour in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 10, 2018. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
NBA player Stephen Curry of Golden State Warriors poses for photos with young players of Middle School Attached to HUST (Huazhong University of Science and Technology) during his China Tour in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 10, 2018. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
NBA player Stephen Curry of Golden State Warriors gives instructions during a training session with young players of Middle School Attached to HUST (Huazhong University of Science and Technology) during his China Tour in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 10, 2018. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
