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teachers are like light, imparting knowledge and teaching. a good teacher can be a sail for students' growth and a beacon of life. let's get to know a group of special teachers.

let's take a look at two photos: the first one shows the 11 new teachers from hebei baoding college who went to qiemo county, bayingolin mongol autonomous prefecture, xinjiang, not long ago, when they arrived in qiemo; the second one shows their seniors, the first batch of teachers who went to qiemo county in 2000. the two photos span 24 years, but they capture the story of two groups of teachers who were the same age, heading west and spending their youth in places where the motherland needed them.

on august 22, 11 new teachers who had just graduated from hebei baoding university arrived in qiemo county. as soon as they got off the train, they were warmly welcomed by their seniors.

jing huifang is the senior sister of this group of new teachers. she was a member of the first group of teachers from hebei baoding university who went to qiemo county, xinjiang to teach in 2000.

graduated from hebei baoding university in 2000, senior teacher of qiemo county no.1 middle school wellhuifang: it reminds us of when we first came here, we were all full of passion. four female students and 11 male students, carrying the banner of "teaching in the west", traveled for five days and four nights before arriving in qiemo, xinjiang from baoding. on the day we arrived, the leaders and teachers of qiemo county no. 2 middle school personally brought up buckets of water from the river dam and splashed the clean water on the street to welcome us.

qiemo county, located between the taklimakan desert and the kunlun mountains, was once one of the areas in china most seriously affected by sandstorms. sprinkling water to hold down loose soil was the highest courtesy shown by the locals at that time to welcome guests.

in 2000, in order to change the current situation of lack of teaching staff and backward education level, the education department of qiemo county went to various provinces and cities to recruit teachers. after layers of screening, 15 graduates including li guizhi boarded the train to qiemo county with the dream and enthusiasm of devoting themselves to the west.

it was the first time for the 15 baoding college graduates to hear of qiemo. when they arrived here, they heard from the older teachers that life in qiemo was too hard.

wang jianchao, a teacher at qiemo county no. 2 middle school and a graduate of hebei baoding university in 2000, said: when we arrived, we saw that there was only half a basketball court and a cement table tennis table.

zhou zhengguo, a teacher at qiemo county no. 1 middle school and a graduate of hebei baoding university in 2000: there were no entertainment facilities. the only small tv was in the duty room. all the young people were crowded in the duty room. there was one bed in the duty room, and everyone broke it down in order to sit on it.

but seeing the children's eyes eager for knowledge, they chose to stay.

graduated from hebei baoding university in 2000 senior teacher at the no.1 middle school of qiemo county, bayingol prefecture, xinjiang wellhuifang: every child is a living individual with their own characteristics and strengths, so as a teacher, i think i should be good at bringing out the light in them. teaching is more important than educating people.

wang chao, a senior student at the no. 1 middle school in qiemo county, bayingolin mongol autonomous prefecture, xinjiang: teacher jing took really good care of us. our sandbag was very, very small and sand always leaked out. teacher jing huifang sewed a sandbag for us, and i felt that she was very, very kind.

yin yingying, a senior high school student at the no. 1 middle school in qiemo county, bayingolin mongol autonomous prefecture, xinjiang: if you have any aggrieved feelings, tell your teacher and the teacher will encourage you, comfort you and console you. he or she can be said to be a good friend with whom you can talk about anything.

volunteer teachers: "go to where the motherland needs you"

over the past 24 years, the volunteer teachers have taken root in the local area and have entered the hearts of the children. what makes the teachers happy is not only the growth of the children, but also the development of local education over the years.

wang jianchao, a teacher at qiemo county no. 2 middle school and a graduate of hebei baoding university in 2000: physical education classes now include football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, and track and field running, jumping and shooting, so children can develop more comprehensively and healthily.

over the past 24 years, the group of graduates from hebei baoding university who taught in western china have trained more than 9,000 graduates for the local area, of whom more than 7,700 have been admitted to universities.

graduated from hebei baoding university in 2000, senior teacher of qiemo county no.1 middle school wellhuifang: many of the children we have taught have been able to leave this small qiemo and walk out of the taklimakan desert. many of them have returned to qiemo and have devoted themselves to the construction of their hometown.

after completing the 10-day training, 11 new teachers who graduated from hebei baoding university will step onto the podium and start their teaching careers.

liu chang, a 2024 graduate of hebei baoding university and a new teacher at qiemo county no. 2 middle school: in the future, i will design chinese classes to be more lively, guide every child to study seriously, and let every child make certain progress every day.

huang xiaofeng, a 2024 graduate of hebei baoding university and a new teacher at qiemo county no. 2 middle school: i prepared a box of professional-related books, such as piano playing and singing and music history, so that i can better teach local children.

teacher wu jiao, who teaches history, also took a lot of photos about the sea and the oceanarium. she wanted the children in the depths of the desert to experience a different world.

(cctv news client)