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hubei daily all-media reporter peng xiaoping zhao feng correspondent du chen liu jun chen jianbo

recently, the tv series "when the mountain flowers bloom" based on "principal ran deng" zhang guimei has become popular.

yang haiqin cried just looking at it - both are outsiders, have also gone through ups and downs, and have always adhered to the three-foot podium in a mountainous school;

crying and laughing again - in her 12 years of teaching career, she allowed dozens of female students who were facing dropout to return to school, and allowed more than 500 mountain children to fly out of the mountains with the wings of knowledge.

yang haiqin, 39, is the vice principal of xueping town junior high school in nanzhang county.

recently, the video account of hubei daily published her story, which received a flood of likes online, with netizens praising her as "xiangyang zhang guimei."

yang haiqin said that blooming mountain flowers is the wish of principal zhang guimei, and it is also her wish. "when the mountain flowers are blooming and they bloom towards the sun, it is the most beautiful world in my eyes."

choice - the mountains need me more

zhang guimei said: "everything we have done may be like the sunshine in winter, bringing warmth and hope to some people when they feel cold. and later, those girls who have completely changed their lives because they went to college, it will also warm their once-cold home like the sun.”

yang haiqin said: "there is no shortage of english teachers in the city, and i am needed more in the mountains. as a teacher, you cannot waste every minute of your students. if i miss them, i will be uneasy for the rest of my life."

depart from nanzhang county and drive into the mountains along the s305 provincial road. the interview vehicle passed through more than 20 sharp turns and climbed more than 1,000 meters. it lasted 55 minutes. all media reporters from hubei daily met yang haiqin.

the woman in front of her had a dark complexion and gray temples.

yang haiqin was born in liaowa village, liupi town, yunyang district, shiyan city in 1985. in 2002, he was admitted to the physical education major of hubei university of arts and sciences, and four years later, he was admitted to the master's degree of wuhan institute of physical education. in 2012, she passed the new recruitment mechanism for rural compulsory education in hubei province and was admitted to limiao town junior high school in nanzhang county. a year later, she was transferred to xueping town junior high school in nanzhang county. central primary school teacher yin zhongju got married.

the happy life came to an abrupt end in november 2013. yin zhongju suffered from rectal cancer, and yang haiqin was just 3 months pregnant at this time. in 2016, yin zhongju unfortunately passed away, and his son songsong was only 1 and a half years old.

orphaned and widowed, in a foreign land, yang haiqin made a decision that surprised everyone - to stay!

"using knowledge to change destiny and get out of the mountains is the dream of generations of children in the mountains. looking at the children's eyes eager for knowledge, it is like when i was a child, i couldn't let them go. the deeds of principal zhang guimei inspire me, and i also want to be like principal zhang , bringing warmth and hope to the children in the mountains," she said.

when she stepped onto the podium, yang haiqin seemed like a different person, enthusiastic, cheerful and sunny. in order to teach english well, she constantly improves teaching methods and integrates games, dance, and music into english teaching, allowing students to become the masters of the classroom.

seeing the children reading english excitedly and loudly, even the sparrows on the eaves were so shocked that they flew away, yang haiqin felt a sense of happiness that he had never experienced before.

walking into yang haiqin's dormitory, there was a bed, a table, a chair, and some daily necessities. many nights, after taking care of her young son, she would sit at her desk and write.

it is already very difficult for a foreigner to stick to the mountains with his children. do you need to work so hard?

yang haiqin said: "there is no shortage of english teachers in the city, and i am needed more in the mountains. as a teacher, you cannot waste every minute of your students. if i miss them, i will be uneasy for the rest of my life."

the starlight does not disappoint the traveler. the comprehensive english scores of xueping town junior high school have steadily improved. yang haiqin’s english class won the first prize for the county’s excellent courses. two papers she wrote were selected into the issn journal. she herself was awarded the title of “nanzhang county outstanding educator” and “nanzhang county outstanding educator”. titles such as “excellent class teacher in zhangxian county” and “good person in nanzhang”.

dedication - come to mama yang if you have anything to do

zhang guimei said: "the 'suffering' now is a kind of suffering that i am willing to pay. because i have a clear goal, i want to bring the children out of the mountains, and i want to achieve it. having a goal will give me motivation, it doesn’t feel so painful anymore.”

yang haiqin said: "i was born in the mountains, and i know best what children in the mountains, especially girls, need. i want to teach them to understand themselves, cherish themselves, and rely on their own abilities to get out of the mountains and become independent between heaven and earth."

during the national day holiday, yang haiqin received a wechat message from student lingling: "mom, there is no need to pick me up. i will return to school on time."

15-year-old ling ling is an orphan. under the persuasion of her grandparents, she considered giving up her studies and going out to work. yang haiqin found lingling, and she cried "wow": "i want to go to school..."

from then on, yang haiqin became more partial to ling ling. she often bought her school supplies, clothes, shoes and hats, and told her to "come to yang's mother if you have anything to do."

schools in mountainous areas have a high proportion of left-behind children and children with single parents, and they have long regarded yang haiqin as their "mother."

nini, a female student, comes from a family that has been lifted out of poverty, and both her parents are working in other places. after the start of winter vacation this year, nini did not arrive at school for three days. yang haiqin was worried and ran through the mountains for more than an hour in the wind and rain to get to her home.

at this time, nini's parents were packing their luggage and planned to go out to work as a family of three the next day. when yang haiqin, who was soaked all over and with rain on her face, appeared at the door of the house, nini's parents were stunned for a long time and silently took out nini's clothes. the next day, they took the initiative to send nini to school.

in april 2021, yang haiqin was diagnosed with breast cancer. "students, the teacher is going to be separated from you for a while." she said goodbye to her students with a smile the day before she was admitted to the hospital for treatment.

after fighting the disease for 7 months, she returned to the podium with strength. the children hugged her tightly, and yang haiqin cried into tears amidst the calls of "mom".

starting in 2023, yang haiqin has also opened an "adolescent mental health education class" to guide girls to pay attention to physical hygiene and mental health.

"i particularly agree with principal zhang's point of view. girls' education can change three generations. i was born in the mountains and know best what children in the mountains, especially girls, need. i want to teach them to understand themselves, cherish themselves, and rely on themselves. the ability to walk out of the mountains and be independent between heaven and earth," she said.

harvest - the children flew back again

zhang guimei said: "the value of my life is to save a generation, no matter how many or how few. after all, it is enough that they will do better than me and be happier than me."

yang haiqin said: "as a teacher, my ability is limited. i am very happy to see them flying out of the mountains in batches. if they can return after studying and build their hometown, the power will be huge."

on september 1, zhang qingying, who had just taken up the position of history teacher at xiakou junior high school in nanzhang county, stepped onto the podium for the first time.

back in the office, she made a video call to yang haiqin: "teacher, i am so nervous! more than 40 students are staring at me, and their palms are all sweaty." yang haiqin smiled: "i am much better than the teacher back then. i am the first during the first lecture, i stuttered when i spoke.”

more than 10 years ago, zhang qingying was yang haiqin's student. she was deeply impressed by teacher yang's "strict requirements", and she is still a little "fearful" to this day. zhang qingying excelled in english. she was admitted to xiangyang no. 5 middle school in the high school entrance examination and tibet university in the college entrance examination.

"since high school, my goal has become clearer and clearer - to be a mountain teacher like teacher yang." zhang qingying said. she obtained the teacher qualification certificate when she was a sophomore. after graduation, she went to xiaoyan town junior high school in nanzhang county for internship. she passed the exam this year and became a mountain teacher.

from the age of 27 to 39, yang haiqin spent her best years in the mountains and sent more than 500 mountainous children out of the mountains.

zhang qionghua, 23, now works at an educational institution in ningbo. she said: "under the influence of teacher yang, i chose a normal college. i want to learn some real skills outside first, and then return to my hometown to build my hometown. "

zhu lili, 20, now studying at hubei university for nationalities, said: "i really want to help teacher yang."

yang haiqin’s story continues.

at the end of the interview, yang haiqin once again sang one of president zhang guimei's favorite songs, "ode to red plum blossoms": "red plum blossoms are blooming on the red rocks, thousands of miles of frost are treading underfoot, why are you afraid of the severe cold, a heart of loyalty is blooming towards the sun..."

(songsong, lingling and nini are pseudonyms in the article)

(source: hubei daily)

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