He has been working in the county's education sector for the past 23 years and has successively been the president of three schools in Wenxian. He often visits schools in major cities like Beijing and Shanghai, and is very aware of the gap in education development between urban and rural areas.

"I believe that an improved science and technology education can facilitate further development of the school," he says.

Those advanced facilities in the high-tech-empowered classroom can spark students' interest in science and technology, and the available educational resources provided by Tencent will enable both students and teachers to keep improving themselves, he adds.

Both he and his father are alumni of Wenxian No 2 High School, which was founded in 1957, creating a special emotional bond between the Wenxian native and the school.

He is determined to narrow the gap.

"The classroom will also be open to students from nearby schools who are interested in science and technology," he says.

Grand Vision

Zhang Yeliang, deputy county head of Wenxian, notes that the construction of the "future classroom "is a move toward addressing the unequal distribution of education resources between urban and rural areas.

Zhang used to work with the All-China Journalists Association which has been paired with Wenxian county since 1998 and has been active in the area's poverty alleviation efforts. He was dispatched by the association to support the county's development in 2021.