'Go West' teachers leave lasting mark
Volunteers advance education and ethnic unity at isolated post in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region
By ZHU XINGXIN in Artux and CHEN LIANG |
CHINA DAILY |
Updated: 2026-05-06 09:11
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"We connect 'country' and 'home' with chalk, letting the sound of cheerful reading become the most beautiful song of peace in the western frontier of our motherland. I chose to volunteer because I wanted to go to the place where the country and its people need me most, to plant a forest of future possibilities."
Yan and Li will complete their three-year service terms in July, but both have already decided to stay in Xinjiang and continue to contribute to the development of this region.
Contact the writers at zhuxingxin@chinadaily.com.cn
