Sowers of Hope

In 2002, newly graduated An Yan was assigned to teach at Heping Middle School in Changzhi County. Initially struggling to adapt to the rural environment and educational philosophy, she gradually came to value the significance of rural education and the sense of "being needed" through her interactions with students and home visits. Inspired by former principal Yu Tian and current principal Fu Shengzhi, An Yan embraced and carried forward the educational principles of "preservation" and "nurturin…