CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BOOKSTORE OWNER-PICTURE BOOK CLASSES-RURAL AREAS (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BOOKSTORE OWNER-PICTURE BOOK CLASSES-RURAL AREAS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on April 1, 2024 shows Jiao Meining giving a picture book class at a primary school in Lintong District of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. TO GO WITH "Profile: Bookstore owner brings stories, change to children in rural China" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BOOKSTORE OWNER-PICTURE BOOK CLASSES-RURAL AREAS (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BOOKSTORE OWNER-PICTURE BOOK CLASSES-RURAL AREAS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows Jiao Meining giving a picture book class at the Renzong Central Primary School in Lintong District of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, April 18, 2024. TO GO WITH "Profile: Bookstore owner brings stories, change to children in rural China" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Zhenghao)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BOOKSTORE OWNER-PICTURE BOOK CLASSES-RURAL AREAS (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BOOKSTORE OWNER-PICTURE BOOK CLASSES-RURAL AREAS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 1, 2024 shows Jiao Meining giving a picture book class at a primary school in Lintong District of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. TO GO WITH "Profile: Bookstore owner brings stories, change to children in rural China" (Xinhua)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BOOKSTORE OWNER-PICTURE BOOK CLASSES-RURAL AREAS (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BOOKSTORE OWNER-PICTURE BOOK CLASSES-RURAL AREAS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows Jiao Meining giving a picture book class at the Renzong Central Primary School in Lintong District of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, April 18, 2024. TO GO WITH "Profile: Bookstore owner brings stories, change to children in rural China" (Xinhua/Sun Zhenghao)

Free story classes for rural children in NW China

STORY: Free story classes for rural children in NW China SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: June 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of free story classes for rural children by Jiao Meining 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIAO MEINING, Storyteller 3. various of free story classes for rural children by Jiao Meining STORYLINE: In 2015, under the influence of Japanese painter Miyoshi Tatsuya, a woman named Jiao Meining began to offer free story classes to children in rural China. Over the past 9 years, Jiao has taught at least 4 classes a week, covering over 400 schools. Nearly 100,000 rural children have enjoyed her story classes. Born in rural area of Shaanxi, NW China, Jiao has always enjoyed reading since her childhood. She knows that compared to children in big cities, rural students lack high-quality reading resources. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIAO MEINING, Storyteller "When I was telling a story, I can see the glow from children's eyes. I can also feel