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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (1st R) teaches math to grade one students at Yanjiao teaching point in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutritious meals and ensuring students' saf

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (1st R) visits the home of a student in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutritious meals and ensuring students' safety. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (1st R) accompanies his students to return home in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutritious meals and ensuring students' safety. (Xinhua/Yang Wen

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen selects the ingredients for students' nutritious meals at a market in Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutritious meals and ensuring students' safety. (Xinhua/Yang Wenb

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023 shows Lu Chengwen and his students attending a national flag-raising ceremony at Yanjiao teaching point in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purch

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (1st R) instructs as students learn to shoot at the basket during a PE class at Yanjiao teaching point in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutritiou

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (1st R) demonstrates as students learn to shoot at the basket during a PE class at Yanjiao teaching point in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutrit

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 6, 2023 shows Lu Chengwen guiding his students to paint from life amid the terraced fields near the Yanjiao teaching point in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assist

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (1st L) soothes a preschool student at Yanjiao teaching point in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutritious meals and ensuring students' safety. (X

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (R) and the handyman Pan Delu carry back the ingredients for students' nutritious meals from a market in Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutritious meals and ensuring

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (1st R) teaches math to grade one students at Yanjiao teaching point in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutritious meals and ensuring students' saf

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (2nd L), the handyman Pan Delu (1st L), and the students are on their way back after painting in the field in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutri

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen accompanies his students to return home in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutritious meals and ensuring students' safety. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen writes a teaching plan in his office at Yanjiao teaching point in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutritious meals and ensuring students' safety. (

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (1st R) helps as a student practices during a handwriting class for grade one students at Yanjiao teaching point in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (C) and his students play the game "drop-the-handkerchief" during a PE class at Yanjiao teaching point in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutritiou

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (1st L) instructs as the students line up during a PE class at Yanjiao teaching point in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutritious meals and ensur

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (1st R) displays a handwriting work of a grade one student during a handwriting class at Yanjiao teaching point in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (1st R) and his students are on their way back after painting from life amid terraced fields in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutritious meals an

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (3rd L) and his students play the game "eagle catching chickens" during a PE class at Yanjiao teaching point in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nut

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (2nd L) accompanies his students to return home in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutritious meals and ensuring students' safety. (Xinhua/Yang Wen

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (2nd R) and the handyman Pan Delu (1st R) distribute meals to students at Yanjiao teaching point in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutritious meal

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (C) iinstructs as a student learns to paint from life amid terraced fields in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing nutritious meals and ensuring student

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Meng Keyou, who is about to graduate from a vocational school, posing for a photo in front of his home on Jan. 16, 2023 (above) and 10-year-old Meng Keyou sitting for a rest on a cliff on his way to school on Sept. 5, 2012 (below) in Nonglei Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Meng Fusong, who is a doctor in the village, posing for a photo in front of the village clinic on May 24, 2023 (above, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Hu Xingyu) and 10-year-old Meng Fusong (1st R) on his way to school on Sept. 5, 2012 (below, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Huang Xiaobang) in Nonglei Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua)

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Japan's "shiatsu anma" therapy in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Ishwor Raj Balami, proprietor of You, I Health Center, massages a client using the traditional Japanese "shiatsu anma" healing technique at the Japanese massage center in Kathmandu on Sept. 10, 2012.

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New president elected in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Hassan Sheikh Mohamud raises his hands in victory after being elected Somalia's new president in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on Sept. 10, 2012.

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Fukushima reactor pressure vessel's lid removed

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 10:23 a.m. on Sept. 13, 2012 shows the lid (top L) to the pressure vessel of the No. 4 reactor removed by a crane at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. The March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear crisis at the plant.

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Fukushima reactor pressure vessel's lid removed

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 10:20 a.m. on Sept. 13, 2012 shows the lid (bottom) to the pressure vessel of the No. 4 reactor removed by a crane at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. The two objects at top are the lid to the containment vessel. The March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear crisis at the plant.

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Sentence over 2008 Akihabara rampage

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on June 8, 2008, shows police examining the site of a stabbing rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district. The Tokyo High Court on Sept. 12, 2012, upheld the death sentence given to Tomohiro Kato, a 29-year-old man, for killing seven people and injuring 10 others in the rampage.

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Sentence over 2008 Akihabara rampage

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 9, 2012, shows an intersection in Tokyo's Akihabara district, site of a stabbing rampage in 2008. The Tokyo High Court on Sept. 12, 2012, upheld the death sentence given to Tomohiro Kato, a 29-year-old man, for killing seven people and injuring 10 others in the rampage.

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Iraq coach Zico

TOKYO, Japan - A Sept. 10, 2012, photo shows Iraq coach Zico attending a press conference in Saitama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 11, 2012, after a World Cup soccer qualifier in which Japan beat Iraq 1-0.

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Doctor to help Japan quake victims with 9/11 experience

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on Sept. 3, 2012, shows Robert Takahiro Yanagisawa, an associate professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in front of the New York medical institute. Yanagisawa has treated those affected by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks for more than 10 years and wants to use insights gained from the experience to treat Japan's quake victims, particularly in the area of mental health care.

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Murray wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Britain's Andy Murray (L) is congratulated by Serbia's Novak Djokovic after their men's singles final match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 10, 2012. Murray beat Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, securing his first Grand Slam title.

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Murray wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Britain's Andy Murray squats after defeating Serbia's Novak Djokovic in their men's singles final match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 10, 2012. Murray beat Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, securing his first Grand Slam title.

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Murray wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Britain's Andy Murray acknowledges cheers from spectators after defeating Serbia's Novak Djokovic in their men's singles final match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 10, 2012. Murray beat Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, securing his first Grand Slam title.

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Murray wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Britain's Andy Murray holds up the winner's trophy after his men's singles final victory over Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 10, 2012. Murray beat Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, securing his first Grand Slam title.

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Somalia's new president

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's new president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (2nd from R in front) is sworn in at a ceremony in Mogadishu on Sept. 10, 2012.

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Murray wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Britain's Andy Murray plays a shot during the U.S. Open men's singles final against Serbia's Novak Djokovic in New York on Sept. 10, 2012. Murray beat Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, securing his first Grand Slam title.

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Murray wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Britain's Andy Murray plays a shot during the U.S. Open men's singles final against Serbia's Novak Djokovic in New York on Sept. 10, 2012. Murray beat Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, securing his first Grand Slam title.

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Djokovic loses to Murray at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot during the U.S. Open men's singles final against Britain's Andy Murray in New York on Sept. 10, 2012. Murray beat Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, securing his first Grand Slam title.

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Djokovic loses to Murray at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot during the U.S. Open men's singles final against Britain's Andy Murray in New York on Sept. 10, 2012. Murray beat Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, securing his first Grand Slam title.

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Somalia's new president

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's new president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (C) speaks after he was sworn in at a ceremony in Mogadishu on Sept. 10, 2012.

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Water shortage concerns in Kanto region

MINAKAMI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 10, 2012, shows Lake Okutone in the town of Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, the bed of which is exposed as the water level has dropped. Restrictions have been imposed on the water intake from feeder dams in the Kanto region on Sept. 11 amid growing fears of potential water shortages in the central Japan area due to low rainfall.

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Canadian court grants extradition of Chinese man

TORONTO, Canada - A lawyer speaks in front of a court in Toronto, on Sept. 10, 2012, on a court decision to extradite to Japan a Chinese man living in Canada who Japanese police believe may know who murdered three women in a Tokyo suburb in 1995.

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Water shortage concerns in Kanto region

MINAKAMI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 10, 2012, shows Lake Okutone in the town of Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, the bed of which is exposed as the water level has dropped. The Yagisawa Dam can be seen in the background. Restrictions have been imposed on the water intake from feeder dams in the Kanto region on Sept. 11 amid growing fears of potential water shortages in the central Japan area due to low rainfall.

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Minister Matsushita found dead at home

TOKYO, Japan - File photo dated Sept. 4, 2012, shows Financial Services Minister Tadahiro Matsushita heading to a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Matsushita was found dead at his residence in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2012, police said, adding they suspect the country's top financial regulator committed suicide.

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Minister Matsushita found dead at home

TOKYO, Japan - File photo dated Sept. 4, 2012, shows Financial Services Minister Tadahiro Matsushita heading to a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Matsushita was found dead at his residence in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2012, police said, adding they suspect the country's top financial regulator committed suicide.

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Iraq coach Zico

TOKYO, Japan - A Sept. 10, 2012, photo shows Iraq coach Zico smiling during a press conference in Saitama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 10, 2012, before a World Cup soccer qualifier the following day in which Japan beat Iraq 1-0.

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DPJ leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Former agriculture minister Michihiko Kano, former internal affairs minister Kazuhiro Haraguchi, former agriculture minister Hirotaka Akamatsu and Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda attend a joint press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2012. The four filed candidacy papers the same day for the ruling party's Sept. 21, 2012, presidential election.