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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Students do the cleaning at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 25, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants, fulfill

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Students head for the canteen after class at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 24, 2025 shows a view of the Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and c

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Zhang Guimei (C) watches students exercising during the break at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 24, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

A teacher grades exam papers at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 24, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants, ful

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Students have meals at the canteen of Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servant

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Students practice chorus at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants, fulfill

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

A teacher tutors a student during the evening self-study class at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teacher

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Two students have meals outdoors at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants,

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Zhang Guimei (3rd L) checks meal service at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil s

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Students have a class at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants, fulfilling

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Elephants in Christmas-Themed Costumes - Thailand

Elephants in Christmas-themed costumes interact with students during a Christmas celebration at a school in Ayutthaya, Thailand, December 24, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Elephants in Christmas-Themed Costumes - Thailand

An elephant in Christmas-themed costumes interacts with students during a Christmas celebration at a school in Ayutthaya, Thailand, December 24, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak/ABACAPRESS.CO

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China: Playful Dog Chases Soccer Ball in Snowy College Campus

On December 12, 2025, in Zhengzhou, in central China’s Henan province, a video showed students playing in the snow at Zhengzhou Railway Vocational and Technical College. Several snowmen stood nearby. A small white dog ran excitedly across the snowy field, chasing a rolling soccer ball and weaving between footprints and piles of snow. When the ball rolled too far away, the dog stopped and stood still for a moment, watching it, as if reluctant to let the game end.

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Traditional Cultural Achievement Exhibition

A teacher is guiding students to learn bamboo weaving skills at a traditional cultural achievement exhibition held at Fuzhou Road Primary School in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on December 22, 2025.

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Traditional Cultural Achievement Exhibition

A teacher is guiding students to learn Shaanxi Fengxiang clay sculpture at a traditional cultural achievement exhibition held at Fuzhou Road Primary School in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on December 22, 2025.

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Traditional Cultural Achievement Exhibition

Students are learning Tianjin clay figurine Zhang at the exhibition of traditional cultural achievements held by Fuzhou Road Primary School in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on December 22, 2025.

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Meditation Course In Yangon - Myanmar

Students attend a meditation course at a post-primary monastic school in Yangon, Myanmar, Dec. 11, 2025. TO GO WITH "Feature: More than study aid: Meditation takes root as way of life for Myanmar children" Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meditation Course In Yangon - Myanmar

Students attend a meditation course at a post-primary monastic school in Yangon, Myanmar, Dec. 11, 2025. TO GO WITH "Feature: More than study aid: Meditation takes root as way of life for Myanmar children" Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Student Climbs Into Campus Sewer to Rescue Trapped Dog in Hunan

A video from November 20, 2025, in Changde, Hunan, shows a Chinese student climbing into a narrow campus sewer to rescue a dog trapped inside. In freezing weather, the student squeezed into the cramped space while others used flashlights and tools to help guide the dog. After hours of effort, the dog was safely pulled out around 11 p.m., as students cheered and wrapped it in a warm jacket.

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School in Nangarhar - Afghanistan

Students attend an outdoor class at a makeshift roadside school without proper shelters beside a highway junction in Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 16, 2025. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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School in Nangarhar - Afghanistan

Students attend an outdoor class at a makeshift roadside school without proper shelters beside a highway junction in Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 16, 2025. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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School in Nangarhar - Afghanistan

Students attend an outdoor class at a makeshift roadside school without proper shelters beside a highway junction in Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 16, 2025. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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School in Nangarhar - Afghanistan

Students attend an outdoor class at a makeshift roadside school without proper shelters beside a highway junction in Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 16, 2025. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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School in Nangarhar - Afghanistan

Students take part in traditional games at a makeshift roadside school without proper shelters beside a highway junction in Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 16, 2025. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SWEDEN ROYAL PALACE CHRISTMAS TREES

Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 15, 2025, from the Swedish Forestry Students' Union. This image: Princess Ines, Princess Estelle, Queen Silvia, Prince Julian, Prince Gabriel and Prince Alexander.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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ROYAL CHRISTMAS TREE

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251215Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees for the Royal Palace from students from the Swedish School of Forestry's student union.Queen Silvia, Princess Ines and Princess Estelle.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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ROYAL CHRISTMAS TREE

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251215Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees for the Royal Palace from students from the Swedish School of Forestry's student union.Princess Leonore.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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ROYAL CHRISTMAS TREE

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251215Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees for the Royal Palace from students from the Swedish School of Forestry's student union.Princess Estelle with Princess Ines.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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ROYAL CHRISTMAS TREE

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251215Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees for the Royal Palace from students from the Swedish School of Forestry's student union.Prince Alexander, Prinsess Estelle, Prince Gabriel, Prince Julian, Queen Silvia with Princess Ines andPrincess Adrienne. Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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ROYAL CHRISTMAS TREE

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251215Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees for the Royal Palace from students from the Swedish School of Forestry's student union.Prince Julian, Princess Estelle with Princess Ines, Prince Gabriel, Prince Alexander, Princess Adrienne, Princess Leonore, Prince Oscar and Prince Nicolas.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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ROYAL CHRISTMAS TREE

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251215Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees for the Royal Palace from students from the Swedish School of Forestry's student union.Prince Julian, Princess Estelle with Princess Ines, Prince Gabriel, Prince Alexander, Princess Adrienne, Princess Leonore, Prince Oscar and Prince Nicolas.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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ROYAL CHRISTMAS TREE

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251215Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees for the Royal Palace from students from the Swedish School of Forestry's student union.Prince Julian, Princess Estelle with Princess Ines, Prince Gabriel, Prince Alexander, Princess Adrienne, Princess Leonore, Prince Oscar and Prince Nicolas.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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ROYAL CHRISTMAS TREE

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251215Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees for the Royal Palace from students from the Swedish School of Forestry's student union.Prince Julian, Princess Estelle with Princess Ines, Prince Gabriel, Prince Alexander, Princess Adrienne, Princess Leonore, Prince Oscar and Prince Nicolas.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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ROYAL CHRISTMAS TREE

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251215Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees for the Royal Palace from students from the Swedish School of Forestry's student union.Prince Julian, Princess Estelle with Princess Ines, Prince Gabriel, Prince Alexander, Princess Adrienne, Princess Leonore, Prince Oscar and Prince Nicolas.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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ROYAL CHRISTMAS TREE

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251215Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees for the Royal Palace from students from the Swedish School of Forestry's student union.Prince Julian, Princess Estelle with Princess Ines, Prince Gabriel, Prince Alexander, Princess Adrienne, Princess Leonore, Prince Oscar and Prince Nicolas.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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ROYAL CHRISTMAS TREE

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251215Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees for the Royal Palace from students from the Swedish School of Forestry's student union. Princess Ines.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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SWEDEN ROYAL PALACE CHRISTMAS TREES

Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 15, 2025, from the Swedish Forestry Students' Union. This image: Princess Ines.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT code 10030

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SWEDEN ROYAL PALACE CHRISTMAS TREE

Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 15, 2025, from the Swedish Forestry Students' Union. This image: Princess Ines, Princess Estelle, Queen Silvia, Prince Julian, Prince Gabriel and Prince Alexander.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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SWEDEN ROYAL PALACE CHRISTMAS TREES

Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 15, 2025, from the Swedish Forestry Students' Union. This image: Princess Ines, Princess Estelle, Queen Silvia, Prince Julian, Prince Gabriel and Prince Alexander.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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SWEDEN ROYAL PALACE CHRISTMAS TREES

Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 15, 2025, from the Swedish Forestry Students' Union. This image: Princess Ines, Princess Estelle, Queen Silvia, Prince Julian, Prince Gabriel and Prince Alexander.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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SWEDEN ROYAL PALACE CHRISTMAS TREES

Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 15, 2025, from the Swedish Forestry Students' Union. This image: Princess Ines, Queen Silvia and Prince Gabriel.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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SWEDEN ROYAL PALACE CHRISTMAS TREES

Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 15, 2025, from the Swedish Forestry Students' Union. This image: Princess Ines, Queen Silvia and Prince Gabriel.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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SWEDEN ROYAL PALACE CHRISTMAS TREES

Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 15, 2025, from the Swedish Forestry Students' Union. This image: Princess Estelle and Princess Ines.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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SWEDEN ROYAL PALACE CHRISTMAS TREES

Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 15, 2025, from the Swedish Forestry Students' Union. This image: Princess Ines, Princess Estelle, Queen Silvia, Prince Gabriel and Prince Alexander.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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SWEDEN ROYAL PALACE CHRISTMAS TREES

Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 15, 2025, from the Swedish Forestry Students' Union. This image: Princess Ines, Princess Estelle, Queen Silvia, Prince Gabriel and Prince Alexander.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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SWEDEN ROYAL PALACE CHRISTMAS TREES

Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 15, 2025, from the Swedish Forestry Students' Union. This image: Princess Ines.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT code 10030

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SWEDEN ROYAL PALACE CHRISTMAS TREE

Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 15, 2025, from the Swedish Forestry Students' Union. This image: Princess Estelle, Queen Silvia, Prince Gabriel and Prince Alexander.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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SWEDEN ROYAL PALACE CHRISTMAS TREES

Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 15, 2025, from the Swedish Forestry Students' Union. This image: Princess Ines.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT code 10030

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SWEDEN ROYAL PALACE CHRISTMAS TREES

Queen Silvia and her grandchildren receive this year's Christmas trees at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 15, 2025, from the Swedish Forestry Students' Union. This image: Princess Ines.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT code 10030