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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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Air Pollution - Tehran

A view of the city and its buildings enveloped by thick smog and dust particles in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2025. Although Monday (November 24) was a public holiday in Iran, the pollution lingered, and the air pollution index in Tehran remained at the red level, classified as "dangerous for all members of society," which led to restrictive traffic measures and the closure of schools, universities, and offices for the following two days. Photo by Yar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Pollution - Tehran

A view of the city and its buildings enveloped by thick smog and dust particles in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2025. Although Monday (November 24) was a public holiday in Iran, the pollution lingered, and the air pollution index in Tehran remained at the red level, classified as "dangerous for all members of society," which led to restrictive traffic measures and the closure of schools, universities, and offices for the following two days. Photo by Yar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Pollution - Tehran

A view of the city and its buildings enveloped by thick smog and dust particles in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2025. Although Monday (November 24) was a public holiday in Iran, the pollution lingered, and the air pollution index in Tehran remained at the red level, classified as "dangerous for all members of society," which led to restrictive traffic measures and the closure of schools, universities, and offices for the following two days. Photo by Yar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Pollution - Tehran

A view of the city and its buildings enveloped by thick smog and dust particles in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2025. Although Monday (November 24) was a public holiday in Iran, the pollution lingered, and the air pollution index in Tehran remained at the red level, classified as "dangerous for all members of society," which led to restrictive traffic measures and the closure of schools, universities, and offices for the following two days. Photo by Yar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Pollution - Tehran

A view of the city and its buildings enveloped by thick smog and dust particles in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2025. Although Monday (November 24) was a public holiday in Iran, the pollution lingered, and the air pollution index in Tehran remained at the red level, classified as "dangerous for all members of society," which led to restrictive traffic measures and the closure of schools, universities, and offices for the following two days. Photo by Yar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Pollution - Tehran

A view of the city and its buildings enveloped by thick smog and dust particles in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2025. Although Monday (November 24) was a public holiday in Iran, the pollution lingered, and the air pollution index in Tehran remained at the red level, classified as "dangerous for all members of society," which led to restrictive traffic measures and the closure of schools, universities, and offices for the following two days. Photo by Yar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Pollution - Tehran

A view of the city and its buildings enveloped by thick smog and dust particles in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2025. Although Monday (November 24) was a public holiday in Iran, the pollution lingered, and the air pollution index in Tehran remained at the red level, classified as "dangerous for all members of society," which led to restrictive traffic measures and the closure of schools, universities, and offices for the following two days. Photo by Yar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Pollution - Tehran

A view of the city and its buildings enveloped by thick smog and dust particles in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2025. Although Monday (November 24) was a public holiday in Iran, the pollution lingered, and the air pollution index in Tehran remained at the red level, classified as "dangerous for all members of society," which led to restrictive traffic measures and the closure of schools, universities, and offices for the following two days. Photo by Yar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Pollution - Tehran

A flagpole is barely visible as thick smog and dust particles envelop the city and its buildings in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2025. Although Monday (November 24) was a public holiday in Iran, the pollution lingered, and the air pollution index in Tehran remained at the red level, classified as "dangerous for all members of society," which led to restrictive traffic measures and the closure of schools, universities, and offices for the following two days. Photo by Yar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Pollution - Tehran

A view of the city and its buildings enveloped by thick smog and dust particles in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2025. Although Monday (November 24) was a public holiday in Iran, the pollution lingered, and the air pollution index in Tehran remained at the red level, classified as "dangerous for all members of society," which led to restrictive traffic measures and the closure of schools, universities, and offices for the following two days. Photo by Yar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Pollution - Tehran

A view of the city and its buildings enveloped by thick smog and dust particles in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2025. Although Monday (November 24) was a public holiday in Iran, the pollution lingered, and the air pollution index in Tehran remained at the red level, classified as "dangerous for all members of society," which led to restrictive traffic measures and the closure of schools, universities, and offices for the following two days. Photo by Yar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Pollution - Tehran

A view of the city and its buildings enveloped by thick smog and dust particles in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2025. Although Monday (November 24) was a public holiday in Iran, the pollution lingered, and the air pollution index in Tehran remained at the red level, classified as "dangerous for all members of society," which led to restrictive traffic measures and the closure of schools, universities, and offices for the following two days. Photo by Yar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Pollution - Tehran

A view of the city and its buildings enveloped by thick smog and dust particles in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2025. Although Monday (November 24) was a public holiday in Iran, the pollution lingered, and the air pollution index in Tehran remained at the red level, classified as "dangerous for all members of society," which led to restrictive traffic measures and the closure of schools, universities, and offices for the following two days. Photo by Yar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Pollution - Tehran

A view of the city and its buildings enveloped by thick smog and dust particles in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2025. Although Monday (November 24) was a public holiday in Iran, the pollution lingered, and the air pollution index in Tehran remained at the red level, classified as "dangerous for all members of society," which led to restrictive traffic measures and the closure of schools, universities, and offices for the following two days. Photo by Yar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles sits in the back of the Oval Office to listen as U.S. President Donald Trump signs two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles sits in the back of the Oval Office to listen as U.S. President Donald Trump signs two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles sits in the back of the Oval Office to listen as U.S. President Donald Trump signs two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles sits in the back of the Oval Office to listen as U.S. President Donald Trump signs two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles sits in the back of the Oval Office to listen as U.S. President Donald Trump signs two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump signs two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. President Trump is joined by (from left to right) Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. President Trump is joined by (from left to right) Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. President Trump is joined by (from left to right) Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. President Trump is joined by (from left to right) Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump signs two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. President Trump is joined by (from left to right) Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump signs two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump signs two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump signs two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. President Trump is joined by (from left to right) Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while signing two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump signs two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump signs two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump signs two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump signs two Executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Executive Orders signed today were on federal funding going to schools and universities related to the coronavirus pandemic as well as energy production. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)