Yongsong Dong (董永松)

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I began attending school when I was nine and have always had excellent grades. After finishing elementary school, I achieved the highest score on the middle school entrance exam within the entire Yan Yuan County. As a result, I was accepted into the most highly-ranked middle school, Yan Yuan Middle School. Unfortunately, it was very expensive for me to attend Yan Yuan Middle School, as I had to pay for room and board throughout the week since the school was very far from my home. As a result, I transferred to Mei Yu Middle School so that I could reduce costs by living at home on the weekends.

While I used to want to be a professional ping pong player, a lecture from one of my teachers made me realize that I could give back more to my village by becoming a teacher. In addition to giving back to my village, I hope to earn enough money to be able to take care of my parents so that their bodies can rest.

(Translated from Yongsong’s autobiographical sketch)