Teacher dedicated to career despite personal illness in E China's Jiangsu

Zhang Xuewen prepares for class at an elementary school of Shangtang Township in Sihong County, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 8, 2017. Born in 1962, Zhang Xuewen became a teacher at the age of 25. In 2010, Zhang was diagnosed with uraemia. However, he did not quit his beloved career as a teacher. For 7 years, he insists on doing peritoneal dialysis after treatment and teaches 19 classes per week. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)