The introduction of the prose poem praising Zhang Guimei is as follows:
Create a lifelong dream in Huaping and stick to the mountains to raise female heroes. You are suffering from illness and you can only endure it. Visitors to the village are often frightened. The fragrant jade is carved in Guiyuan in western Yunnan, and the plum blossoms in Yunling help the wild geese in their journey. The model teacher of the times is Hui Ai, and the Chinese talents are dedicated to the virtuous.
On February 17, 2021, Zhang Guimei was named "Moving China Person of the Year 2020"; on February 25, she won the honorary title of "National Model for Poverty Alleviation"; Zhang Guimei is getting further and further on the road to her dream the further away. In Zhang Guimei, we can see the spirit of hard work. That spirit of not being afraid of hardship or difficulties is worth learning.
While Huaping Women's High School performed well, Zhang Guimei's health deteriorated and she suffered from more than 10 diseases. Zhang Guimei said: "When I hear that students can contribute to society after graduating from college, I feel it is worthwhile. They live better than me and are happier than me. That is enough. This is the greatest comfort to me."
Extended information:
Comrade Zhang Guimei devoted all her body and soul to education and child welfare in border ethnic areas. She founded the country's first all-free girls' high school and served as a home for more than 130 students of Huaping Children's Home. The "mother" of an orphan. She insists on using red culture to lead education, cultivating students' character of not being afraid of hardships, enduring hardships and standing hard work, and guiding students to remember the party's kindness and repay society.
She insists on carrying out theoretical study once a week and reviewing the organizational life of the oath to join the party once a week, giving full play to the vanguard and exemplary role of party members in various tasks of the school. She insists on home visits all year round, traveling more than 110,000 kilometers, covering more than 1,300 students, retaining students for the school, and retaining students the opportunity to use knowledge to change their destiny.
She lives very simply in food and clothing, and is almost stingy about herself. However, she donates her salary and bonuses and uses them for teaching and students. With her tenacity, perseverance, hard work and selfless love, she interpreted the original mission of the Communist Party members.