Chapter 55 54. Li Guilin, Lu Jianfen and his wife - the fragrance of peaches and plums on the cliff

Li Guilin, male, Yi nationality, from Hanyuan County, Sichuan Province, member of the Communist Party of China, born in 1967, teacher at Erping Village, Wushi Bridge Township, Ganluo County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture; Lu Jianfen, female, Yi nationality, from Hanyuan County, Sichuan Province, 1966 Born in 2010, teacher at Erping Village Primary School, Wushi Bridge Township, Ganluo County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. In 1990, Li Guilin and Lu Jianfen came to teach in Erping Village, Wushi Bridge Township, Ganluo County. The backwardness and poverty of the villagers deeply shocked the Yi couple.Erping is a Yi village on the cliffs of the canyon in the north of Liangshan. Villagers have to climb five wooden ladders up and down the cliffs.It was in such a difficult and dangerous environment that Li Guilin and Lu Jianfen took root here for 18 years, sowed the seeds of knowledge in the Yi village, and set up a "ladder" for the villagers to get out of the Yi village.They trained a total of 149 students in 6 sessions, 22 of whom came from other villages.Because of the heavy teaching tasks, they had no time to take care of their son and the elderly. The son accidentally broke his hand. Because he was too far away from the health center, the opportunity for treatment was delayed and sequelae were left behind.Li Guilin and Lu Jianfen's dedication to education in mountainous areas has moved the local cadres and masses.Erping - this former "illiterate village, poor mountain village", has now become a "cultural village".The dramatic changes from the desolation of the past to today are inseparable from the painstaking efforts of these two teachers.They have propped up a blue sky for the education cause in remote mountainous areas. In 2007, Li Guilin was awarded the honorary title of "National Model Teacher".

Erping Village is located on the top of the mountain by the Dadu River, 1,800 meters above sea level, with 105 households and 437 people. The traffic here is blocked, and the mountains are high and the roads are dangerous.Cross the suspension bridge from the Dadu River, take the narrow path to the foot of the rock, and then climb the cliff and wooden ladder.From the foot of the mountain to the village, it takes more than 3 hours to walk one way.Due to the difficult conditions, the previously transferred teachers did not feel at ease at work. The school was once closed due to lack of teachers. The campus was dilapidated and the number of out-of-school children increased. In 1990, the township party committee, the government and the village committee decided to restore the village primary school, but it was hard to find a teacher. After searching around, he finally found Li Guilin in Wusihe Town, Hanyuan County, Ya'an City. Moved by the sincerity of the Party Committee and the government in running education in Wusi Bridge Township, Ganluo County, Li Guilin agreed to visit the school first.When he climbed up to Erping Village for the first time and saw the poverty and backwardness of the local area and the children's eyes seeking knowledge, he was greatly shocked and could not help but shed bitter tears. Driven by a strong sense of national responsibility, he was determined to Stay in Erping Village to engage in education.

In 1991, due to the steady work of Teacher Li Guilin, many parents took the initiative to send their children to school. The number of students increased, and it was necessary to open another class, but the teacher could not be found.Li Guilin mobilized his wife Lu Jianfen to go up the mountain to take over as a substitute teacher.After the villagers helped teachers Li Guilin and Lu Jianfen repair the simple dormitory, the couple moved into the school, and Erping Primary School became a veritable "husband and wife primary school".At that time, the school opened three classes. Teacher Li Guilin was in charge of the teaching task of the compound class of the fifth and sixth grades, and teacher Lu Jianfen was in charge of the teaching task of the first grade.

Li Guilin and his wife became the most respected people in the hearts of the local people. They sent vegetables, firewood, rice and bacon, which they were usually reluctant to eat, to Teacher Li's home, ensuring the necessities of life for their couple.Li Guilin and his wife were deeply moved by the silent care of the masses, and they strengthened their decision and confidence to take root in Erping and do a good job in education. In 2006, after Liangshan Daily reported on the titles "The Couples School on the Cliff" and "The Excellent Son of the Yi Family and the Excellent Teacher Li Guilin Loved by Parents", Sichuan Daily, People's Daily, Guangming Daily, CCTV, Sichuan TV, Hunan TV, Jiangsu TV and other media have reported their advanced deeds one after another.The Liangshan Prefecture Committee of the Communist Party of China successively awarded honorary titles such as Outstanding Communist Party Member, Excellent Talent Demonstration Post, and Liangshan State Charming Figure to Mr. Li Guilin.

In 2007, Mr. Li Guilin was successively rated as "Outstanding Rural Teacher" in Liangshan Prefecture, "Excellent Teacher in Sichuan Province" and "National Model Teacher"; in January 2008, he was elected as the representative of the 11th National People's Congress of Sichuan Province; in December 2008 , the couple was selected as the "2008 Moving Chinese Figures" and won the special award for moving Liangshan. The "Moving Chinese Person of the Year 2008" award commended the couple in this way: "Lighting the torch of knowledge on the most rugged mountain road, holding the little hands of seeking knowledge on the edge of the loneliest cliff, 19 years of poverty, perseverance and hard work, turned into spirit Fertile ground for hope to germinate.”

The advanced deeds of Teacher Li Guilin and his wife have touched thousands of people. Since 2006, many enthusiastic people in China have called the couple and sent books and supplies. There have been 125 batches of 711 people who visited the school regardless of the high mountains and roads.