The girl in the symbolic picture of the Project Hope Su Mingjuan—now she's an adult—shares her story with the project in Beijing on Nov 21, 2019. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Xie Hailong shares his story of shooting the symbolic picture of Su Mingjuan in Beijing on Nov 21, 2019. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

The students helped by the project recite in Beijing on Nov 21, 2019. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

A senior couple—Chen Rongchao and his wife Yang Yuxian—share their story with the Project Hope in Beijing on Nov 21, 2019. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

First secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of Communist Youth League of China He Junke, third from right, awards honorary certificates to people who have made outstanding contributions to the Project Hope in Beijing on Nov 21, 2019. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]