Twenty-nine years ago, Liu Faying came to remote Huangbaishan to be a teacher. In those days, there were only two benches, a bed made of several planks, a desk, a kerosene lamp, two quilts with cotton wadding and a box of books in her dwelling place, an earthen hut.

Huangbaishan then was one of the most impoverished towns in Changyang Tujia Autonomous County, Central China’s Hubei Province. Liu often helped poor students pay tuition and living expenses. However, her meager salary was not enough to support all the poor students in receiving education.

With the merger of villages and towns, she was transferred to Baishaping Primary School. One day, two volunteers from a website dedicated to aiding poor students came to the school. Trekking through the mountains, Liu led them to visit poor students and collect information. Not long after the information was published on the website, the school received some donations.

After that, Liu established the Sister Yingzi website for aiding poor students and set up a team. She also posted her personal information on the Internet to reassure benefactors and receive social supervision.

Liu adopted a one-to-one aid model. She visited poor students' families at her own expense on weekends and vacations, and helped benefactors and students have face-to-face communication via the internet.

Over the years, Liu has helped more than 20,000 poor students with the funds she raised from her website. A girl who finished her college with the help of Liu said that she wanted to join in Liu's team in order to pass on the kindness.

(Translated by He Jinying; Edited by Huang Jingjing)