Zhang Guimei, the principal of Huaping High School for Girls, based in Lijiang city, Southwest China's Yunnan province, has been granted the title "Role Model of the Times" in recognition of her dedication to the education for girls from poor families.
为表彰其为贫困家庭女孩教育所做的贡献，云南省丽江市华坪女子高级中学校长张桂梅日前被授予“时代楷模”称号。

This year is the time to secure a decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and achieve the goal of poverty alleviation. Teachers across the country devoted their love and wisdom to stopping poverty from being passed on to the next generation and inspiring millions of rural children to pursue their dreams, which demonstrates the noble ethics and sense of responsibility of contemporary teachers.