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"others In my eyes,
is what I care about the most. I always know
that
will never let others define my success."
——Li Yang
In 1997, a German named Luanke came to Dashan, Guangxi, China to teach
. I stayed for 18 years.
was in Dashan, Yunnan, China.
, a Dutchman and his Chinese wife
, also abandoned everything.
, like a day, for ten years,
devoted himself to the education of Dashan children
. The difference is
because of various controversies
Luanke later left China
, but the legendary couple
took root in the mountains of Yunnan
, and are still creating educational miracles to this day...
01 Two "untimely" people, a time and place love
1991
In a cottage where Jingpo people live in the border of Yunnan,
broke into an uninvited guest
Le Andong
This blond, thief-skinned guy
is the first European
to see
was a postgraduate student
majoring in Chinese and minoring in Tibetan and Burmese
from Leiden University in the Netherlands. When he started his doctoral research
, he chose "zawa " as his research topic. This is an extremely uncommon language
is only used by the Jingpo people on the border between Myanmar and Yunnan. There are only sporadic records of this language in the international academic community
. The small amount of research materials written by Chinese scholars is not systematic.
In order to fill this gap in academic history
Le Andong is alone
travels thousands of miles away
found this uncultivated virgin land
he and the local Jingpo mountain people eat and live together
learn daily vocabulary from them
understand cultural customs, historical legends
carefully record each one The language
is groping for a grammatical law...
I don’t know how long the years are in the mountains
ten springs and autumns suddenly passed
Le Andong has also stepped into the age of unconfused
’s original doctoral dissertation, written
became long 1700 and more than a page of ’s tome
"Zaiwa Grammar and Dictionary"
from Therefore, this language officially has a place in the world academic history
Le Andong was awarded the highest honorary doctorate degree by Leiden University
!
In 2005, Le Andong became the first Dutch foreign teacher
in the European Department of Beijing Foreign Studies University
and founded the Dutch major of Beiwai University with two Chinese colleagues
. In 2007, 43-year-old Le Andong met
in Beijing. A Chinese girl 18 years younger than him was
. They fell in love with each other at first sight
Soon, Le Andong became a Chinese son-in-law
Le Andong’s wife Li Yang
is a real Beijing-born girl who is a real 3 zzzzzzz 802.
is smart and capable, cheerful and free. The most special thing about
is
. She is the kind of person who never lives in the evaluation of others.
There are at least three things to prove-
one is resignation
diplomatic from BeijingAfter graduating from the Faculty of International Law, Li Yang worked as a lawyer for a multinational company
with a salary that her peers envied
, but the pension-style work
at a glance did not bring her a sense of accomplishment
, so she resigned
and turned to feel more meaningful.
in the field of environmental protection has successively become the communications officer of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
the communications director of the United States Natural Resources Conservation Commission (NRDC)
salaries have shrunk sharply
work enthusiasm has jumped in a straight line
Li Yang once had a "tall" Work
The second thing
is to marry Le Andong, who is 18 years older than him.
Li Yang still remembers the scene of their encounter:
"That day,
was not handsome, I was not beautiful,
, I was gray and full of faces. Acne,
has a ponytail indiscriminately,
, but we stared at each other’s eyes,
all showed one thing:
we met the destined person. "
encounters like this, in the brain of Yimeijun
There is only one sentence to describe that
love is a superstition of the right time and place
Oh, it turns out that you are also here
But, like all the twists and turns of love
18-year-old age difference plus crooked fruit identity
, it was logically affected by the girl’s parents. Opposition to
When she brought Anton home for the first time, the mother of
did not let this foreign son-in-law come in. Here is a
contemporary woman who breaks through family obstacles in pursuit of freedom of love. The story of
and her parents fighting wits...
Li Yang and Le Wedding photos of Anton's traditional national costume style
After marrying Le Andong
, they did the craziest third thing together
a great future who gave up the professor of Beijing Foreign Studies University
a bright halo
who gave up CBD white-collar workers and went to Yunnan together The Jingpo cottage
built a house
invested in the hot Dashan children’s education project
02 The beautiful nation and the drug whirlpool, the love and pain of the Jingpo people
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, the most western province of Yunnan province A small triangle deep into Burma
, the Jingpo people have lived in the deep mountains for generations. After the liberation in the 1950s,
has evolved from primitive society. After the transition to the socialist state
, the fate of the nation
has also undergone earth-shaking changes
On the one hand, the Jingpo people retain their own national imprint
, they can sing and dance,
, weaving, carving and other superb craftsmanship
are still circulating. Many ancient and beautiful stories and legends
On the other hand, modern civilization has brought a huge impact
, especially the disparity between the rich and the poor,
constantly stimulates and tempts the simple and natural Jingpo people
young people blindly rush to the city to work
but they are experiencing serious problems. After frustration, he fled back to his hometown
began to languish.
finally took the drugs handed over by his companion on a drunk night.
...
Yes, the drugs
are the only place through which Myanmar drugs flow into China
the entire southwestern border of China Many places
have become the hardest hit areas for drug addicts and drug trafficking
Jingpo cottages are also deeply affected
Many young people are addicted to drugs because
cannot resist the temptation of cheap drugs
and are involved in the criminal vortex of co-trafficking
until they are imprisoned.
In the news, there are often reports similar to "Yunnan police cracked a huge armed drug trafficking case"
father drug traffickingOr caught drug use
mother remarried or ran away
in the Jingpo cottage
grab a lot of children like
without parental control
truant, smoking, fighting, soaking in Internet cafes
these bad habits seem to be natural. "Reading changes destiny"
For those children who could hardly speak Chinese before going to elementary school,
's learning difficulty index has risen sharply.
is easily labeled as a "poor student"
. Most of them do not go to high school
. Go to the city early to work
and then become a low-level laborer
or even follow the father's old road...
(news picture)
and Le Andong after meeting
Li Yang heard him tell the story of Jingpo people
in Le In An Dong’s heart, the
Jingpo cottage has already become his second hometown,
, and the people there have already become his relatives.
2009 Spring Festival
Li Yang followed Le Andong to Dehong for the first time, and he was sung by the magnificent
. I was shocked by
and watched Anton greet the mountain people in Zawa language familiarly
The old people greeted Anton in his arms like a son returning from a distance
she was deeply moved by
in Jingpo stockade Yang also saw the children of drug-trafficking families
and those "problematic teenagers"
who were disgusted with disregard, but in her eyes
these children were not useless but full of spirituality
, especially when
Li Yang was kind of kind when climbing a mountain. The caterpillar stung
and the whole arm was swollen up and down
. A little girl who rushed to gather a bunch of herbs
chewed it and put it on her arm
when I went down the mountain, the pain and swelling disappeared
One is a naturalist
who knows hundreds of species of animals and plants in the mountains
knows which wild fruits are edible
which wild mushrooms are poisonous
which weeds have medicinal properties
she thought: These sons of the mountains are wild spirits.
They are abandoned children
But their precious qualities are covered by dirt
is not seen by the world
She wants to help these children
protect their nature
and help him tap his talent
to grow into a better person
So, again
when Le Andong talks about Jingpo Mountain When he was in the village,
Li Yang asked him a question:
"Then why not go back? Since I miss it so much, it's better to live there all the time. "
" But I am not alone now. We are together. You have such a good job. People are looking for money and status. Can you feel safe when you leave Beijing and go to Dehong with me? "
" In a person's life, there are too many things that are more important than security. "
03 "The birth of the banyan tree root house and daily life
at the end of 2011, Li Yang and Le Andong took out all their savings
decided to build a house in the Jingpo cottage
, move the family to
and devote full-time education to local children
A Beijing CBD white-collar worker
turned into a blood and tear story of a contractor in Dashan, Yunnan
started the process of building a house
can be described by ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties
The workers in the mountains are mostly illiterate
zz and cannot understand the drawings. Li Yang and Le Andonghad to communicate with the designer remotely every day
figured out every detail, and then
made a gesture to the workers to listen to
.What's more painful foris that they still absent from work at all times.
The reason makes it hard to refuse "Last night I drank too much" ji
"It's going to rain"
The mountain people here are idle and they are used to
. The sad reminder is that the black-hearted foreman
not only embezzled the construction materials, but also deducted the wages of the workers.
directly caused the budget to be changed from 400,000 to 800,000
. Corruption of funds
, while still trying to find a way to raise money with Anton
, for this reason, she delayed her resignation by one year.
began to travel frequently in Yunnan and Beijing
for half a month at the Yunnan construction site as a female man
for half a month in Beijing In the workplace, the female man
's daily sleep time is squeezed to only two or three hours left.
is challenging her physical limit every day.
Le Andong is crowdfunding
on foreign websites while guarding the construction site
sometimes to guard the work shed
at night A person sleeps in the grass where mosquitoes fly around
and their clothes...
only then has the "Banyan Root House"
May 2013
after a full 18-month construction period
They built their home in Dehong
It is a two-story building built on a hillside. The building area is 380 square meters. There is also a yard of 4 acres. The first floor is a multifunctional activity room. The office is
, the bedroom for the couple. There are also three rooms for children and volunteers. The guest room
Banyan Tree Root House
is the home of Li Yang and An Dong
is also a public activity space for children in the village
At first, the roots of the banyan tree were only open on weekends and winter and summer vacations.
Make your own bed, cook by yourself
come and go
take it here to be the master
during the day, children can read books, paint, sing, watch movies, and play games
as a children's education charity
z The purpose of 1z banyan tree roots is to help local children build
"confidence and self-identity"
To this end, Le Andong couple and volunteers
designed a series of language and art courses for children
such as puppet show
role play The game
not only exercises the
language expression ability of the shy Jingpo children,
helps them open their hearts
, but also allows the ancient legend of Jingpo that is about to be lost,
, as the creative material of the puppet show.
From puppet making, script writing, setting to analog sound effects,
needs each child to show his talents.
There is a boy named Dao Kunweng
doesn’t like to talk, but with special skill
can make a few exquisite ones in one day Puppets
In June 2014, Li Yang and Anton took the children
for the first puppet show tour in the whole village
. Adults all saw
with gusto as the great hero behind the scenes. But Beier is proud of
The roots of the banyan tree also has a "hip-hop troupe"
is a group that has been labeled badBoys of the juvenile label
Some of them have a father who is a drug addict
and they also have the habit of smoking and alcoholism
in Li Yang's opinion
This is because of the lack of self-control
and street dancing satisfies the boys' love of being cool. The character
can exercise willpower
Hip-hop class is inspired by children
Li Yang accidentally discovered that
these "little bandits" have a high enthusiasm for hip-hop,
's flexible body mimics difficult movements to be realistic Like
, she invited professional street dance teachers from Mangshi Hongwu Club to come to the class
and sealed them as "officials" according to their specialties. The boy with the best strength is the technical director
, and the most musical is the music director
. It is the fashion director who loves the beauty...
inspires their sense of honor and responsibility
Now, this street dance team
is the most dazzling whirlwind in the village of Jingpo
. The happy events in the village
will invite street dancing boys to go. Dance a section of
with the help of the roots of the banyan tree
they also walked out of Dehong
Beijing Song Qingling's former residence show
Shanghai TV program recording
Chengdu World Street Dance Competition China Division
have left their shadows
3z
3z
3zz3 I have found my own career learning direction
At this time, whether you still smoke or drink alcohol is no longer the key.
Li Yang and Le Andong both believe that
they have enough self-control
to resist the temptation of drugs
will never step into drugs. The footsteps of the parents
However, the roots of the banyan tree have the most amazing courses
, such as "Happy English Camp"
. The 7-day English camp
has to challenge the "impossible task"
learn at least 6 English songs by the time of graduation.
speaks a large section of self-introduction in English
reads an article in English
but most Jingpo children’s English scores
can only be described as "a mess" to describe the average level of
primary school graduates
is still at 26 letters. The order is unclear
. So when Li Yang announced the goal,
children laughed
"Teacher, are you funny? How is this possible?
!"
But Li Yang and Le Andong used practical actions Prove that
they want to play real
the first day the children enter the English camp
z0 z found that all the items of the root of the banyan treewere tagged in English
every morning
they were
who woke up on the
funny news broadcast of the root of the banyan tree, Li Yang and Anton
would use children as the protagonists
Arrange the funny fake news
and broadcast it in Zawa, Chinese and English
in a serious manner.
often makes the children happy
every night, the children’s game is
arranged in English letters
with the body, and English movies are also accompanied Or the English song to fall asleep
. The way to teach is even more brain-opened.
is played by Mr. Le Andong, the robot
. All parts of his body are labeled with English labels
. Children press which part
and that part will move like a robot Get up
and pronounce the pronunciation of the word in a weird tone at the same time:
and the most popular "village treasure hunt" game
Give each person a treasure hunt guide in English and an English-Chinese dictionary
Let the children work together to decipher the guide
zz Return to the ten treasures scattered around the village
to complete the task
and just like that, the children gradually became interested in English
and their motivation to learnThat's enough
, but the goal of the English training camp
is not to train children to become English masters
, but to challenge this seemingly impossible goal
to help them rebuild their confidence in learning
when the graduation certificate is issued,
Li Yang said to the children:
"After you go back, it doesn't matter if you forget all the words and sentences you learned in these seven days. I just want you to remember how you feel at the moment and let you know how good you are! No matter what you do, as long as you think about these seven days, you will know that you can learn anything, as long as you work hard!"
Last winter
strong wind blew a pavilion on the roots of the banyan tree
this spring
Teacher Jingpo of the roots of the banyan tree Run Yang Gan Weng’s brother
took the children to start the "Pavilion Reconstruction Project"
organized them to set up an engineering team
from cutting bamboo, preparing materials, digging holes, erecting piles
to breaking bamboo for flooring, building skeleton
and then doing railings and laying thatching.
allows them to use their hands-on ability and creativity in solving real-life problems.
exercises their collaboration skills and sharpens their will
. "Project-based learning"
abounds in the roots of the banyan tree
. These courses may not be able to cultivate schoolmaster
2z
Help the children to improve their self-awareness
to clarify what kind of person they will be in the future
04 Banyan root children
In 2009, the Banyan Root Children's Education Charity Organization was established
In 2013, the Banyan Root House was built
for nearly ten years.
The first batch of children from the roots of the banyan tree,
, also grew up from childhood to teenagers. Some of them have grown up
. Their destiny trajectory has quietly changed
October 2016
UN Women's Fifth "World Girl's Day"
Award Ceremony in Beijing Convening
among the six girls who won the "Girls Action Award" in the country
is a 16-year-old Jingpo girl
Sun Jiafeng
is a child who walked out of the root of a banyan tree
This is a very story-telling female classmate
and most of Jingpo cottages Compared with
Jiafeng, the child has a very happy family
. Both parents are around and open-minded
Jiafeng himself is also very competitive.
elementary school is a proper schoolmaster
in order to let his daughter receive a "better education"
after graduating from elementary school,
father sent Jiafeng to a key junior high school in the city. Feng's "tragedy" began.
, as the only Jingpo student in the school,
, a thin and dark Jiafeng
, tried to make a good relationship with his classmates in the city.
always actively cleans the dormitory and helps classmates get hot water
. It turned out that all the work of
fell on her
because, "The ones who came from the mountains are good bullies." The most terrifying thing about
is
due to the inconsistent teaching progress.
was regarded as the proud girl of heaven. Jiafeng
suddenly changed "Xueba" became a "scumbag"
The huge gap completely destroyed her self-confidence
She started smoking, drinking
and even self-inflicted...
saw her daughter become like this
parents transferred her back to her hometown
but the old one The cheerful and confident Jiafeng is gone.
She became melancholy and self-defeating
Li Yang watched her changes
vowed to change the former Jiafeng back to the root of the banyan tree
She let Jiafeng be her little assistant
If there is an event, let her organize and lead
and take her to participate quicklyLe English Camp
went to dance training class
itself has artistic talent, Jiafeng
is like a fish in the roots of the banyan tree.
finally changed back to the former bright and cheerful
. Today's Jiafeng is 18 years old and
has been admitted to the province's best Art High School:
High School Attached to Yunnan Arts University
Her paintings occasionally participate in the charity sale
has been able to subsidize her art course fees
with the help of Li Yang
Jiafeng also organized the girls in the village
to set up "Jingpo" Fashion studio"
designed and produced Jingpo ethnic costumes
. The girls plan to improve their original design level and give them to brides in difficulties in their families to make dresses
. They also plan to open an online shop
to sell Jingpo’s national costumes
around the world. The income helped the girls complete their studies
and it was this charity program
that won her the "Girls Action Award"
, and it also made Jingpo many girls who married early
saw another possibility in life
also in Banyan Tree Roots Recovering the self-confident
and 17-year-old juvenile Pai Aiyan
, his father took drugs and went to jail, and his mother ran away from home
once made the boy introverted
at the root of the banyan tree
His talents in dancing, photography, and singing were all inspired Come out
, especially the self-taught Michael Jackson dance steps
in the public performance of the village
surprised four people
Now Pai Aijun is a high school student
and many children who dropped out before finishing school are different from cosmology
Fascinated by
, he wrote the knowledge of astronomy and quantum physics that he learned on the Internet
into a general undergraduate reading "Universe in Gravitation"
and gave this book to many teachers and children
in order to share his travels in the scientific world. The fun
loves the heavy schoolwork in high school
rural students with poor basic foundation
have to improve grades through tutoring is very difficult
but Ai Yan never gave up
he said, even if I can’t go to college
, I don’t regret it, I have to try hard. Only then did I know that
In 2017, the roots of Banyan Tree held a 16th birthday party for Ai Yan
He Shenglei was also one of the members of the street dance team
The unhealthy teenager who once caused the principal and teacher to have a headache in the junior high school
smoking, drinking, fighting, and making Internet cafes
parents always shiver when they receive a call from the class teacher.
will definitely be taken to school for training.
He Shenglei was a kid when he was a kid
He Shenglei would give his classmates hand-made tattoos
(the custom of many ethnic minorities)
like hip-hop music and Street dance
will also dress up in the
street dance team. He serves as the fashion director
to design street dance costumes with Jingpo characteristics for his friends
Rong Shugen Fashion Director He Shenglei classmate
in the professional education plan, he is the first to go to
0z. Going to Kunming to study hairdressing and image design
, because he is a profession he likes, progressed very fast
he rode a little yellow car all over the city to find a job
, in He Shenglei’s own words,
's violent tempers from drinking and fighting before
were all worn out by work. The styling design of
is a profession he really loves. When learning craftsmanship, he practiced braiding in the dormitory.
now happily gives customers
hair dyeing, perm, washing, cutting, blowing, and maintenance every day. Yes, the customers are stunned by
, all smiles and resolves
He Shenglei who works hard;The hand that is often soaked in medicine
Now He Shenglei has already started his second professional study
He is an apprentice in the tattoo studio in Sanlitun, Beijing.
works diligently every day as an assistant to the tattoo artist
Dozens of paintings are practiced. Totem
is a serious apprentice, and I am always happy.
is the most rigorous teacher Zhu in the shop.
even he can’t help but praise He Shenglei:
"I am very serious in learning painting, too talented,
others for half a year. With the accumulated painting skills,
has basically passed the three months, and
will be able to practice on the skin right away.”
He Shenglei's painting works
He Shenglei, who is alone in the big city of Beijing,
always comes
z and insists on
z. Dispel the loneliness with raps written by himself.
get off work late at night and ride and share bicycles to go home
he is not afraid to get lost in this drunken environment
he knows what he wants
and 17-year-old chef 3zzz His parents divorced his character but very sunny now he is studying Chinese cooking in Kunming on vacation and returning to the roots of the banyan tree , the first thing he did is and his two chef partners, Sun Jiale and Tang Lemai, prepared by himself. Five or six tables to entertain the folks! We have heard too many "Entrance to university, go out of the mountains" slogan , but in Li Yang's view, is a unilaterally weak label for rural children and their hometown 3. Most children who understand and respect the roots of the banyan tree follow the path of vocational education They have high talents and aura in dance, art, costume design, etc. Vocational education can not only help them seek one The livelihood can also give them a sense of value becomes their dream of pursuing a lifetime Moreover, the source of these skills comes from their hometown , which makes children more willing to to return to their hometown, back feeding their hometown Li Yang and Le An Dong To this day, I don’t want my own children , but every child of the root of the banyan tree is their child . The love and patience they give to these children is no less than every father and mother in the world although many people cannot understand They chose the path of life but so what? "Other people's eyes, is the thing I don't care about the most. I always know that never let others define my success." Li Yang said. A person with a strong heart will never be influenced by others' choices A person with a wealth of heart is never eager to prove to others For Li Yang and Le Andong How rich and rich their heart is. Happiness knows everybody knows and knows each other, that is enough: Note: I released it with the authorization of the protagonist Li Yang and Le Andong. Part of the material comes from: Banyan Roots Children’s Education, the book "The Spring of Banyan Roots" (by Liu Lili, New World Press); the pictures in the article are by the Banyan Roots photographer volunteers and the Banyan Roots team staff Zhang Weikai, Liu Min, Li Bing, Xu Bowen, I would like to thank Cui Qian, Dong Linjie, Tao Jiajia, Zhang Yu, Zhao Jingpeng, Paoyang Ganweng, Li Weiping, Liao Tiegang, Ding Li, Bian Ye, Zhu Benrong, Vivian, Li Yang, Le Andong and others for shooting. - End- Today's interactive comment Li Yang and Le Andong’s transnational love and charity ideals, what do you think? Let’s talk about it in the message area~ Yimei Media Original We are committed to spreading public welfare, social innovation, and a beautiful lifestyle. We are updated daily. It is worthy of your long-term attention~ If you feel good, welcome to share, and leave your thoughts at the end of the article If you need to reprint the words , please contact Yimeijun (WX: yimeijun2008) for authorization. Being alive, it is worth living better, worth more beautiful encounters! [Extended reading]
