Kindling

The peach blossoms of Li Town sway in the yearly breeze, and the fields are fragrant with fruit. A teacher’s duty is to impart knowledge, teach skills, and answer questions. Weng Sili, a graduate student at Tongda University, answered the school’s call to take part in the volunteer teaching program in Lizhuang. She became one of the legendary new Xiajiang arrivals. As she teaches and nurtures her students, she gradually uncovers the glorious traces their ancestors left behind, awakening memories that had lain dormant in the town for more than fifty years. Education has never had a beginning, nor will it ever end. What endures is a profound cultural heritage and faith…