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Brave student honored for courageous act during earthquake

chinadaily.com.cn, January 08, 2025 Adjust font size:

The high school division of the Yinchuan Foreign Language Experimental School in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, organized an award ceremony on Monday to acknowledge Guo Qing's heroic deed of carrying a classmate during the recent earthquake evacuation. The boy's courageous act won widespread admiration online. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The high school division of the Yinchuan Foreign Language Experimental School in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, organized an award ceremony on Monday to acknowledge a student whose courageous deed of carrying his classmate at the first moment of an earthquake evacuation won widespread attention online.

"The recognition of this child will inspire more children to be kind-hearted people," said Hu Qing, the school's principal, during the award ceremony.

At 4:43 pm on Thursday, a 4.6-magnitude earthquake hit Yinchuan's Jinfeng district. In that critical moment of evacuation, Guo Qing, a second-year high school student, demonstrated remarkable courage and compassion. Upon noticing a classmate with mobility problems, Guo carried the classmate on his back to a safe location.