Li Yongbing examinies his students' homework while his son Li Zihao playing beside at home in Fuxin Township, Mianzhu City, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on May 1, 2009. Li Yongbing, 28 years of age, is a teacher at a primary school at Qingping Village in Mianzhu City. His wife Wang Qin, who was also his colleague, died in the May 12 earthquake last year and left their little son behind. In the first few months after the disaster, Li Yongbing worked as a volunteer. When his former primary school resumed class in August 2008, he returned to his post. From September last year, he started to take and learn psychological guidance as a volunteer and later helped his students to recover from the pains caused by the earthquake. [Xinhua]

Li Yongbing holding his son chats with his students in Fuxin Township, Mianzhu City, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on May 4, 2009.  [Xinhua]