In Xincai County, Zhumadian, there lies a touching family of educators.

For more than half a century, three generations and seven teachers have taken root in the countryside and kept their posts on rural school podiums. In 1971, Hou Quanliang stepped onto a rural teaching platform and stayed for 37 years. Despite harsh conditions, he made his own teaching aids to inspire students to learn actively. The chalk passed from grandparents to parents, and then into the hands of the younger generation, with the torch carried forward from generation to generation.

Family tradition nourishes teaching style, and original aspiration cultivates new talent. There are no earth-shaking feats, only silent persistence day after day. One generation lights a beam of light, and three generations relay the effort, paving a path to education for rural students. One piece of chalk, two sleeves of clean breeze, three generations of persistence, and cultivation through all four seasons. Pay tribute to the ordinary yet great rural educators!