Girl who lost family, adopted by teacher, aims to be educator too

September 10 is China's Teachers' Day, and a heartwarming story about a student and her teacher in southwest China's Sichuan Province is moving many people online. When Zhang Zheng was eight, she had no relatives to rely on. The child lived alone in her family's modest tiled house. "I was always scared at night, so I kept a cleaver by my bed." That was until her primary school teacher, Jiang Xianfang, asked her: "Would you like to come home with me?" That one question changed the girl's life. From age 10 to 18, Zhang Zheng lived with Jiang's family. Two months after moving in, Zhang started calling her "mom." This summer, Zhang scored 598 on the national college entrance examination, known as the gaokao, and was admitted to Sichuan Normal University as a government-funded student. She aims to return to her hometown to devote herself to education after graduation. She said: "I want to hold more children's hands, just as my teacher once held mine." 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and stay updated with our latest analysis and interviews:👇 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgrNz-aDmcr2uuto8_DL2jg 👈 Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video Most watched videos: Impossible Challenge: 30 seconds to count banknotes BLINDFOLDED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmP_Ybj-jws Impossible Challenge: Gymnastics Boy Arat Hosseini from Iran! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sxX--U4c8w Impossible Challenge: How to calm babies in 5 seconds? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR3q9sXM7WA