(XINHUA)

Gong Xueming, a citizen in the city of Cixi, east China's Zhejiang Province, has moved many people with his continuous altruism over the past 15 years.

Gong, 40, has donated more than 700,000 yuan ($111,160) to more than 100 poor students although he himself is not a rich man. Before making donations, Gong would go to those students' homes for careful investigation.

Gong also leads volunteers to plead for more donations for poor students. With his help as a bridge for connecting poor students and donors, 5,758 students received help. After many media reports, Gong was widely praised for his kindness and perserverance in his city and then in the country.

Eye-catching Driver

(IC)

Zhou Yuande has drawn much public attention at the 2012 Dakar Car Rally, a major international automobile rally. The race this year started on January 1, in Mar Del Plata, on Argentina's Atlantic coast. The rally will have five stages and will end on the Pacific coast at Lima, Peru, on January 15.

This is Zhou's second appearance in the rally. Zhou and his partner finished 31st last year. As an amateur, Zhou aims to finish higher than 19th, the previous record for Chinese drivers at the competition.