(CFP)

Xiang Xinyuan, a senior middle school student, won nationwide praise because she bravely saved a drowning boy in freezing winter.

Xiang, 16, is a grade three student in a senior middle school in Guiyang, capital of Guizhou Province. On January 31, 2012, while walking alongside a river, she found that a little boy was drowning. Without even taking off her coat and boots, Xiang dashed into the river and swam toward the boy. After saving the boy, Xiang left silently without leaving her name.

After media reports, Xiang became famous on the Internet and she was dubbed "the most beautiful girl in Guiyang" by netizens.

"I just did what I thought was right. I never thought of becoming famous," said Xiang.