Ye Zhiping is the principal of Sangzao Middle School in An County

An County

An County is a county in Mianyang, Sichuan, China.It has an area of 1,404 square kilometers and a population of 500,000.-Administrative divisions:An County has 17 towns and 3 townships.*Towns:**Anchang...

, Sichuan

Sichuan

' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...

, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

, noteworthy for saving thousands of his students.

Concerned over the structural integrity of school buildings, especially when facing an earthquake, he undertook special measures, collecting funds to strengthen existing structures. As a result, during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake

2008 Sichuan earthquake

The 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake was a deadly earthquake that measured at 8.0 Msand 7.9 Mw occurred at 14:28:01 CST...

, all 2,323 students emerged unharmed. This was in stark contrast to many other school buildings, which took disproportionate damage compared to other buildings, leading to criticisms of government standards for educational facilities, and even allegations of corruption in the construction of Chinese schools

Allegations of corruption in the construction of Chinese schools

The Sichuan schools corruption scandal was a series of allegations of corruption against officials involved in the construction of schools in regions affected by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake...

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