Zhang Lili

Zhang Lili is a teacher at the No. 19 Middle School in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province. She sustained serious injuries after saving two students from being hit by an oncoming bus on May 8.

Zhang and her students were crossing the road just outside the school gates when suddenly a runaway school bus veered towards the students. Zhang managed to push both students out of the vehicle's destructive path, but she herself did get run over. Her legs were crushed and later had to be amputated above the knee.

Born on Jan. 19, 1984, in Jiamusi, Zhang was a 168-cm-tall lively and cheerful young woman who had dedicated herself entirely to her job. She got married in 2009. The couple planned on having a baby after her class' graduation.

Zhang's act of heroism has moved numerous people. She was even named "most beautiful teacher" by netizens. She was awarded the "May 1 Labor Medal" and conferred the title of "Female Pace-setter" by authorities last May. She became a Party member in July.

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