Alimu

Xinhuanet, Guiyang, December 29 (Reporter Li Jinfeng) A nearly 40-year-old Uyghur man from Xinjiang was in the Bijie area of ??Guizhou Province, located in the mountainous area of ??southwest China. During the eight years of his life, he saved more than 100,000 yuan by selling mutton kebabs, which he donated to hundreds of poor students. His deeds caused strong reactions on the Chinese Internet.

In the "China Internet Affairs·Touching 2010" annual Internet personality selection event sponsored by Xinhua News Agency, Alimu from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region because of his "hard-earned money" full of the smell of kebabs, He became a candidate for supporting hundreds of poor students to continue their studies.

Alimu, who was born in Hejing County, Xinjiang, grew up in a poor family and chose to join the army when he was in the second year of high school. After demobilization, Alimu was assigned to work in a supply and marketing cooperative in a remote town. Because they are kind-hearted, the poor local people always get credit. A year later, Alimu lost his job because he could not collect his debt.

After wandering around the world for many years, with the help of a bar owner, Alimu started a kebab business in Bijie, Guizhou, and has since settled down.

In April 2002, Alimu passed through Zhenyuan County, Guizhou Province and participated in putting out a mountain fire. The local government rewarded him with 300 yuan in cash. After returning to Bijie, Alimu donated the bonus and 200 yuan of her own money through the Bijie Women's Federation to a girl from Bijie College who was on the verge of dropping out of school due to poverty.

"500 yuan is just a small amount for many people, but it can be of great help to poor students." From then on, the simple Alimu started earning money from kebabs. money to support the lives of poor students.

In the autumn of 2006, Alimu came to Bijie College, the only undergraduate college in the Bijie area, with 5,000 yuan saved from grilling mutton skewers, and proposed that he would contribute money every year to help needy students in the college.

Tang Yuhua, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Bijie University, recalled: "Alimu carried a large pile of money of all denominations, and it also smelled like kebabs." Soon, Bijie University, This scholarship, which is the smallest in the school, is named "Alimu Scholarship" and supports 20 poor students every year.

From 2002 to the present, Alimu has no idea how many students he has supported. “There are more than a hundred students who have been directly supported. Over the years, I have used any extra money to support them,” he said. In addition to delivering school supplies to students in some schools, there should be hundreds of students."

The gross profit of a skewer of mutton is only 3 cents, while two years ago, the gross profit was only 2 cents.

In order to save money, Alimu always buys three large bags of naan and puts them in the cupboard every time he goes to Guiyang, the provincial capital. Just add a cup of water to a naan and you'll have a complete meal. "Many rich people make their lives too complicated, and I don't like it. Life is all about eating enough," Alimu said.

Alimu has an almost worshipful respect for culture and education. He said: "Gambling, drinking, and crime are not high-tech, so those who are uneducated only like it. If everyone understands high-tech, they will live a good life, so I help those children learn culture and technology, and I I’m very happy, too.”

Alimu, who is enthusiastic about donating money for education, became a well-known local “celebrity” after being reported by the media. Some residents and netizens often visit his kebab stall. Netizen "I am the only one" said that when he left Bijie, he deliberately went to eat Alimu's mutton skewers, silently thanking him for his persistence and kindness.

More and more netizens are paying attention to this bearded man from Xinjiang and calling him "the 'philanthropist' of kebabs." Some netizens commented: "Mr. Alimu used his most ordinary life to compose the most extraordinary music."

As of 15:00 on December 29, in the "China Internet Affairs·Moving 2010" annual network In the character selection, more than 18,000 netizens voted for Alimu.

Inspired by Alimu, more people began to donate money for education. Tang Yuhua said that Bijie College now distributes more than 1 million yuan in scholarships from all walks of life to poor students every year. “Many of them took the initiative to contact the college after hearing about Alimu’s deeds.

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Bijie Forum netizen "admin" said that due to Alimu's influence, he has now begun to sponsor two poor children. "I really hope there are more people like Alimu in the society."

< p> Money and reputation are not important to Alimu. Alimu said that as long as people live a valuable life, "My old squad leader when I was in the army once said that the small one is the family and the big one is the country. When the country and people need you, anyone who can stand up is a hero."