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The heart-shaped waves hold up a gushing sun. Deng Xiaoping’s handwriting of “Project Hope” and the special English word “PROJECTHOPE” for Project Hope together form the The registered trademark of "Project Hope". This is the first time that the name of a public welfare social activity has been registered as a service trademark in my country.

The successful registration and authorized use of the Project Hope service trademark is of positive significance to maintaining the high reputation of "Project Hope" and strengthening the management of Project Hope. The China Youth Development Foundation also stated that with the permission of the China Youth Development Foundation, 31 provinces (municipalities, districts) and railway "Hope Office" related institutions will use the "Hope Project" service trademark in accordance with the law to carry out projects that are in line with the purpose of the "Hope Project" Various activities, other organizations or individuals, without permission and authorization, are not allowed to engage in various forms of activities in the name of "Project Hope", otherwise it will be considered illegal.

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When it comes to Project Hope, people always think of the big eyes. In May 1991, 7-year-old Su Mingjuan was a first-grade student at Zhangwan Primary School. China Youth Daily photojournalist Xie Hailong went to Jinzhai County to interview and photograph the Hope Project. He visited more than a dozen villages and finally came to Zhangwan Primary School and found Su Mingjuan, who was in class, caught his lens with a pair of "big eyes eager to read" that particularly represented the children in impoverished mountainous areas. This picture shows a little girl holding a pencil in her hand and looking straight ahead with two big eyes full of desire for knowledge. After the photo was published and titled "I want to go to school", it was quickly reprinted by major domestic newspapers and magazines and became a The propaganda symbol of China’s Project Hope, Su Mingjuan’s big eyes eager to read have also become the image representative of Project Hope.

In 1983, Su Mingjuan was born in an ordinary farm family in Zhangwan Village, Taoling Township, Jinzhai County, Anhui Province. Her parents made a living by fishing, raising silkworms, raising pigs, farming, and growing chestnuts. The family lived a normal life. Struggle and simple rural life.

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Like "Big Eyes", "Big Snot" and "Little Bald Head" also left a deep impression on people.

These three young people are the protagonists of the three iconic photos of Project Hope: "Big Eyes" Su Mingjuan, "Big Snot" Hu Shanhui, and "Little Bald Head" Zhang Tianyi. With their eagerness to go to school and their own experiences, they aroused an upsurge in people across the country donating money for education. By the end of last year, Project Hope had donated 2.75 million poor students, aided the construction of 11,888 Hope primary schools, and had received a total of 2.73 billion yuan in donations from home and abroad.

"Big Snot" almost replaced "Big Eyes"

"Big Eyes" Su Mingjuan is a well-known iconic photo of Project Hope. However, the "big nose" almost replaced the "big eyes" as the iconic photo of Project Hope. According to a person from the China Youth Development Foundation, "Big Nose" is one of the most frequently used photos in Project Hope. Everyone who sees the photo will think of "Big Nose" shouting at the top of his lungs: "I want to go to school!"

"Big Nose"'s real name is Hu Shanhui, and he is a volunteer in the logistics force of Jinan Military Region. In 1992, when the famous photojournalist Xie Hailong used his lens to investigate the rural education situation, he saw through the window paper that children were reading the words "mountain, stone, water, fire". "Big Nose" read very hard, his brows were furrowed and his nose was running.

The image of "Big Snot" became very popular after it was published, and almost replaced "Big Eyes" as the iconic photo of Project Hope. "Later, I chose Su Mingjuan because I felt that girls can move people more. "Journalist Xie Hailong, who photographed the three children, said. In 1992, Project Hope began to be promoted on a large scale, and "Big Nose", "Big Eyes" and "Little Bald Head" became household names.

The "little bald head" has never received a penny from Project Hope

The boy known as the "little bald head" has particularly impressed countless caring people with his endearing image. person. He is Zhang Tianyi. The 20-year-old is a second-year student at Jiangsu Yancheng Institute of Technology.

“I have never received a penny from Project Hope.” Zhang Tianyi revealed to reporters, “After the photo was published in the newspaper, I received a donation of 300 yuan from a caring person, which was designated for me and the person on the photo. Another friend gave me 200 yuan and gave him 100 yuan. His family felt that his friend was poorer than ours, so we gave him all the money." Not long after, "Little Baldhead" followed. My family moved from Anhui to Wuxi, Jiangsu to work.

"Everyone only knows my image, but they don't know my name. And because my family moved, I have never received a penny from Project Hope." "Little Baldhead" said, "But I can complete it smoothly. I was able to get into college with the help of caring people in society. The school waived my tuition fees, and my teachers helped me with my life and study. ”

“Big Eyes” graduated from college. , has been hired by a bank in Anhui. "Big Nose" became a soldier, and "Little Baldhead" was a sophomore in college.

The "little bald head" has a round forehead, a bald head, a slightly sunken nose bridge, a wrinkled brow, and a bulging mouth. These are not the most beautiful photos of the "little bald head" A place that impresses people. If you look carefully, you will feel that these eyes do not look like those of a child. There is something indescribable in the slightly sad pupils, which contains not only the spark left by hope, but also a helpless acceptance of reality. . If Su Mingjuan's eyes are more shocking than pity, then the "little bald head" is more pity than shocking. Because of this, it makes people feel particularly loved and sad. In 1992, Zhang Tianyi's family left their hometown in Jinzhai County, Anhui Province and came to Wuxi. His foreign registration made him repeatedly frustrated in his studies. After experiencing so many things, Zhang Tianyi once made up his mind to give up studying and work part-time to make money. But Zhang Tianyi's mother discovered her son's thoughts. After experiencing countless hardships, her mother said to Zhang Tianyi: "If you come home, there will be no hope for our family. No matter what, you must read the book."

Later, the school stipulated that on the basis of free tuition, members of the school's party branch would take turns paying for Zhang Tianyi's living expenses. This kind of donation continued until Zhang Tianyi finished his senior year of high school. With the encouragement of so many people and the influence of his mother, Zhang Tianyi not only gave up the idea of ??dropping out of school, but also studied harder.

Today, he is a sophomore student at Yancheng Institute of Technology in Jiangsu Province. At school, no one knew that he was the "little bald man" back then, and he kept the photos hidden in his heart. Zhang Tianyi said: "Although I have lived a poor life since I was a child, so many kind people have helped me. I am really grateful to them, especially my mother, teachers and classmates at school."

In 1996, when Xie Hailong paid a return visit, he found that Hu Shanhui had become thick-browed and big-eyed at this time. When Xie Hailong visited him, he was still in fourth grade. Five years later, he dropped out of school due to poverty.

In 2001, I learned from Hu Shanhui’s family that Hu Shanhui had not been admitted to high school and that his second brother was doing very well in studies. Hu Shanhui went to work in a restaurant in the county to support his brother’s education. Xie Hailong was very moved by this and immediately took a car to find him. When we met, Hu Shanhui said: "Uncle, although I am not very good at studying and have failed your hopes, I will not give up my studies. I will make money first and then go to college when I have the opportunity. In order to thank you, I will give you Make some of my specialty dishes..." Today's "Big Nose" Hu Shanhui is already a volunteer in the logistics force of the People's Communist Party of China and the Jinan Military Region of the People's Republic of China.