Ding Ning Fan Club Marks Ten Years of Annual Education Charity Visits to Sichuan Mountain School
On June 12, representatives from Ding Ning’s fan club joined journalists from Ping-Pong World magazine at Tianyi Primary School in Xuyong County, Sichuan Province, carrying scholarships, books, supplies, and sports equipment. It was the tenth year of the fan club’s annual education charity visit.
The program began in 2017 — every June, Ding Ning’s birth month — the club travels to this mountain school. Over the years three schools have been supported: Changchuan School in Gansu, Tianyi Primary School, and a kindergarten in Xinjiang.
Annual scholarship certificates are personally signed by Ding Ning. The “Ding Dang Dream Library” now holds thousands of books. A “Dream Supermarket” lets students exchange academic merit points for supplies and sports equipment.
Tianyi Primary School has 121 students. Fifth-grader Huang Xinyue, one of this year’s scholarship recipients, said: “Thank you to Ding Ning and the fan club. Knowing that so many people care about us from afar gives us strength. When we grow up, we will pass on this kindness to others.”
Ping-Pong World magazine has brought copies of the magazine to Tianyi every year since 2020. Children here have grown familiar with ping-pong stars, and the school tables are regularly surrounded by eager young players.
In ten years, the fan club has distributed 86,820 RMB in scholarships, invested 33,000 RMB in a library with 4,390 books, spent nearly 60,000 RMB on 11,376 items for the Dream Supermarket, and donated over 240,000 RMB in total.