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"Good Chinese Man" Xie Xianlei: 3 months of earthquake rescue and 16 years of funding for orphans

"Good Chinese Man" Xie Xianlei: 3 months of earthquake rescue and 16 years of funding for orphans

"Good Chinese Man" Xie Xianlei: 3 months of earthquake rescue and 16 years of funding for orphans

On July 30, the second quarter of 2024 "China's Good People List" was released, and 10 people from Anhui were on the list. Among them, including Xie Xianlei, a retired soldier from Huaibei. Xie Xianlei participated in the rescue of the Wenchuan earthquake, formed a deep friendship with 5 rescued earthquake orphans, and insisted on sponsoring for 16 years.

In 2001, Xie Xianlei, who was 19 years old at the time, took the initiative to sign up for the army, and during the 8 years of service in the army, Xie Xianlei performed well and won many military merits. After the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, Xie Xianlei and his unit entered the disaster area to carry out rescue and rescue on the second day of the earthquake.

The disaster relief mission of more than three months has greatly increased and touched Xie Xianlei. Because of his outstanding performance and good leadership, Xie Xianlei was personally awarded a third-class meritorious service, and the collective was awarded a second-class meritorious service.

In the process of disaster relief, Xie Xianlei also formed a deep friendship with five earthquake orphans, and since then he has insisted on sponsoring several children free of charge, and the funded earthquake orphans are grateful to call Xie Xianlei "Xie Dad".

"Good Chinese Man" Xie Xianlei: 3 months of earthquake rescue and 16 years of funding for orphans

Xie Xianlei, a retired soldier.

In 2009, Xie Xianlei retired from the army and returned to his hometown of Baishan Town, Suixi County, Huaibei City, to start a business. After that, Xie Xianlei came into contact with the gypsum line production project. He built a production plant in the village and became the leader of the village to get rich, and the villagers achieved employment at their doorstep.

In the rural areas of northern Anhui to handle weddings, funerals, and celebrations, there is a special post responsible for organizing and coordinating the work, called "General Manager". Xie Xianlei, who won the trust of the villagers, also became the "president". Xie Xianlei exerted the influence of this profession to carry out activities to change customs and customs, guiding everyone to consciously abandon outdated habits such as sky-high bride prices, reducing unnecessary waste caused by pomp and circumstance, reducing economic pressure for many villagers and cultivating good folk customs in the village.

"Good Chinese Man" Xie Xianlei: 3 months of earthquake rescue and 16 years of funding for orphans

It is worth mentioning that Xie Xianlei was awarded the "Anhui Good Man", and her sister Xie Dandan was influenced by her brother and has always been enthusiastic about public welfare and selfless dedication.

On July 30, Xie Xianlei won the title of "Good Person of China" in the second quarter of 2024 for sponsoring earthquake orphans for 16 years and enthusiastically helping neighbors and advocating civilized rural customs. (Reporter Zhu Hanxiang)

Source | Jianghuai Morning News, Anhui Civilization Network

Editor-in-charge | Yuan Dandan Editor| Wang ling

Organizer | Anhui Provincial Cyberspace Administration and Provincial Government Information Office

Platform construction and technical support | Anhui New Media Group

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