THE top 10 people in Qingdao who had impressed the city with their stories were announced at a ceremony for the “Moving Qingdao 2010” program Jan. 20.

    According to the votes, the 10 people were Yu Xiuzhen, a woman devoted to charity work, Wang Jianming, a sign language teacher, Wang Chunmei, a woman who has served a daily help hotline for 11 years, Lu Gangjun, a bus driver, Zhu Baoying, a farmer who donated a kidney to his stepson, Zhang Ji, a policeman, Li Peng, a volunteer in Africa, Yang Yuhuan, a cleaner who carries his son to school every day, Lin Fengqian, a man who has funded the education of the sons of a blind couple for more than 10 years, and Sheng rujin, a primary school pupil who was supporting his family. Three organizations were also awarded at the ceremony.

    “I have not left any valuables for my son, but I want him to pass on my love for charity and keep doing it from generation to generation,” Yu Xiuzhen said at the ceremony. “I did only what a mother should do. It is not me who impressed the city, but it is the city that impressed me,” Yang Yuhuan also said after receiving the award. Every winner expressed their feelings about love and kindness at the ceremony. (Wang Yuanyuan, Jia Zhen)