Shenzhen University president Li Qingquan (C) confers an award to Professor Michael Geoffrey Somekh at a ceremony yesterday, Teachers’ Day. A group of top-performing teachers were awarded at the ceremony attended by more than 2,800 teachers and students. There are about 16.74 million teachers in China, a 79-percent surge from the figure in 1985 when China designated Sept. 10 as Teachers’ Day, according to the Ministry of Education.Chen Ximing |