Insights about what matters most in life from 11 people more than 100 years old in Hezhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Reporter Zhang Li, dialect translator Li Ziyu and photographer Huang Xiaotao tell the stories.

Zhong Zhaobing, 103

At a young age, Zhong showed extraordinary talent for reading and calligraphy. But he was forced to drop out of middle school for lack of money. In the 1960s, he was determined to help his son and daughter get a better education and started a successful cattle business. Now Zhong practices calligraphy every day and reads as much as he can in Hezhou's Changwan village.

"Education is the best soil to support children's growth and will nurture their minds for a lifetime."