(english.cnhubei.com) There was once a foreign teacher in Jianli County of central China’s Hubei Province who was respected by students for his kindness and his excellent teaching skill.

His name is Pearl and what local people don’t know is that Pearl is the former mayor of South Melbourne city of Australian.

Pearl took the post of South Melbourne mayor in 1979 to 1987 and came to Hubei as a volunteer in 1996.

Jianli is a poor county but Pearl never uttered a word of complaint. “I want to do something meaningful to help Hubei people”, Pearl said.