It's never too late to learn, at least for this Chinese great grandmother.
Zhao Shunjin, from Hangzhou in eastern China, has just been taught how to write her own name at the ripe age of 100.
Her son, Luo Rongsheng, 70, told CNN that Zhao announced at a family dinner in June that she would like to learn how to read and write.
She has now mastered about 100 Chinese characters after taking an intensive 10-day literacy program held by her neighborhood committee, according to Luo. She spent two hours learning to read and write every day.
"My mother has never been to school her entire life," Luo said. "She is old and longsighted, but was so determined to learn this time." Full story...
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Zhao Shunjin, from Hangzhou in eastern China, has just been taught how to write her own name at the ripe age of 100.
Her son, Luo Rongsheng, 70, told CNN that Zhao announced at a family dinner in June that she would like to learn how to read and write.
She has now mastered about 100 Chinese characters after taking an intensive 10-day literacy program held by her neighborhood committee, according to Luo. She spent two hours learning to read and write every day.
"My mother has never been to school her entire life," Luo said. "She is old and longsighted, but was so determined to learn this time." Full story...
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