TV drama series to chart life of Chinese teacher who gives thousands of poor rural girls the gift of education

The life story of respected Chinese educator Zhang Guimei, who has transformed the lives of thousands of impoverished girls with her lifelong devotion to giving them a free education, is to be turned into a TV drama series. China's film and television watchdog has approved the making of a drama titled "A School for Girls in the Mountains", which is based on the real-life story of how Zhang founded and led the first and only free high school for girls in one of the country's poorest areas. Since she founded the Huaping High School for Girls in Huaping county, Lijiang…