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The school accepts children from families with annual income less than
$300. In addition to free education, it also provides free boarding,
school supplies, food, traditional clothing, as well as basic medical
care. Besides the regular curriculum taught in public schools, children
at Puli also learn subjects of Tibetan culture including language, arts,
herbal medicine and dancing.
Chiaoyang and
"Migratory Bird" cafe
Besides Aniu, the most influential figure on Puli's history is a Chinese
lady named Chiaoyang. In 2002, after trekking the pilgrimage circle, she fell
in love with Dechin and the sacred mountain Kawa Karpo. She left her city job and opened a
small cafe, called Migratory Bird, right in front of the majestic
mountain.
Yet, mountain God Kawa Karpo has a larger plan for her. After moving
to Dechin, she was drawn by Aniu's heroic efforts and became more and more involved in helping Aniu with Puli School.
For five years, she has worked tirelessly as an volunteer accountant and an avid
advocate for the school. With her association with professional
people in the large cities in mainland China, she brought in large amount of funds to support
the school. Chiaoyang also helped set up and maintain a website
which enabled Puli to gain much publicity. Young Chinese people from
mainland China started to come to Puli to volunteer as teachers. These
Chinese volunteers consist of the majority of the faculty working at
Puli. Even the local government showed their token of support: a teacher
has been assigned by the government to teach at Puli.
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