On 3rd, Nov. 2019, the Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, USTB set a partnership and donate books to Zhangping Village, XiChuan County. Over 700 books were donated. Schoolchildren and their parents thumbed up for this donation.

Zhangping Village is located at the southwest of Qianan Town and it is about 6 km away from the town. It is one of several villages in Xichuan County and it is also one of the documented poverty villages. The village now has 154 families which include 682 villagers and 2 villager groups. The institute gained a lot of information from the Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development at the USTB, so on 16th Oct. 2019, the institute organized a donation on the first floor of the Corrosion building. 6 CPC groups and 14 party member joined the donation. Over 700 books were gathers including “Arabian Nights”, “Andersen's Fairy Tales”etc.. Faculties and students also record video clips and write letters to encourage young schoolchildren to study hard.

The donation event makes the faculties and students realized that it is a positive thing to pass on the right spirit. The institute will continue to support the village and help them to carry on the poverty alleviation work.