Many parents have noticed positive changes in their children after they attended Pan's classes. "My son started to greet everyone he met politely, and his grades went up," said Reyihangul Yassen, 45. Her son Kawusab Ashan, 8, has been receiving tutoring from Pan for a year and a half. Reyihangul runs a small grocery store with her husband. All parents in the neighborhood know about Pan and trust her, she said. "Sometimes we can only pick up Kawusab from Pan's after the shop closes at midnight. She never complains and is always very supportive," Reyihangul said. "The classroom, which doesn't have nice desks and chairs like those in my school, is like a second home for me. Grandma Pan truly cares about us," Kawusab said. Pan is currently tutoring more than 30 children between age 6 and 11. She knows all their names, what grade they are in and what their parents do. She also enjoys visits from former students. Many of them have attended and some have graduated from universities. In July, Abubilajan Wushor, a former student of Pan who is attending the University of South China in Hunan province, returned to Shule during summer vacation. He offered to teach the children English. "It's the least I can do. It is great to be in the same classroom with Pan again," he said. For Pan, reunions are sweet. "I feel empty without the children. They are a part of my family," she said.custom silicone wristbandsmotivational wristbands for athletesband wristbandspersonalized silicone braceletscustomise fidget spinnerflash drive wristband
Shanghai Airlines has reintroduced cabin announcements in the Shanghai dialect on selected flights, following suggestions from passengers. The prerecorded messages will initially be played only on flights from Taipei and Kunming, Yunnan province, to Shanghai's Pudong and Hongqiao international airports. "We'll test the Shanghai dialect on these two services until the end of August," said Xu Mei, a manager in the carrier's passenger cabin services department. "If the feedback is positive, we may expand it to other flights." The 60-second messages will be broadcast before takeoff and landing, she added. Shanghai Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, operates about 350 flights a day to domestic and international destinations. It first introduced local dialect announcements in January 2012 but halted the practice without explanation a few years later. The return of the local language service appears to be an attempt by the airline to build its Shanghai brand, as well as to promote the city's image and its culture. To make sure the dialect is spoken with genuine flavor and fluency, the airline invited Huju Opera performer Mao Shanyu to record the messages along with Lin Jiaqing from the airline's passenger cabin services department, both of whom are Shanghai natives. "I have played quite a few characters, but this is the first time for me to be a chief flight attendant," Mao said. "I always think the promotion of the Shanghai dialect is the responsibility of people from all walks of life. The decision to use it on Shanghai Airlines flights is helpful in displaying the city's enthusiasm and charm, and I am willing to be part of it," she added. Questionnaires will be gathered from passengers after the flights, and their feedback will be reviewed before fine-tuning the service. Broadcasts in the local dialect have been part of Shanghai's public transportation system for years. According to a staff member at Shanghai Ba-shi Public Transportation (Group) Co, passenger feedback has been positive.
