Recently, a thrilling video titled “Yellow-Shoes Guy Rescues Someone on a Cliff” has gone viral on Douyin and other short-video platforms, drawing nationwide likes and steadily climbing in popularity. In the footage, a young man in yellow shoes, fearless in the face of danger, stepped forward and successfully rescued a trapped person at the edge of a steep cliff, demonstrating the responsibility of youth through his brave actions. This courageous rescuer is Shen Daoren, a student of Class 205, Japanese Language Department, School of Continuing Education and International Cooperation and Exchange at our college.

Screenshot from the platform video

The student himself is the one in yellow shoes on the left

Selected comments on the video

According to reports, on the day of the incident, a man was trapped on a seaside cliff. At the critical moment, Shen Daoren stepped forward. With no safety protection whatsoever, he carefully climbed the steep rock face to approach the trapped person, firmly held the man's body to steady him, remained calm and composed throughout, and acted with resolve—ultimately helping the trapped man escape danger and averting an accidental crisis.

Shen Daoren, the “Yellow-Shoes Guy”

After Shen Daoren's heartwarming act of bravery was filmed and shared by on-site netizens, it quickly trended on short-video platforms. Countless netizens liked and commented on the kind and brave “Yellow-Shoes Guy,” praising his admirable qualities of staying undaunted in the face of danger and stepping forward, which reflect the responsibility and commitment of the youth of the new era.

Upon learning of Shen Daoren's heroic deed, the College immediately verified the details of the incident, highly commended his noble act of bravery, and promptly activated the “Special Fund for Acts of Bravery and Justice,” deciding to commend Shen Daoren and award him a special bonus of 5,000 yuan, so as to recognize his heroic act, promote positive energy, and set a role model on campus.

Awarding the student a cash bonus of 5,000 yuan

Fostering virtue and nurturing people is the fundamental mission of education, and esteeming virtue and pursuing good is the fine character of our campus. In recent years, our College has always adhered to a people-centered approach to education with moral education as the priority, deepening character education and cultivating a culture of goodwill, striving to nurture a new generation of youth who are warm-hearted, responsible, and compassionate. Both on and off campus, heartwarming stories of Maple Leaf faculty and students helping others and stepping up to assist keep emerging; they put their original aspiration into action through concrete deeds, fully demonstrating the fruitful outcomes of our character education and the upward, goodwill-oriented spirit of our faculty and students.

In the future, the College will continue to publicize and commend advanced role models, vigorously promote the fine ethos of acting bravely for justice and esteeming virtue and pursuing good, and use the power of exemplars to guide all faculty and students to keep light in their eyes and love in their hearts, to strive upward and toward good, and to grow into a new generation of youth who cherish kindness, shoulder responsibility, and live up to their prime years!