LeiJieqiong,afamous Chineseeducator,scholar andstateswomanpassed awayinBeijingonJanuary9. She was 106. Lei, who was also oneofthefoundersandaformerchairwomanoftheChina AssociationforPromoting Democracy,devotedher whole lifetoeducation. Althoughshe witnessedmanysignificant eventsinChinesehistoryand playedanimportantrolein manyofthem,shecherished her role as an educator. “I am only a teacher. Among allthetitles,I’ve had,I’d mostlike to be called professor,” she said.