How is the university lecturer who left the city to live in the mountains like a primitive person after 14 years?

GĐXH - The story behind two lecturers at China's most prestigious university giving up their dream jobs and becoming social contrarians has been revealed.

Failed PhD, university lecturer leaves city for mountains to live like primitive people

Vuong Thanh Tung came from a poor background but excelled in entering a top university in China.

Born in a poor countryside in Luoyang City, Henan Province (China), Wang Qingsong’s family (born in 1960) has a tradition of farming. Children from poor families, stuck in remote, mountainous villages often have little chance of being lucky in life.

The only way to change one’s destiny is to study and work hard. Realizing that, Thanh Tung strived and became one of the few young people in the village to have a high school diploma. His outstanding academic achievements gave the poor student the opportunity to be recruited directly into a local government agency.

However, the job did not last long and the young man believed that he could go further. So, as soon as the university entrance examination system was restored in 1979, Thanh Tung gave up his civil servant position and studied day and night.

Failing the doctoral exam twice, Mr. Vuong Thanh Tung - a lecturer at Peking University (China) quit his job and returned to his hometown to live in seclusion. Photo source: Sohu

The young man achieved excellent results in the university entrance examination at the age of 22 and studied at Peking University. Wang Qingsong graduated with a bachelor's degree in Political Science in 1979, a master's degree in Law in 1983 and stayed at Peking University to teach.

In 1985, the "qigong health care" craze broke out in China. With his experience practicing martial arts as a child, Wang Qingsong grasped the trend and decided to establish health training classes at Peking University as well as facilities outside the school.

At that time, the price of 10 yuan per class was not cheap, but every class was full and he earned a considerable amount of money. It was also in these classes that Wang Qingsong met his wife Zhang Mei, who was also a lecturer in the English Department of Peking University.

By 1990, the "health care" craze had died down, Wang Qingsung's classes were no longer held, and he lost an important source of income.

Thanh Tung returned to focus on teaching in the classroom and wanted to pursue a doctorate in Philosophy. He applied for a doctorate under the guidance of Professor Duong Nhat Kiet of the Department of Philosophy at Peking University but was rejected.

He returned to take his doctoral exam in Law but still failed. His pride and the fact that he had always been successful in his work for a long time shocked Vuong Thanh Tung and he could not accept the failure.

University lecturer leaves city for mountain, current life is surprising

The moment when Mr. Vuong The Tung's wife - also a lecturer at Peking University - and her son worked on the mountain was captured by the teacher's friend's camera.

Finally, he and his wife quit their jobs at Peking University to live in the mountains. In the eyes of everyone, their decision was no different from "crazy people". Despite family objections, he still spent 200,000 yuan (about 670 million VND) to rent 2,500 acres of hilly land for 50 years to farm and start a self-sufficient life.

The two submitted their resignations and quietly left with 3.5 million yuan in savings. At that time, this was a huge sum of money, and this solid financial foundation gave the couple the confidence to quit their jobs.

The couple retreated to the mountains and began a self-sufficient life, growing crops, raising pigs, goats, and cows on a 2,500-acre plot of land for a rent of 200,000 yuan for 50 years. The couple gave birth to a son, Wang Xiaowu. When the child was 7 years old, a close friend came to visit Wang Qingsong and his wife.

The child was frightened by the camera and asked his parents what it was. That was the moment the couple knew it was time to return to the city.

In 2011, Vuong Thanh Tung and his wife sold their mountain property, ending 11 years of seclusion and bringing their son back to the city from the mountain. He contacted his old friend for help.

On March 19, 2011, reporter Tang Shizong working at Xinhua News Agency unexpectedly received a call from an old friend. Reporter Tang Shizong then wrote an article about his friend's experience, published it, and attracted attention throughout China.

Mr. Wang's family immediately attracted media attention with headlines like "Peking University teacher flees to the mountains." The press invited him for interviews, but he chose to stay away from the public. Wang Qingsong enrolled his children in the Peking University Primary School.

In 2020, his friend Duong The Tang still mentioned Vuong Thanh Tung in videos shared on social media and said he respected his privacy.

Chinese social media still often mentions the story of Vuong Thanh Tung. Some people believe that in life, there are times when you are tired and need to rest for a while to have a better journey, but if you want to escape reality in exchange for peace, the result may not be as expected.

Asked in a recent interview if he regretted giving up his position as a lecturer at Peking University, he said: "I don't regret spending 11 years experiencing a completely different life. This makes me feel satisfied." "When our son is able to be independent, my wife and I will return to a small village in the mountains to live - a place that will give us peace," he added.

After returning to Beijing, he highly valued people with long-term vision. "At each stage, I had a different vision of life and made choices to make myself happy. Therefore, I have never regretted what has passed," he said.

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