Zhang Yugui, the two meritorious man living in the Peony District, has not forgotten to dedicate himself to society after he has experienced difficulties in laid-off and self employment.

In March 9th, he made a startling move with his wife, to promote Lei Feng's spirit with free shoeshine to welcome the Beijing Olympic Games.

"Good-bye, salute!" Zhang Yugui wore an old uniform in the same day. He was very energetic to send a standard salute to the people who saw him off. He drove the car away and sent him to the first stop, Jining.

10 days later, he will take a bus in Tai'an for 10 days. After running through 17 cities in Shandong, he will arrive in Beijing before the opening of the Olympic Games in Shijiazhuang and Tianjin.

The Mudan District Civil Affairs Bureau donated some daily necessities and 3000 yuan cash to them.

China life-insurance company Heze branch donated 100 thousand yuan personal injury insurance to Zhang Yugui and his wife.

The reporter saw that Zhang Yugui had not only the shoeshine tools that he carried with him, but also the portrait of Lei Feng and the promotional material printed with Mao Zedong's "learning from Comrade Lei Feng".

He said excitedly that it is the sacred duty of every Chinese to add glory to the Olympic Games. Learning Lei Feng's free shoe polishing is his real expression of contribution to the Olympic Games.

According to He Zhonghai, a double support office of the Mudan District Civil Administration Bureau, Zhang Yugui joined the army in 1984 and won two grades in the counterattack of the border self defense. After being discharged from the army in 1989, he was assigned to work in the Heze shock absorber factory. In 2001, Zhang Yu Gui, an enterprise bankrupt, was laid off for two years.

He resolutely chose the shoe cleaning business, and when the family life just got better, they began to contribute to society.

Since January 2005, he has established his own rules. Shoes for the elderly and handicapped are free. He also has free service for major festivals. He has to spend 10 days a month to shoeshine shoes.

He saw many handicapped people struggling to make a living, helping 48 disabled people learn shoeshine technology, and giving away a set of shoe polishing tools when they left, so that they could integrate into society smoothly.

At that time, the Civil Affairs Department suggested that he reappraised the disability grade according to the current situation, but Lao Zhang said, "we can not give the government any trouble.

At 5:30 p.m. on March 10th, the reporter called Zhang Yugui's cell phone.

Lao Zhang was busy polishing his shoes. He said, "last night, I spent 18 yuan and a night in a small hotel in Jining. I bought two yuan of steamed bread and two pieces of 50 Fen dishes at noon today, and now I have more than 100 pairs of shoes."

As to whether he can finish the whole journey, he said, "money can spend all of its money in the end, not against funding, but never begging."