Uncle Zhang and his English hit the Internet in China

（People's Daily Online）  15:43, November 29, 2012

Zhang Weike learns English in his spare time in the duty room on Nov 27, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)

Edited and translated by Du Mingming, People's Daily Online

Zhang Weike, 59, is a building guard in Tianjin Foreign Studies University. In the students' eyes, he is a great "language" talent. He has learned many foreign languages by himself and always writes "kindly reminders" in English on campus. Netizens nickname him as "Best Uncle Zhang".

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（Editor：杜明明、叶欣）

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