Zhang Lili is a teacher at the No. 19 Middle School in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province. She sustained serious injuries after saving two students from being hit by an oncoming bus on May 8, 2012.

Zhang and her students were crossing the road just outside the school gate when suddenly a runaway school bus veered towards the students. Zhang managed to push both students out of the vehicle's destructive path, but she herself did get run over. Her legs were crushed and later had to be amputated above the knee.

Zhang is currently receiving treatment at the First Hospital affiliated with Harbin Medical University. Though her vital signs are stable, several post-operative complications still form a threat to Zhang's life, according to the doctor in charge. A team of specialists, including doctors from the hospital itself as well as five medical experts sent by the Ministry of Health, has now been formed.

Zhang has regained consciousness, but remains unable to speak. "We have done a thorough body check and we will do everything in our power to save her life," said her doctor.

Born on Jan. 19, 1984 in Jiamusi, Zhang enrolled in Yilan Normal School in 1999 and went on to attend Daqing Normal University in 2004. She graduated from Harbin Normal University in 2007 and has worked at the Jiamusi No. 19 Middle School ever since, teaching Chinese language and literature.

Zhang was once a 168-cm-tall lively and cheerful young woman who had dedicated herself entirely to her job. She got married to Li Ziye in 2009. The couple planned on having a baby after her class' graduation. "Now I just wish my wife wakes up soon. From now on I will simply be there for her, be her rock. No matter when and where, we'll be together forever," said her husband.

Zhang's act of heroism has moved numerous people. She was even named "most beautiful teacher" by netizens. On May 20, Liu Yandong, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and state councilor, made a trip to Harbin to visit her. According to the Harbin Charity Society, donations flooding in from various circles had reached 11.57 million yuan (US$1.82 million) by May 27.

(China.org.cn May 28, 2012)

张丽莉是黑龙江省佳木斯市第十九中学的一位教师。今年5月8日，在一辆失控的客车冲向学生时，张丽莉为救学生而身受重伤。

当时，张老师和一群学生正在校门口准备过马路，一辆校车突然失控，冲向了学生。危急之下，张丽莉将学生推向一旁，自己却被碾到车下，造成双腿高位截肢，骨盆粉碎性骨折。

张丽莉目前正在哈尔滨医科大学附属第一医院接受救治。据主治医生介绍，目前她的生命体征稳定，但一些术后并发症也开始出现，仍未脱离危险期。当下，由这家医院的医生和卫生部派出的5名医学专家已经组成了一支专家小组。

张丽莉虽已恢复意识，但仍无法说话。 医生表示：“我们已经为她做了彻底的检查，我们将尽全力挽救她的生命。”

 张丽莉1984年1月19日在佳木斯出生，1999年考入依兰师范学校，2004年专升本进入大庆师范学院，2007年毕业于哈尔滨师范大学，毕业后就职于佳木斯市第十九中学，任语文老师。

事发前的张丽莉身高一米六八，活泼开朗敬业。2009年，她和李梓烨结婚，两人本计划送走毕业班后要孩子。李梓烨说：“现在我只希望妻子尽快醒来，以后我就是她的依靠，而她也是我的唯一，无论何时何地，我们都会永远在一起。”

 张丽莉老师的英雄事迹感动了许许多多的人，人们称誉她为“最美女教师”。5月20日，中共中央政治局委员、国务委员刘延东专程从北京来哈看望张丽莉。截至27日，佳木斯市慈善总会接到社会各界为张丽莉老师的定向爱心捐款已达1157万元。