Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba Group, listens while attending a seminar at a primary school in Anshun, Guizhou province, Aug 3, 2016. Ma, who used to be an English teacher for six years before building his e-commerce empire, joined a group of rural teachers on Wednesday in a primary school where a seminar was held for rural teachers to exchange ideas and discuss the challenges in rural education. Ma initiated an annual award in September last year to encourage rural teachers. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/Asianewsphoto]