In the center of the wall of the Class 8 classroom where Mao Zedong was, Yang Changji wrote a couplet in his own handwriting - "Forcibly avoid the Taoyuan for the ancient times, and want to plant big trees to support the sky" to express his determination. It is the bounden duty to teach and educate people, and to cultivate the passionate feelings of talents who can run the country and help the world.
Yang Changji, courtesy name Huasheng, also known as Huaizhong, was born on April 21, 1871 in Itacangchong at the foot of Yinchu Mountain in Qingtaidu, Changsha County, Hunan Province. Because he lived in Itakura for a long time, Yang Changji was later called "Mr. Itakura" and "Itakura Yang".