Learning from the past to guide the future

Wang's philosophy has also been applied in the community correction efforts in Yuyao.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday period, the Yuyao Hongdun Social Work Service Center and a local cafe launched a special program for community correction volunteers and offenders.

They could exchange credit points that they earned through public service activities for a cup of coffee and a set of mooncakes. The patterns in the coffee foam and embossed on the seasonal snacks feature Wang's quotes.

"I felt enlightened as I used the credit points that I earned through my own work. It was meaningful," said a 29-year-old man surnamed Li who was sentenced to a year and three months under probation for the crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble.

Yu Yin in Ningbo contributed to this story.