Chennault states: "Over the last two years the PRC has been undertaking a program of opening up its northwestern region. This has made me determined to go to the northwest, which is backward and in need of help." She brought 250 outstanding teachers from that region on an excursion to Beijing, paying all the costs herself, and also gave them each a prize of RMB2500.
「這兩年大陸『開放大西北』計劃更讓我留心到西北地區的落後與亟需支助，」陳香梅說，她今年就招待了二百五十位優良教師到北京遊覽，並頒發每人人民幣二千五百元的獎金，全程費用由陳香梅負擔。