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Life Beyond Limits

At the age of 13, Zhao Yang, a resident of Xiaozhao Village in Nangong City, Hebei Province in north China, lost his arms due to electric shock. He said the accident changed his life in the blink of an eye. He had to give up schooling. “I was in desperation at that time.”

But thanks to the help and care of his family and relatives, Zhao gradually learned to take care of himself and started thinking about what he could do in future.

In 2003, he learned to use the computer, typing with his feet. Six years later, he started his online store

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