Chinese eco-heroes: the blind and armless each jailed for 10 years, 10 000 trees

Jia Jia and Haiksa Wenqi - the most remarkable pair of ecologists, we are in the version Site

Haiksa Wenqi and started their partnership when they could not get a job because of disability. < They have become the eyes and hands of each other
"I - his hands - said Haiksa - he - my eyes. We are good partners. " He was born with congenital cataracts and was blind in the left eye. In 2000, he completely lost his sight after an accident. Wenqi has lost both arms in an accident when he was only three year.





They met in 2001, when none of them could find a job. Although the outlook appeared to be sad, they had to find a way to earn a living. "One day, my son came home and said," Dad, I could smell the orange when another child was cleaning it, and it seemed to me that I myself tried it ", - says Haiksa - and I felt a sense of burning shame for my son could not even taste the taste of orange! < It awakened in me the desire to live. I had to live for him.




They hatched a plan - to combine their skills and to plant trees, which could help them make money and at the same time have a positive impact on future generations. For this purpose, a pair of rented from local authorities to a large section of the river. Given their poor living conditions and material, the village authorities decided to exempt them from rent.





Every day Haiksa and Wenqi leave their homes at 7 am, armed with a hammer and iron rod.
Under the guidance of his armless companion Haiksa slowly collects cuttings. Then he digs a hole in the ground and planting a plant. Wenqi cares for watering seedlings. All this, of course, is very slow, but the duo engaged in this work for many years, and they were able to plant 10,000 trees - much more than most normal people put in all my life. And they do not plan to stop his work.





"Although in this decade we have achieved is not so much, but we will make every effort to do more", - says Haiksa. < «We firmly stand on their feet - adds Wenqi - sweet fruits of our labor. While we nibbled cakes, but in our hearts there is peace. »


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