CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)
(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in January 2016 shows Jiang Shumei receiving an award for her third book "The Woman with a Long Neck" in Beijing, capital of China.
Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years.
Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement.
"I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book.
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