XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Shangbao walks on a path with his medical kit in Tietou Village of Shilou County, north China's Shanxi Province, March 23, 2021. Zhang, who has only one hand, has provided medical service to the locals for more than 40 years. For years, he has been accustomed to walk through mountains every month to reach patients. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)