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Dragon boat festival held in Prague

STORY: Dragon boat festival held in Prague SHOOTING TIME: May 11, 2024 DATELINE: May 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:21 LOCATION: Prague CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dragon awakening ceremony 2. various of Chinese participants 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETR KLIMA, President of the Czech Dragon Boat Association 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FENG BIAO, Chinese Ambassador to the Czech Republic 5. various of the dragon boat race 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN YUNSHENG, Head of Chinese team 7. various of dragon dance and drum performance 8. various of exhibition of Shangshan culture from Zhejiang STORYLINE: The 27th Prague Dragon Boat Festival kicked off Saturday on the Vltava River in the Czech capital Prague, attracting international participants from countries such as Germany, the United States, and China. A Chinese team from China's Zhejiang Province took part in the event. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETR KLIMA, President of the Czech Dragon Boat Association "This Prague Dragon Boat Festival is here for t

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CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-FLOOD-EMERGENCY RESPONSE (CN)

(230506) -- NANCHANG, May 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers carry out rescue operations in Shangshan Village of Licun Township, Fengcheng City, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 6, 2023. China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters launched a level-IV emergency response for flood control Saturday as heavy rains lashed parts of east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240116) -- BEIJING, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Wan (C), a member of the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled, teaches in a lesson designed for people with disabilities in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 4, 2022. In 2013, a tragic fire left Xie Xiangqian with severe burns and physical disabilities. A year later, with the support of disabled persons federations, Xie founded the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled in his hometown of Lianhuashan Village. The center has since become a hub for employment opportunities, offering jobs in electronic components processing, packaging, and various agricultural activities. Over the past decade, the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled has not only provided agricultural training but also facilitated job placements for over 5,000 individuals with disabilities. Almost 200 of them have secured employment directly through the center. In recent years, Xie and fellow disabled individuals have reache

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(240115) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Xie Xiangqian (2nd L) and Zhou Guomin (1st L), both members of the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled, chat with villagers in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 13, 2024. In 2013, a tragic fire left Xie Xiangqian with severe burns and physical disabilities. A year later, with the support of disabled persons federations, Xie founded the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled in his hometown of Lianhuashan Village. The center has since become a hub for employment opportunities, offering jobs in electronic components processing, packaging, and various agricultural activities. Over the past decade, the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled has not only provided agricultural training but also facilitated job placements for over 5,000 individuals with disabilities. Almost 200 of them have secured employment directly through the center. In recent years, Xie and fellow disabled individuals have exten

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CN)

(240115) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guo Weixin, a member of the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled, cleans a henhouse in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 13, 2024. In 2013, a tragic fire left Xie Xiangqian with severe burns and physical disabilities. A year later, with the support of disabled persons federations, Xie founded the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled in his hometown of Lianhuashan Village. The center has since become a hub for employment opportunities, offering jobs in electronic components processing, packaging, and various agricultural activities. Over the past decade, the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled has not only provided agricultural training but also facilitated job placements for over 5,000 individuals with disabilities. Almost 200 of them have secured employment directly through the center. In recent years, Xie and fellow disabled individuals have extended their impact to schools, sharing thei

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CN)

(240115) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guo Weixin (L) and Xie Huiqing, both members of the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled, work on a farmland in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 13, 2024. In 2013, a tragic fire left Xie Xiangqian with severe burns and physical disabilities. A year later, with the support of disabled persons federations, Xie founded the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled in his hometown of Lianhuashan Village. The center has since become a hub for employment opportunities, offering jobs in electronic components processing, packaging, and various agricultural activities. Over the past decade, the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled has not only provided agricultural training but also facilitated job placements for over 5,000 individuals with disabilities. Almost 200 of them have secured employment directly through the center. In recent years, Xie and fellow disabled individuals have extended their impact

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CN)

(240115) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Xie Xiangqian (R) demonstrates an calligraphy work of Tan Huangfang (L), a member of the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled, in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 14, 2024. In 2013, a tragic fire left Xie Xiangqian with severe burns and physical disabilities. A year later, with the support of disabled persons federations, Xie founded the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled in his hometown of Lianhuashan Village. The center has since become a hub for employment opportunities, offering jobs in electronic components processing, packaging, and various agricultural activities. Over the past decade, the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled has not only provided agricultural training but also facilitated job placements for over 5,000 individuals with disabilities. Almost 200 of them have secured employment directly through the center. In recent years, Xie and fellow disabled individuals have ext

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CN)

(240115) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Shaowen (1st L), a member of the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled, leads students from a middle school of Changsha in a farming experiences activity in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 4, 2022. In 2013, a tragic fire left Xie Xiangqian with severe burns and physical disabilities. A year later, with the support of disabled persons federations, Xie founded the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled in his hometown of Lianhuashan Village. The center has since become a hub for employment opportunities, offering jobs in electronic components processing, packaging, and various agricultural activities. Over the past decade, the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled has not only provided agricultural training but also facilitated job placements for over 5,000 individuals with disabilities. Almost 200 of them have secured employment directly through the center. In recent years, Xie and fellow

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CN)

(240115) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Guomin (R), a member of the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled, practices calligraphy in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 13, 2024. In 2013, a tragic fire left Xie Xiangqian with severe burns and physical disabilities. A year later, with the support of disabled persons federations, Xie founded the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled in his hometown of Lianhuashan Village. The center has since become a hub for employment opportunities, offering jobs in electronic components processing, packaging, and various agricultural activities. Over the past decade, the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled has not only provided agricultural training but also facilitated job placements for over 5,000 individuals with disabilities. Almost 200 of them have secured employment directly through the center. In recent years, Xie and fellow disabled individuals have extended their impact to schools, sha

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CN)

(240115) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Qin Fang, a member of the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled, processes coils at a workshop in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 13, 2024. In 2013, a tragic fire left Xie Xiangqian with severe burns and physical disabilities. A year later, with the support of disabled persons federations, Xie founded the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled in his hometown of Lianhuashan Village. The center has since become a hub for employment opportunities, offering jobs in electronic components processing, packaging, and various agricultural activities. Over the past decade, the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled has not only provided agricultural training but also facilitated job placements for over 5,000 individuals with disabilities. Almost 200 of them have secured employment directly through the center. In recent years, Xie and fellow disabled individuals have extended their impact to schools, sh

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CN)

(240115) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Wan (C), a member of the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled, gives a lesson to people with disabilities in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 4, 2022. In 2013, a tragic fire left Xie Xiangqian with severe burns and physical disabilities. A year later, with the support of disabled persons federations, Xie founded the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled in his hometown of Lianhuashan Village. The center has since become a hub for employment opportunities, offering jobs in electronic components processing, packaging, and various agricultural activities. Over the past decade, the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled has not only provided agricultural training but also facilitated job placements for over 5,000 individuals with disabilities. Almost 200 of them have secured employment directly through the center. In recent years, Xie and fellow disabled individuals have extended their imp

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CN)

(240115) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 13, 2024 shows a farmland of the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. In 2013, a tragic fire left Xie Xiangqian with severe burns and physical disabilities. A year later, with the support of disabled persons federations, Xie founded the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled in his hometown of Lianhuashan Village. The center has since become a hub for employment opportunities, offering jobs in electronic components processing, packaging, and various agricultural activities. Over the past decade, the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled has not only provided agricultural training but also facilitated job placements for over 5,000 individuals with disabilities. Almost 200 of them have secured employment directly through the center. In recent years, Xie and fellow disabled individuals have extended their impact to schools, shari

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CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-FLOOD-EMERGENCY RESPONSE (CN)

(230506) -- NANCHANG, May 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers carry out rescue operations in Shangshan Village of Licun Township, Fengcheng City, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 6, 2023. China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters launched a level-IV emergency response for flood control Saturday as heavy rains lashed parts of east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(220305) -- CHANGSHA, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students from a school of Changsha experience farming at Shangshan service center for the disabled in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 4, 2022. Eight years ago, Xie Xiangqian, who suffered from severe burns, set up Shangshan service center for the disabled in his hometown Lianhuashan Village to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities in surrounding villages. The number of members in the service center gradually increased, and dormitories, canteens, chicken farms, fields and factories were established. Xie Xiangqian arranged jobs such as processing electronic components and making moxa sticks for the disabled in the center. In recent years, many primary and secondary schools have organized students to come to the center to experience farming under the guidance of the disabled. "Here, people with disabilities encourage each other, talk to each other, take care of each other and live a

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(220305) -- CHANGSHA, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People with disabilities living in surrounding villages go back home together by a car in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 3, 2022. Eight years ago, Xie Xiangqian, who suffered from severe burns, set up Shangshan service center for the disabled in his hometown Lianhuashan Village to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities in surrounding villages. The number of members in the service center gradually increased, and dormitories, canteens, chicken farms, fields and factories were established. Xie Xiangqian arranged jobs such as processing electronic components and making moxa sticks for the disabled in the center. In recent years, many primary and secondary schools have organized students to come to the center to experience farming under the guidance of the disabled. "Here, people with disabilities encourage each other, talk to each other, take care of each other and live a happy life,

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(220305) -- CHANGSHA, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People with disabilities (1st and 2nd, R) of Shangshan service center for the disabled take part in a square dance with villagers in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 3, 2022. Eight years ago, Xie Xiangqian, who suffered from severe burns, set up Shangshan service center for the disabled in his hometown Lianhuashan Village to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities in surrounding villages. The number of members in the service center gradually increased, and dormitories, canteens, chicken farms, fields and factories were established. Xie Xiangqian arranged jobs such as processing electronic components and making moxa sticks for the disabled in the center. In recent years, many primary and secondary schools have organized students to come to the center to experience farming under the guidance of the disabled. "Here, people with disabilities encourage each other, talk to each other, tak

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(220305) -- CHANGSHA, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A person with disabilities prepares to have a meal at Shangshan service center for the disabled in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 3, 2022. Eight years ago, Xie Xiangqian, who suffered from severe burns, set up Shangshan service center for the disabled in his hometown Lianhuashan Village to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities in surrounding villages. The number of members in the service center gradually increased, and dormitories, canteens, chicken farms, fields and factories were established. Xie Xiangqian arranged jobs such as processing electronic components and making moxa sticks for the disabled in the center. In recent years, many primary and secondary schools have organized students to come to the center to experience farming under the guidance of the disabled. "Here, people with disabilities encourage each other, talk to each other, take care of each other and live a ha

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(220305) -- CHANGSHA, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xie Xiangqian trim branches and leaves at Shangshan service center for the disabled in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 3, 2022. Eight years ago, Xie Xiangqian, who suffered from severe burns, set up Shangshan service center for the disabled in his hometown Lianhuashan Village to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities in surrounding villages. The number of members in the service center gradually increased, and dormitories, canteens, chicken farms, fields and factories were established. Xie Xiangqian arranged jobs such as processing electronic components and making moxa sticks for the disabled in the center. In recent years, many primary and secondary schools have organized students to come to the center to experience farming under the guidance of the disabled. "Here, people with disabilities encourage each other, talk to each other, take care of each other and live a happy life," X

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(220305) -- CHANGSHA, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People with disabilities wash vegetables at Shangshan service center for the disabled in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 3, 2022. Eight years ago, Xie Xiangqian, who suffered from severe burns, set up Shangshan service center for the disabled in his hometown Lianhuashan Village to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities in surrounding villages. The number of members in the service center gradually increased, and dormitories, canteens, chicken farms, fields and factories were established. Xie Xiangqian arranged jobs such as processing electronic components and making moxa sticks for the disabled in the center. In recent years, many primary and secondary schools have organized students to come to the center to experience farming under the guidance of the disabled. "Here, people with disabilities encourage each other, talk to each other, take care of each other and live a happy life,"

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(220305) -- CHANGSHA, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A person with disabilities processes electronic components at Shangshan service center for the disabled in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 3, 2022. Eight years ago, Xie Xiangqian, who suffered from severe burns, set up Shangshan service center for the disabled in his hometown Lianhuashan Village to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities in surrounding villages. The number of members in the service center gradually increased, and dormitories, canteens, chicken farms, fields and factories were established. Xie Xiangqian arranged jobs such as processing electronic components and making moxa sticks for the disabled in the center. In recent years, many primary and secondary schools have organized students to come to the center to experience farming under the guidance of the disabled. "Here, people with disabilities encourage each other, talk to each other, take care of each other and l

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(220305) -- CHANGSHA, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students from a school of Changsha experience farming at Shangshan service center for the disabled in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 4, 2022. Eight years ago, Xie Xiangqian, who suffered from severe burns, set up Shangshan service center for the disabled in his hometown Lianhuashan Village to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities in surrounding villages. The number of members in the service center gradually increased, and dormitories, canteens, chicken farms, fields and factories were established. Xie Xiangqian arranged jobs such as processing electronic components and making moxa sticks for the disabled in the center. In recent years, many primary and secondary schools have organized students to come to the center to experience farming under the guidance of the disabled. "Here, people with disabilities encourage each other, talk to each other, take care of each other and live a

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(220305) -- CHANGSHA, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People with disabilities study in a classroom at Shangshan service center for the disabled in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 4, 2022. Eight years ago, Xie Xiangqian, who suffered from severe burns, set up Shangshan service center for the disabled in his hometown Lianhuashan Village to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities in surrounding villages. The number of members in the service center gradually increased, and dormitories, canteens, chicken farms, fields and factories were established. Xie Xiangqian arranged jobs such as processing electronic components and making moxa sticks for the disabled in the center. In recent years, many primary and secondary schools have organized students to come to the center to experience farming under the guidance of the disabled. "Here, people with disabilities encourage each other, talk to each other, take care of each other and live a happy l

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(220305) -- CHANGSHA, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 3, 2022 shows the farming fields of Shangshan service center for the disabled in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. Eight years ago, Xie Xiangqian, who suffered from severe burns, set up Shangshan service center for the disabled in his hometown Lianhuashan Village to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities in surrounding villages. The number of members in the service center gradually increased, and dormitories, canteens, chicken farms, fields and factories were established. Xie Xiangqian arranged jobs such as processing electronic components and making moxa sticks for the disabled in the center. In recent years, many primary and secondary schools have organized students to come to the center to experience farming under the guidance of the disabled. "Here, people with disabilities encourage each other, talk to each other, take care of each other and live a happy l

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(220305) -- CHANGSHA, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xiong Xiyuan, a member of Shangshan service center for the disabled, talks with students from a school of Changsha in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 4, 2022. Eight years ago, Xie Xiangqian, who suffered from severe burns, set up Shangshan service center for the disabled in his hometown Lianhuashan Village to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities in surrounding villages. The number of members in the service center gradually increased, and dormitories, canteens, chicken farms, fields and factories were established. Xie Xiangqian arranged jobs such as processing electronic components and making moxa sticks for the disabled in the center. In recent years, many primary and secondary schools have organized students to come to the center to experience farming under the guidance of the disabled. "Here, people with disabilities encourage each other, talk to each other, take care of each

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(220305) -- CHANGSHA, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A person with disabilities works in the field of Shangshan service center for the disabled in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 3, 2022. Eight years ago, Xie Xiangqian, who suffered from severe burns, set up Shangshan service center for the disabled in his hometown Lianhuashan Village to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities in surrounding villages. The number of members in the service center gradually increased, and dormitories, canteens, chicken farms, fields and factories were established. Xie Xiangqian arranged jobs such as processing electronic components and making moxa sticks for the disabled in the center. In recent years, many primary and secondary schools have organized students to come to the center to experience farming under the guidance of the disabled. "Here, people with disabilities encourage each other, talk to each other, take care of each other and live a happy l