Hou Jingjing

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Hou Jingjing (Chinese: 侯晶晶), born in 1975, was the first Chinese woman in a wheelchair to earn a doctorate.^[1] She is now a teacher in Nanjing Normal University. Her hometown is Dangtu County in Anhui Province.^[2]

Childhood[]

Jingjing was very gifted from a young age. Eventually it was found there was something wrong with her legs, as she had difficulty standing up. Her parents eventually took her to a hospital in Nanjing. It was found that she was paralyzed in the legs, treatment allowed her to recover slightly. In sixth grade her condition worsened. Jingjing was eventually diagnosed as disabled and had to drop out of school. After dropping out Jingjing was home-schooled and was a teacher to herself.^[1]

Path to PhD[]

Due to Jingjing's condition she needed treatment frequently, which often resulted in missing classes and Jingjing having to catch up on her own time. So it was really strong-willed of her to achieve all the success. Eventually she was able to take the academic test to apply for Nanjing Normal University and was accepted as she got the highest marks among the students who took the test. And after years of hard work she became one of the top graduates at NNU and stayed to become a teacher in the university.^[1][3]

Achievements[]

Jinging joined the Communist Party of China. She has donated money to help the disabled children in many rural areas. And she has published a lot of articles in many famous magazines. Jingjing's adversity has been used to teach young students to cherish their better study conditions.^{[4] [5]}

References[]

Further reading[]

• "Hou Jingjing: A PhD in a Wheelchair". Retrieved 17 September 2011.