A blind man and a double amputee plant 10 000 trees… what’s your excuse?

Jia Haixia the blind one, and his mate Jia Wenqi the double-amputee, might not be the most effective greening machine; but combining their love and respect for nature meant that they were able to revive the barren area surrounding their village of Yeli in North-Eastern China.




Haixia was born with a wonky eye and lost sight in the other 15 years ago in an accident at work, while Wenqi lost two of his limbs in an accident when he was three years old.

The two men replanted more than 10 000 trees in the eight acres surrounding the village, helping to combat flooding and erosion.

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