Special cripples in Sichuan

Saw quite a few of them around 2003 when I visited Chengdu, who used their hands "walking" and begging in the streets.

Local people told me that some kids' legs are broken by their parents so that those kids could survive in the future by begging. Chatted with a girl crippled that way, who sat on the ground, her back against a brick wall, smiling, no traces of sadness on her face …

四川特殊的残疾人 // 2003年去成都，多次在街头看到腿部残疾人，用双手撑地 “行走” 乞讨。当地人告诉我这些人是从小，被他们的父母弄成这样，好为他们的未来准备一个饭碗。直到今天，我也不希望这是真的。曾经和一个女孩子交谈了几句。她靠着墙角，坐在地上，微笑着，很阳光，也更令人心痛 ...