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She carries the medical kit on her back， and her husband carries her on his. For 20 years， the couple has crossed over towering mountains and winding rivers， in sunshine or moonlight， to deliver medical services to people in the village.
It’s just another day in the life of Zhou Yuehua， a 43-year-old rural doctor in Xihe Village， Beibei District in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality， and her husband Ai Qi. National broadcaster CCTV granted Zhou and Ai the Touching China Award during a February 19 ceremony.
First launched 10 years ago， the award honors 10 individuals or groups each year who have deeply moved the Chinese people with tales of selfless perseverance.
A love story
The couple impress others for Zhou’s medical service to local people， for her tenacity as a disabled person and for her husband’s sustained support.
When Zhou was 8 months old， she was diagnosed with polio， which disabled her left leg.
As a child， Zhou was strong-willed and optimistic. She studied hard and helped her parents with housework after school. She cut the grass and fed it to pigs the family raised. She cooked， washed clothes and did everything that a healthy child could.
After finishing middle school， Zhou’s father suggested she study medicine. In 1987， she enrolled in a medical school.
Two years later， when she had graduated and was looking for a job， she found her aspiration to become a doctor elusive. She was rejected numerous times because of her disability.
Then Zhou hit upon a win-win solution， which was to open her own clinic. She hoped that by doing so， she could make a living and serve villagers who previously had to travel nearly 5 km to the closest town to get medical attention.
With her 200 yuan （$32） savings and 600 yuan （$96） from her parents， Zhou opened her clinic in November 1990. Her younger brothers carried the medicine she purchased on their backs.
Zhou often travels along the mountain roads to visit her patients. On one such trip， Zhou caught the attention of Ai， now Zhou’s husband.
“I saw her struggling to walk alone along the country road， with a big medical box slung from one shoulder and a crutch in hand. I thought she should have some company，” Ai told CCTV.
After learning more about Zhou， Ai decided to be the person to accompany her. In 1995， the pair wed.
After their marriage， whenever Zhou visits patients， Ai “chauffeurs” her on his motorcycle when road conditions permit and on his back if the mountain roads become too rugged for motor vehicles. Ai， an accountant in the village， also does most of the housework because Zhou is usually busy.
Zhou responds to patients’ calls day or night， rain or shine. On a rainy night in 1998， Zhou was awoken at 3 a.m. by rapid knocks on the door. Zhou learned that villager Yang Guangzhou’s daughter-in-law was about to give birth and urgently ask her to be the midwife.
The road， which zigzagged between a steep cliff and a deep valley， was especially tricky to navigate on rainy night. Ai carried Zhou on his back， with a flashlight in hand. At one point， Ai slipped and fell， dropping Zhou to the ground. If not for shrubs， the two would have plummeted into the valley. They walked for more than one hour， and arrived at Yang’s home in time to deliver the baby.
Their selflessness has not come without cost. One evening when Zhou and her husband were sitting around the stove for supper， a villager named Yang Laoda rushed in， asking them to treat his father， who was ill and gasping for breath. Zhou and Ai dropped their bowls， and hurried to Yang’s home， leaving their 4-year-old son sleeping at home alone.
When the couple returned home from the visit， they heard their son shrieking for his mother. They found that the boy’s arm was severely scalded. After they left home， their son had waken up and wandered around to look for them. He accidentally knocked over a kettle filled with hot water， leaving him with a permanent scar.
Zhou’s hometown is in an economically less developed area， and some villagers still live in poverty. For poor villagers requesting their service， the couple treat them first and allow them to pay later.
Because of humid weather in the mountains， many elderly in the area suffer from arthritis. Zhou often treats them with physical therapies such as acupuncture and massage. For people facing financial difficulties， they do not charge money for such services.
Zhou told CCTV that she feels happy that she can save villagers some trouble and money by offering them more medical services. “I like my job and everything that I do now，” she said.
Zhou’s outstanding performance as a rural doctor has won her several honors. She was named “an excellent rural doctor in Beibei District” in 2007， and in January 2013， she stood out among 500 candidates to be listed as one of the top 10 Most Admired Rural Doctors by CCTV.
Doing good deeds
Winners of the annual Touching China Award are selected from the persons who have either done good deeds or attracted widespread public attention for their contribution. According to CCTV， they have either promoted social progress and equity， made outstanding contribution to the country， dedicated themselves to their jobs， or moved others with their deep love for their family. The top 10 winners of the 2012 Touching China Award include public figures such as Luo Yang， the late aircraft designer who died from overwork while developing the J-15 carrierborne fighter for the country’s nascent Liaoning aircraft carrier， and Lin Junde， a scientist who dedicated his entire life to China’s nuclear development. They also include ordinary persons such as Zhou and Ai.
In recent years， there have been growing complaints saying that， as the country transforms from planned to market economy， people have also become more profit-oriented and self-centered.
China’s rapid economic growth has not only taken a toll on the environment， but also on people’s moral standards， said Du Ziling， a professor in Nankai University in Tianjin City.
In October 2011， 18 pedestrians nonchalantly walked past a 2-year-old girl nicknamed Yueyue who was run over by a van， raising deep public concern over degrading morality in the country. Eventually the girl was pulled to safety by a garbage collector， and died in a hospital one week later.
By granting the Touching China Award， CCTV hopes to inspire more people to help others and contribute to society.
Wu Juping， winner of the 2011 Touching China Award， saved the life of a 2-year-old girl falling from the 10th floor of a building in July 2011 in Hangzhou， east China’s Zhejiang Province， by catching her in her arms.
After Wu’s story was widely covered， several people in various places of the country have followed her example and saved children falling from buildings.
In December 2011， four migrant workers in Zhumadian in central Henan Province cushioned a 5-year-old boy falling from a billboard outside the second floor of a building with their arms， according to local Dahe Daily.
On January 27， 2012， Xie Shangwei， a 28-year-old in Shuangcheng， northeastern Heilongjiang Province， saved an 11-year-old boy who slipped down from the window sill of his fifth-floor home while lighting a firecracker， reported Xinhuanet.com.
On March 25， 2012， in Zhejiang’s Shaoxing， then 39-year-old Zhang Zhengyong caught in his arms a 2-year-old girl who fell from her thirdfloor home， reported local internet portal Zjol. com.cn.
Other 2012 Award Winners
Lin Junde， a renowned academician， had been devoted to nuclear research for about five decades until he died of cancer in May 2012 at the age of 74.
Chen Binqiang， a 38-year-old rural teacher in Pan’an County， east China’s Zhejiang Province， brought his Alzheimer’sstricken mother to the rural school where he taught between 2007 and 2012 and took care of her during class breaks. He Yue， a student in Guilin， south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region， saved three lives with organ donations after she died of a brain tumor in November 2012， at the age of 12.
Chen Jiashun， an official in Zhanyi County， southwest China’s Yunnan Province， went undercover several times after 2007 to get an understanding of the labor conditions of migrant workers.
Gao Shuzhen， a 56-year-old rural woman， has run a charitable school for disabled children for 14 years in Luannan County， north China’s Hebei Province.
Zhang Lili， a young teacher in Jiamusi， northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province， pushed two students away from an ap- proaching bus and lost both legs in the process on May 8， 2012.
Li Wenbo， a 48-year-old soldier， has guarded the reefs in the South China Sea for 97 months in the past two decades and collected a large amount of hydrological and weather data.
Kao Bing-han， a 78-year-old Chinese mainland-born lawyer in Taiwan， has brought ashes of more than 100 military veterans who came to the island with the Kuomintang in 1949 to their relatives on the mainland in the past decades.
Luo Yang， late Chairman and General Manager of Shenyang Aircraft Corp. and lead engineer of the J-15 carrier-borne fighter development program， died of a heart attack at the age of 51， shortly after watching the aircraft’s first landing on the country’s new aircraft carrier.
Mekong River 10/5 Case Special Task Force， led by 53-year-old Li Yaojin， currently Executive Deputy Director of the Office of the China National Narcotics Control Commission， successfully captured Naw Kham， a Myanmar drug lord who masterminded the murder of 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River on October 5， 2011.
It’s just another day in the life of Zhou Yuehua， a 43-year-old rural doctor in Xihe Village， Beibei District in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality， and her husband Ai Qi. National broadcaster CCTV granted Zhou and Ai the Touching China Award during a February 19 ceremony.
First launched 10 years ago， the award honors 10 individuals or groups each year who have deeply moved the Chinese people with tales of selfless perseverance.
A love story
The couple impress others for Zhou’s medical service to local people， for her tenacity as a disabled person and for her husband’s sustained support.
When Zhou was 8 months old， she was diagnosed with polio， which disabled her left leg.
As a child， Zhou was strong-willed and optimistic. She studied hard and helped her parents with housework after school. She cut the grass and fed it to pigs the family raised. She cooked， washed clothes and did everything that a healthy child could.
After finishing middle school， Zhou’s father suggested she study medicine. In 1987， she enrolled in a medical school.
Two years later， when she had graduated and was looking for a job， she found her aspiration to become a doctor elusive. She was rejected numerous times because of her disability.
Then Zhou hit upon a win-win solution， which was to open her own clinic. She hoped that by doing so， she could make a living and serve villagers who previously had to travel nearly 5 km to the closest town to get medical attention.
With her 200 yuan （$32） savings and 600 yuan （$96） from her parents， Zhou opened her clinic in November 1990. Her younger brothers carried the medicine she purchased on their backs.
Zhou often travels along the mountain roads to visit her patients. On one such trip， Zhou caught the attention of Ai， now Zhou’s husband.
“I saw her struggling to walk alone along the country road， with a big medical box slung from one shoulder and a crutch in hand. I thought she should have some company，” Ai told CCTV.
After learning more about Zhou， Ai decided to be the person to accompany her. In 1995， the pair wed.
After their marriage， whenever Zhou visits patients， Ai “chauffeurs” her on his motorcycle when road conditions permit and on his back if the mountain roads become too rugged for motor vehicles. Ai， an accountant in the village， also does most of the housework because Zhou is usually busy.
Zhou responds to patients’ calls day or night， rain or shine. On a rainy night in 1998， Zhou was awoken at 3 a.m. by rapid knocks on the door. Zhou learned that villager Yang Guangzhou’s daughter-in-law was about to give birth and urgently ask her to be the midwife.
The road， which zigzagged between a steep cliff and a deep valley， was especially tricky to navigate on rainy night. Ai carried Zhou on his back， with a flashlight in hand. At one point， Ai slipped and fell， dropping Zhou to the ground. If not for shrubs， the two would have plummeted into the valley. They walked for more than one hour， and arrived at Yang’s home in time to deliver the baby.
Their selflessness has not come without cost. One evening when Zhou and her husband were sitting around the stove for supper， a villager named Yang Laoda rushed in， asking them to treat his father， who was ill and gasping for breath. Zhou and Ai dropped their bowls， and hurried to Yang’s home， leaving their 4-year-old son sleeping at home alone.
When the couple returned home from the visit， they heard their son shrieking for his mother. They found that the boy’s arm was severely scalded. After they left home， their son had waken up and wandered around to look for them. He accidentally knocked over a kettle filled with hot water， leaving him with a permanent scar.
Zhou’s hometown is in an economically less developed area， and some villagers still live in poverty. For poor villagers requesting their service， the couple treat them first and allow them to pay later.
Because of humid weather in the mountains， many elderly in the area suffer from arthritis. Zhou often treats them with physical therapies such as acupuncture and massage. For people facing financial difficulties， they do not charge money for such services.
Zhou told CCTV that she feels happy that she can save villagers some trouble and money by offering them more medical services. “I like my job and everything that I do now，” she said.
Zhou’s outstanding performance as a rural doctor has won her several honors. She was named “an excellent rural doctor in Beibei District” in 2007， and in January 2013， she stood out among 500 candidates to be listed as one of the top 10 Most Admired Rural Doctors by CCTV.
Doing good deeds
Winners of the annual Touching China Award are selected from the persons who have either done good deeds or attracted widespread public attention for their contribution. According to CCTV， they have either promoted social progress and equity， made outstanding contribution to the country， dedicated themselves to their jobs， or moved others with their deep love for their family. The top 10 winners of the 2012 Touching China Award include public figures such as Luo Yang， the late aircraft designer who died from overwork while developing the J-15 carrierborne fighter for the country’s nascent Liaoning aircraft carrier， and Lin Junde， a scientist who dedicated his entire life to China’s nuclear development. They also include ordinary persons such as Zhou and Ai.
In recent years， there have been growing complaints saying that， as the country transforms from planned to market economy， people have also become more profit-oriented and self-centered.
China’s rapid economic growth has not only taken a toll on the environment， but also on people’s moral standards， said Du Ziling， a professor in Nankai University in Tianjin City.
In October 2011， 18 pedestrians nonchalantly walked past a 2-year-old girl nicknamed Yueyue who was run over by a van， raising deep public concern over degrading morality in the country. Eventually the girl was pulled to safety by a garbage collector， and died in a hospital one week later.
By granting the Touching China Award， CCTV hopes to inspire more people to help others and contribute to society.
Wu Juping， winner of the 2011 Touching China Award， saved the life of a 2-year-old girl falling from the 10th floor of a building in July 2011 in Hangzhou， east China’s Zhejiang Province， by catching her in her arms.
After Wu’s story was widely covered， several people in various places of the country have followed her example and saved children falling from buildings.
In December 2011， four migrant workers in Zhumadian in central Henan Province cushioned a 5-year-old boy falling from a billboard outside the second floor of a building with their arms， according to local Dahe Daily.
On January 27， 2012， Xie Shangwei， a 28-year-old in Shuangcheng， northeastern Heilongjiang Province， saved an 11-year-old boy who slipped down from the window sill of his fifth-floor home while lighting a firecracker， reported Xinhuanet.com.
On March 25， 2012， in Zhejiang’s Shaoxing， then 39-year-old Zhang Zhengyong caught in his arms a 2-year-old girl who fell from her thirdfloor home， reported local internet portal Zjol. com.cn.
Other 2012 Award Winners
Lin Junde， a renowned academician， had been devoted to nuclear research for about five decades until he died of cancer in May 2012 at the age of 74.
Chen Binqiang， a 38-year-old rural teacher in Pan’an County， east China’s Zhejiang Province， brought his Alzheimer’sstricken mother to the rural school where he taught between 2007 and 2012 and took care of her during class breaks. He Yue， a student in Guilin， south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region， saved three lives with organ donations after she died of a brain tumor in November 2012， at the age of 12.
Chen Jiashun， an official in Zhanyi County， southwest China’s Yunnan Province， went undercover several times after 2007 to get an understanding of the labor conditions of migrant workers.
Gao Shuzhen， a 56-year-old rural woman， has run a charitable school for disabled children for 14 years in Luannan County， north China’s Hebei Province.
Zhang Lili， a young teacher in Jiamusi， northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province， pushed two students away from an ap- proaching bus and lost both legs in the process on May 8， 2012.
Li Wenbo， a 48-year-old soldier， has guarded the reefs in the South China Sea for 97 months in the past two decades and collected a large amount of hydrological and weather data.
Kao Bing-han， a 78-year-old Chinese mainland-born lawyer in Taiwan， has brought ashes of more than 100 military veterans who came to the island with the Kuomintang in 1949 to their relatives on the mainland in the past decades.
Luo Yang， late Chairman and General Manager of Shenyang Aircraft Corp. and lead engineer of the J-15 carrier-borne fighter development program， died of a heart attack at the age of 51， shortly after watching the aircraft’s first landing on the country’s new aircraft carrier.
Mekong River 10/5 Case Special Task Force， led by 53-year-old Li Yaojin， currently Executive Deputy Director of the Office of the China National Narcotics Control Commission， successfully captured Naw Kham， a Myanmar drug lord who masterminded the murder of 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River on October 5， 2011.