Disabled Chinese man makes artificial limbs for himself and others

By : South China Morning Post

Published On: 2020-01-21

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When he lost his forearms in an accident in China at age 27, Sun Jifa was told that prosthetics he needed for daily life would cost more than he could afford. So he went ahead and found a way to make artificial limbs himself. He went on to develop his skills, and today the 66-year-old continues to manufacture cheap prosthetic limbs to disabled around the country from his hometown of Yongji in the province of Jilin

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