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A young Chinese girl's journey to create a future for herself, despite losing both legs in a tragic accident, has become the story that inspired thousands of disable people in China. 一个年轻的中国女孩，尽管在一场不幸的车祸中失去双腿，仍奋力为自己创造未来。她的故事激励着全中国成千上万的残疾人。 Qian Hongyan, from Yunnan, south west China, made the headlines in 2005 when she was photographed 'walking' with the help of a basketball.Today, that same young woman is a champion swimmer with Paralympic dreams.In 2009, the determined girl became a national champion in the Chinese National Paralympics Swimming Competition.Last September, she won another gold medal in the 100m breaststroke final in the Yunnan Provincial Paralympic Games. 钱红艳，来自中国西南部的云南省，2005年因借助篮球“行走”的照片曝光而登上各大媒体的头版头条。今天，同样的主角，这个年轻的女孩怀揣着奥运会的梦想成为了残奥会游泳冠军。2009年，这个意志坚定的女孩在全国残奥会游泳比赛中获得了冠军。去年9月，她还在云南省残奥会100米蛙泳决赛中获得了另一块金牌。 A four-year-old Qian Hongyan had both of her legs amputated after getting into an accident in 2000 where she nearly lost her life. Her family were extremely impoverished. They farmed and produced silk for a meager living. According to People's Daily Online, with little resources available, her grandfather resorted to cutting up an old basketball to replace of her lower body.The little girl learnt to 'walk' on her hands by supporting her entire upper body using wooden pads with handles.The basketball helped her to balance and provided a platform to rest on when she got tired. | 
