The moment that Jiang Mangnan received the award of Person Touching China for 2021, she said she most wanted to express her thanks to her parents. She was chosen on March 3, 2022 to receive the award given on CCTV, which choose a 10 models nationwide every year who spread positive energy (正能量) .
Born in 1992, Jiang's world has been silent since she was 6 months old, when medicine she was given completely hurt her hearing. When she was a very young child, her parents began teaching her to read lips (嘴唇) . They also taught her how to make sounds by putting her hands on their throats. It was very slow and hard, but her parents never gave up and Jiang learned to speak.
When she was old enough, Jiang wan accepted in a normal primary school, not a special school for the disabled. It was difficult at first. During lessons, teachers would often write on the blackboard with their backs to the students, so Jiang missed much of what the teachers said. She had to copy down everything on the blackboard and study alone after class to keep up with her classmates.
Her strong willpower (意志力) made her a top student. In 2011, she achieved a very high score on the national college entrance exam and got into Jilin University. After graduating in 2015, she started a further degree at the same university. In 2018, she was accepted as a PhD (博士学位) student at Tainghua University's School of Life Sciences.
"I'm always grateful for the respect I received from my parents, teachers and friends, "she said. "They never give me special attention for my imperfection, which means I've never seen myself as different from anyone else. "In the future, she wants to continue scientific research and contribute (贡献) her values to solving problems of life and health.
