Chen Zhou gives popular inspirational （激励的） speeches around the world. He talks about his journey visiting over 700 of China's cities and climbing over 100 mountains. It's an impressive thing for anyone, but even more so when you know that Chen doesn't have any legs. He gets around and climbs mountains with his hands in wooden boxes.
After his parents' divorce （离婚） when he was little, Chen was raised by his grandparents. They were very poor and from a young age, Chen would go out to find ways to make money. One day, while riding a train he realized he was going in the wrong direction and jumped of the train. Chen's legs were cut off. He was just 13.
Chen started to sing in the street. It was there that he met the woman who would become his wife. Ability Magazine reported that she asked him "Do you need any help after you finish singing?" From then on, the two began to see each other every day and feel for each other. On the 10th anniversary （周年） of their wedding （婚礼）, they climbed China's Five Sacred Mountains together.
Chen has become a true inspiration for people. In 2016 he encouraged the then-11-year-old, Gao Zhiyu to climb mountains. Like Chen, Gao also lost his legs in a terrible accident. Chen invited Gao to climb Laoshan Mountain with him after hearing his story. Gao lost his legs in a car accident and was out of school for four years, doing his schoolwork in the hospital. Before this, Gao had never climbed a mountain. But together they climbed a summit （顶峰） 900 meters high. Chen really shows the power of the human spirit!
