Escaping from a lonely world of silence

Two children with hearing impairments drawing pictures while their teacher watches over them in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui province. Official statistics show there are 120 million people with hearing disorders in China. China Siyuan Foundation for Poverty Alleviation has just set up a project to help deaf children from poor families to get effective treatment at a pre-school age. Xie Chen / for China Daily