My story of 2016 came as the year drew to a close. It featured Zhang Huanzhi, a Hebei province native who spent more than 20 years attempting to clear her dead son's name, and finally succeeded.
As the year comes to an end, my trip to Brazil in August to cover the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro stands out as my highlight, thanks to the challenges, inspiration and great sense of accomplishment that enriched 25 grueling, yet exciting, days on the other side of the world.
My keywords for 2016 are "availability" and "recovery". I've been working as a health reporter for nearly 10 years, and it's essential to refresh one's passion and faith in the power of journalism.
In August, I was reunited with Guo Bin, one of the bravest people I have ever met.
In nearly 12 years as a journalist, I have conducted thousands of interviews and witnessed many big events. A month ago, when I was assigned to report on narcotics control in Yunnan province, a region that borders Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, I never imagined that it would be my most unforgettable experience for many years.
Most of the stories I covered this year featured the search for and repatriation of corrupt officials and businesspeople who had fled overseas, and the confiscation of their ill-gotten gains. The work of China's judicial officers and the cooperation of many foreign governments have resulted in great progress in bringing these people to book.
Watching monks debate the scriptures at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery is awe-inspiring, and at times it reminds one of the purity of the monks' lives.
I was saddened by the news that Master Mingxue, abbot of Lingyanshan Temple in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, had passed away on Dec 2 at the age of 93.
In July, I met Gao Zhihong, a remarkable woman who, despite great personal suffering, considers herself to be a fortunate person who just happens to have had some unfortunate experiences.
The biggest moment for me this year was when I came face to face with the wounds of war, open and festering, in Quzhou, a city in Zhejiang province ravaged by war that has now become a prosperous place.
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Raymond Zhou
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