Heart patient, 9, is latest recipient of medical aid project's generosity

Nine-year-old Li Jianming is recovering at home in Taijiang county, in southwestern China's Guizhou province, after major open-heart surgery at a hospital in Beijing last year to treat a congenital defect.

The Grade 2 pupil, who had the surgery in July at Fuwai Hospital, which is renowned nationwide for its treatment of cardiovascular diseases, spent more than six months in hospital last year.

Jianming's father, Li Yunqing, said his son, who returned home from Beijing in late December, is still weak, but he is confident he will recover soon and return to school.