Emerging from the solitude of silence

Woman's volunteer work has given the gift of hearing to thousands of people in remote areas

After a short rest during the National Day holiday, Li Haibing began to prepare for her fourth visit to the Tibet autonomous region in two years.

She is neither a travel enthusiast nor a pilgrim. However, the 46-year-old from Harbin, Heilongjiang province, is skilled in fitting hearing aids for people with hearing difficulties, which has taken her to poverty-stricken areas around China.