In pics: Life story of disabled couple in Guizhou, SW China

Zhao Youliang and Jian Qin walk to work in the field in Zhongguan Township, Zheng'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 12, 2022.

Living deep in the mountains in Zunyi of Guizhou Province, Zhao Youliang and Jian Qin are a couple with disabilities. The 50-year-old Zhao lost his hands due to an amputation at a young age, and the 43-year-old Jian lost her eyesight because of the delay in treatment of a disease in her childhood.

In everyday life, Zhao helps his wife see with his eyes, while Jian assists her husband with her hands. The couple have been supporting each other along the years, working in the field and doing household chores together.

Since their marriage in 1999, the couple, with a joint effort, have overcome many difficulties. Hand in hand, they have built a new house, taken care of their parents, and worked hard to finance their children's education.

The couple have got rid of poverty through their perseverance and reliance on each other and started embracing a better life with the help of governments at all levels. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Zhao Youliang (L) with a basket on his back leads Jian Qin to the field in Zhongguan Township, Zheng'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Zhao Youliang and Jian Qin transplant corn seedlings in the field in Zhongguan Township, Zheng'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Zhao Youliang (L) and Jian Qin clean the corn seedlings to be transplanted in Zhongguan Township, Zheng'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Zhao Youliang (R) and Jian Qin clean the corn seedlings to be transplanted in Zhongguan Township, Zheng'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Zhao Youliang (R) and Jian Qin display the corn and cowpea seedlings cultivated by themselves in Zhongguan Township, Zheng'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Zhao Youliang (R) and Jian Qin transplant corn seedlings in the field in Zhongguan Township, Zheng'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Zhao Youliang (R) with a basket on his back leads Jian Qin back home in Zhongguan Township, Zheng'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Zhao Youliang (R) and Jian Qin do housework together in Zhongguan Township, Zheng'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Zhao Youliang (R) and Jian Qin herd a cow in Zhongguan Township, Zheng'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Jian Qin (R), accompanied by her husband Zhao Youliang, peels bamboo shoots in Zhongguan Township, Zheng'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Jian Qin feeds chickens at home in Zhongguan Township, Zheng'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Zhao Youliang cleans the courtyard of his house in Zhongguan Township, Zheng'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 12, 2022. (Photo by Zhao Yongzhang/Xinhua)

Jian Qin talks to her husband as she prepares to cook at home in Zhongguan Township, Zheng'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Zhao Youliang (L) picks up food for his father at lunch in Zhongguan Township, Zheng'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

This combo photo shows Zhao Youliang and Jian Qin transplanting corn seedlings in the field in Zhongguan Township, Zheng'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 12, 2022. (Photo by Zhao Yongzhang/Xinhua)