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September 28, 2011, Wednesday
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WU Mujuan has worked for seven years at Gaohong nursing home in Gaohong Town, Hangzhou.
Everyday, she gets up at 3am and goes to bed at 11pm so she can have enough time to take good care of the nursing home's patients. During her free time, Wu volunteers to give free haircuts to villagers, something she's been doing for more than 40 years.
Earlier this month, this conscientious, attentive woman was named one of the "Top Ten Commoner Heroes of Hangzhou."
On the day she was given the award, Wu uncharacteristically, but deservedly, took a day off work and went to urban Hangzhou. When she returned to the nursing home at 11pm, she went right back to work as several paralyzed incontinent people had messed up their bed sheets and quilts. Wu washed their bodies, did the laundry and cleaned up the mess.
Later that night when Wu was already asleep she was woken by some coughing from next door. She immediately took medicine and water to the man. When she finally got back to sleep, two old men started quarreling from another room. Wu got up and went over to soothe them.
This is how Wu spends her life in the nursing home.
She helps wash some paralyzed patients and changes their diapers twice each day. To patients who are furious and unsocial, Wu treats them like children and tells jokes and stories to them. She follows around a man with Alzheimer's disease and cleans up after him as he has a habit of urinating or defecating anywhere he wants.
"Working in a nursing house, you need love, patience, sympathy and responsibility," says Wu, adding that it's worth it when she sees the patients smile.
"I am an old person as well, so I understand them. I'd like to work for many more years as long as my physical condition allows."
Wu is well-known among locals for her good deeds. Since the end of the 1960s, there was no barber shop in Shimen Village, her hometown. She studied haircutting techniques, not to make money, but to solve the village's problem of not having a barber.
She still gives free haircuts today. Wu even travels to other villages to give haircuts to poor or bedridden people. She figures she has given free haircuts to more than 30,000 people.
Other heroes
Wu Juping
Wu Juping, 31, is known as "the most beautiful mother." On July 2, Wu saw a toddler fall from the 10th floor of an apartment and reached out to catch the child. The girl sustained several fractures, nerve damage and was unconscious after the fall. But the girl is to be discharged from hospital today. Wu's left arm was broken, but doctors say it is healing well. She remains in a hospital.
Wei Jun
Wei Jun, 40, is a legend in the country's charity circle. The Dishui Public Welfare Association he founded boasts more than 5,000 volunteers and has helped about 50,000 people. Wei accomplished this in less than five years. The association was recently awarded as one of the country's best non-governmental organizations.
Shanghai Daily carried his story on March 24, 2011.
Wu Renxian
Wu Renxian, 45, is a police officer at the Hangzhou Public Security Bureau's Binjiang District branch. Five years ago, a mother was murdered during a robbery and Wu felt bad for the three daughters she left behind. He sent them money to pay for their education and called for donations on their behalf. Shanghai Daily carried his story on January 31, 2011.
Group of Heroes in Chun'an County
This February, there was a forest fire in Fulin Village, Chun'an, and the locals volunteered to help. Jiang Mingtang, Jiang Meidi, Jiang Chonghuai, Jiang Liangqing, Jiang Jixue, Yu Xinyang sacrificed a great deal to put the blaze out. Jiang Mingsan, Yu Shijin and Jiang Liangli were hurt badly in the fire.
Jiang Dingjun
Jiang Dingjun, 32, is a traffic police officer of Hangzhou Public Security Bureau's Traffic Police Squad. Being a traffic cop for 11 years, Jiang has dealt with more than 60,000 violations, yet there have never been any complaints about his work. He says his secret is to "convince more, punish less."
Shi Wenbin
Shi Wenbin, 47, is head of A'Bin Power Service Team of the Hangzhou Electric Power Bureau, and founder of Volunteer Power Service Station in Mishi Neighborhood. Shi has worked as an electrician with the Hangzhou Electric Power Bureau for more than 20 years without a complaint. The A'Bin Power Service Team he heads has served more than 80,000 customers, also without any complaints.
Feng Jianqiang
Feng Jianqiang, 58, is a warehouse keeper. Since 1999, he has donated 49,200 milliliters of blood, which is equal to the blood of 10 people. Feng has applied to donate his organs and cornea after his death.
Wang Yuanyuan
Wang Yuanyuan, 28, works at Yuhang Funeral Home as a mortician. At the beginning of the year, she found a gold ring in a box of ashes. She immediately returned it to the family of the deceased.
Yu Lin
Yu Lin, 38, is a teacher at Hangzhou Xuejun Middle School. He wants to make sure all his students are well-rounded. He is dedicated to making students form good planning and studying habits.
Everyday, she gets up at 3am and goes to bed at 11pm so she can have enough time to take good care of the nursing home's patients. During her free time, Wu volunteers to give free haircuts to villagers, something she's been doing for more than 40 years.
Earlier this month, this conscientious, attentive woman was named one of the "Top Ten Commoner Heroes of Hangzhou."
On the day she was given the award, Wu uncharacteristically, but deservedly, took a day off work and went to urban Hangzhou. When she returned to the nursing home at 11pm, she went right back to work as several paralyzed incontinent people had messed up their bed sheets and quilts. Wu washed their bodies, did the laundry and cleaned up the mess.
Later that night when Wu was already asleep she was woken by some coughing from next door. She immediately took medicine and water to the man. When she finally got back to sleep, two old men started quarreling from another room. Wu got up and went over to soothe them.
This is how Wu spends her life in the nursing home.
She helps wash some paralyzed patients and changes their diapers twice each day. To patients who are furious and unsocial, Wu treats them like children and tells jokes and stories to them. She follows around a man with Alzheimer's disease and cleans up after him as he has a habit of urinating or defecating anywhere he wants.
"Working in a nursing house, you need love, patience, sympathy and responsibility," says Wu, adding that it's worth it when she sees the patients smile.
"I am an old person as well, so I understand them. I'd like to work for many more years as long as my physical condition allows."
Wu is well-known among locals for her good deeds. Since the end of the 1960s, there was no barber shop in Shimen Village, her hometown. She studied haircutting techniques, not to make money, but to solve the village's problem of not having a barber.
She still gives free haircuts today. Wu even travels to other villages to give haircuts to poor or bedridden people. She figures she has given free haircuts to more than 30,000 people.
Other heroes
Wu Juping
Wu Juping, 31, is known as "the most beautiful mother." On July 2, Wu saw a toddler fall from the 10th floor of an apartment and reached out to catch the child. The girl sustained several fractures, nerve damage and was unconscious after the fall. But the girl is to be discharged from hospital today. Wu's left arm was broken, but doctors say it is healing well. She remains in a hospital.
Wei Jun
Wei Jun, 40, is a legend in the country's charity circle. The Dishui Public Welfare Association he founded boasts more than 5,000 volunteers and has helped about 50,000 people. Wei accomplished this in less than five years. The association was recently awarded as one of the country's best non-governmental organizations.
Shanghai Daily carried his story on March 24, 2011.
Wu Renxian
Wu Renxian, 45, is a police officer at the Hangzhou Public Security Bureau's Binjiang District branch. Five years ago, a mother was murdered during a robbery and Wu felt bad for the three daughters she left behind. He sent them money to pay for their education and called for donations on their behalf. Shanghai Daily carried his story on January 31, 2011.
Group of Heroes in Chun'an County
This February, there was a forest fire in Fulin Village, Chun'an, and the locals volunteered to help. Jiang Mingtang, Jiang Meidi, Jiang Chonghuai, Jiang Liangqing, Jiang Jixue, Yu Xinyang sacrificed a great deal to put the blaze out. Jiang Mingsan, Yu Shijin and Jiang Liangli were hurt badly in the fire.
Jiang Dingjun
Jiang Dingjun, 32, is a traffic police officer of Hangzhou Public Security Bureau's Traffic Police Squad. Being a traffic cop for 11 years, Jiang has dealt with more than 60,000 violations, yet there have never been any complaints about his work. He says his secret is to "convince more, punish less."
Shi Wenbin
Shi Wenbin, 47, is head of A'Bin Power Service Team of the Hangzhou Electric Power Bureau, and founder of Volunteer Power Service Station in Mishi Neighborhood. Shi has worked as an electrician with the Hangzhou Electric Power Bureau for more than 20 years without a complaint. The A'Bin Power Service Team he heads has served more than 80,000 customers, also without any complaints.
Feng Jianqiang
Feng Jianqiang, 58, is a warehouse keeper. Since 1999, he has donated 49,200 milliliters of blood, which is equal to the blood of 10 people. Feng has applied to donate his organs and cornea after his death.
Wang Yuanyuan
Wang Yuanyuan, 28, works at Yuhang Funeral Home as a mortician. At the beginning of the year, she found a gold ring in a box of ashes. She immediately returned it to the family of the deceased.
Yu Lin
Yu Lin, 38, is a teacher at Hangzhou Xuejun Middle School. He wants to make sure all his students are well-rounded. He is dedicated to making students form good planning and studying habits.
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