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Chinese man carries his disabled wife up sacred mountain so she can realise her dream

Accident in 2001 left woman in coma, but husband never gave up hope and sang to her every day until she woke

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Zhang Yuhua is assisted by two friends as he carries his disabled wife Song Qinghua to the summit of Mount Tai in eastern China. Photo: Iqilu.com

A man from a small village in eastern China was so determined to help his disabled wife achieve her dream of reaching the peak of a local sacred mountain that he carried her there on his back, local media reported.

Song Qinghua, from Liaoqing in Shandong province, has been confined to a wheelchair since waking from a coma into which she fell after an accident at work in 2001, Iqilu.com reported on Sunday. It did not elaborate on the nature of the accident or when she recovered from the coma.

Although Song, now 42, was unresponsive for several years after the accident, which happened just a month after she had given birth to the couple’s son, her husband Zhang Yuhua refused to give up hope.

A keen amateur singer he serenaded his wife every day for month after month, until one day she regained consciousness.

Laura Zhou joined the Post's Beijing bureau in 2010. She covers China's diplomatic relations and has reported on topics such as Sino-US relations, China-India disputes, and reactions to the North Korea nuclear crisis, as well as other general news.
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