Across China. Youths with autism harvest corn, hope on north China farm

Xinhua

11th October 225

Across China.  Youths with autism harvest corn, hope on north China farm

On a sunny autumn day, teenagers and their parents were busy harvesting corn and sweet potatoes on a piece of farmland in north China's Tianjin Municipality.

"We ate the corn we grew ourselves. It's very yummy," said Yunyao, a pseudonym, who is a 17-year-old autistic youth, smiling shyly as he shucked corn.

Located in Tianjin's Xiqing District, Hui'ai Farm, which translates to a farm that collects love, was established by eight families with autistic or intellectually disabled children.

Yunyao's father, Zhu Xijun, is one of the founders of the farm. Since leasing this land in October 2024, the once formally dressed lawyer has been wearing simple clothes and spending his days working in the fields.

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