Yi Xiaoyuan is undergoing rehabilitation training.
"This year is the fifth year of Xiaoyuan’s life in the garden. Now many students are no strangers to this thin figure in a wheelchair. Xuetang Road, the stairwell of Six Religions, and the open space in front of the auditorium … … In countless places where I met Xiaoyuan, my classmates always gave him sincere smiles and admiring eyes. This big boy and his story have become an unforgettable landscape in tsinghua campus. " Recently, after Tsinghua University WeChat WeChat official account published an article about Yi Xiaoyuan, a Yunnan student, everyone praised this strong and optimistic boy.
one’s (unfortunate) lot
Illness confined him to a wheelchair.
Yi Xiaoyuan is from Yuxi, Yunnan, Yi nationality. He was born in 1991. When he was 6 years old, a sudden illness changed the lives of Yi Xiaoyuan and his family — — Yi Xiaoyuan suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, an incurable disease that erodes and destroys human joints, and is called "immortal cancer" in the medical field.
Since then, Yi Xiaoyuan can no longer squat, run and jump. Due to perennial hormone therapy, he was complicated with bilateral femoral head necrosis when he was 10 years old. After being treated in the hospital for two months, Yi Xiaoyuan was lucky enough to survive, but she could no longer stand up and was trapped in a wheelchair day and night.
At the most active age of the boy, Yi Xiaoyuan was trapped in a wheelchair and dropped out of school twice because of the deterioration of his condition in middle school. He also had sadness and despair, and faced the choice between life and death. However, with the encouragement of his parents, teachers and classmates, Yi Xiaoyuan chose to study hard to express his gratitude and let everyone see his inner strength.
Today, at the age of 26, he is much shorter than his classmates, and his weight is not as heavy as that of his peers. He looks so thin. But he won the praise of his classmates in another way.
study
Was admitted to Tsinghua with a high score of 679.
Although he could only sit in a wheelchair, Yi Xiaoyuan never gave up, and his physical pain did not stop him from studying. Because of his persistent hard work, he was admitted to Yuxi No.1 Middle School with excellent results. In the college entrance examination in 2012, he ranked 16th in Yunnan Science with a high score of 679 points, and was admitted to Tsinghua University Computer Department.
In order to take care of him, his mother gave up her job as a teacher and went to Tsinghua University to "study with the prince", leaving her elderly grandmother, middle-aged father and young sister in her hometown of Yuxi.
major
Fall in love with computers and type for two hours every day.
When I entered Tsinghua University, it was the tenth year of Yi Xiaoyuan’s wheelchair. After years of suffering from illness, dozens of joints all over his body were destroyed and severely deformed. Not only can you not stand, but even turning your head, raising your hand and bending over have become very difficult. Every rainy day, his hands and feet still hurt, and he must take painkillers to move. When she first entered school, Yi Xiaoyuan had to spend two hours practicing typing every day because of her relatively weak computer foundation and difficulty in finger movement.
The unremitting efforts have paid off.
grow up
In 2015, he was recommended as a graduate student.
From the second semester of his sophomore year, Yi Xiaoyuan began to participate in scientific research, conduct research on "computational linguistics", and combine his favorite literature and computer major; In junior year, Yi Xiaoyuan participated in the project of "Computer Automatic Sentence Collection and Poetry Writing", and combined poetry with computer technology to develop a "Web-based and mobile sentence collection and poetry writing system". The system can generate sentence poems according to the keywords input by users, and its mobile APP can also automatically generate sentence poems according to the photos uploaded by users.
Talking about Yi Xiaoyuan, the Tsinghua University Yunnan Admissions Team told the teacher that he was very impressed. "Although he was in a wheelchair since childhood, this child is very strong and persevering. Yi Xiaoyuan scored high in the college entrance examination. At that time, she asked him why he wanted to learn computer. He said that after learning computer, he can program himself and work independently at home without increasing the burden on his parents. "
With her outstanding performance in study, scientific research and various activities, Yi Xiaoyuan was sent to the Institute of Artificial Intelligence of Tsinghua University Computer Department, focusing on the research direction related to artificial intelligence.
encourage and reward
Won the Tsinghua University Special Scholarship.
Tell the teacher that Yi Xiaoyuan is a relatively calm child, with strong eyes and firmness. "Every time I see him on campus, I will greet him kindly. Xiao Xiaoyu’s performance is very good. He is also one of the winners of the 2015 undergraduate special scholarship in Tsinghua University. "
It is understood that the Tsinghua University Special Scholarship is the highest honor for Tsinghua students. It is only awarded to 10 undergraduate students and 10 graduate students every year, and the principal gives prizes to each award-winning student.
"I am lucky, because I can still read and write program code with my hands. In this world, there are many people who are physically more inconvenient than me. I hope to continue my research in the computer field in the future and create tools that can make them more convenient to use in the fields of speech recognition, character recognition and input method. " This is Yi Xiaoyuan’s speech at the 2015 Alumni Scholarship Awarding Conference.
talent and skill
Is the director of the class stage play.
Yi Xiaoyuan’s academic performance has always been among the best, and he has also achieved research results in scientific research. Not only that, Yi Xiaoyuan is also very talented. During her five years in Tsinghua University, Yi Xiaoyuan participated in various social practices and campus activities. He is a member of the school debate team, representing the department and the school to participate in the debate competition; He is a screenwriter and director of class stage plays, contacting logistics, making props, and often modifying scripts until late at night; He also served as the captain in social practice and led his classmates to Tengchong to inspect the battle site of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
future
Let’s talk after graduate school
In April and May last year, Yi Xiaoyuan had two major operations on his knee. In addition to his daily study and scientific research, he also had to undergo rehabilitation training under the guidance of a doctor. Yi Xiaoyuan admits that he is under great pressure to learn scientific research knowledge and rehabilitation training.
A few days ago, when the reporter contacted Yi Xiaoyuan, he was on his way to the airport and went back to Yunnan for the New Year with his mother. At present, he has returned home.
Optimism and persistence are the impressions that Yi Xiaoyuan left for reporters. Yan Xiaoyuan said that although he encountered many difficulties during his college years, he overcame them one by one. "I not only learned a lot of professional knowledge, but also broadened my horizons and my personality was much more cheerful."
His mother told reporters that Yi Xiaoyuan is a serious, diligent and practical child. For the vision of the future, both mother and son haven’t thought about it yet. "I’m still in graduate school, and I’ll wait until he finishes reading these three years for future planning." Yi Xiaoyuan’s mother said.
Yi Xiaoyuan told reporters: "After graduation, whether to continue studying for a doctorate or work, we will talk about it then. In the new year, I hope that I will keep exercising, get my body well, and strive to make more contributions to study and scientific research. "
Yunbao all-media reporter Li Sijia
