Unable to go to school, she finished the middle school course by herself at home. /kloc-When he was 0/5 years old, Zhang Haidi followed his parents and sent him to the rural area of Liaocheng (Shandong) to be a teacher for his children. She also taught herself acupuncture techniques and treated villagers for free. Later, Zhang Haidi taught himself many foreign languages and worked as a radio repairman. Facing the cruel challenge of fate, Zhang Haidi didn't feel depressed and sink. She fought against the disease with tenacious perseverance and perseverance, withstood severe tests and was full of confidence in life. Although she didn't have a chance to walk into the campus, she studied hard, completed all the courses in primary and secondary schools, taught herself college English, Japanese and German, and studied college and postgraduate courses. From 65438 to 0983, Zhang Haidi began to engage in literary creation, translated hundreds of thousands of English novels, such as The Beach Clinic, and compiled books, such as Windows Open to the Sky and Questioning Life and Dreams in Wheelchairs. Among them, Dream in a Wheelchair was published in Japan and South Korea, and Pursuing Life was published less than half a year and reprinted three times, winning the national "Five One Projects" book award. Before The Pursuit of Life, this prize has never been awarded to prose works. In 2002, a novel with 300,000 words was published. This book was listed as the key book of the 16th National Congress by Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China and the State Press and Publication Administration, and won the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China "Five Ones" Project Book Award, the Third National Civilization and Progress Book Award, the First China Publishing Group Book Award, the Eighth China Youth Excellent Reading Award and the Second China Women's Literature Award.
Since 1983, Zhang Haidi has created and translated more than 1 10,000 words. In order to make greater contributions to society, she taught herself more than a dozen medical monographs, consulted experienced doctors, learned acupuncture and other medical skills, and treated the masses for free 10000 person-times. 1983 China youth daily published "be a meteor and leave the light to the world". Zhang Haidi became famous in China and won two reputations, one is "New Lei Feng in 1980s" and the other is "Contemporary Paul". Zhang Haidi, with the belief that "to live is to be a person who is beneficial to society", followed Paul's example and bravely dedicated his light and heat to the people. With her words and deeds, she answered the questions of outlook on life and values that hundreds of millions of young people are very concerned about. Deng Xiaoping wrote an inscription: "Learn from Zhang Haidi and be a new capitalist with ideals, morality, culture and discipline!" Subsequently, Zhang Haidi became a moral force. Zhang Haidi is now a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and works in Shandong Writers Association, engaged in creation and translation.
In June 2008165438+1October 65438+March, the Fifth National Congress of China Disabled Persons' Federation elected Zhang Haidi as the chairman of China Disabled Persons' Federation.