LULIANG COUNTY, CHINA - MAY 29: (CHINA OUT; PHOTOCOME OUT) Handicapped Chinese girl Qian Hongyan, reported as the "Basketball girl" views her artificial limbs at home in Zhuangxia Village on May 29, 2005 in Luliang County of Yunnan Province, China. Eight-year-old Qian, who used to move her body with the help of a basketball, can finally stand up and walk using artificial limbs. The girl lost both of her legs in a traffic accident in 2000 at the age of three, but struggled to live her life with a basketball as an underprop, "walking" between school and home by herself. The girl's story is widely reported in the country, and drew the attention of the Ministry of Public Security and China Rehabilitation Research Center. She was invited to Beijing and had artificial limbs fitted free of charge at the center. After three months of recovery, Qian is now able to walk with her new legs and has returned to her hometown to resume study in school. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)
