People volunteer to lead Quan Peng in the city. (Dnkb.com.cn/Liu Xing)

“My freedom was deprived by fate. I have to get it back.” 29-year-old Quan Peng, who comes from Gansu province in northwestern China, started his wheelchair trip in Beijing on Aug. 31, 2014. His destination is Sanya in China’s southernmost province Hainan. 

After 566 days and 2,800 kilometers, Quan Peng arrived in Fuzhou. “This is the fifth province, as well as the 22nd city during my trip,” said Quan.

At the age of 17, Quan Peng had a surgery to remove a tumor in his thoracic vertebra. Unfortunately Quan ended up with paraplegia due to his injured nerves. He came to Beijing and became a customer service officer and a vendor in his spare time. “Now disabled people can also live a normal life.”