A famous saying by the 17th-century English poet George Herbert goes, "One good mother is worth a hundred schoolmasters."

In the case of Ding Zheng, who was born with cerebral palsy in Hubei province and now, in his late 20s, is studying law at Harvard University, his mother, Zou Hongyan, is worth a thousand schoolmasters and more.

On July 21, 1988, shortly after Ding was born, his mother was shocked when a doctor at Jingzhou District Hospital told her there was little value in rescuing the baby, that he would be mentally disabled or paralyzed.