Older father helps young daughter in need

Chong Xiaoyan, a 13-year-old girl with learning difficulties, looks outside the window of her home in a village in East China’s Anhui province on April 21, 2011. The girl cannot speak or understand what other people say. She is taken care of by her 65-year-old father, who has severe stomach trouble. They live on 1,800 yuan (about $276) a year from subsidies. The girl’s mother died when she was 2 years old. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

Chong Xiaoyan, a 13-year-old girl with learning difficulties, is taken care of by her father April 21. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]