Born to farmers in Chiayi County, Du Ying-chi (杜英吉), 82, was the second youngest of 10 children, he said on Thursday last week. As a child, he watched as his parents borrowed money to treat his younger brother for meningitis, which motivated him to become a doctor, Du said. After finding it, Du would follow the train tracks through a cemetery to Hsin Kang Elementary School, where he went to school, Du said. He never found his work tiring, as this is why he had wanted to become a doctor, Du said. He said that he has donated 110 ping (363.6m2) of land to Guang-an Elementary School in Pingtung County’s Wandan Township (萬丹).

Source: Taipei Times November 13, 2019 16:00 UTC