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2026.06.30 14:55 GMT+8

Haifeng's Piano: How music makes a boy with autism shine bright

Updated 2026.06.30 14:55 GMT+8
Zhao Ying

Diagnosed with autism at age three, Shu Haifeng lacked the muscle tone in his fingers to even manage a simple thumbs-up by age four. Back then, no one could have imagined that over a decade later, he would stand on the stage of the Beijing Winter Olympics 300-day countdown - his fingers flying across the keys in a brilliant four-hand piano duet with Chinese virtuoso Lang Lang.

For Haifeng, the piano became a beam of light that illuminated his isolated world - a light fueled by a family's unwavering, daily devotion, and a spirit that refused to ever back down.

Executive Producer: Zhang Jingwen

Producer: Yang Sha

Director&Editor: Zhao Ying

Videographers: Zhang Chao, Yan Jingwei, Chang Ruixiang, Zhao Ying

Cover Image Designer: Liu Shaozhen

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