Lin Ping has always been warm-hearted.

Working in the insurance industry, she calls herself a "busybody." In the rural area of Ningbo, the neighbors drop around frequently. Many villagers are well-acquainted with her. Now they know her even better because of her "great deed.”

In 2009, a nine-year-old girl in the village was diagnosed with grave liver disease and needed liver transplantation. When Lin Ping heard of the matter, she went to visit, hoping she could help find better medical resources.

As neither of her parents passed the matching test, the family was in desperation. They asked Lin Ping if she could try the match. With little hesitation but a lot compassion, Lin Ping agreed. To her surprise, the match was successful. "I have to keep my promise," said Lin Ping. Making up her mind, she decided to donate half her liver to the girl.

Donating a crucial organ to someone with no blood ties is a huge matter. Lin's family firmly opposed her decision. Her mother-in-law, her mother and her aunt all came to stop her. Being informed that her gallbladder has to be removed for the transplantation, Lin began to feel uncertain as well. However, she could not walk away from the suffering girl.

"I said to my mother that: 'you brought up my daughter, and she is also an innocent girl, but she is in pain. I cannot bear to overlook,'" Lin says, "Out of respect for life, if I could help her, I will." Finally, her family compromised and tried to support her.

On May 5, 2009, Lin Ping underwent the operation and donated 48 per cent of her liver. The transplantation was successful and drew the attention of the media. The day Lin Ping left the hospital, the whole village went to see her. The story soon became a major talking point in the society, which she did not anticipate: "I was shocked, and also moved. I didn't expect that to be something big, but so many people cared about me.”

Now, the girl has recovered very well. Lin says: "Sometimes, I think that my liver is good and healthy in her body. It makes me feel very happy."

After that, Lin Ping took an active role in charity. In the same year of her donation, she established the "Lin Ping Hope Studio." Together with other kind-hearted people, they built libraries, launched pairing projects to find foster parents for the left-behind children, and raised money for kids living in poverty and those with serious illnesses.

Until now, they have helped more than 160 left-behind children find foster homes, and raised 2.74 million yuan for about 1,500 poor people.

"It feels great to help others," says Lin Ping, "I wish I could try and help more people, in return for those who care about me.”