XIE Yanhong, the first disabled person to swim across the English Channel, received a hero's welcome on his return home on Thursday.
Welcoming Xie at the Beijing Capital International Airport, Guo Jianmo, chairman of the executive board of the China Disabled Persons Federation, proclaimed him a hero who has proved to the world the extraordinary courage and persistence of Chinese disabled persons.
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