Zhu Junlin (2nd R) participates in a support activity for people with disabilities at a comprehensive service center for people with disabilities in Jiangbei New District of Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 25, 2025. To help more people with disabilities step out of their homes and become self-sufficient, Zhu Junlin founded Sunflower Home for the Disabled in Nanjing in 2013.
At the age of four, Zhu unfortunately contracted polio. Striving for self-reliance, she persisted in her education, career, and entrepreneurship.
At Sunflower Home for the Disabled, Zhu and her team provide services such as vocational training, rehabilitation, and care. They also partner with businesses to help individuals with disabilities find jobs nearby or work from home.
In 2025, Nanjing's first high-standard "accessible express hotel," advocated by Zhu, went into operation. She personally tested and measured every detail of the accessibility facilities in the hotel.
"Using one's life to influence others" is one of
Zhu's commitments. With proactive actions, she intends to help more people with disabilities identify their career paths. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Zhu Junlin (C) communicates with disabled individuals about the sales of handicrafts at the comprehensive service center for people with disabilities in Jiangbei New District of Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 25, 2025. To help more people with disabilities step out of their homes and become self-sufficient, Zhu Junlin founded Sunflower Home for the Disabled in Nanjing in 2013.(Xinhua/Li Bo)
Zhu Junlin gives a speech in Jiangbei New District of Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 27, 2025. To help more people with disabilities step out of their homes and become self-sufficient, Zhu Junlin founded Sunflower Home for the Disabled in Nanjing in 2013.(Xinhua/Li Bo)
Zhu Junlin (front, C) attends a campus lecture event on stories of perseverance among people with disabilities in Jiangbei New District of Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 27, 2025. To help more people with disabilities step out of their homes and become self-sufficient, Zhu Junlin founded Sunflower Home for the Disabled in Nanjing in 2013.(Xinhua/Li Bo)
Zhu Junlin (L) promotes handicrafts made by people with disabilities via live streaming in Jiangbei New District of Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 25, 2025. To help more people with disabilities step out of their homes and become self-sufficient, Zhu Junlin founded Sunflower Home for the Disabled in Nanjing in 2013.(Xinhua/Li Bo)
A disabled employee cleans an accessible restroom at an "accessible express hotel" for which Zhu Junlin had advocated in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 26, 2025. To help more people with disabilities step out of their homes and become self-sufficient, Zhu Junlin founded Sunflower Home for the Disabled in Nanjing in 2013. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Zhu Junlin introduces to reporters accessible facilities inside a restroom at an "accessible express hotel" for which she had advocated in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 26, 2025. To help more people with disabilities step out of their homes and become self-sufficient, Zhu Junlin founded Sunflower Home for the Disabled in Nanjing in 2013.(Xinhua/Li Bo)
Zhu Junlin (1st R) conducts a "life skills training" with disabled individuals, helping them integrate into daily life at Sunflower Home for the Disabled in Jiangbei New District of Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 26, 2025. To help more people with disabilities step out of their homes and become self-sufficient, Zhu Junlin founded Sunflower Home for the Disabled in Nanjing in 2013.(Xinhua/Li Bo)
Zhu Junlin (R) greets a person with disabilities at Sunflower Home for the Disabled in Jiangbei New District of Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 26, 2025. To help more people with disabilities step out of their homes and become self-sufficient, Zhu Junlin founded Sunflower Home for the Disabled in Nanjing in 2013.(Xinhua/Li Bo)
A staff member organizes the accessibility service desk at an "accessible express hotel" for which Zhu Junlin had advocated in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 26, 2025. To help more people with disabilities step out of their homes and become self-sufficient, Zhu Junlin founded Sunflower Home for the Disabled in Nanjing in 2013.(Xinhua/Li Bo)
Zhu Junlin (L) communicates with a disabled individual who obtained employment opportunity at a delivery station she helped establish in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 26, 2025. To help more people with disabilities step out of their homes and become self-sufficient, Zhu Junlin founded Sunflower Home for the Disabled in Nanjing in 2013.(Xinhua/Li Bo)
Zhu Junlin (R) inquires about the work conditions of a disabled employee at an "accessible express hotel" for which she had advocated in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 26, 2025. To help more people with disabilities step out of their homes and become self-sufficient, Zhu Junlin founded Sunflower Home for the Disabled in Nanjing in 2013.(Xinhua/Li Bo)
Zhu Junlin (R) rehearses a speech at the Nanjing employment management center for people with disabilities in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 25, 2025. To help more people with disabilities step out of their homes and become self-sufficient, Zhu Junlin founded Sunflower Home for the Disabled in Nanjing in 2013. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
