Dr. Zhong Nanshan was born in October 1936 in Nanjing. He is one of the famous medical scientists in the 21st century. He graduated from Beijing Medical College in 1960. In the first Chinese National Games, he got the championship (冠军) and set up a national record.
In the spring of 2003, in the face of SARS in China and across the world, Zhong Nanshan not only led all the people in the country to fight against it. At that time no one really knew much about SARS and most people had no natural defenses (防护) against the disease.
Dangerous as it was, he worked hard day and night treating the patients. Through their hard work for several months, he and his workmates achieved wonderful results.
In 2004, Zhong Nanshan was regarded as one of the top ten people moving China. He has worked in the medical field for over 60 years. This year, he also took a risk to Wuhan to lead the whole country to fight against COVID-19. He made great contributions (贡献) to our China. He is popular among all the people in China.
