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Feature: Turning disability into beauty

by Kyaw Zin Tun YANGON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Amid the bustle of downtown Yangon s crowded streets, where car horns blare and vendors call out to passersby, 61-year-old artist Ko Tint paints vivid Myanmar landscapes with his feet, transforming disability into beauty. Born in Myanmar s Shan state, Ko Tint faced challenges from the very beginning. He was born with underdeveloped arms that he can not use, yet his spirit remained unbroken. I didn t understand much about painting when I was young, he recalled softly. But I loved beauty. I drew flowers and other pictures in books. When he was about eight years old, tragedy struck. His...


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