She lost her legs in the Year 2000 ( At the Age of 4) when she met with tragic car accident. Accident was so severe that Doctors had to remove her limbs. Looking at this her family was afraid that Hongyan will now loose her spirit and enthusiasm towards her goal in life. But little Qian Hongyan was highly motivated at such a young age and she decided that this is just a another way to roll. So her grandfather cut open a basketball to secure her upper body, and made her pairs of wooden handle.