12 stories that touched the heart in 2015

Editor's note: With a mixture of joy and sorrow, 2015 is drawing to a close. We have gathered some of this year's touching and newsworthy China stories for a look back at the year. We hope that these inspiring tales about ordinary individuals give you warmth, strength and courage whenever you meet a challenge or any time you feel disappointed or frustrated in the coming year. May these memories shared by us all in 2015 enlighten everyone's future. We're always here applauding your every step forward.

Airline grants four-year-old double amputee's wish for 'wings'

A Chinese boy's dream of flying was fulfilled by an airline.

Xiao Feng wished for "a pair of wings" to help him fly after an accident two years ago led to the amputation of both of his legs, Xinhua news reported. China Eastern Airlines fulfilled the four-year-old's wish, when it made the boy a "pilot" for the day. Li took a tour of a plane, and even had the opportunity to visit the cockpit, taking a seat alongside the pilot.

The four-year-old legless boy Xiao Feng poses with a pilot of China Eastern Airlines in the cockpit of a passenger jet at the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan city, central China's Hubei province, February 4, 2015. [Photo/IC]