Li Hua has been living with a rare autoimmune disease for decades that eventually left his upper body completely bent over

After seeing numerous doctors, he finally found a specialist in Shenzhen who could help him

China’s “folded man” Li Hua has a rare condition that left him with a severely deformed spine. In the first of a three-part series, we look at what life was like for Li before a team of doctors in Shenzhen helped him to stand straight again.