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LHASA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Kyila, 29, has lived in darkness since she was born.
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"For the first 12 year of my life, I was placed in a safe corner at home, always waiting for my parents to dress or feed me," she said.
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In 2011, Kyila opened a kindergarten for visually impaired children and named it "Kiki's Kindergarten." Kiki means "happiness" in Tibetan.
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The kindergarten's operating cost of 200,000 yuan (31,420 U.S. dollars) per year is mostly covered by donations from individuals and organizations from China and abroad.
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They paint with scented crayons whose colors are distinguishable by smell: green has an apple scent, and pink smells like strawberry.
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