Yang Haitao

Biography

Yang Haitao is a Chinese blind singer born in October 1982 in Helan County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. In 2001, he represented Gansu Province at the 5th National Arts Festival for Persons with Disabilities, where he performed the song "Paradise" by Tenger and won the gold medal. He subsequently joined the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe. In 2008, he performed the song "Tian Yu" (天域) at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Paralympic Games. Yang Haitao is recognized as one of China's prominent disabled artists, and his performances have helped raise the profile of blind artists on both national and international stages.