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A proud mother in Kaohsiung recently shared her son’s lifelike anatomical drawings online, where people were amazed by their realism. They look like they should be the work of a college student at least, but the artist only just finished sixth grade. Recent elementary school graduate Hu Chun-hsiang finds inspiration from his dad’s work as a firefighter and paramedic. Starting from these anatomical drawings, his ultimate goal is to become a doctor.

A textbook on human anatomy open at his side, this young artist quickly begins sketching body parts with a practiced hand. He shows clear mastery of shading to crate incredibly lifelike muscle tendons. Next to the sketches, he annotates their scientific names in Chinese. These could easily be the notes of a medical professional. But the artist actually just finished sixth grade.

Mr. Hu
Hu Chun-hsiang’s father
After he was done with his homework, he’d come home from school and just want to play video games. Especially since he just finished elementary school, we didn’t want him to be on screens all the time.

Worried that their son would be glued to screens the entire summer vacation, Hu Chun-hsiang’s father encouraged him to draw, promising NT$30 for every completed sketch. To their astonishment, the drawings he got back were impressive. His mother posted a few online, racking up 110,000 likes in just one day.

Mr. Hu
Hu Chun-hsiang’s father
I’m a firefighter, so I have some textbooks on anatomy. He would sometimes pick them up to flip through. He developed an interest in the drawings, and then started copying them himself.

- So you want to study medicine?
- Yeah. That’s my goal, but it’s not a given.
- Just keep studying hard. Harder, even.
- Right, study hard.

Without knowing it, flipping through his father’s textbooks and doodling as a child fueled a passion for anatomical drawing. Since the start of summer vacation, he’s made 16 drawings for an allowance of NT$480. When he grows up, Hu Chun-hsiang hopes to keep following his passion toward a career in medicine.

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