India, Oct. 1 -- A man in eastern China has been praised online for offering free shelter to the families of hospital patients who could not afford accommodation.

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According to a report by South China Morning Post, 39-year-old Zheng Gang from Jinan in Shandong province was inspired by his own experience of illness.

Zheng was diagnosed with a brain tumour during a routine physical check-up in 2020 and was admitted to the intensive care unit at Qilu Hospital of Shandong University. After 45 days of treatment, he recovered, but the memory of that difficult period stayed with him.

During a later hospital visit, Zheng noticed that many relatives of patients wer...