The 80-year-old "Foolish Old Man" in Jilin opened mountains and built roads for 24 years. Liu Jiang spent 24 years building more than 1,000 stone steps and three small squares.

With one person, a shovel, a crowbar, and a measuring tape, Liu Jiang continues to lay this "stone ladder road" Liu Jiang has lived in the town for more than 60 years. He was originally a stonemason in a local state-owned quarry.