Where creativity speaks the loudest By He Qi | China Daily | Updated: 2021-03-12 07:39 Share CLOSE Creations by hearing-impaired people who work at Shanghai studio, LFORU, founded by Cai Zhengjun. [Photo provided to China Daily] While wearing a mask in this new norm might pose just a slight inconvenience to most people, this practice has inadvertently created another hurdle for the hearing impaired like Cai Zhengjun. "Shanghai is a fast-paced city and many locals speak so quickly that it's rather difficult to read their lips," he quips. "The epidemic has made the situation even worse. Now, with people wearing masks, we can't even see their lips."