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BEIJING, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- On Tuesday, WeChat newsfeeds were alive with paintings people had "bought" on their accounts. These paintings were not Leonardo's, van Gogh's or Zheng Fanzhi's Nike Jordan Shoes For Sale , but were the work of 30 ordinary Chinese people who live with autism or cerebral palsy.

The campaign was masterminded by the World of Art Brut Culture (WABC) and backed by the Tencent charitable foundation. Tencent is the operator of WeChat, China's most popular messaging service.

Available for "purchase" were 36 paintings. Each e-painting cost at least one yuan to download and use as wallpaper or a screen saver.

Under each painting was an introduction to the artist, whose ages ranged from early teens to late thirties.

The fundraiser began on Aug. 17, but only really hit its stride in the past few days. By 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, more than 5.8 million people had donated 15 million yuan, the target of the campaign Nike Jordan For Sale , at which point the organizers ended the activity.

"We had no idea we would be so popular!" said Miao Shiming, founder of WABC and a graduate of the China Central Academy of Fine Arts.

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At an exhibition in Beijing in 2009, Miao met 14 people who were believed to have learning difficulties.

"I began to teach some of them art and found them to be really talented." Miao said. "Our society is still subject to many misunderstandings and prejudices. These people have relatively few chances to get an education and find a job."

He told Xinhua that in the West, art therapy helped people with difficulty in communicating. "I would like to do something similar," he said.

He began teaching his group soon after the 2009 exhibition.

"We have attracted so much attention lately because the general public now have a better understanding how creativity can be part of welfare," Miao said.

He hopes to change people's view of cerebral palsy and autism and breed more respect for people with as much to contribute to society as anyone else. The money raised by the campaign will be used to create art therapy studios.

"All of the paintings are beautiful Air Jordan Retro Shoes For Sale ," said web-user Banmabanma. "I bought one. The painter is the same age as me."

"I bought one painted by a 19-year-old with autism," said "Icerowe." "It is now my screensaver. When you buy a painting you can hear the voice of the painter saying 'thank you.' I wish her happiness and health."

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