(CNN) -- Long before Chen Guangcheng became internationally known as a human rights crusader, villagers near his home knew him as the man to go to when they had trouble with local authorities. 

Despite having little formal legal education, Chen began advocating on behalf of villagers in 1996 at the age of 25, according to China Human Rights Defenders, a China-based human rights group. 

Chen has been at the center of a burgeoning international impasse since his dramatic escape last week from the guards who kept him under house arrest in a small village in eastern China. He was confined to his home after serving four years in prison, apparently over his legal advocacy for what he called victims of abusive practices such as forced abortions by China's family planning officials. 

Fellow activists say he made his way to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, where he remains as the United States and China try to sort out the future for Chen, who has sought to call attention to the practice of forced abortions and sterilizations in China. 

Yet he never sought out to be a rabble-rouser, said New York University law professor Jerome Cohen, who first met Chen when the activist traveled to the United States as part of a State Department program in 2004. 

"You got the feeling you were in the presence of some Chinese equivalent of Gandhi or something," Cohen said. "He had this gentle but steely moral force." 

Chen was born in 1971 in Dongshigu, a small farming village in eastern Shandong province, more than 400 kilometers (248 miles) from Beijing. 

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. Who is this article about?
2. What is he known for?
3. Where at?
4. When did he start?
5. How old was he?
6. Has he ever been in trouble?
7. What for?
8. What was he escaping from?
1. Chen Guangcheng
2. a human rights crusader,
3. internationally
4. 1996
5. 25
6. yes
7. escaping the guards
8. house arrest
(CNN) - Långt innan Chen Guangcheng blev internationellt känd som en människorättskorsriddare, kände bybor i närheten av hans hem honom som mannen att gå till när de hade problem med lokala myndigheter. Trots att Chen hade lite formell juridisk utbildning, började han förespråka på uppdrag av bybor 1996 vid 25 års ålder, enligt China Human Rights Defenders, en Kinabaserad människorättsgrupp. Chen har varit i centrum av en spirande internationell återvändsgränd sedan hans dramatiska flykt förra veckan från vakterna som höll honom i husarrest i en liten by i östra Kina. Han var begränsad till sitt hem efter att ha avtjänat fyra års fängelse, tydligen över sin juridiska påverkan för vad han kallade offer för missbruksmetoder såsom tvångsabort av Kinas familjeplaneringstjänstemän. Fellow aktivister säger att han tog sig till USA:s ambassad i Peking, där han är kvar som USA och Kina försöker reda ut framtiden för Chen, som har försökt uppmärksamma bruket av tvångsabort och steriliseringar i Kina. Ändå sökte han sig aldrig till att bli en rabblare, sade New York-universitetets juridikprofessor Jerome Cohen, som först träffade Chen när aktivisten reste till USA som en del av ett UD-program 2004. "Du fick känslan av att du var i närvaro av någon kinesisk motsvarighet till Gandhi eller något", sa Cohen. "Han hade en mild men stel moralisk kraft." Chen föddes 1971 i Dongshigu, en liten jordbruksby i östra Shandongprovinsen, mer än 400 kilometer från Peking. Ge nu en numrerad lista med svar på dessa frågor: 1. Vem handlar den här artikeln om? 2. Vad är han känd för? 3. - Var då? 4. När började han? 5. Hur gammal var han? 6. Har han nånsin varit i trubbel? 7. Varför? 8. Vad flydde han ifrån?
(CNN) - Long before Chen Guangcheng became internationally known as a human rights crusader, villagers near his home knew him as the man to go to when they had problems with local authorities. Although Chen had some formal legal training, he began advocating on behalf of villagers in 1996 at the age of 25, according to China Human Rights Defenders, a China-based human rights group. Chen has been at the centre of a burgeoning international impasse since his dramatic escape last week from the guards who kept him under house arrest in a small village in eastern China. He was confined to his home after serving four years in prison, apparently over his legal influence for what he called victims of abuse methods such as forced abortion by China's family planning officials. Fellow activists say he made it to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, where he remains as the United States and China are trying to sort out the future of Chen, who has tried to draw attention to the use of forced abortion and sterilizations in China. Yet he never sought to become a rabbi, said New York University law professor Jerome Cohen, who first met Chen when the activist traveled to the United States as part of a 2004 U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs program. "You got the feeling you were in the presence of some Chinese equivalent of Gandhi or something," Cohen said. "He had a gentle but stiff moral force." Chen was born in 1971 in Dongshigu, a small agricultural village in eastern Shandong province, more than 400 kilometres from Beijing. Now give a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. Who is this article about? 2. What's he known for? 3. - Where? 4. When did he start? 5. How old was he? 6. Has he ever been in trouble? 7. Why? 8. What did he run from?
1. Chen Guangcheng 2. en människorättskorsriddare, 3. internationellt 4. 1996 5. 25 6. ja 7. fly vakterna 8. husarrest
1. Chen Guangcheng 2. a human rights crusader, 3. international 4. 1996 5. 25 6. Yes 7. Escape guards 8. house arrest