沈益杰出生于江苏省东台县一个农民家庭。2001年7月,他以优异成绩考入四川大学电子信息工程学院,成了村上第一个大学生。父母满心欢喜给他筹措上大学的学费,花光了家里的积蓄。可是,沈益杰上大学不久,就觉得浑身乏力,还时常拉肚子。在同学的陪伴下,他去到医院检查,结果令人吃惊 Shen Yi Jie was born in Dongtai County, Jiangsu Province, a peasant family. In July 2001, he was admitted to Sichuan University Institute of Electronic Information Engineering with outstanding achievement, became the first college student in Murakami. Parents happy to raise him to college tuition, spent the family savings. However, Shen Yi Jie soon after college, I feel tired, often diarrhea. Accompanied by his classmates, he went to the hospital for examination, the result was surprising