Photo of this Chinese boy spread all over the world, changing his life (16 photos)

3 years ago, the public was excited by a photograph posted by a school teacher.





Meet Wang Fuman, who became the hero of China and this story.



Three years ago, the Chinese public was excited A photo posted online by a school teacher. She had student 3 class - a boy of 8 years. His hair was covered with frost, and his cheeks were bright red. What happened to him?

A story about the strength of the spirit of a little man

Wang Fuman, an elementary school student, lived in a poor village Yunnan province in China with her grandmother and sister. Mom had to to go to work when Wang did not walk yet. Father came home once every few months. He also earned money away from home, sometimes sending money home. The family lived in such need that even an ordinary hat There was nothing for the child to buy.






Wang with his sister next to his house

It was the day of the exam, and Wang really wanted to get into it.

Wang walked almost 5 kilometers to school every day. the small town of Zhaotong. Getting an education is the only opportunity to get out of poverty.

On that January morning, the air temperature plummeted to 9 degrees of frost. Wang walked off-road in a light jacket without a hat and gloves.

When he entered the classroom, the children started laughing. It turned out that his hair, eyebrows and eyelashes were covered with frost, and his cheeks became bright red. The teacher took a photo of a young student and posted it on social media. net.



The same photo of Wang that made him famous

The boy was very cold, but even in the classroom he could not get warm. Neither there was no heating at home or at school. Cold season the students sat at their desks in their outerwear.



In addition, the child suffered from cold intolerance. He is everything time was cold, his arms were swollen with frost. Therefore, the study was given not easily. By the way, in the exam on that fateful day, Wang Fuman received 99 points out of 100 possible.



He lives in poor conditions, but he is sure that his life will be better when he gets an education.

An exciting continuation of the story

The photo that the teacher posted on the Internet received great resonance in the social. networks in China. People began to donate money for boy. We managed to collect 3 million yuan. At that time it was 450 thousand. dollars.

The authorities also got involved. They took the boy and his sister to vacation to walk around the capital. They bought warm clothes, took them to the shooting range. They visited the mausoleum of Mao Zedong and the climbing wall. For the first time in my life little Wang rode a scooter, flew an airplane. He saw life outside of their poor area.








But what surprised him the most was something else.

At a press conference in his honor, Wang said:

In Beijing, the houses are so warm that you can walk in one shirt! At home, we sleep in jackets and burn wood coal even at night. Central heating is amazing! I see for the first time such.

And we often do not appreciate what we have.



Wang at a press conference

One year later…

The baby became very popular in China. It was shown on television, and the newspapers called him "ice boy". But despite sudden fame, he wants to be addressed simply by his first name and was not considered a "star".



The collected money was enough to provide heating in schools, buy heaters and warm clothes for the poor children of Yunnan province. The Wang School was equipped with a scientific laboratory, art and computer classes. Sports equipment was also donated. next to The school built a warm hostel.



A new hostel built next to a school for children from remote areas

In an interview, Wang thanked everyone who helped collect money to save poor children from the cold. He promised that when he grows up, he will pay everyone off.

A year later, Wang is still attending his school, but now the journey takes only 10 minutes. His father got a job in Kunming City and can come home 3 times a month, albeit not for long. Salaries enough to pay bills and other expenses.



The building of the school where Wang studies

Mom Vanga was able to return home, and they met the next New Year together

The family now has a new warm house near the school. Life still not very easy, but they believe that it will only be better. All five members of the Fuman family (including grandmother) live happily together. Wang's parents planted a vegetable garden and were even able to buy a herd of goats.



Dad, mom, sister and Wang drive their goats

"What a sweet ending, let the world relate to to every child with the same kindness,” wrote one user on social China networks.

But it is sad to realize that in the XXI century there is still life in poverty without the elementary benefits of civilization just because "lucky" to be born in a poor village. And it's not just about China.



Now Wang smiles more because he is happy