A ten-year-old boy
has reportedly been walking to school on his hands each day for the
past four years in China after his legs were paralysed.
Yan Yuhong, from China's southwest Sichuan Province, suffered a
serious fever when he was a one-year-old which left him partially
paralysed because his parents could not afford medical treatment,
NTD TV reports.
The 10-year-old does use crutches to get around but said he
prefers to walk on his hands to school because he can move
faster.
The journey takes him one-and-a-half hours each way and he has
to wake up long before all the other students to get to class on
time.
Yan's sister carries his backpack for him and sometimes his
grandmother — who has looked after him since his parents moved to
the city for work — carries him if he is too tired.
Yan received a government disability card last year and said
authorities promised him a wheelchair but he does not know when he
will get it.
But Yan said he is determined to finish school regardless.
"Studying is my dream, I will study hard and repay my
grandmother in the future," he said.