Fu said that the boy actually lives at some distance from the rural school. As per him, the boy needed to walk for an hour to get to school every day. The boy lives with his siblings and elderly relatives in a mud hut. His parents lived in the city in quest of higher wages.
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As the school is based in rural area, there is not much fund available to provide heaters in classrooms. The school only provides breakfast to the students. Now, as the photo has become viral, there is high chances that there will be more facilities in the school.
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Since the time picture went viral on social media, a whopping amount of 2,159,100.58 yuan (£245,000/$336,000) has been donated to the school by Chinese people. People admired the dedication of the child towards his education. “Study hard to change your destiny. I believe you can,” wrote one user on Weibo.
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