every day for the last four years. Yan Yuhong, of Jiaba village,
Yibin, in China's Hubei Province, was left partially paralysed by a
childhood illness.
He initially crawled to get around but learnt to walk on his hands
when he was just four-years-old.Yan has to get up much earlier than
his classmates – as his journey takes him an hour-and-a-half each way.
He can also get about with crutches but says he can walk much faster
on his hands. His sister carries his bag and sometimes his grandmother
carries him to school on her back to save his hands.His father is also
disabled, leaving his mother as the sole bread-winner, but Yan is
determined to
finish his schooling.
"I don't want to quit," he said. "I want to study hard, and support
myself in the future."