In a country where 243,000 school age children do not attend classes due to having a disability, the story of China's Xie Xu and his pal Zhang Chi is an inspiration to all. Every day for the past three years, 18 year old Xie has carried his friend Zhang to school. Not only does he do this for Zhang, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, but he also carries him between classes as well as fetching him his daily meal. Find out more about this heartwarming story below.
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Every day, Xie Xu carries Zhang Chi to school on his back.
He carries him up and down stairs on the way to classes.
Xie makes at least a dozen daily trips with Zhang, 200 days per year.
Xie and Zhang are the top students in their class.
"Xie…exerts positive influence on other students who readily help Zhang. With their assistance, Zhang has never missed out on one single class." (Vice headmaster, Daxu High School, China)
A US human rights report on China estimates that 243,000 children do not attend school due to a disability.
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