I am sure you have heard the story of your grandparents walking barefoot in the snow up hill both ways. Well that's nothing compared to what 14 year old Chinese boy Yu Qiyun and his little sister have to do to get to school. They have to commute to a school 20 miles from their home in a village in the Hunan Province. The children must climb 66 feet up old wooden ladders on a steep cliff with a 230 foot pit below them. They do this all with heavy back packs on as well. Yu says he wants to get his education so he can get a good job to earn money to eventually build a road for his village and family. Check out the short video clip below
Chinese children tackle 70m cliff climb on school route
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