Volunteers with eight-year-old Wang Fuman after helping him put on a pair of gloves. Donations, including winter clothing and heaters for his school in Yunnan, have poured in since his "Snowflake Boy" photo went viral.PHOTO: CHINA DAILY.
BEIJING: The story of a Chinese schoolboy who braved harsh winter conditions to get to school has triggered an avalanche of help for him and his school.
A donation of 100,000 yuan (RM61, 495) was sent to Zhuanshanbao Primary School in Zhaotong, Yunnan province, on Wednesday (Jan 10), after photographs of "Snowflake Boy" Wang Fuman drew widespread attention to children from poor rural families, China Daily reported.
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