Wei Yuncheng plays football after school near his home in Liuye Township, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Wei, a member of the Liuye Central Elementary School boys football team, said his dream is to one day leave his mountain home to explore the outside world by playing football well. The mountainous county, with a population of 400,000 people, is one the poorest in the region. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Xuelin)
Wei Yuncheng (2ndL) plays in a football match in Liuye Township, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Wei, a member of the Liuye Central Elementary School boys football team, said his dream is to one day leave his mountain home to explore the outside world by playing football well. The mountainous county, with a population of 400,000 people, is one the poorest in the region. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Xuelin)
Children play football at Liuye Central Elementary School in Liuye Township, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The mountainous county, with a population of 400,000 people, is one the poorest in the region. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Xuelin)
A certificate congratulates the Liuye Central Elementary School boys football team on their fifth placing in Hechi City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 2017. The mountainous county, with a population of 400,000 people, is one the poorest in the region. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Xuelin)
Lan Yushan, the coach of the Liuye Central Elementary School boys football team, has inspired children to develop an interest in football and dream big in Dahua Yao Autonomous County, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Xuelin)
Lan Yushan, the coach of the Liuye Central Elementary School boys football team, has inspired children to develop an interest in football and dream big in Dahua Yao Autonomous County, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Xuelin)
Due to the success of the school's boys football team, Liuye Central Elementary School has also established a team for girls. A total 100 out of 800 pupils at the school play football in Dahua Yao Autonomous County, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Xuelin)
Due to the success of the school's boys football team, Liuye Central Elementary School has also established a team for girls. A total 100 out of 800 pupils at the school play football in Dahua Yao Autonomous County, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Xuelin)
Wei Yuncheng plays football with Tang Qixing (R), whose father died and whose mother lives away for work. Tang also said his dream is to see the world beyond his high mountain home in Dahua Yao Autonomous County, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Xuelin)
Volunteers from a road construction project donated football uniforms to Liuye Central Elementary School in Dahua Yao Autonomous County, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Xuelin)
