From hardship to hoop dreams
China Daily | Updated: 2019-08-02 08:16
Disadvantaged kids from rural Shanxi beating the odds on court
On a sweltering summer afternoon in Shanxi's capital Taiyuan, three schoolgirls shoot hoops on a playground, sweat dripping down their faces.
Despite the oppressive heat, Yao Xiaoni, a kid from the poverty-stricken Taiyue Mountain region, is enjoying every minute of it.
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