China dad carries disabled son to school for 12 years, vows to continue as boy enters university

South China Morning Post

7th July 2025

China dad carries disabled son to school for 12 years, vows to continue as boy enters university

A father in China who has been carrying his disabled son on his back to school every day for the past 12 years has touched millions of hearts in the country.

Chuan Zhuyu, a recent graduate from a secondary school in Tengchong, Yunnan province, southwestern China, scored 624 out of 750 in this year’s university entrance exam, known as “gaokao” in China.

The relatively high score came as a relief to his father, who has shown dedicated care for his son, the news outlet The Cover reported.

“My kid’s performance at ‘gaokao’ is consistent with that in previous tests. My kid is happy with this result. I am satisfied too,” the father, whose name is not revealed in the report, was quoted as saying.

Chuan suffers from the neuromuscular disorder congenital myasthenia.

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