The story of a father who went to school with his son on his back for 12 years...Always be by your side
Jul 08, 2025
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According to Chinese media such as Sohu, a picture of a father living in Tungchung City, Yunnan Province, and his son on his back drew great attention online.
His son Chan, who is now a third grader in high school, suffers from congenital work history and has been on his father's back every day since he entered elementary school.
As if to repay his father's sincerity, Chan scored 624 out of 750 points in the recent college entrance examination (Gaocao).
Chan's father's name has not been disclosed, but he is already a famous figure in the community as he carries his son to school every day.
He is an ordinary farmer who makes a living by selling vegetables, but he has never left his son alone and accompanied him to school in person for 12 years.
The distance from home to school is about 4 to 5km.
Chan's homeroom teacher told local media that `My father gets up around 3 a.m. every day, drives an old van to the market, sells vegetables, returns home to school before 8 a.m.'`````````````````````````````````````````. I'll pick you up again after class. In the end, it means a total of four round trips a day."
Even if the classroom is on the second floor or higher, he refuses to help other students and carries his son himself up the stairs. "I don't want to bother others" was his reason for rejection.
The school offered his father a job and a dormitory, but he must take care of the vegetable garden," he said, politely declining.
The homeroom teacher "All teachers and students respect this father. He praised his son as a great man who devoted his life to him.
Chan is the number one student in the school among science test takers and hopes to major in computer engineering in the future.
"Wherever my son goes, I will be with him," said the father, "as long as he studies, I will always be beside him.'
This story is also receiving a hot response online. Netizens pay tribute to this great father and sincere son", "It's such a touching story."I hope my son will remember his father's dedication forever" leave a comment on someone's back.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
