The picture of Wang Fuman after his freezing trek to school that went viral online. Photo: News.163.com

China’s ‘Ice Boy’ told to leave new private school after week

Headmaster says he offered to educate boy for free, but the school was unable to cope with the excessive scrutiny and attention from the authorities and media

Topic | Poverty in China

Alice Yan

Published: 1:53pm, 8 Mar, 2018

Updated: 11:36pm, 8 Mar, 2018

The picture of Wang Fuman after his freezing trek to school that went viral online. Photo: News.163.com

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Alice Yan

Alice Yan is a Shanghai-based social and medical news reporter. She started her journalism career in 2003 and has degrees in economics and public administration. Her Twitter account is @TingYanalice