‘We help each other’: kind boy in China supports paraplegic classmate for 6 years by carrying him at school, helping him use the toilet
- The friendship between a disabled boy and a classmate has trended online in mainland China and touched millions of people
- It is a two-way relationship, with one helping physically while the other motivates his friend to do well in his studies
A secondary school student in China who has carried a paraplegic classmate everywhere at school, including to the toilet, and helped feed him for the past six years has touched mainland social media.
Zhu Jinxiang, from Jiangxi province in southeastern China, has insisted on helping disabled classmate Zhong Huaqiang minimise the difficulties he faced at school, The Paper reported.
In a viral video of the pair, Zhu carries Zhong on his back as he walks into a classroom and puts Zhong down on his seat.
When the class is over, Zhu, whose seat is next to Zhong, turns to ask whether Zhong needs a drink or to use the toilet.
Zhu and Zhong have been friends since their first year of secondary school. Since then Zhu has always stood by Zhong at school.
The friendship is a two-way relationship, with Zhu supporting Zhong physically, while Zhong performs well academically at school and motivates Zhu to do well in his studies.