Chinese Teenager Secretly Joins Flood Relief Efforts After Gaokao
Quick Look
An 18-year-old Shanghai student, Wu Yulun, secretly traveled with a friend to Guangxi, a flood-stricken region in southwestern China, to join volunteer relief efforts after completing his gaokao, telling his parents he was on holiday.
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Why It Matters
Earlier this month, 18-year-old Shanghai student Wu Yulun had just completed China’s national college entrance examination, the gaokao, and was planning a graduation trip. Days of typhoon-driven rain had inundated parts of Guangxi, triggering floods that had killed 39 people.
A teenager from eastern China told his parents he was going on holiday, but secretly travelled with a friend to a flood-stricken region to join relief efforts.
Earlier this month, 18-year-old Shanghai student Wu Yulun had just completed the gaokao, China’s national college entrance examination, and was planning a graduation trip.
But after seeing an online appeal from a volunteer group in the southwestern Guangxi region, he abandoned those plans and headed for the disaster zone instead.
Days of typhoon-driven rain had inundated parts of Guangxi, triggering floods that had killed 39 people.
Wu contacted the volunteer group and learned that extra hands were urgently needed to move relief supplies. He and his classmate Xin Ziyu decided to travel to Hengzhou, one of the worst-hit areas.
To spare his family from worrying, Wu told his parents he was visiting Wuxi, a city west of Shanghai.
Open Questions
- What was the specific name of the volunteer group?
- What specific relief supplies were being moved?
- How long did Wu Yulun and Xin Ziyu stay in Hengzhou?
