Tuesday, April 23, 2013

China - Hubei - Xiantao - Gymnastics Training - Children

China - Hubei - Xiantao - Gymnastics Training - Children Have an Afternoon Sleep on Bunk Beds

China - Hubei - Xiantao - Gymnastics Training - Children Have an Afternoon Sleep on Bunk Beds

Zhang MengHan and other children prepare for their afternoon sleep on bunk beds at the Li Xiaoshuang Gymnastics School in Xiantao, China. Li Xiaoshuang was a sucessful Chinese gymnast who was born in Xiantao, Hubei Province. He took up gymnastics as a primary school boy in 1980; then joined the provincial gymnastics team at the age of 9 and the national team at 12. He won the 1992 Olympic Gold in floor exercises. Today the Li Xiaoshuang Gymnastic School is home to about a 120 children, from three to nine years old, from all over China.

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