Kids get a kick out of 'school beyond the clouds'

Soccer teams helping children realize their athletic dreams, principal says

Amid the flowery Daliangshan Mountains of Zhaojue county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province, a group of children are playing on the new soccer field at Wawu Primary School.

The "Rosy Dream Soccer Field", which was opened at the end of December, is the second in the country to be sponsored by the China Woman's National Football Team.

Due to its remote location, Wawu is also known as the "school beyond the clouds". In 2018, its principal, Qubishigu, who has taught there for 20 years, set up a girls' soccer team — following the establishment of the boy's team some years before — in the hopes that it would help all the students achieve their athletic dreams. With the field completed, those dreams are a step closer to becoming reality.