2 days ago
- General
- South China Morning Post
China graduate honours dad at ceremony by dressing him in academic gown, touches hearts
A man in China has honoured his education-starved farmer father at his university graduation ceremony, moving the hearts of millions of mainland internet users.
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Yang Guozhong, 25, graduated from Guizhou Minzu University in Guiyang of Guizhou province, southwestern China, with a bachelor's degree in June, Jiupai News reported.
His father had hardly travelled before due to the cost and because he needed to attend to his crops and livestock.
To convince his father to attend, Yang told him that his signature was needed to ensure he received the graduation certificate.
Yang senior enjoying his son's graduation ceremony dressed in academic garb. Photo: The Paper
On June 17, Yang rented a car and drove back to his home in a village in the southwestern part of Guizhou province, about 300 km from Guiyang, to pick up his 70-year-old father.
