Topless children brave the wintry weather in a military-style training session in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 1, 2016. [Photo by Sun Lingke, Shi Yongxiang and Tang Shihua/Asianewsphoto] |
Chinese children are often portrayed as spoiled little brats raised by over-protective parents, but some of them are trying to rectify their image, in a controversial way.
Fourteen children, from 12-year-old teenagers to three-year-old toddlers, braved the freezing winter by going topless on Monday in a military-style work-out session, aiming to build up their strength.