20+ Incredible And Disturbing China Images They Don’t Want The World To See

6. The “Happy Gymnastics”

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China’s sports schools excessively train young children to become Olympic champions

In the photo, a coach wipes away the tears of a girl who is feeling exhausted during gymnastics lessons (the “Happy Gymnastics” as the principal, Zhu Zengxiang, coins it) at Shanghai Yangpu Youth Amateur Athletic School in Shanghai, China. Daily Mail reported that this is just one of the many disturbing and heartbreaking photos of underage gymnasts placed in sporting schools that are designed to train future Olympic champions. Apart from the tender age of these kids, they are also being harshly pushed to their physical limits. China’s sports system has been immensely successful until the recent Rio Olympics (2016) wherein, for the first time, they only won two team bronze and was criticized for their “robotic” style.

7.  Monkey training

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Monkeys are trained for traditional and special celebrations.

In this photo, a monkey catches knives as it stands on a board during a daily training session at a monkey farm in Baowan village, Xinye county of China’s central Henan province. According to the International Business Times, monkey breeding and raising are illegal throughout China. However, the medium-sized village of Baowan has become a breeding ground for monkey and their trainers, with “monkey busking” to remain as a pre-modern tradition. The monkey is an important symbol of Baowan. Traditionally, they have relied on monkey busking to make a living. Performance monkeys are in high demand for Chinese New Year celebrations.

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