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Donations pour in for Chinese boy with hair and eyebrows covered in ice after hour-long walk to school in freezing temperatures

Since the photo was posted online by the school's principal, it has elicited an avalanche of emotional responses (in Chinese) from internet users.

A viral photo of a Chinese boy whose hair is encrusted with ice after his hour-long walk to school in freezing temperatures has stirred debate about the impact of poverty on children in rural regions.

Wang Fuman, a primary school student in southwest Yunnan province, gained the moniker "Frost Boy" after his principal shared a photo online of his rosy cheeks and icy hair, Chinese media reported this week.

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