Manchester United meet young Chinese fans
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E-mail CRI, July 24, 2016
Manchester United players spent some time with six Chinese teenagers from rural areas of Gansu and Henan Provinces on Saturday, encouraging them to be the drivers of change.
![Manchester United Legend Ji-sung Park talks with Chinese teenagers in Shanghai on July 23, 2016. [Photo: UNICEF/Xia Yong]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20160724/7427ea210acc18fe6a870d.jpg "Manchester United Legend Ji-sung Park talks with Chinese teenagers in Shanghai on July 23, 2016. [Photo: UNICEF/Xia Yong]") |
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Manchester United Legend Ji-sung Park talks with Chinese teenagers in Shanghai on July 23, 2016. [Photo: UNICEF/Xia Yong] |
United Legends Bryan Robson and Ji-sung Park, as well as players Michael Carrick, Antonio Valencia and Paddy McNair, met these young Chinese fans in Shanghai and also joined them in the traditional Chinese game of shuttlecock kicking.
The players also took part in a Q&A session broadcast live on Sina Weibo, which attracted many viewers.
These young people shared their stories and asked for advice from the players on how to cope with setbacks and pressure, as well as how to be a good team player and lead a healthy lifestyle.
"Adolescence is a crucial stage of life. It's great to hear these young people share their stories and to give them advice on how they can cope with some of the challenges they might face," Robson said.
The Manchester United players have joined hands with UNICEF to champion the rights of underprivileged young people through a series of cultural activities. They hope their influence across their team's large fan base in China will help raise awareness of the needs of adolescents from underserved areas.
UNICEF's representative to China Rana Flowers said players from the team can be positive role models for young people with their passion, resilience and commitment, inspiring them to strive for success.
China and UNICEF have made many joint efforts to promote the wellbeing of the country's young people. Between 2011 and 2015, the two sides provided life skills training to out-of-school adolescents and students at vocational schools in 20 counties in 11 provinces. Around 30,000 young people participated in the program and over 1,000 teachers received relevant training.
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