Arpat, 11, warms up on the sidelines as he is unable to participate in the training for the day due to an injury at the Shandong Luneng Taishan Football School on October 24, 2018. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
The Shandong Luneng Taishan Football School in Weifang, East China’s Shandong Province, is the top youth training base in China. Young soccer talents from all around the country are selected to attend the school for training and studying, including more than 20 youths from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Join us as we take a glimpse of their daily life.
Arpat (right) and his friend Mustafa, from Ili, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, walk together at the Shandong Luneng Taishan Football School in Weifang, East China's Shandong Province, on October 24, 2018. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Young soccer players train at the Shandong Luneng Taishan Football School in Weifang, East China's Shandong Province, on October 24, 2018. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Young soccer players compete in a scrimmage at the Shandong Luneng Taishan Football School in Weifang, East China's Shandong Province, on October 24, 2018. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Young soccer players rest on the sidelines of the pitch at the Shandong Luneng Taishan Football School in Weifang, East China's Shandong Province, on October 24, 2018. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Two young players return the training equipment to the warehouse after training at the Shandong Luneng Taishan Football School in Weifang, East China's Shandong Province, on October 24, 2018. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Young athletes take the training equipment to the training venue. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Two young players talk in the dormitory. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
During the day, the young athletes study in class. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Young soccer players fill their plates for dinner at the school's mess hall. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
The words "refuel" and "endeavor" in Chinese characters can be seen on a player's desk. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Young soccer players write down their new semester plans and post them on a bulletin board. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
The young athletes stretch after practice to ensure their muscles don't seize up. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Letting out some energy, the boys play and rest during the break. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
