Three-time Olympic champ shares video on how Yang Wenchang gets by in one of the world’s priciest cities, but Weibo users have their doubts
China’s three-time Olympic champion gymnast Yang Wei has set his son a task worthy of its own gold medal: surviving in Hong Kong on only 3,500 yuan (US$487) a month.
Yang, who won two gold medals at the Beijing Olympics eight years after claiming his first in Sydney, shared a video explaining how his son, Yang Wenchang, had learned valuable life lessons while studying in one of the world’s most expensive cities.
A hashtag related to the topic had been viewed more than 50 million times on Weibo, but some people said Yang Snr’s claims were invalidated by suggestions that his son was earning extra money on the side.
“Yang Yang [Yang Wenchang] is studying in Hong Kong,” Yang Wei said. “His monthly living expenses are 3,500 yuan, which sounds like a lot, but he has budgeted very carefully.”
