# Chinese boy's 1990s donation now fuels power grid job

A 12-year-old boy in 1991 donated 10 yuan (US$1.5) to the Three Gorges Dam project. Now 47, Wang Yu works for the State Grid in Hubei province. The donation helped end power cuts in central China.

https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3372500/chinese-boy-who-donated-us15-end-power-cuts-now-works-energy-company

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