China - Hubei - Xiantao - Gymnastics Training - A Group of Girls do Knee Bends

A group of girls do knee bends at the Li Xiaoshuang Gymnastics School in Xiantao, China. Li Xiaoshuang was a sucessful Chinese gymnast who was born in Xiantao, Hubei Province. He took up gymnastics as a primary school boy in 1980; then joined the provincial gymnastics team at the age of 9 and the national team at 12. He won the 1992 Olympic Gold in floor exercises. Today the Li Xiaoshuang Gymnastic School is home to about a 120 children, from three to nine years old, from all over China. (Photo by Ryan Pyle/Corbis via Getty Images)