http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/mkRPuY3JNnc/Olympics+Opening+Ceremony/24jKx9kf1L-/Yao+Ming

The kid walking next to Yao is a 9 year old survivor of the earthquake in Sichuan (sp.?) Province. He was one of 10 in his class of 30 who lived. After escaping from the rubble, he went back in to help rescue two of his classmates.