In fact, the earliest charitable act in Yao Ming dates back to 200 1. On September 17 of that year, Yao Ming, who had just turned 2 1, and Agassi, the tennis king, attended a charity event, which was almost the first time that Yao Ming really participated in an international charity event. A year later, he went to the United States and joined the NBA, which opened a door for his charity life-in that environment, Yao Ming has more role models to learn from. Yao Ming is a frequent visitor to the traditional "tuxedo and tennis shoes dinner" of the Rockets. The sudden SARS in 2003 gave Yao a chance to display his talents. He made a special trip back to China, and launched a large-scale activity in Shanghai to fight SARS with donations from literary and sports stars. In the following years, Yao Ming frequently appeared in various charitable activities held in the United States and China. On May 12, 2008, the Wenchuan earthquake shook the whole world. On May 14, 28-year-old Yao Ming donated 500,000 yuan to the Wenchuan earthquake-stricken area and 214,000 US dollars to the foreign currency account of the China Red Cross in the United States. On June 1 1, Yao Ming announced that it would donate US$ 2 million to Sichuan earthquake-stricken areas, and set up the Yao Ming Foundation to help the disaster-stricken areas rebuild their campuses-"Yao Fund" came into being. So far, Yao Ming's total donation has reached160,000 RMB, making him the largest individual in sports. Previously, Yao Ming had taken a selfie with a public service advertisement, calling on the whole world to donate money for the Wenchuan disaster area. In September of the same year, our reporter went to the disaster area with Yao Ming to lay the foundation stone for the primary school donated by Yao Fund. Yao Ming once told reporters: "The smiling faces of children bring him endless satisfaction. In order to see those sincere smiles, it is worthwhile to pay more. " Although Yao Ming's charity did not start from the Wenchuan earthquake, since then, the charity life in Yao Ming has officially started.

Since the foundation of Yao Fund was established two years ago, seven schools have been built in Yao Ming. "This is a temporary satisfaction. I know there are more young people there who need better education. We still need to build more schools. Seven schools are not enough. After temporary satisfaction, it can only be said that there is a long way to go. " Yao Ming thought so far that she even thought of her newborn daughter. "In my opinion, this is also a good education for my children. In the future, I will encourage my daughter to join charity and do my part for the children who need help most in China. " Yao Fund Charity Basketball Tournament

"20 10 Yao Fund Charity Tour" was initiated by Yao Fund, co-sponsored by China Basketball Association, China Youth Development Foundation and Beijing Sports Bureau, and undertaken by Beijing Zhonghui International Sports Management Co., Ltd. and Beijing Sports Bureau Competition Management Center. As a long-term and sustained charity activity of Yao Ming Love Fund, this activity aims to publicize the charity concept through the combination of sports and charity, and appeal to more individuals and social groups to pay attention to the development of teenagers in poverty-stricken areas in China.

In 2007, Yao Ming and his friend Nash held the prestigious Yao Na Charity Tournament in China, which brought the innovative way of basketball charity tournament to China for the first time and achieved a sensational social welfare effect. During the period, it was supported by dozens of cultural and sports stars, enterprises and organizations. The activity raised a total of170 thousand, which brought warmth and help to the children. A year later, Yao Fund initiated by Yao Ming was born with the support of China Youth Development Foundation, and charity has since become one of the more important parts of Yao Ming's career.

All the money raised by Yao Fund Charity Bank will go into the Yao Fund account of China Youth Development Foundation, which will be used for public welfare projects to help the development of youth education in poverty-stricken areas in China.

Although both NBA and CBA are in the off-season, Beijing in July 20 10 is in the midsummer of basketball. Before NBA nine planets marched into Kyushu, the second charity basketball tournament organized by Yao Foundation was the starting point of this summer. In the National Gymnasium, the American team led by Nash defeated the China men's basketball team with 10 1: 95, which became the highlight of Yao Fund's charity trip. At the charity dinner held on the eve of the competition, the activities raised a total of 9.9438 yuan +0.8 million yuan. It is reported that all the money raised by Yao Fund during this charity trip will go into the Yao Fund account of China Youth Development Foundation, which will be used for charity projects to help young people in poverty-stricken areas grow up. The specific expenditure will be published online.