Editor’s Note: Ping-pong is one of the most popular sports in China. For decades, China has cultivated countless world champions in the sport and sent out its coaches to other parts of the world.

Dongcheng District Sports School in Beijing trains promising young amateur talent, helping to ensure China’s table tennis reputation continues to flourish. Zhang Yining, four-time gold medalist at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games once trained at the school.