A heartwarming video has emerged of firefighters rescuing a boy who got stuck in the middle of a cliff in China.

In the footage, captured in Lanzhou, Gansu Province on March 26, a firefighter can be seen abseiling down the cliff to rescue the boy.

According to local news, the boy slid down the 100-metre-high cliff and got stuck in a crevice.

Fortunately, he was rescued successfully and he was not injured.