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A tourist-site performer portraying the carefree Tang poet Li Bai, middle, has become a sanctuary for stressed workers seeking life wisdom. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com/globalpeope
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Burned-out Chinese workers flock to tourist-site ‘poet actor’ for life wisdom

Wang Haonan goes viral playing Tang dynasty cultural icon, providing poetic solace to those who consult him about their problems.

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Top Chinese influencer sells pricey courses after government live-streaming ban

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‘Pass on the warmth’: blind Chinese teen aces gaokao, chooses medicine to help others

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‘Imitation genius’: China influencer overcomes abusive dad to self-fund US education

Zhong’s drive is to become his family’s pillar and protect his mother and younger sister.

Viral Douyin star Zhong Meimei, 19, announced his admission to Boston University, which he will entirely self-fund using his content earnings. Photo: Weibo
Viral Douyin star Zhong Meimei, 19, announced his admission to Boston University, which he will entirely self-fund using his content earnings. Photo: Weibo
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Wife of ALS-stricken China e-commerce tycoon refuses divorce despite request

Raised in Beijing, Duan was rebellious and independent from a young age, later meeting Cai through matchmaking in 2018.

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Ex-hospital director opens China’s only school for HIV-positive children

‘The only difference between them and other children is that they take one extra pill a day,’ Guo says.

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‘Only death can stop me’: dying Chinese tycoon works 12 hours daily to cure ALS

Top e-commerce executive who has survived several near-death episodes, says ‘faith’ keeps him going in the ‘darkest night’.

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China’s ALS-stricken e-commerce tycoon, Cai Lei, who is in the final stage of the disease, works 12 hours a day to develop life-saving drugs. Photo: Yitiao
China’s ALS-stricken e-commerce tycoon, Cai Lei, who is in the final stage of the disease, works 12 hours a day to develop life-saving drugs. Photo: Yitiao
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Last professional letter writer in Chinese city pens 100,000 missives over 59 years

Renowned man of many words bridges overseas divide for migrant families; turns mundane messages into poetry to convey emotion.

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China Gen Z male midwife goes viral for skills, looks, ‘powerful tenderness’

25-year-old overcomes ‘shameful’ taunts from relatives about career choice, says witnessing births makes him respect ‘strength’ of women.

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Ex-China military dog handler offers cheap pet treatments, has 5 million followers

Animal lovers travel from afar to avail themselves of ‘Miracle Doctor’s’ services who says his techniques give ‘fur babies’ chance of survival.

A retired military dog handler in China, dubbed the “Hua Tuo of vets,” provides low-cost treatments for pets at his simple clinic. Photo: Baidu
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Zheng Yuxiu: modern China’s ‘xia nu’ assassin and first female PhD

Independent spirit who resisted grandmother’s bid to bind her feet, worked in intelligence, transported bombs, championed women’s rights.

Meet Zheng Yuxiu, the “xia nu” of modern China, a term for a fearless woman who fights for justice. Photo: Wikipedia
Meet Zheng Yuxiu, the “xia nu” of modern China, a term for a fearless woman who fights for justice. Photo: Wikipedia
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China ‘Goose Leg Auntie’ hailed for street snacks slammed for using cheap duck legs

Ingredients row hits much-loved street food vendor who sells roast bird legs for US$2, reportedly makes US$90,000 a year.

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Chinese ‘CEO in a school uniform’ exports drones, funds start-up by waiting tables

Enterprising youngster with a talent for technology doubles as philanthropist, learned about tools at factory where his mother worked.

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China ‘Wheel Queen’: from tractor driver to owner of US$1.6 billion empire

Sharp-dressing entrepreneur defies gender stereotypes, says only regret in life is not spending enough time with her sons when they were young.

Chen Ailian, known as China’s “Wheel Queen”, took out a US$74,000 loan in the 1990s to start a motorcycle wheel hub business. Her empire is now worth US$1.6 billion. Photo: 163.com
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One-legged China teen dreams of basketball glory, practises with crutch dad made

13-year-old from one of the country’s most impoverished regions had leg amputated aged 4, replaces crutch with artificial limb.

A Chinese boy from a poor rural family is dreaming of basketball glory despite only having one leg. Photo: Handout
A Chinese boy from a poor rural family is dreaming of basketball glory despite only having one leg. Photo: Handout
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Baby-sized Chinese man, 25, goes viral after younger sister shares caregiving journey

Man the size of a toddler from poor family finally gets treatment he needs thanks to kind-hearted internet users who intervened.

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China motorcycle legend invites fan to Italy race after learning man has late-stage cancer

Motorsport star pulls out all the stops to give very ill fan who thought he would ‘live in darkness’ until he dies a surprise he dreamed of.

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China cleaner inspired by students makes graduate school after year of self-study

33-year-old sanitation worker and mother inspired by seeing people with grey hair memorising notes while at work makes master’s programme.

A university cleaner in China who was inspired by the students around her while she was working has made graduate school after a year of self-study Photo: sichuan.scol.com
A university cleaner in China who was inspired by the students around her while she was working has made graduate school after a year of self-study Photo: sichuan.scol.com
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China grandma, 74, gains online fame for fashion sense, youthful spirit, confidence

Septuagenarian shares diet, exercise and style secrets that keep her looking young, gets 2 million followers on social media.

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China woman dances with eye patch, mask after partial vision, jaw loss to cancer

Brave dancer with a dream who was brought up by a single mother overcomes falls and pain, takes to stage with determination.

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China pancake seller in US to run for mayor, generating buzz despite thorny past

Street snack vendor who turned to charity after controversies aims to ‘make Los Angeles great again’, faces immigration status hurdles.

A Chinese pancake seller in Los Angeles plans to run for mayor in three years, generating interest despite his controversial past. Photo: Sohu
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Wife of China motorbike tycoon is loyalty symbol due to viral handwritten account book

‘Best angel investor’ stays by side of ‘annoying’ childhood friend who has become a motorsports legend.

Chen Xingyi, the supportive wife of motorcycle tycoon Zhang Xue, stood by her man through tough times, even borrowing from relatives for his business. Photo: QQ.com
Chen Xingyi, the supportive wife of motorcycle tycoon Zhang Xue, stood by her man through tough times, even borrowing from relatives for his business. Photo: QQ.com
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‘BeiDou Goddess’: key figure in China GPS-equivalent system, earns PhD by 26

‘Do not underestimate a girl at the foot of the mountain, and do not deify her once she reaches the summit,’ Xu famously states.

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‘Terrified!’: Chinese man spends US$28 to look like Jensen Huang, gets big following

Nvidia boss lookalike faces online taunts; contacts giant tech company to tell them he will delete videos if they become problematic.

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US man believes if everyday people can grow forests, world leaders can find peace

Generous donation enabled Yin to plant some of her earliest trees, sowing the seeds of a lasting friendship across continents.

Retired American teacher Ronald Sakolsky, above, who supported Chinese farmer Yin Yuzhen's tree-planting efforts in Inner Mongolia reflects on their partnership nearly three decades later. Photo: X@ChinaEmbIreland
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