A Pakistani influencer who was adopted by her Chinese parents has announced that she is to marry one of her first online fans who was struck by her “resilience and kindness”
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Fan Zihe, 20, has attracted more than 1.8 million followers on mainland social media thanks to her exotic beauty and strong accent local to Henan province in central China.
According to the mainland media outlet Daxiang News, Fan was found abandoned in a cardboard box in Pakistan before being adopted by a childless Chinese couple working there.
They took her home to rural Henan, named her Fan Zihe to symbolise longevity, and raised her with love despite their modest means.
Her life changed in late 2023 when a short clip of her slurping noodles and praising them in a thick Henan accent went viral, attracting more than 1.4 million likes.
Viewers were struck not only by her beautiful looks but also by the warmth she shared with her adoptive parents.
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Since then, Fan has been posting glimpses of farm life on social media, earning a living from short videos while also helping villagers sell local produce.