Fame for China food vendor who resembles Japan animator, offers free meals to needy

A wonton street shop owner in China has become a local celebrity for looking like the Japanese animator and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki.

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Yin Zhenggen, 76, who has been nicknamed the Hayao Miyazaki of Nanjing because he bears a striking resemblance to the filmmaker.

His shop is also like one that appears in Miyazaki’s fairy tales; it provides free food for people in need.

Taiwan singer Richie Ren, above, popped into the wonton shop and showered praise on its owner. Photo: QQ.com
Taiwan singer Richie Ren, above, popped into the wonton shop and showered praise on its owner. Photo: QQ.com

Yin and his wife, Wang Chunlan, have been running the shop in Nanjing, eastern China’s Jiangsu province, for the past four decades.

Yin was born in Anhui province, central China.

The former Nanjing railway worker and his wife became street vendors after their child was born.

Former railway worker Yin Zhenggen cooks up a storm at his shop which has gone viral. Photo: QQ.com
Former railway worker Yin Zhenggen cooks up a storm at his shop which has gone viral. Photo: QQ.com

About a decade ago, they moved their shop to Jishan Lane, which means “Karma Lane” in Chinese.

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