‘Exotic’ woman of Pakistani descent adopted by Chinese couple as baby captivates mainland public, vows to repay parents
- Chinese couple work in Pakistan, find baby girl in cardboard box on street
- Dubbed ‘Cleopatra’, she posts videos of herself, attracts 750,000 followers
A beautiful young woman of Pakistani descent, who was adopted by a couple in China when she was a baby, is attracting attention for the contrast between her “exotic” looks and Chinese accent.
The woman, 20, has amassed 750,000 followers on Douyin, and videos of her have gone viral.
She was found abandoned in a cardboard box on the street in Pakistan by her adoptive parents when they were working in the country.
The couple brought her back to their hometown in a rural area of central China’s Henan province, and called her Fan Zihe, an auspicious name meaning “vigorous and long-lived”. She remains their only child.
Fan first attracted attention on social media in 2021, when she posted a video of herself eating traditional Henan noodles while squatting in front of her village house.
The contrast between her appearance and her native Henan dialect piqued the curiosity of many.
