Chinese woman’s song urging son to find Lunar New Year love becomes viral hit
- Video watched 6 million times after blogger from Sichuan puts his mother’s message online
Tao, a blogger from Chengdu in Sichuan province, put his mother’s message on a video-sharing website. On Sunday, it found its way onto Weibo, China’s Twitter-like service, before official media, including People’s Daily, picked it up.
The song quickly gained fans for its earnest lyrics, while an accompanying video of Tao’s parents dancing added to its appeal. The People’s Daily Weibo repost attracted thousands of likes and shares, and by Monday the video had been watched more than 6 million times.
“The fattest flower on the plain, you’re still single at over 30, don’t be discouraged,” Tao’s mother sings. “Although you haven’t grown to be good-looking, you’re not too bad. Dry your tears and find a date over Lunar New Year!”
The Red Star News website quoted Tao as saying that he had a 30-year-old sister who was also single.