China TV host and actress flaunts wealth, dresses ‘princess’ daughter head to toe in designer clothes, igniting debate
- Star says ‘no need to save’, gives teen daughter US$20,000 a month pocket money
- Believes in Chinese proverb which says ‘raise sons frugally, daughters with abundance’
The 14-year-old daughter of a famous television presenter in China has hit the headlines for wearing expensive designer clothes, sparking a heated discussion about her mother’s parenting style.
Angela Wang Shiling is the only child of Li Xiang, 48, who was a popular hostess in China in the early 2000s before starting real estate and entertainment businesses.
Li has attracted controversy for a decade for believing in the old Chinese proverb that sons be raised in frugality and daughters in abundance.
Wang lives a life of luxury even while attending school in the UK, where she has been for two years.
At the end of March, Li released a series of photos of her daughter, with the caption “She is on holiday”.
About the same time, Wang, who has more than 8 million followers on Weibo, shared similar pictures of herself, saying: “I am in a good mood every day with mum staying with me in London.”
