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Chinese woman wears old-age makeup and dresses like an elder so her grandfather would recognise her in afterlife

  • The woman was raised by her grandparents after her father died when she was a little girl
  • She has been caring for her 96-year-old grandfather after he fell and lost his mobility

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A woman in her late-20s dressed as an old woman as a way to care for her grandfather. Photo: Weibo

A woman in her late twenties decided it was time to “grow old” with her 96-year-old grandfather, who raised her.

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Donning makeup to make herself look old, Liang Tingting, 27, said she made an effort to honour her grandparents, who “are the closest people in the world to me”.
Liang’s father died of uremia, a disease often caused by kidney failure, when she was six years old, so she was raised by her grandparents in Zhangjiang, in southern China’s Guangdong province.
The elderly couple farmed to make a living and supported her until she was in Form 1 when financial constraints made it impossible to support her education. She then spent the rest of her childhood working and now owns a small business selling vegetables.

Liang has been visiting her grandfather often since her grandmother died in 2017.

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“I got the message that my grandmother had died over the phone and never heard the last words she would have told me,” Liang said, calling it a life regret. “I value my time with my grandfather more since then, and I wish he could stay with me until I am old, even though I know it is impossible.”

Liang’s grandfather initially did not recognise her with all of the makeup. Photo: Weibo
Liang’s grandfather initially did not recognise her with all of the makeup. Photo: Weibo
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