Man in China saves drowning father and son, tells them to thank Taiwan singer Richie Ren

A Chinese man who saved a father and son from drowning said they should not thank him, but to be grateful to his idol, Taiwanese singer Richie Ren instead.

The Good Samaritan, Liu Zhongpeng, rescued the pair at a seaside resort in Dalian in northeastern China’s Liaoning province, on August 10.

Liu was playing with his toddler daughter on the beach when he heard a man calling for help in the sea. He immediately dived into the crashing waves and brought the father and his son to the shore.

He said the pair were “reckless” for swimming among the big waves without life jackets.

Liu, 36, who lives in Shenyang city in Liaoning, said he and his family were only in Dalian that day because they were going to a Richie Ren concert.