9-Year-Old Boy Auctions Hand-Drawn Pictures Online to Save Sick Mother

Chinese citizens are buying Zhang Zihao’s pictures and expressing their sympathies on social media.
9-Year-Old Boy Auctions Hand-Drawn Pictures Online to Save Sick Mother
Zhang Zihao and one of his drawings. Oriental Net
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
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A 9-year-old boy from China has a simple wish—to have his gravely ill mother return to his side to play with and school him. To make his wish come true, the boy is auctioning hand-drawn pictures of his family online to raise money for his mother’s medical treatment.

“Every day I walk with my head down, hoping to find money,” said Zhang Zihao from Weihai, a city in Shandong Province, according to a Feb. 26 report by Hong Kong news outlet Oriental Net. “Sometimes, I really pick up some cash.”

Zhang Zihao sheds tears when talking about his mother. (Oriental Net)
Zhang Zihao sheds tears when talking about his mother. Oriental Net
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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