The Struggles of a Chinese Woman Disfigured by a Vengeful Admirer

21-year-old Zhou Yan has been forgotten by the public and her surgery is incomplete.
The Struggles of a Chinese Woman Disfigured by a Vengeful Admirer
Zhou Yan before and after her attack. Sina Weibo
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Five years ago, the pretty and refined face of a 16-year-old girl in eastern China became a thing of the past when a classmate she turned down doused her in lighter fluid and set her on fire.

Zhou Yan suffered burns covering a third of her body, including her neck and face, and lost an ear in the attack, the state-run Beijing News reported

Now 21, she faces the physical and physiological agony of her unhealed wounds alone.

An adult Zhou Yan looks herself in the mirror (via Beijing News)
An adult Zhou Yan looks herself in the mirror via Beijing News
Juliet Song
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Juliet Song is an international correspondent exclusively covering China news for NTD. She primarily contributes to NTD's "China in Focus," covering U.S.-China relations, the Chinese regime's human rights abuses, and domestic unrest inside China.