China’s Putin lookalike says he’s still looking for love
Luo Yuanpin may be the spitting image of the Russian leader, but the 54-year-old bachelor says he’s just a simple man in search of a bride
A Chinese farmer who bears an uncanny resemblance to Russian President Vladimir Putin is back in the media spotlight.
As Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow for talks with the “real” Putin on Monday, Luo Yuanpin, 54, who lives in a remote village in Feixi county, central China’s Anhui province, once again found his image splashed across cyberspace. And it’s quite a likeness.
With his high hairline and broad forehead, slender nose and wide, thin-lipped mouth, Luo bears far more than a passing resemblance to one of the world’s most powerful men.
Even more unlikely, particularly for a Chinese, is that Luo has pale blue eyes just like his lookalike, and at 1.74m tall, the two men are exactly the same height.
Unfortunately for Luo, being the spitting mage of a wealthy Russian statesman is no guarantee of fame, fortune or even family.
