Chinese man, 24, becomes rugged ‘uncle’ after 5-month hike, tough break-up and depression
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A man born in the year 2000 has been given the moniker “uncle” – which normally denotes being middle-aged – by people on social media in China because of his weather-beaten face.
The unidentified man changed his alias on Douyin from “Traveller Taishan” to “Uncle Born After 2000” after so many people assumed he was middle-aged, Jiupai News reported.
A native of northern China’s Hebei province, the man was forced to show the media his identity card to prove he was born in December 2000.
He began looking older very quickly after hiking in northern and western China, especially the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau with its high altitude and strong ultraviolet rays.
The traveller pulls a wooden cart containing all his necessities for daily living and is accompanied by a stray dog he picked up along the way.