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Mint
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Diamond powder for skincare, ₹8.5 lakh monthly expense on food: Check this Chinese mother-daughter's lavish lifestyle
Popular Chinese TV host Li Xiang has triggered fresh online criticism. The controversy started after it was revealed she had eaten sticky rice dumplings worth 1,000 yuan (around ₹ 12,000) each during the Dragon Boat Festival. Li, now 49, became famous in 1997 as the host of the hit show Happy Camp. She has won many awards, including China's top honour for TV hosts, the Golden Mic Award. Over the years, she has expanded her career into acting, singing, real estate and online selling. In 2019, her monthly online sales crossed 10 million yuan ( ₹ 12 crore), according to the South China Morning Post. She owns a huge villa in Beijing and several properties in Changsha. During this year's Dragon Boat Festival, the Chinese celebrity shared photos online of a fancy meal with her daughter. The photos showed special zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) served on porcelain plates at a luxury restaurant. These zongzi were made by a French luxury brand using expensive ingredients like caviar, black truffle and Iberian ham. Each dumpling cost nearly 100 times more than regular ones. Li, often called China's 'Showoff Queen,' is known for her over-the-top lifestyle. She once said her family spends at least 70,000 yuan (nearly ₹ 8.5 lakh) every month on food. She even mixes two-carat diamond powder into her skincare routine. Her daughter's life is just as lavish. Angela Wang Shiling gets a monthly allowance of 650,000 yuan ( ₹ 77 lakh) and studies at a top UK boarding school with fees of 350,000 yuan (approx. ₹ 42 lakh) a year. She also rides in luxury cars, eats with Hermès tableware and wears costly jewellery from Van Cleef & Arpels. To give a context, some Hermès dinner plates cost more than ₹ 1 lakh each. And, a simple Van Cleef & Arpels bracelet is worth ₹ 4 lakh. Angela Wang Shiling, now 15, recently shared photos of her being in company with the British royal family. She even shared a photo of King Charles giving a speech at a private gathering, with Queen Camilla standing beside him. Her mother is also known to be close to the royals. Social media users reacted to the expensive food. 'This is not eating zongzi, it is biting into half my monthly salary!' SCMP quoted one user as saying.
Mint
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Diamond powder for skincare, ₹8.5 lakh monthly expense on food: Check this Chinese mother-daughter's lavish lifestyle
Popular Chinese TV host Li Xiang has triggered fresh online criticism. The controversy started after it was revealed she had eaten sticky rice dumplings worth 1,000 yuan (around ₹ 12,000) each during the Dragon Boat Festival. Li, now 49, became famous in 1997 as the host of the hit show Happy Camp. She has won many awards, including China's top honour for TV hosts, the Golden Mic Award. Over the years, she has expanded her career into acting, singing, real estate and online selling. In 2019, her monthly online sales crossed 10 million yuan ( ₹ 12 crore), according to the South China Morning Post. She owns a huge villa in Beijing and several properties in Changsha. During this year's Dragon Boat Festival, the Chinese celebrity shared photos online of a fancy meal with her daughter. The photos showed special zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) served on porcelain plates at a luxury restaurant. These zongzi were made by a French luxury brand using expensive ingredients like caviar, black truffle and Iberian ham. Each dumpling cost nearly 100 times more than regular ones. Li, often called China's 'Showoff Queen,' is known for her over-the-top lifestyle. She once said her family spends at least 70,000 yuan (nearly ₹ 8.5 lakh) every month on food. She even mixes two-carat diamond powder into her skincare routine. Her daughter's life is just as lavish. Angela Wang Shiling gets a monthly allowance of 650,000 yuan ( ₹ 77 lakh) and studies at a top UK boarding school with fees of 350,000 yuan (approx. ₹ 42 lakh) a year. She also rides in luxury cars, eats with Hermès tableware and wears costly jewellery from Van Cleef & Arpels. To give a context, some Hermès dinner plates cost more than ₹ 1 lakh each. And, a simple Van Cleef & Arpels bracelet is worth ₹ 4 lakh. Angela Wang Shiling, now 15, recently shared photos of her being in company with the British royal family. She even shared a photo of King Charles giving a speech at a private gathering, with Queen Camilla standing beside him. Her mother is also known to be close to the royals. Social media users reacted to the expensive food. 'This is not eating zongzi, it is biting into half my monthly salary!' SCMP quoted one user as saying. 'Poverty really limits my imagination. While ordinary folk buy zongzi by weight, celebrities price theirs by 'style'; the difference is glaring,' came from another.
South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Extravagant Chinese TV host Li Xiang mingles with royalty, spends US$10,000 on food
A popular Chinese television host has sparked fresh online controversy after it was revealed that the sticky rice dumplings she ate during the Dragon Boat Festival cost 1,000 yuan (US$140) each. Li Xiang, 49, who was born in Hunan province, central China, first rose to fame in 1997 as the host of the hit variety show Happy Camp. In the 2000s, she won the Most Popular Host award three times and received the Golden Mic Award, the highest honour for television anchors and hosts in China. Li Xiang enjoys mixing with the rich and famous. Here she is chatting with Britain's Queen Camilla. Photo: Weibo As her popularity soared, Li diversified her career into acting, singing, real estate business and e-commerce. In 2019, the value of her monthly online sales exceeded 10 million yuan (US$1.4 million). She reportedly owns a 666-square-metre, 50 million yuan (US$7 million) villa in Beijing and has bought multiple properties in Changsha, the capital city of Hunan province. During this year's Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional holiday celebrated with boat races and the eating of sticky rice dumplings known as zongzi, Li posted photos on social media. Television celebrity Li reportedly owns a villa in Beijing worth US$7 million. Photo: Weibo They showed a luxurious meal with her daughter, Angela Wang Shiling, at a high-end restaurant, which featured zongzi elegantly arranged on delicate porcelain plates.
