Her life looks like one straight out of a fairy tale. Li Ziqi impresses millions with her videos. The things she made are from dyeing a dress with fresh grape juice to fashioning traditional lipstick, from roses in her garden to searching on horseback in order to prepare one pretty meal after another.
She has some 50 million fans in China and another 8 million overseas.
So she remains a mystery to many of the fans. But now, she's ready to open up to us.
To find Li, we had to travel to rural Sichuan Province in southwestern China. Li grew up with her grandparents here. In 2012, she decided to return to the countryside to take care of her grandmother.
She started filming her life there in 2016. The dishes she prepares range from a single condiment to detailed multi﹣course meals. But whatever she makes, she leaves no stone unturned, going as far as raising baby ducklings just to make a sauce out of salted duck eggs.
Apart from food, she's also known for her videos presenting traditional crafts, like building this bamboo furniture set.
Li's videos have attracted a lot of young people's attention in China's big cities. But some viewers have been doubting the truth of her videos and her life.
Li says she now works with one videographer and one assistant, but she's still the one calling the shots. But today, three years after she first picked up the camera, Li is one of China's most successful online video makers.
| A. She doesn't speak in her videos and she seldom gives interviews. B. She says that was inspired by one of her grandfather's old benches. C. In her videos, she makes seemingly everything with her own two hands. D. We couldn't clear these doubts because we weren't allowed to see Li filming. E. When she turned 14, Li went to work in the city because of the poor condition. |
