China’s ‘most beautiful teacher’, famed for work in poor schools, exposed collecting money with fake charity

An online celebrity famous for her work with children in rural schools in central China has been exposed for collecting donations from the public without a charity licence.

Gina Long Jingjing, who has a master’s degree in social work from New York’s Columbia University, which she has used to build her profile, was previously hailed in China as the “most beautiful rural teacher” with an overseas degree.