Chinese railway station warns passengers not to give money to elderly beggar

A railway station in eastern China has taken the unusual step of warning passengers not to give money to an elderly beggar who it says comes from a wealthy family and lives in a five-storey home.

In a video taken at Hangzhou East station widely circulated on Chinese social media, the announcement over the public address system can be heard: “The old woman [asking for money at the station] is from a well-off family, don’t fall for her story.”