‘Her photos are very important to me’: Video of Chinese man’s breakdown after losing phone pictures of dead wife moves many online


By Liya Su

A man who lost his phone that was filled with 200-plus pictures of his deceased wife said looking at the photographs has become an important daily ritual. Later there was a happy outcome when police helped him track down the device which he had left in a shopping bag while opening a door. — SCMP

A video of a man in China becoming distressed while seeking help from police after losing a phone with photos of his dead wife has touched a nerve on mainland social media.

The 65-year-old man, surnamed Wang, from Zhejiang province in eastern China, broke down in tears after losing the phone with more than 200 photos of his deceased wife, the People’s Daily reported.

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