Family in China spend three nights buried in books in search of names for soon-to-be-born twins, delighting social media

Generations of one family pour over hefty ancient tomes and dictionaries but fail to find suitable names for soon-to-be-born boy and girl twins. Practice of selecting baby names is serious business in Chinese culture, especially for older members of family. — SCMP

The heartwarming story of a mother-to-be mobilising her whole family to come up with names for her soon-to-be-born twins has delighted mainland social media.

Star Video reported that the unidentified mother-to-be from Shandong province in eastern China went viral after sharing a video about four members of her family spending three nights pouring over ancient Chinese texts and dictionaries to find names for the twins – a boy and a girl – she is expecting.