Cross-dressing Chinese grandfather finds fame
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This picture taken on Nov 20, 2012 shows Liu Xianping who is a 72 year old grandfather preparing to model women's clothing for his granddaughter's (left) online fashion company "Yecoo" in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong province. -- PHOTO: AFP
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This picture taken on Nov 20, 2012 shows Liu Xianping (right) who is a 72 year old grandfather preparing to model women's clothing for his granddaughter's (left) online fashion company "Yecoo" in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong province. -- PHOTO: AFP
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This picture taken on Nov 20, 2012 shows Liu Xianping (right) who is a 72 year old grandfather modeling women's clothing for his granddaughter's (left) online fashion company "Yecoo" in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong province. -- PHOTO: AFP
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This picture taken on Nov 20, 2012 shows Liu Xianping (left) who is a 72 year old grandfather preparing to model women's clothing for his granddaughter's (left) online fashion company "Yecoo" in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong province. -- PHOTO: AFP
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This picture taken on Nov 20, 2012 shows Liu Xianping (left) who is a 72 year old grandfather preparing to model women's clothing for his granddaughter's (left) online fashion company "Yecoo" in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong province. -- PHOTO: AFP
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This picture taken on Nov 20, 2012 shows Liu Xianping (right) who is a 72 year old grandfather preparing to model women's clothing for his granddaughter's (left) online fashion company "Yecoo" in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong province. -- PHOTO: AFP
This picture taken on Nov 20, 2012 shows Liu Xianping who is a 72 year old grandfather preparing to model women's clothing for his granddaughter's (left) online fashion company "Yecoo" in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong province. -- PHOTO: AFP
This picture taken on Nov 20, 2012 shows Liu Xianping (right) who is a 72 year old grandfather preparing to model women's clothing for his granddaughter's (left) online fashion company "Yecoo" in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong province. -- PHOTO: AFP
This picture taken on Nov 20, 2012 shows Liu Xianping (right) who is a 72 year old grandfather modeling women's clothing for his granddaughter's (left) online fashion company "Yecoo" in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong province. -- PHOTO: AFP
This picture taken on Nov 20, 2012 shows Liu Xianping (left) who is a 72 year old grandfather preparing to model women's clothing for his granddaughter's (left) online fashion company "Yecoo" in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong province. -- PHOTO: AFP
This picture taken on Nov 20, 2012 shows Liu Xianping (left) who is a 72 year old grandfather preparing to model women's clothing for his granddaughter's (left) online fashion company "Yecoo" in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong province. -- PHOTO: AFP
This picture taken on Nov 20, 2012 shows Liu Xianping (right) who is a 72 year old grandfather preparing to model women's clothing for his granddaughter's (left) online fashion company "Yecoo" in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong province. -- PHOTO: AFP
BEIJING (AFP) - A 72-year-old Chinese man who became an Internet sensation after his granddaughter used him as a cross-dressing model to promote her clothing store was delighted at his new-found fame, she said.
Ms Lu Qing, who lives in southern China's Guangdong province, posted pictures of her grandfather dressed in an array of pink skirts, red tights and fur-lined women's jackets to promote her online fashion outlet Yuekou.
The images of Mr Liu Xianping have since gone viral and seen him branded the "world's coolest" grandfather by Internet users for his slender legs and modelling poise. They have also boosted his granddaughter's bottom line.
"Since the pictures came out, we've had a huge number of website visitors, and are selling five times as many clothes as before," Ms Lu said.
