President lookalike causes stir in China
Reuters
2014-07-11
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A pancake vendor in China has turned into a local celebrity for his resemblance to the country's most powerful man, President Xi Jinping.
Forty-four-year-old Shao Jianhua says he doesnt think that he and Xi look that much alike.
SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) PANCAKE VENDOR AND XI JINPING LOOK-ALIKE SHAO JIANHUA, SAYING:
"Students walked past my booth everyday and one day a student said I look like Xi and took a photo. Word got out. That's how the story started. I've been here for years!"
Shao's reputation as a presidential doppelganger has certainly boosted sales.
He says business has risen 10 percent and that he is now selling about 1,000 pancakes daily.
He's become a tourist attraction in his own right.
(SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) 20-YEAR-OLD TOURIST FROM SOUTHERN GUANGXI PROVINCE, WU JIAZHEN, SAYING:
"I think he really looks like him. When he smiles, the expression in his eyes makes him look like a younger Uncle Xi."
Shao says he hopes that n
Forty-four-year-old Shao Jianhua says he doesnt think that he and Xi look that much alike.
SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) PANCAKE VENDOR AND XI JINPING LOOK-ALIKE SHAO JIANHUA, SAYING:
"Students walked past my booth everyday and one day a student said I look like Xi and took a photo. Word got out. That's how the story started. I've been here for years!"
Shao's reputation as a presidential doppelganger has certainly boosted sales.
He says business has risen 10 percent and that he is now selling about 1,000 pancakes daily.
He's become a tourist attraction in his own right.
(SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) 20-YEAR-OLD TOURIST FROM SOUTHERN GUANGXI PROVINCE, WU JIAZHEN, SAYING:
"I think he really looks like him. When he smiles, the expression in his eyes makes him look like a younger Uncle Xi."
Shao says he hopes that n
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