The same but different
Updated: 2013-06-02 07:59
(China Daily)
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The quadruplets just celebrated their 25th birthday. They are now working in different fields, with the eldest and the youngest as accountants, and second and third as teachers. Ye Hanqing / for China Daily |
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The family has received donation from the local community and businesses to supplement household income. |
The first identical quadruplet girls in China are now 25 years old. China Daily Sunday edition traces their growth.
In May 1988, a mother gave birth to four baby girls in Hangzhou. The city went wild with the sensational news. The babies were reportedly the first monovular quadruplets ever recorded in China's history. Experts estimate the chance of healthy monovular quadruplets to 1:13 millions. Photojournalists have been recording the growth of the quadruplet sisters with photographs every year. On May 23, the famous sisters celebrated their 25th birthday.
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Their talent in performances has been identified at an early age, when they gave their debut stage show at 6. Photos by Zhang Guanchun / for China Daily |
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In 1998, at 10, they appeared in the CCTV Gala show on the eve of Spring Festival. |
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In 2003, the family sent the sisters to study art at the Hangzhou Arts Academy and they were recruited as art soldiers after graduation. |
(China Daily 06/02/2013 page6)