They also criticized Dingzhen’s fans for purportedly placing a higher value on appearances than achievements. Many people online, however, began ridiculing the 21-year-old as being talentless. He was invited to several events including the United Nations Development Programme’s World Earth Day last year.
Dingzhen was hired as an ambassador for his hometown in Litang of Sichuan Province in southwestern China – known as one of the most poverty-stricken counties in the country – and turned it into a popular tourist destination. In November 2020, a seven-second clip of Dingzhen smiling went viral on Chinese social media, leading him to quickly rise to fame. A Tibetan herder once dubbed 'China's most handsome man' is suing online critics for defamatory comments suggesting that his looks are his only quality.ĭingzhen Zhenzhu, 21, released a lawyer’s letter through his agent on Sunday, warning online commentators against posting defamatory comments that include “insulting, terrifying, vulgar, or vilifying words, pictures and audio.”
