China husband gets 50 tonnes of produce from mystery donor to raise funds for sick wife

A Chinese man needs two million yuan (US$285,000) to pay for his wife’s cancer treatment has been unexpectedly gifted 50 tonnes of sweet potatoes by a mystery donor. He began selling the starchy root vegetables at a street stall and used the proceeds to pay his wife’s medical bills, moving countless people on mainland social media. Recently, 35-year-old Jia Changlong was spotted selling the potatoes in Jinan, Shandong province in northern China. Jia, from Dezhou, Shandong, and his wife, surnamed...

Source: scmp.com at 1/5/2026 10:00:12 AM.

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