Recently, Xiao Mo, a 2.3-meter-tall Internet celebrity "giantess" from Xinning County, Shaoyang, Hunan, passed away, but the situation of claiming Xiao Mo's ashes has triggered heated discussions on the Internet. On January 25, the relevant person in charge of the Propaganda Department of the Xinning County Party Committee told the Red Star News reporter that Xiao Mo’s relatives had taken back his ashes and buried them in a local cemetery. “There is no online rumor that his family refused to receive the ashes.”
The short video account of the 23-year-old "Hunan Giant Xiao Mo" had 156,000 fans during his lifetime, and the video received a total of 809,000 likes. His account profile read: "My name is Xiao Mo, from Shaoyang, Hunan. I am now 2.3 meters tall. I am an ordinary rural girl. But because I had an operation when I was young, my eyesight was blurred, which is why I became disabled. It was God who played a joke on me. I am scarred I came to the Douyin platform to share my life with everyone and record my every day bit by bit..."
▲Screenshots of videos posted by Xiao Mo before his death
A reporter from Red Star News noticed that the most recent video on his account was updated on January 10 date, and there have been no updates since then. It is understood that Xiao Mo's death was due to complications caused by influenza. However, after her death, it was reported that "Xiao Mo's father refused to take back the ashes", which triggered a heated discussion on the Internet.
On January 25, the relevant person in charge of the Propaganda Department of Xinning County Party Committee told the Red Star News reporter that Xiao Mo passed away in the early morning of January 16. On that day, his family took the initiative to send Xiao Mo’s body to the funeral parlor for cremation. "After Xiao Mo passed away, due to her family situation, the Xinning County Women's Federation, County Civil Affairs Bureau, County Disabled Persons' Federation and other departments visited Xiao Mo's family to express condolences," the person in charge said.
The person in charge also mentioned that Xiao Mo’s father had been working abroad for a long time and was not at home at the moment. On the evening of January 24, Xiao Mo’s other relatives had collected Xiao Mo’s ashes and buried them in the local cemetery in accordance with local customs. "There are rumors on the Internet that his family refused to receive the ashes. Xiao Mo's body was sent for cremation by his family. The ashes are only temporarily stored and it is impossible to refuse to receive it."
Red Star News reporter Chen Qingyuan intern Zhang Sha
editor He Xianfeng Editor Li Binbin
