41-Year-Old Beggar Donates His 'Earnings' To The Needy

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While it is common to hear about wealthy people donating some of their money to help out those that are not so fortunate, it is rare to hear about the same kind of generosity from someone who has very little to begin with.

But that's apparently what 41-year old Wang Zhiyou from China's Yongping Village in Heilongjiang province does. The generous man, who has been making a living off begging since he was 18, moves to a new city every month and collects whatever he can from others, for the entire period.

Just before he leaves for another location, he finds someone who is in a really desperate situation and gives them his entire stash. Over the last 15 years, he has donated 40,000 Yuan ($6,292 USD) to people he considered more needy than him, and, he has receipts to prove it.

Wang who has been dubbed the Northeastern Generous Beggar says he decided to adopt this unusual philanthropy route because he was struck by how desperate people get, after discovering that he had been given up for adoption because his birth parents could not afford to take care of him. What an amazing man!

China.org.cn, asiaone.com

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239 Comments
  • ryan over 13 years
    You know the more you help the needy the more good things are going to happen to you and the more good things you do the more good things will happen to you and if you do so much good thins and not one bad thing at all you will be the luckyiest ,an on earth if you do be good and keep doing good things for the needy and who knows you might get money back.
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    • nahomyover 13 years
      why did his parents not take care of him .why is he wearing a long hat.
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      • eimy over 13 years
        My name is eimy and my opinons are that he is a man that is smart and brave.
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        • indiaover 13 years
          thats wierd that he donates stuff to the needy but he dosen't giv it to his family they need stuff to right so he should give it half of it to his family and the other half to the needy so they would have some to
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          • aunestiover 13 years
            wow! I think this article is very sad. But is the man wealthy or poor I sort of could not understand. But I like the way when the man gives away a lot of money.
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            • skittlelover
              skittleloverover 13 years
              This is proboly the nicest thing I've ever hered of!
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              • hihihiover 13 years
                uhhhhhhhhhhhh i wld never do that
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                • Hi guyover 13 years
                  Cool
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                  • edward2000over 13 years
                    that is really nice
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                    • Josephover 13 years
                      Not cool dude ya
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