How 'Minci Bulao', 89, won the internet

Country's oldest online celebrity enthralls young followers with tales from her past and says it makes life more colorful

Seventy years ago, the parents of Jiang Minci tried to force her into an arranged marriage with a man she didn't know or love. She was young and wanted to continue her studies.

"The man my parents wanted me to marry was an overseas Chinese who came from the United States," she said. "He had to leave the mainland when I refused to tie the knot with him."

Jiang, now 89, shared her story on the video website Bilibili earlier this year. It spread like wildfire and made her China's oldest internet celebrity and one of the most popular, according to Bilibili.