"Brother Sharp" goes international

A photo of a Chinese beggar walking in the street quickly sparked heated discussion since its first appearance on Jan 30. The beggar "Brother Sharp" is claimed the most stylish beggar by netizens. He becomes more and more famous, not only home, but abroad. On Feb. 4, his photo even showed on Britain's newspaper "The Independent". How far will "Brother Sharp" go?


The photo which is popular in a Chinese online forum shows a beggar walking in the street. The man was called "Brother Sharp", bantered as the "most stylish beggar" by netizens in this online forum.(Source: xinhuanet.com)

"The Independent" published a photo of him, and described as " a starkly handsome Chinese man walking with a model's measured gait, and wearing a rag-tag but well co-ordinated overcoat on top of a leather jacket. His eyes peer into the middle distance, in what one fan described as 'a deep and penetrating way', and he strides confidently forward."

More and more people pay attention to the stylish beggar, and compare him with many stylish hot stars worldwide.


Photo of "Brother Sharp" published on Britain's newspaper "The Independent".

Source: Xinhuanet/gencies