"Brother Sharp" returns home

''Brother Sharp'', dubbed the "most handsome" vagabond for his astute sense of style, holds an umbrella for his mother in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, after receiving a psychological consultation last Saturday.(Zhang Jianpei / China Daily)
A mentally unstable homeless man who turned into an Internet sensation overnight after his photographs were posted online has returned to his family.

Known as "Brother Sharp" because of his good looks and fashionable dress sense, the homeless man was still reeling from his unwanted fame and afraid of his "new environment", his younger brother , Cheng Guosheng, said.

Cheng Guorong, 34, from Poyang county of Jiangxi province, left home for work 11 years ago. His father and wife died in a car accident a year ago, and he has two sons, aged 10 and 11.

Cheng Guorong's brother and mother received him at home last weekend.


The photo which is popular in a Chinese online forum shows a beggar walking in the street. The man was bantered as the "most stylish beggar" by netizens in this online forum.(Source: xinhuanet.com)
According to his relatives, Cheng Guorong headed for Zhejiang''s Ningbo city in 2000 and lost contact with his family three years later.

Relatives said Cheng Guorong is a proud man and his mental illness may be linked with the pressures he faced in life.

Local residents and authorities showed their support for Cheng''s homecoming by sending his family food and other supplies.

"We will help them apply for subsistence allowances," said Yu Sheng, the head of a local government.


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