What’s Ding Zhen’s story?

Ding Zhen is a Tibetan young man who became famous on the Internet for his videos.

In November 2020, Ding Zhen unexpectedly became popular on the Internet because of his innocent and simple smile, becoming a "new top star". Ding Zhen, a Tibetan boy, comes from a small mountain village in Litang County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. In November 2020, a short video posted by a photographer on a short video platform made Ding Zhen famous overnight.

Character evaluation

Netizens coined a new word "Sweet Wild" for Ding Zhen, saying that his "wildness and innocence coexist" and called him a "Sweet Wild Boy".

Ding Zhen, a Tibetan guy from Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, is very popular. With his clear eyes and innocent smile, he is extremely popular. Even CCTV host Li Zimeng and Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Hua Chunying called for him (Luo Xuecheng commented).

After Ding Zhen became popular, whether he was particularly handsome was no longer the most important thing. He made more people pay attention to his hometown, to Tibetan areas, and to the changes in people’s lives far away. This is the greater value (Bai Yansong praises Ding Zhen).