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By Wen Chihua | China Daily | Updated: 2017-12-16 10:30

 

Wang Xinmei has visited the South Pole six times to photograph king and emperor penguins. [Photo by Wang Xinmei/For China Daily]

 

The first creatures she spotted were king penguins, noted for their elegant posture, docile temperament and striking appearance.

This little flightless bird, standing only 100 cm tall at most, and weighing 18 kg, would completely change the life of Wang 162 cm in height, and 65 kg in weight at the time.

One day, out on the ice with the temperature around minus 30 degrees, Wang witnessed a moving scene.

A month-old penguin was dying. Three adult penguins gathered around the chick, holding it tightly as if to help the little bird hang on and survive. A few minutes later, the little thing gave its last gasp. The three big penguins let out a cry, like an emergency call.

In a few moments a large group of penguins appeared and let out a grief-stricken whine in unison.

The spectacle of penguins expressing their love left Wang, who had experienced more than her share of adversity, crying, with tears streaming down her face.

"In this bird world, I got to see myself, both in the ruthless business circle and in the photographer community. I felt like a penguin. "

Since then, her signature has been the king penguin on the social media platform WeChat

"It's not an exaggeration to say that without encountering the penguins I would be a nobody," she says.

In spite of her wealth, Wang is modest. She wears no makeup, no diamond jewelry and carries no brand bag. Not because she is unwilling to spend her money on luxuries. She now spends it on something more valuable, her photography books.

She says: "I'm just a peasant, with little culture."

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