An art teacher in China wanted to capture her grandmother’s personality and took a series of photographs that have gone viral on mainland social media.Photographs taken by a woman of her 80-year-old grandmother showing her posing as a lively and fashionable beauty have touched millions of mainland Chinese internet users.
Unlike the stereotypical photographs generally taken of senior citizens, Gu was photographed in poses adopted by young people, such as holding flowers to cover her eyes, using two hands to hold soap water and blowing bubbles. She also used props, like white figure-shape balloons to display the number 80, which is her age this year.
"I laughed and laughed looking at those pictures. Then I cried as I thought of my grandma," another said. Shen said she has a deep love for her grandmother who raised her while her parents were away at work. However, in recent years, Shen herself has had to work hard and take care of her own family, leaving her little time to spend with her grandmother."Then I came up with the idea of recording every moment of my grandma — those moments that won't be repeated in her life," Shen said."I let my grandma hold my son's hand and walk through the field.