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On June 3, 2019, 42-year-old Yu Zhenhuan married his wife, who was 13 years younger. Three days later, he announced the good news on his personal social platform.
Perhaps many people are not familiar with the name "Yu Zhenhuan", but when everyone sees the photo on the marriage certificate, they will involuntarily exclaim.
The age gap is just fine, but this appearance comparison is too "scary", right?
How can a person grow so many hairs on his face and around his neck? It was dark and dense, living like a monkey.
And this is not the first time that Yu Zhenhuan has shocked the world, as early as the day he was born, he was crowned with a title - "the first hairy child".
The Guinness Book of World Records included him, and the national science and education documentary tracked him down. The look of surprise or disgust ran through his entire life.
For more than 40 years, what kind of life experience has Yu Zhenhuan had, and how is he living now?
"Hairy Child" documentary: A hairy child who is considered to be the reincarnation of a monster
In early 1978, Liu Jianzhong, then the choreographer and cameraman of the Beijing Science Education Film Studio, received a difficult task.
The authorities at the higher level decided to let him lead the team to Xiuyan County, Liaoning Province, to shoot a documentary "Mao Bao" on the spot, and the subject was a four-month-old baby boy.
To tell the truth, when he first received this task, Liu Jianzhong was puzzled, what is there to shoot a small baby, and what scientific educational significance can be reflected from his body?
The superior leader first sold a pass, and then put several photos and a piece of research record in front of him.
After seeing these things, Liu Jianzhong was stunned and dumbfounded. Immediately, he realized the importance of this shooting mission.
In addition to the original film crew, some top doctors, biologists and geneticists also joined in, and dozens of people rushed to Xiuyan County.
Liu Jianzhong's wife was also accompanying as an animation designer, and the shooting cycle was relatively long this time, so the two simply brought their 5-year-old son with them.
As the film crew moved in, a remote mountainous area began to be known to the people of the whole country, and a Mao child who was considered to be the "reincarnation of a monster" also shocked the world.
Since his birth on September 30, 1977, Yu Zhenhuan has broken the peaceful life of his family that has remained unchanged for decades.
It was a crisp autumn day, and many of Yu's relatives and friends gathered in groups in the courtyard, waiting with great anticipation for the arrival of new life.
At that time, midwives were still relatively common, and ordinary people who gave birth to children basically did not go to the hospital.
But this time the midwife almost did not scare the experienced midwife to death. The child had just come out halfway through the room when she screamed and pushed open the door and ran out.
The crowd around the outside was stunned and asked her what had happened. And Yu's father was worried about the health of his wife and children, and urged the midwife to hurry in.
But no matter how everyone asked and urged, the midwife just refused to continue and said incoherently.
"You didn't see it, it's terrible... I've delivered so many babies, where have I ever seen a long one like this! ”
At this time, grandma probably guessed that the child was a little abnormal, but she had already delivered half of the baby, and she couldn't leave the two of them hanging on the bed like that, right? This is not a matter of one corpse and two lives.
"No matter what the child looks like, you have to be born, and it is a good life!"
Hearing this, the midwife plucked up enough courage to enter the house. Not long after, a baby's cry sounded.
She walked out with a tightly wrapped child in her arms, said two words, and left. At this time, Yu Jiacai saw clearly what the newborn looked like.
In addition to the palms and feet, the child's head, face, and body are covered with black hair, like newborn monkeys and orangutans.
The scene that was still noisy suddenly fell silent, and everyone was stunned. Is this a child? Which child looks like this?
The grandfather who was happy to be in the same room as the fourth generation was also frightened, and later confessed to the film crew: "I have never seen a 'wild man' with a hair for generations. ”
Looking at the white and clean eldest daughter, Yu's father could not imagine why his son had become like this.
In the 70s, science education was still in its infancy, and whenever something more bizarre happened, everyone always tended to use the theory of ghosts and gods to explain.
In remote mountain villages, this phenomenon is more common. This hairy child in the Yu family is bound to cause everyone's discussion and exploration.
In the beginning, the family was hidden from even the mother of the child, and when breastfeeding, they would find excuses to blindfold her.
As a mother, why can't you see your children with your own eyes? Could it be that the child has some disease?
The family could only tell her the truth, and also carried the hairy child to her side.
Shock and fear struck in an instant, but soon the maternal instinct overcame these negative emotions.
Others can look at her coldly, but this child is also the flesh that fell from her body, and she will not give up anything.
Holding a son who is different from ordinary people, the mother finally reacted, no wonder she was hot and dry during pregnancy, and it turned out that there was a "tiger lamb" hidden in her stomach.
"Tiger Lamb" is a small name given to her son by a mother, and the source is the small soft hairs on his body that swirl.
But as the child grows up day by day, the hair on the body is also growing. Four centimeters, eight centimeters, ten centimeters, longer and thicker.
This matter could no longer be hidden, and people in several nearby villages knew that Yu's daughter-in-law had given birth to a "little monster".
Everyone passed on ten to ten hundred, and all kinds of speculations that had no scientific basis began to emerge.
"Maybe it's the reincarnation of Sun Wukong, doesn't he look like a monkey?"
"Don't be fooled, if there is Sun Wukong in this world, I look like a demon reincarnation!"
"You said this, not even Sun Wukong, how can there be a monster?"
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In the face of all kinds of inquiries and ridicule, Yu's family chose to hide their patience. Because they couldn't figure out what was going on with the child, even the doctors at the hospital were helpless.
And the turning point came before the Spring Festival in 1978, the arrival of a college student returning to the village, providing a completely different path for the future of this Mao child.
Yu Zhenhuan: Born to be researched, active in major stages
The New Year is approaching, and the first batch of college students after the resumption of the college entrance examination have embarked on the way home. One of the college students heard about Mao's child and went to Yu's house to find out.
After witnessing it, he was also amazed, quickly recorded something, and then handed it to his teacher at the beginning of the school year.
Later, a highly respected professor learned of this matter, and without saying a word, he ran to Xiuyan County to personally investigate.
At the same time of surprise, he gave the hairy child a name - Yu Zhenhuan.
After the old professor went back, he reported the matter layer by layer, and finally the research record was handed over to the Institute of The Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Experts in vertebrate paleontology were interested in this and requested further research.
In view of the increasing rumors, the relevant departments also decided to explain the matter from a scientific point of view, and finally Liu Jianzhong took on this heavy responsibility and led the crowd to start shooting the "Mao Child" documentary.
After preliminary measurements, Yu Zhenhuan's overall hair coverage rate was as high as 96%, and he was later shortlisted for the Guinness Book of World Records.
After visiting and investigating, the film crew determined that this situation had not occurred in the homes of Yu's family or his relatives.
In addition to feeling very hot and dry when Yu Mu was pregnant, she did not have other abnormal manifestations.
So what is so special about Yu Zhenhuan, will there be anything different from ordinary people in terms of intelligence and body?
Take the simplest sweet and sour experiment, Yu Zhenhuan's taste development is no different from that of ordinary children, and he is very happy when he licks sugar, and he is very resistant when he licks vinegar.
He slowly learned to climb, turn over, hold things and even stand on a chair, and when he was told to respond, he would open his hands to cooperate when he was dressed.
All kinds of performances like this prove that Yu Zhenhuan is only different from ordinary people in appearance, but his growth and development are all normal.
And, like most children, he is very dependent on his mother's arms and easily mingles with other children.
During the filming of the documentary, a large group of strangers surrounded him, surrounded by strange instruments.
Therefore, Yu Zhenhuan does not cooperate every time, and sometimes he will do his own thing by himself.
At this time, Liu Jianzhong's son played an important role, he played with Mao's brother every day, and when Zhenhuan did not cooperate with the shooting, only his words could make his brother obedient.
Half a year later, the documentary was filmed, and the accompanying team of experts came to a conclusion.
First, it may be family recessive inheritance, which is just reflected in Zhen Huan's body;
Second, it is very likely that there is a genetic mutation that causes hair growth disorder, which is colloquially known as the "back-to-ancestor phenomenon".
But in either case, it will not affect his health and longevity. With the "Hairy Child" documentary broadcasting nationwide, Yu Zhenhuan also ushered in his own highlight moment.
More and more people came to him, and at that time everyone had no ill will towards him, just a simple curiosity.
The government also decided to arrange a job for Yu's father and provide Yu Zhenhuan with a subsidy of 30 yuan per month.
In this way, the family pressure is much less, and Yu Mu can also free up more energy to entertain people from all over the country.
In 1984, "Little Hairy Kid Raiders" came out, a film specially tailored for Yu Zhenhuan.
With the success of the film, he also gradually took stage performance as the direction of his life. Three years later, he signed a contract with the Children's Art Theater and began to study the performance of the Eight Classics.
No one in the family has eaten the bowl of art, but when he thinks of Yu Zhenhuan's special situation, his family can only support him to continue on this road.
I don't want to be popular, rich and rich, but I only hope that he can have the same ability to lean on his body and live on his own.
But Yu Father and Mother still think things too simple.
As Yu Zhenhuan grew older and became more and more active on the stage, it was possible that those around him were not applause and affirmation, but insults and denials.
Children who are about to enter puberty are most afraid of revealing their differences to others, and they are also most afraid of being isolated by the public.
In fact, from childhood to adulthood, classmates and strangers around him will often make some malicious jokes about him. It was just that at that time, Yu Zhenhuan was still young and basically lived under the wings of his parents.
Even if you occasionally hear malice, the next second you can forget it very refreshingly. But the older I get, the more obvious this malice becomes.
It was as if everyone was looking at him with strange eyes, and whenever he stood on stage to perform, many would say that he was like a monkey in a circus.
The people who got off the stage also hid far away, and from time to time they made sarcastic remarks, thinking that a monster like him should not come out and shame people.
Therefore, Yu Zhenhuan had no friends, and apart from his family, he never dared to show his heart to anyone. When he was extremely sad, he attributed all his sins to his own hair.
But he could not get rid of it no matter what, and this hair was tightly embedded in his flesh and blood, and it could never be separated.
In despair, Yu Zhenhuan thought of suicide again. In the end, it was his mother who pulled him back from a life-and-death situation.
From the first moment she saw her son, Yu Mu guessed that the road he would have to take in the future would be very difficult. Very special cases, it is difficult to gain public recognition and acceptance.
Since you can't change the public's thinking, try to change your own thinking. Under the worldly prejudice, the more confident and optimistic people are.
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself, there are still mom and dad behind you, and some words are heard in your ears but you don't have to remember them."
Under the encouragement and enlightenment of his mother, Yu Zhenhuan slowly accepted a different self.
He entered the music scene in 1994, releasing solo singles and albums, and participating in many talk shows.
Along the way, I tasted all the sour, sweet, bitter and spicy, and even more thought that he was a strange commodity, and wanted to spend 10 million yuan to make him a top singer, but later it was gone.
Yu Zhenhuan, who was sought after and snubbed, learned to take every step down-to-earth.
Several relationships ended without a hitch, and they married their wives and loved their sons
But in addition to his career, his parents also broke his heart for him in the matter of marriage. In the past cynicism, there are also many people who say that he is not worthy of marrying a wife and having children.
And Yu Zhenhuan himself does not have much hope for love and marriage, he thinks that no woman will look up to him, let alone let the offspring inherit his own situation.
There are three filial pieties, and no queen is greater. Parents can't watch him play a single stick for a lifetime, and walk through this life alone.
But Yu Zhenhuan's situation is indeed more special, so several of his relationships are constantly twisting and turning, and finally there is no disease.
His first love in 1997 was reckless and painful, and he and the girl met one night in Shenyang.
The other party seemed to recognize him long ago, so he invited with a bright smile: "Mao Child, do you dare to get into my car?" ”
Girls should come from rich families, dress up in high-end clothes, and drive luxury cars. But at that moment, there was only that smile in Yu Zhenhuan's eyes.
It was like the sunlight in the sky that dispelled the dark clouds, and it also dispelled the haze in his heart in an instant.
He did not hesitate to sit in the co-pilot, and the two naturally fell in love.
However, this improper love affair is destined to be opposed, and the girl's father is furious when he learns of this, and even uses money to humiliate Yu Zhenhuan.
That year, Yu Zhenhuan was only 20 years old, and his sensitive self-esteem was trampled by others.
The fiery first love came to an abrupt end, and he fled in a hurry without even saying a word of parting, fleeing from Shenyang to the south.
Two years later, slowly calming down his emotional wounds, he met a cheerful and lively white-collar girl. She was not afraid of Zhen Huan's appearance, but was particularly interested in his experience.
In the process of conversation, the two gradually fell in love with each other, and this time it was also the woman's first confession.
Compared with the anger of the previous parent, this girl's mother is much more generous. But she also has a bottom line, that is, Yu Zhenhuan must undergo hair removal surgery.
On one side is the beloved girl, and on the other side is a part that has long been integrated into the body. Dilemma. Yu Zhenhuan was unable to make a choice.
Later, he fell ill, thought a lot during his recovery, and finally left a long farewell letter to his girlfriend.
This hair may seem to others to be a symbol of "freaks". But he was born like this, and it was also because of this hair that he came to this day.
After breaking up again, Yu Zhenhuan has talked about several times in love. Later, he protected the woman very well, and rarely talked about each other's love affair in front of the camera.
There is only one point that he repeatedly stressed in public: "I feel that I will be like King Kong, once I fall in love, I will give wholeheartedly." 」 ”
In September 2011, Yu Zhenhuan chose a blind date after breaking up with his previous appointment, and his blind date was ten nurses in a maternal and child health hospital.
However, this blind date also ended in the end, and there have been no reports of Zhenhuan's love affair since then.
Until June 6, 2019, he quietly published his marriage certificate on his personal social platform.
Everyone looked at him and found that he and his new wife had just received their permits 3 days earlier. Yu Zhenhuan, who was 42 years old at the time, finally entered the palace of marriage.
This not only fulfilled one of his own wishes, but also comforted his mother's spirit in heaven.
Yu's mother died of stomach cancer as early as 2008, and before she died, she was most relieved about her son, and she wanted to witness his son's happy moments.
Unfortunately, everything did not go as she wished, and she could only regret leaving.
But although Yu Zhenhuan's happiness came a little late, he had what others should have. In the winter of the year of receiving the license, the sons of the two were born.
In the process of his wife's pregnancy, Yu Zhenhuan was always worried, afraid that the child would follow him.
Fortunately, everything was normal at the obstetric examination, and after birth, he was also a white and fat baby boy. Except for hair and eyebrows that are slightly thicker than other newborns, it is normal everywhere.
After having a child, Yu Zhenhuan has also become a grandfather who loves to show off, just like the parents of that year, always participating in the growth of the child.
Today, the life of their family of three is very happy and happy, and Yu Zhenhuan often records the daily life of his family on social platforms.
On August 28, 2022, he took his wife and children to Wutai Mountain for a family trip.
The son in the yellow visor hat has grown into a stout little boy, holding his mother's hand and climbing the stairs step by step.
Most of the comment area is also the sound of blessings, the hair child who caused a sensation in the country and even the world in the blink of an eye has already entered middle age and has his own family in the quiet years.
postscript
Yu Zhenhuan's birth was indeed unacceptable to many people at that time, so he and his family were ostracized and snubbed to a certain extent.
Later, with the broadcast of the "Hairy Child" documentary, while receiving popular science education, everyone also pushed The Zhenhuan to the magnesium lamp.
After several ups and downs, he has had a time of success and fame, and there have also been times when he has fallen to the bottom. Fortunately, his strong parents have always accompanied him to bravely move forward.
So to a large extent, it is the selfless father's love and mother's love that support Zhenhuan to have the current life.
From the moment he was born, his parents never gave up on him. Later, he went out to work, and his uneasy mother still followed him around.
It is precisely because of living in a family environment full of love and encouragement that Yu Zhenhuan still has the courage to pursue his love and marriage even after many failures.
This indomitable, a little more sunny, a little more confident attitude towards life is indeed worth learning from everyone, and I wish their little family will always be warm and happy.