China boy, 14, skilled in wok spinning, praised for cooking in parents’ eatery to help ease burden

South China Morning Post Human InterestNews ReportEN 1 min read 100% complete by Alice YanMarch 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM

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A 14-year-old boy named Liu Yuze in Taihe county, Anhui province, China, has gained social media attention for his cooking skills. Liu helps his parents at their noodle restaurant to ease their workload. Videos show him expertly cooking and using wok spinning techniques, garnering over 2.5 million likes. He developed an interest in cooking at a young age, observing his parents and offering to help with kitchen tasks since he was a toddler. He states that cooking is his biggest hobby and that he wants to help his parents.

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Liu became interested in kitchen chores when he was a toddler.

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"Cooking is my biggest hobby. If I work more, my parents will not be so exhausted,"

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Videos of the boy cooking have attracted more than 2.5 million likes online.

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Liu Yuze is a Grade Two student at a middle school in Taihe county of Anhui province.

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A 14-year-old boy in eastern China has trended on social media after helping his parents in their noodle restaurant.

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Dawan News 40% Wang ×250% Taihe county 60% Anhui province 60% China 70% Liu Yuze ×290%

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child helping parents 90% cooking 80% noodle restaurant 70% wok spinning 60% family business 50% china 50% social media 40%

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Very Positive

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South China Morning Post

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China

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