Su Min's story has been made into a movie, Like a Rolling Stone, and seen her celebrated on BBC's 100 Women.
11 Facts About Su Min
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Su Min was born in 1964 in Changdu Xizang Autonomous region in Tibet where she lived until 1982.
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Su Min eventually married Du Zhoucheng after meeting for at least three times.
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Life after marriage was not as happy as Su Min would have hoped.
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Su Min had not married for love but hoped that love would come.
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Su Min's mother dissuaded her from getting a divorce leaving Su Min feeling hopeless.
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Su Min promised to help look after her grandchildren until they reached kindergarten but after that then she would have to leave.
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Su Min set out from Henan and drove tens of thousands of kilometers to Hainan, passing through more than 230 cities in China.
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Su Min had to live frugally on her pension so thought video blogs might help her raise some money but she had no idea that they would go viral.
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In December 2024, Su Min was named in the BBC's 100 Women list of 100 inspiring women.
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Su Min's story has been made into a film, released in September 2024 and titled, Like a Rolling Stone.