December 21, 2020
Young Lin Miaoke and Yang Zi.
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For some child stars, the loss of childhood innocence and privacy is too high a price to pay for fame, and they disappear from public view. For those who survive the pressure and constant public scrutiny, their early debuts give them a head start in an intensely competitive industry.
Here are five Chinese child stars who went on to have successful careers.
1. Guan Xiaotong
The hugely popular 23-year-old actress (and girlfriend of heartthrob Lu Han) comes from a show business family: Her father, Guan Shaozeng, is an actor and her mother, Li Jun, a theatre actress.