{"id":6769,"date":"2025-06-11T07:52:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T07:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=6769"},"modified":"2025-06-11T07:52:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T07:52:26","slug":"%f0%9f%93%b0-xing-xing-and-grandma-an-unlikely-friendship-that-has-lasted-over-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=6769","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udcf0 Xing Xing and \u201cGrandma\u201d: An Unlikely Friendship That Has Lasted Over 15 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ningbo, China<\/strong> \u2013 On the slopes of Daliang Mountain in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, an extraordinary friendship has blossomed between a one-armed monkey named <strong>Xing Xing<\/strong> and an <strong>elderly Buddhist nun in her 80s<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"XingXing and Grandma\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CLpGUkFRR4A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more than 15 years, they have lived side by side like grandmother and grandchild, touching the hearts of millions across Chinese social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-658.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-658.png 507w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-658-198x300.png 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Xing Xing was once a performing monkey, injured by a wild boar trap and later abandoned. By chance, she found her way to Yanghu Temple, where <strong>Nun Ye Liannu<\/strong> took her in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-659.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-659.png 511w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-659-199x300.png 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every morning, the nun calls \u201cXing Xing,\u201d and the monkey runs down from the mountain to eat. At night, she returns to the forest \u2014 keeping her semi-wild habits even after years of care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-660.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-660.png 510w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-660-194x300.png 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, both <strong>Xing Xing<\/strong> and <strong>Nun Ye<\/strong> are <strong>still alive<\/strong>, though aging. The monkey, now visibly slower, remains lively and gentle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-661.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-661.png 512w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-661-208x300.png 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for Nun Ye, despite her declining strength, she continues to care for her \u201clittle friend\u201d with quiet devotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"483\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-662.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-662.png 483w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-662-196x300.png 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their story is a touching example of compassion and connection beyond species \u2014 where love needs no words, only sincerity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-663.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-663.png 504w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-663-193x300.png 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ningbo, China \u2013 On the slopes of Daliang Mountain in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, an extraordinary friendship has blossomed between a one-armed monkey named Xing Xing and an elderly Buddhist nun in her 80s. 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