Chinese woman spits blood on train, receives US$58,000 in donations after viral video

A Chinese woman who was travelling on an underground train and spat blood then wiped it from the floor with her jacket has received US$58,000 in donations after her video went viral.

Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin A sick woman in China who spat out blood on an underground train then wiped the bloodstain from the floor with her coat has received 400,000 yuan (US$58,000) in donations from internet users moved by her plight.

A video of the woman taken by a passenger on a train in Chongqing, southwestern China on March 23 has gone viral on mainland social media, Jiupai News reported.

Hu Xinyao, 23, has a rare vascular condition called ANCA-associated vasculitis.

She was on her way to a hospital for an injection when she suddenly coughed up blood because of bleeding in her digestive tract.

Hu Xinyao, above, suffers from a rare vascular condition which caused the incident on the train.

Photo: baijiahao.baidu.com Hu was filmed quickly taking off her coat to wipe the floor of the train although her movements were slow due to her condition.

Many internet users were touched by Hu’s actions and sympathised with her after learning about her situation. “She is essentially good-hearted.

Let’s give our best wishes to her,” one online observer said.

While another person said: “Keep on fighting, Hu Xinyao.

Strive to live.

I am not a rich person, but I am willing to make a donation for you to treat your illness.” Hu poses for a photograph with a woman about to tuck into a piece of cake.

Photo: baijiahao.baidu.com Less than a week after the release of the viral video, Hu had received 400,000 yuan in donations from internet users, according to the report.

Her social media account was so busy with fund transfers flooded that the platform banned it temporarily, said Hu. “I have recorded each donator’s name and the amount they donated.

This is to remind me to be grateful for the public.

I hope I can offer a hand when they are facing a difficult time,” Hu was quoted as saying.

Hu was born in a rural family in Chongqing.

She first spotted some red dots on her body in 2018, when she was a middle school pupil.

Hu sits chatting with two men.

The 23-year-old hopes to have surgery to treat her illness.

Photo: baijiahao.baidu.com Hu was later admitted by a technical school.

But a short time later, she dropped out because her family was too poor to afford her medical bills.

She worked as an assembly line worker before selling orange juice on the street.

In 2023, she

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