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An art student who disguised herself as a wealthy socialite and carried a fake Hermes bag was able to stay in Beijing for three weeks without spending a single penny.
Zou Yaqi, 23, conducted an experiment as part of a performance art project where she wanted to highlight capitalism and consumerism and see if she would be able to live in the Chinese capital once she graduated from university.
The student, who attends the Central Academy of Fine Arts of Beijing, shared that she is 'poor' but she wanted to 'break the rules' and enter the 'world of the rich' as a mingyuan, which means socialite in Mandarin.
Zou Yaqi, 23, (above) who attends the Central Academy of Fine Arts of Beijing, disguised herself as a wealthy socialite and was able to stay in Beijing for three weeks without spending a single penny
She claimed that she wanted to 'break the rules' and enter the 'world of the rich' as a mingyuan, which means socialite in Mandarin
Yaqi spent hours on Instagram looking at how socialites dress and subsequently she bought a fake Hermes Birkin, which is renowned for being the most expensive handbag in the world, a knock-off diamond ring
