11-Year-Old Boy Creates a New Imaginative Hairstyle for His Little Sister Each Day

Big brothers are pretty great, but one 11-year-old in China is setting the bar sky-high. Each day, he carefully braids his little sister’s hair, dreaming up a brand new, wildly imaginative style each time. So far, he’s created more than 300 designs, including delicate butterfly wing plaits, sculptural “ox horn” twists, and spider web-like braids.

The brother and sister, who share the surname Huang, are from Zhuzhou in Hunan province in central China. They’ve attracted widespread attention online, thanks to their mom, who regularly posts videos of their daily hairstyling sessions on Douyin and Weibo, two popular Chinese social media platforms.

Guided by his imagination and armed with an array of colourful hair bands and a box of cute accessories, the doting big brother gets straight to work. His little sister sits patiently, clearly loving the daily pamper session, as he twists and weaves her hair into increasingly elaborate creations.

“My son is quite talented at DIY,” his mother reveals. “He began braiding his sister’s hair when she was only one year old. He truly enjoys it.” According to her, the boy can complete his complex hairstyles in just 20 minutes. “I believe it’s because he practises daily that he naturally comes up with new hairstyling ideas,” she reveals. “Some are inspired by videos or photos, but many are his creations. I truly admire his originality.”

Each day, this 11-year-old boy carefully braids his little sister’s hair, dreaming up a brand-new, wildly imaginative style each time.

So far, he’s created more than 300 incredible designs.

 

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Source: Chinese boy, 11, invents 300 unique hair braids for toddler sister, wins admiration online

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Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart is a Staff Writer and Video Editor at My Modern Met. She earned a BA in Fashion and Textile Design at the University of Ulster in Belfast. Originally from Northern Ireland, she lived in Berlin for many years, where she fostered a career in the arts, dabbling in everything from illustration and animation to music and ceramics. She now calls Edinburgh home, where she continues to work as a writer, illustrator, and ceramicist. Her ceramics, often combined with hand-painted animation frames, capture playful scenes that celebrate freedom and movement, and blend her passion for art with storytelling. Her illustrations have been featured in The Berliner Magazine as well as other print magazines and a poetry book.
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