Archive · 20 Jan 2026
Chinese Girl's Messages to Late Grandfather Touch Hearts
An 11-year-old girl in China sends messages to her late grandfather on her phone-watch.
Her mother found these messages and was touched by her daughter's deep love for her grandfather.
The girl shares her schoolwork, travels, and 'I miss you' messages.
She started sending these messages two weeks after her grandfather passed away.
Phone-watches are devices parents use in China to communicate with their kids.
This story shows how children deal with loss in their own special way and has moved many people in China.
An 11-year-old girl in Sichuan province, China, sends messages to her late grandfather on her phone-watch.
Her mother discovered these messages and was moved by her daughter's deep love for her grandfather.
The girl shares her schoolwork, travels, and 'I miss you' messages with her grandfather.
She started sending these messages two weeks after her grandfather passed away.
Phone-watches are devices used by parents in China to communicate with their kids, allowing calls and chats but no internet browsing.
- Who
- An 11-year-old girl in Sichuan province, China, and her late grandfather
- What
- The girl sends messages to her late grandfather on her phone-watch
- When
- The messages started two weeks after her grandfather's passing
- Where
- Sichuan province, China
- Why
- To express her love and memories of her grandfather
- Girl's Age
- 11 years old
- Location
- Sichuan province, China
- Device Used
- Phone-watch
- Grandfather's Passing
- When girl was 9 years old
- Messages Started
- Two weeks after grandfather's passing
- Device Features
- Allows calls and chats, no internet browsing