Amy Lyons () is an Australian media personality and

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active in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

, where she is known as a " wǎng hóng" (网红), which in China means people who are famous on

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. She originated from the city of

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

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'' and is an alumna of the secondary school

Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. History and description Pymble Ladies' College was founded ...

. - The article misidentifies Pymble as her university (as "college" in American English means a university). She stated that her interest in China began with a history class she took in her final year there in 2011, as the teacher was highly interested in the country. As an international commerce student at the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive ...

, she began taking Mandarin Chinese courses in 2012, in 2014 she took a student exchange period in

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

, of seven months, at

Fudan University Fudan University () is a national public research university in Shanghai, China. Fudan is a member of the C9 League, Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First Class University identified by the Ministry of Education of China. It is als ...

. Around 2014 she began working at a bank in Australia, but disliked it, and she also served as a cheerleader in the Manly Seabirds, the cheerleading team of the

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rugb ...

. In 2015 she entered into the " Chinese Bridge" Chinese language competition and qualified to be the Australian representative. She received about 1,000 followers on

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after the Chinese Bridge producers suggested she do so. A Chinese friend gave her a Chinese name, which Lyons said was chosen to reflect her personality. In February 2017 she moved to Beijing to take Chinese courses at

Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (; abbreviation, abbr. THU) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Minis ...

, and she began learning

shaolin kung fu Shaolin Kung Fu (), also called Shaolin Wushu (), or Shaolin quan (), is one of the oldest, largest, and most famous styles of wushu, or kung fu of Chan Buddhism. It combines Ch'an philosophy and martial arts and originated and was developed i ...

. She stated that she decided to extend her social media activities after arriving in Beijing. In 2017, on her Chinese social media platforms she had a total of 65,000 followers. her most prominent social media platform was

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. That year she had 1,100 followers on

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. She received increased social media coverage in a video called "Chopstick Legs". Lyons stated that Chinese people are attracted to having long, thin legs. it had over three million views, making it her video with the most views.

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Amy Lyons Profile
- Chinese Bridge * * * Social media influencers Australian expatriates in China Australian Internet celebrities Living people People from Sydney University of New South Wales alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Australian YouTubers {{DEFAULTSORT:Lyons, Amy

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