Web & DevNov 14, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC·1 min read

Chinese women find look-alike twins on Douyin after 20 years

A cousin spotted a stranger on Douyin who looked just like Luo, 20. Same birthday, same height, and each phone's face unlock opened for the other woman.

Two young women with near-identical faces and short hair smiling together while holding a smartphone. — Image: 미래를 보는 창 - 전자신문

Two young women in China have met after about 20 years apart, and their phones could not tell them apart. A 20-year-old from Shenzhen, identified only as Luo, recently posted a video of her first meeting with a woman who may be her identical twin.

The link came from Luo's cousin. While scrolling Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, the cousin came across a video of a woman named Xia and thought she looked exactly like Luo. Luo was stunned. It was not only the face: body proportions, habits and even the shape of their teeth matched.

Luo got in touch with Xia, and the coincidences kept stacking up. Both were born in Sichuan province on the same date. Both are 173 cm tall. Both like short hair and dress in a similar way. Luo spent her early years in Sichuan before moving to Shenzhen, and Xia, it turned out, had grown up in Shenzhen and stayed there.

They told their families, and their adoptive parents confirmed that each had been adopted soon after birth. When they finally met, they went shopping, had a meal and celebrated their shared birthday.

Are Luo and Xia really identical twins?

Nobody knows yet. Doctors said a reliable answer would need DNA testing that includes the biological parents. The two women have no way of reaching their birth parents, so they decided not to run a genetic test. Their adoptive parents have not commented.

The most viral detail is the phone test. The face unlock on each woman's smartphone opened when held up to the other's face.

The video spread fast on Chinese social media and has passed 1.5 million likes. One commenter said it was more unreal than any film, and that if they are sisters, it looks like fate.

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