Elderly fans hold up water bottles handed out by Xiaoliu, a young online content creator in the village of Maoying in Xiao county, East China’s Anhui province. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Dozens of elderly people sit in front of Xiaoliu’s door in the afternoon, waiting to see him and receive a handout. Whenever Xiaoliu returns, those present will always receive something from him. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Elderly people pass the time playing cards in a gazebo in Xiaoliu's courtyard. They perform the tasks assigned by Xiaoliu, such as watering his bonsai plants in the courtyard. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Zhang Meiying and several other core devotees water the bonsai plants and do some cleaning in Xiaoliu’s courtyard around 5 p.m. every day. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

In the alley outside Xiaoliu's house, around 100 of elderly bake buns together. Xiaoliu organized the task and plans to sell the buns online. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Du Jinhua, 81, holds the small gifts that Xiaoliu has given her. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Jiang Guizhen, 94, the oldest person in the village, goes to Xiaoliu's home almost every day. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Xiaoliu gets filmed bringing gifts to the elderly. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin