China's 'millennium baby' passes away at 25 after sudden cardiac arrest

A Chinese woman dubbed the "millennium baby" has passed away in Shanxi from a sudden cardiac arrest on Mar. 24.

She was 25.

The woman, Qian Qian, died on Mar. 24 of a sudden cardiac arrest, her mother told Shanghai Daily.

Born at turn of millenium

Qian Qian had earned the moniker of "millenium baby" as she was born on the stroke of midnight at the turn of the new millenium, Jan. 1, 2000.

Based on local media reports at the time, Qian Qian's mother, Yue, had gone into labour since 3pm on Dec. 31, 1999 at a hospital in Changzhi city, Shanxi province.

However, the infant was only born nine hours later, at 00:00, as medical staff in the delivery room were counting down to the year 2000.

She was named "Qian Qian" (in Mandarin, "thousands of thousands") — a name that carried the significance of her birth date and embodied her parents' expectations for her, Sin Chew Daily reported.

Passed away at age of 25

At the time of passing, she was working in the music industry in Tianjin, Yue told Shanghai Daily.

After news of Qian Qian's death broke, many netizens took to social media to mourn her loss, which became the top trending topic on Weibo on Mar. 24, Global Times reported.

Qian Qian's brother also remembered her in a Weibo post.

"My pure and kind-hearted sis, you're finally free from all the hardships in the world," he wrote.

He added that she had lived "an extraordinary life".

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