Son Dresses as Dead Sister for 20 Years for Mentally Ill Mother

A loving son decided 20 years ago to dress as a woman "to help his mentally ill mum cope with the death of his sister" – and he doesn't care what people think.

After his mother began showing signs of mental illness when her daughter died, the unnamed man made the extraordinary decision to drastically change his look.

His mum was immediately convinced that her daughter had come back.

The plan has been so successful that the man, from Guilin in the Guangxi region, now owns no men's clothing at all.

"She was so happy, so I kept on doing it," he said. "I've basically been living as a woman ever since."

In the video his mother refers to her son saying: "She is my daughter. When my other daughter died she became my daughter."

There has been a mixed response to the man's decision.

One person commented under the video: "I think he looks pretty as a woman."

And another viewer hailed the son as "a real man".

But another person said: "Has this mother not asked where her son has got to?"