Trushali
- 12 March 2026
By Simran Singh
Updated on: Jun 19, 2025 08:48 am IST
Twin sisters in China, adopted by different families as newborns, became best friends at 17 before learning they were actually siblings.
Unaware of each other’s plans, both women ended up buying flats in the same neighbourhood.(Pexel)
In a story that reads like fate’s own script, twin sisters adopted by separate families in northern China unknowingly grew up just miles apart, only to become best friends at 17 and later discover they were actually siblings.
According to a report by the South China Morning Post, Zhang Guoxin and Hai Chao were given up for adoption at just 10 days old by parents who couldn’t afford to raise them. A condition of the adoption was that both girls had to be placed with families from the same city in Hebei province. Though raised separately with no knowledge of each other, destiny eventually brought them together.
Hai first heard from a classmate that a shop assistant in a local clothing store looked exactly like her. Curious, she went to see for herself. The moment she saw Zhang, she said she felt an instant connection.
What followed were a series of striking similarities. The girls shared the same birth date, narrowly survived serious illness at around 100 days old, had identical voices, had the same hairstyle, and even shared the same taste in food.
Friendship
Hai said they quickly became inseparable. “We became best friends and talked about everything,” she recalled.