India, Feb. 13 -- A 10-year-old girl in northern China has attracted widespread attention after using her Lunar New Year gift money to buy gold three years ago. Her decision has proven highly profitable as gold prices have soared.

The child, from Langfang in Hebei province, began purchasing gold in 2023. She used the cash gifts traditionally given to children during the Lunar New Year, choosing to invest rather than spend the money, according to a report by South China Morning Post (SCMP).

In China, it is customary for adults to present children and unmarried relatives with money in red envelopes during the Lunar New Year celebrations. The gesture symbolises good luck and good health for the year ahead.

According to her mother, Bai, th...