Made famous in the film Angel of Nanjing, Chen Si has saved over 300 lives at the world’s most popular suicide spot, the Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, China, since 2003. This kindly gent has been described as an “unlikely guardian angel” and wears a coat emblazoned with the caption: “Cherish life everyday”.
Two stories to keep beside you
Peter Wetherell
He’s the gent who successfully led the campaign against Westminster Council’s ludicrous attempt to expand parking charges in the West End. He’s also Mayfair’s leading estate agent and the man credited with bringing residential life back to the area. He’s well known for wearing red socks and for his love of cigars.
Henry Wyndham
A collector of English drawings and watercolours since the age of 14 and second to none as an auctioneer, Eton educated Wyndham hammered down Giacometti’s Walking Man sculpture for £65 million in 2010 and Rubens’ Massacre of the Innocents for £49.5 million in 2002. His glasses saved his sight in a shooting accident in Scotland […]
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Really enjoyed this film. So heartfelt. Ppl tired of life, tired of struggling and at the end of their tether, decidevto do.the unthinkable so sad. Chen Si is an angel from heaven.