He Liran recently became famous for reciting 127 poems with the Chinese character "hua" (flower) in five minutes on a TV show.

He, 13, a student at No 163 Junior School in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, fell in love with literature, especially classical Chinese poetry, in childhood.

Her love of poetry helped her to face 100 contestants on the TV show and win the competition.

She does well in other subjects, too, usually ranking top in her grade, and has broad interests, such as dancing and playing the Chinese lute.