Singer Stefanie Sun praised for anonymously donating S$1.8 million to deprived Chinese regions
Fellow star reveals that generosity shown over several years came from singer Sun; says move will spread “positive energy”.
Stefanie Sun performing at the SG60 Homecoming Concert at Jewel Changi Airport on Aug 1, 2025. (Photo: Changi Airport Group)
Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun Yanzi has donated more than 10 million yuan (S$1.8 million) to a charity fund in China over the past decade, winning admiration on social media.
Top Chinese diva Han Hong revealed that the singer was behind the previously anonymous donations while introducing Sun as a guest at Han’s Beijing concert on Oct 7, the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald reported.
Han established the Beijing Han Hong Love Charity Foundation in 2012. It mainly engages in medical, education and disaster relief projects across China.
Since then, Sun has donated to the fund every year using only the name Ms Sun. The total amount of her annual donations came to 8 million yuan, the report said.
Earlier this year, she made an additional donation of 2 million yuan to the fund for flood disaster victims in southwestern Guizhou province.
Sun only agreed to make her donations known to the public recently.
“Sun always told us not to write down her name on the donation maker list. I finally persuaded her to change her mind by telling her that in this day and age, we need positive energy. We need to promote good people and their good deeds,” Han told the audience at her concert in Beijing.
“Han Hong has been helping others without any hesitation over the past many years. I am happy to support her fund, although my donation is not as much as 10 million yuan,” Sun wrote on social media on Oct 7.
“I have managed to send love to the people in need thanks to the support from my fans,” she said.
Both Han, 54, and Sun, 47, have enjoyed enormous popularity in China for the past two decades.
Han is celebrated for her wide vocal range, especially her exceptional high notes, due to a talent inherited from her mother, a Tibetan singer.
Sun has remained one of China’s top performers since her debut in 2000, when she released her first album as a university graduate.
In April, Sun held two concerts in Shanghai, after a hiatus of a decade. A total of 80,000 tickets sold out in just 17 minutes.
Chinese netizens praised both performers.
“Yanzi sings well and has a kind heart. I have been supporting her for 20 years. I am proud of her,” one person said.
Another online observer said: “These two sisters bring us positive energy. I hope their friendship lasts forever.”
This article was first published on SCMP.
