In July, fans mourned when China’s rural influencer Li Ziqi disappeared offline. Last week, she resurfaced with a bang, denouncing the influencer economy and suing her management company.⁠ ⁠ The Chinese TikTok star Li Ziqi has been called a “Quarantine Queen” for her videos glamorizing a low-tech, pastoral lifestyle. But the beloved rural influencer sells a manufactured utopia, carefully crafted for her urban fans. ⁠ ⁠ She gained millions of followers on TikTok with her idyllic portrait of life in rural China. Then the real world intervened.⁠ ⁠ Click the link in our bio to read the full story. Photo by restofworld.⁠ ⁠ #liziqi #china #influencer #ruralchina #chinesetiktok #tiktok #influencereconomy #pastorallifestyle