DeepSeek Founder Liang Wenfeng Receives a Hero's Welcome Upon Returning to His Hometown for the Spring Festival

DeepSeek Goes Viral, its founder, Liang Wenfeng, Becomes a National Sensation and the centre of public attention.

Liang Wenfeng hails from Wuchuan, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, and this Spring Festival, he returned to his hometown to celebrate the New Year.

The people of his hometown welcomed him as a returning hero.

Banners were hung across the streets, displaying messages such as:

"A warm welcome to Wenfeng, the pride and hope of our hometown!"

"Welcome home, Wenfeng! Your hometown is proud of you!"

Even the traditional double happiness wedding arch, usually used for wedding celebrations, was set up, decorated with a couplet:

"Wenfeng returns home with great achievements, bringing new energy to rural revitalization."

In addition, many visitors came specifically to take photos at the village entrance monument and the decorative arch, showing just how widely news of Liang Wenfeng’s achievements had spread among the locals.

According to reports, Liang Wenfeng returned home on Chinese New Year's Eve (January 28) and left his hometown on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year (January 29).

The official "Zhanjiang Release" social media account shared that his middle school teacher, Mr. Rong, revealed some insights into Liang Wenfeng’s background.

Liang Wenfeng grew up in a humble family. His parents, described as honest and simple people, were both elementary school Chinese teachers. From a young age, he was a top student, consistently excelling in school. He displayed exceptional talent in mathematics, having completed high school-level math in middle school and even started learning university-level mathematics early on.

A graduation photo from Wuchuan No. 1 Middle School, Class of 1999 (Grade 9, Class 5) surfaced online, where Liang Wenfeng can be seen in the back row, sixth from the right.

Apart from his academic brilliance, Liang Wenfeng is also a football enthusiast.

According to Mr. Rong, when he returned to Wuchuan a few days ago, he even played a match with old classmates and friends on the afternoon of January 27.

Can you guess which one is Liang Wenfeng?

Interestingly, he had messaged his friends earlier, saying that he would return home for the New Year but planned to stay out of the spotlight—clearly, he prefers to keep a low profile despite his newfound fame.