On August 16, a five-year-old girl was admitted to the Beijing Children’s Hospital after swallowing a small gold bar. The object, which measured 4 centimeters in length and weighed 50 grams, was ingested approximately six hours before the child arrived at the medical facility for treatment.

Medical staff utilized X-rays to locate the gold bar within the child's body. While the report confirms the girl was treated at the hospital, it does not detail the specific medical procedure used to remove the object or provide a current update on her recovery status. The incident has drawn widespread public interest, largely because of the child's behavior in the context of a common Chinese nickname for children, “gold-devouring beasts,” which refers to the high financial cost of raising a child. In this instance, the term was used colloquially to describe the literal nature of the girl's actions.

Because only one source provided information on this event, there are no conflicting accounts regarding the medical details or the timeline of the incident. The report focuses primarily on the factual medical intervention and the subsequent social media reaction to the irony of the situation.