Dorian Murray, an 8-year-old cancer patient whose last wish was to become famous in China, has passed away. The announcement of his death was made through a post on social networking site Facebook.

"It is with a very heavy heart that I share this news. Dorian J. Murray (‪#‎dstrong) has gained his beautiful angel wings tonight and is now pain free. He was surrounded by people who love him and his transition to heaven was very peaceful. He was embraced by both mom and dad," the post reads.

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Dorian, who lived in Rhode Island in the United States, was diagnosed with advanced rhabdomyosarcoma when he was 4 years old. Rhabdomyosarcoma is a very rare form of pediatric cancer.                

The world came to know about Dorian's struggle with cancer on January 11 this year, when Dorian's family made an emotional post on Facebook. The post with the hashtag '#dstrong' said that Dorian's last wish is to become famous in China - particularly on the Great Wall of China.

The post requested people in China and across the world to send photos of themselves on the Great Wall of China with the hashtag #dstrong so that Dorian can know that he has become internationally famous.

Within just few a minutes after the post was uploaded on Facebook, there were flurry of response from China - despite the fact Facebook is banned in the country.

Many Chinese netizens posted photos of themselves posing on Great Wall of China with banners bearing the hashtag #dstrong. Thousands of Wibeo users also uploaded photos of themselves greeting Dorian from famous Chinese locations including Great Wall of China.

Even staff of China Daily newspaper joined the movement. They uploaded a photo on social networking site Weibo with a placard that read 'D Strong.'

The '#dstrong' movement also evoked a response from America and other countries. American politicians and celebrities sent encouraging messages to the 8 years old cancer patient.

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