UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon puts a pin on Chinese pianist Lang Lang on Monday in the United Nations after he was designated a Messenger of Peace with a special focus on education. Lang Lang, the first person from China to receive the honor, will help with UN campaign to use the "transformative power of education to build a better future for all." [Photo/Xinhua]

Yang Lan，a well-known TV personality, asked Lang Lang, a Chinese pianist,?on her Weibo account?on Tuesday night?what?his job means for kids who "can't afford a piano or live in warship and famine," after he recently became the United Nations Messenger of Peace.

The post was forwarded 33,624 times and received 14,103 comments. Most of the comments ridiculed Yang's question as silly, with one saying a peace figure attracts attention and philanthropy through fame, not his profession.