Company Allegedy Fires Employees Who Can’t Finish 3-Mile Race
A Chinese manufacturing company has come under fire for allegedly firing employees who can’t finish a 5 km (3 miles) race in 30 minutes, because ‘they lack hard-working spirit’. Mr. Liu, a man living in Suzhou City, China’s Jiangsu Province, filed a lawsuit against his former employer for wrongful termination after allegedly being fired for […]
Stir-Fried River Rocks – Chinese Street Food That’s Literally Hard to Stomach
Suodiu is a bizarre type of Chinese street food that consists of small river rocks stir-fried with a mixture of spices and herbs. You are supposed to suck on the stones and then spit them out. Roughly translated as ‘suck and throw away’, suodiu is believed to have been invented hundreds of years ago by […]
This Colossal Apartment Building Is Home to Around 20,000 People
The Regent International apartment building in Hangzhou, China, is famous for having a number of inhabitants comparable to a small town, around 20,000 people. Located in Qianjiang Century City, Hangzhou’s central business district, the S-shaped Regent International was originally designed as a luxury hotel, but was subsequently converted into a colossal apartment building, with the […]
Mountain Climber Criticized for Refusing to Pay Sherpa Who Found Her Unconscious on Everest
A Chinese mountain climber recently sparked controversy after reportedly refusing to pay the $10,000 resue fee of the sherpa who found her unconscious on Mount Everest. On May 18, while making the climb up Mount Everest, Chinese mountain climber Fan Jiangtao stumbled upon an unconscious woman in her 50s. An experienced mountain climber herself, the […]
Student Finds Rat Head in School Lunch, School Insists It’s a Duck
A scandal known as ‘Rat Head Gate’ has been getting a lot of attention on Chinese social media after a student found what looks like a rat head in their cafeteria meal. The school claims it’s actually a duck head. The incident reportedly occurred last week at the cafeteria of the Jiangxi Vocational Technical College […]
Man Loses Job for Taking 6-Hour Toilet Breaks at Work
A Chinese man was fired by his employer for spending too much time in the toilet during work hours. The man reportedly took bathroom breaks of between 47 minutes and 6 hours. Chinese news media recently reported the bizarre case of an employee surnamed Wang who sued his employer for wrongful termination after being fired […]
13-Year-Old Spends $63,000 of Family’s Savings on Mobile Games
The parents of a 13-year-old gaming-addicted girl in China’s Henan province got the shock of their lives when they learned that she had spent 449,500 yuan ($63,000) on mobile games. Imagine checking the savings account you’ve been putting money into for years and seeing it depleted overnight. That’s exactly how one mother in China felt […]
Famous Apartment Building Is Located in the Middle of a Busy Overpass
‘Number 28 on Yongxing Jie’ is an unusual attraction in Guangzhou, China which consists of an eight-storey apartment building surrounded by a busy overpass. The story of ‘Number 28 on Yongxing Jie’ can be traced back to the year 2008, when a number of buildings in the Haizhu District of Guangzhou were scheduled for demolition […]
Woman Quits Her Job to Become ‘Full-Time Daughter’ Paid by Her Parents
A 40-year-old woman’s decision to quit her job and become a ‘full-time daughter’ in the employment of her own parents has sparked controversy in China. Last year, after 15 years of working for a news agency, 40-year-old Nianan quit her job. She had to be on-call virtually 24 hours a day and was constantly under […]
29-Year-Old Man Lives in a Tent Because He Wants to Relax Not Work
A 29-year-old man who has been living in a tent in an abandoned parking lot for 200 days has become the newest symbol of China’s increasingly popular ‘lying down’ culture. At the end of 2018, Li Shu quit his job in Sichuan Province and began spending most of his time chilling in his rented apartment. […]
Grandfather Becomes Makeup Beauty Blogger to Save Young Boy’s Life
A 72-year-old man in China melted the hearts of millions after it was reported that he spends most of his time promoting makeup and other beauty products online in order to treat his sick grandson. People will do all sorts of crazy things for their loved ones, and 72-year-old Zhu Yunchang is a perfect example. […]
Security Guard Sacrifices Himself to Save Suicidal Woman, Gets Criticized by Her Family
A young security guard who suffered multiple injuries while trying to catch a girl who had jumped from a building ended up losing his job and getting criticized by the woman’s family. 28-year-old Qu Yan was working as a security guard at a hospital in China’s Jilin Province in 2022 when his life took a […]
Gambling Grandpa Holds 4-Year-Old Granddaughter for Ransom from His Own Daughter
A 65-year-old Chinese pensioner shocked his entire nation after it was reported that he kidnapped his own granddaughter and demanded over $70,000 as ransom. Chinese news media recently reported the bizarre case of a gambling-addicted grandfather who kidnapped his 4-year-old granddaughter and held her for ransom, asking his own daughter to pay him 500,000 yuan […]
11-Year-Old Boy Pedals 130 Km to Grandma’s House After Argument With His Mother
Chinese news media recently reported the story of an 11-year-old boy who rode his bicycle 130 kilometers (81 miles) in under 24 hours trying to reach his grandmother’s house after an argument with his mother. After getting into an argument with his mother, an 11-year-old boy from Hangzhou, China’s Zhejiang Province, got on his bike […]
Man Spends 21 Hours on His Knees in Front of Ex-Girlfriend’s Workplace
A young man from China’s Sichuan province spent over 20 hours kneeling in front of his ex-girlfriend’s workplace hoping to convince her to take him back. A lovesick man became the talk of Chinese social media this month after spending almost 21 hours kneeling outside his ex-girlfriend’s workplace in Dazhou City. The man reportedly started […]