Dad Creates Custom Baby Safety Pod to Protect His Child from Coronavirus Infection
A young Chinese dad spent a month converting a cat carrier backpack into a safety pod for his baby. His invention allegedly protects the child from infection and pumps purified air into the pod with an electronic fan system. 30-year-old Cao Junjie, a tech-savvy father from Shanghai, China, wanted something that would allow him and […]
The Exquisite Fondant Sculptures of China’s Sugar King
When it comes to fondant modelling, there are few food artists in the world who can even hold a candle to Zhou Yi, China’s famous “Sugar King”. His amazing sculptures are so incredibly detailed that even though they’re edible, they definitely qualify as ‘too good to eat’. The first time we featured Sugar King on […]
Man with 30-Year-Long Amnesia Suddenly Remembers His Home While Watching Coronavirus News Report
A Chinese migrant worker who lost his memory in 1990 due to brain injuries recently remembered his hometown while watching a news report about the coronavirus outbreak. Thirty years ago, Zhu Jiaming, a young man from Guizhou Province in south-western China, left his home to work construction in the central province of Hubei. Unfortunately, that […]
Quarantined Students Spam Homework App with 1-Star Reviews to Get It Removed from App Store
Chinese schoolchildren in Wuhan and other areas where school has been suspended because of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak have apparently been trying to have a homework app taken down from the App Store so they could enjoy their vacation. The threat of Covid-19 is no joke, but for Chinese students the shutdown of schools in […]
Chinese Man Finds Online Success Livestreaming Himself Sleeping
An amateur actor has become an unlikely celebrity on Chinese streaming platform Douyin by livestreaming himself sleeping to hundreds of thousands of curious viewers. The man, who goes by Yuansan on the internet, originally livestreamed himself sleeping on Douyin on February 9th, allegedly to verify whether he snores. When he woke up, he was shocked […]
Chinese Woman Visiting Hospital Puts on Giant Giraffe Costume as Protection from Coronavirus
The coronavirus has the whole world on edge, but in China, where the epidemic originated, people are taking every precaution to avoid catching the virus, even at the risk of looking ridiculous. A Chinese woman identified only as Ms. He went viral recently after being video-recorded while visiting a hospital in Luzhou, China’s south-western Sichuan […]
Quarantined Marathon Runner in China Jogs 50 Km in His Apartment
The coronavirus wreaking havoc in China right now has really turned things upside down for a lot of people, but not even it can come between a marathon runner and their training. Like many of his countrymen, Pan Shancu, an amateur marathon runner from Hangzhou, in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, is trapped in […]
15-Year-Old Girl Undergoes Surgery to Make Herself Look Younger
It’s not every day that you hear about teenage girls turning to plastic surgery to make themselves look more youthful, but then again, not many 15-year-olds look like their grandmothers. The story of Xiaofeng, a young girl from Liaoning, China, who suffered from a rare medical condition that left her looking like a woman in […]
Man Steals Speaker to Get Arrested and Avoid Getting Married to His Girlfriend
Getting cold feet is not as unusual as some people might think, but breaking the news to one’s fiancee that they no longer want to marry them can be tough, so some people come up with the most ridiculous scenarios… A young man from Shanghai, China, who was due to marry his girlfriend this year, […]
Chinese Authorities Apologize After Shaming People for Wearing Pajamas in Public
Wearing pajamas in public may not be a thing in the Western world, but it’s actually pretty popular in some parts of China, including the ultra-developed city of Shanghai, so when authorities in Anhui province decided to publicly shame a number of locals on their social media account for walking on the streets in their […]
Viral Social Media Trend Has People Sneaking Their Own Raw Ingredients Into Hotpot Restaurants
There’s a hilarious trend sweeping Chinese social media these days and people can’t get enough of it. Videos of people sneaking in their own raw ingredients into hotpot restaurant and dropping them into bowls of simmering broth have been going viral since December. If you’re ever been to a Chinese restaurant, you probably know all […]
Farmers Let Neighbors Help Themselves to a Bag or Two of Their Radishes, Incur $42,000 in Losses
When two farmers in China’s Hubei province decided to let their neighbors take a bag or two of their newly-grown white radishes, they had no idea it would cost them their entire 500 tonne harvest, or about $42,000 in cash. Xu Jiuge, one of the farmers who suffered the shocking loss last month, told the […]
Sloppy-Looking Toothpaste Paintings on Bathroom Mirror Turn Into Masterpieces When the Lights Go Out
The first time people see Xiong Qingzhen’s toothpaste paintings, they’re not very impressed. Frankly, they look sloppy,, but then he flips the light switch in his bathroom and everyone’s jaws hit the floor… Based in central China’s Hubei province, Xiong Qingzhen got the inspiration for his now famous toothpaste painting technique from his days taking […]
How a Young Chinese Girl Living in Rural China Became an International Internet Sensation
While still technically in its infancy, the vlogging (video content) industry is incredibly competitive, but while some creators rely on tech or entertainment skills to capture viewers’ attention, one young girl from rural China has become an international star by filming herself perform daily chores. Li Ziqi is often referred to as an internet phenomenon […]
Groom Plays Video of Bride Cheating with Her Brother-in-Law During Their Wedding Reception
Videos of a Chinese groom humiliating his bride by playing an X-rated video of her cheating with another man to their wedding guests have been circulating on Chinese social media, sparking a heated debate. The unverified footage, believed to have been recorded by guests at a wedding in Fujian province, comprises three videos – one […]