Chinese Zoo Puts Visitors in Metal Cages, Lets Animals Roam Free
The Lehe Ledu Wildlife Zoo in China’s Chongqing City has put a spin on the usual zoo visit experience – people pay to be locked in cages, while hungry lions and tigers roam free around them. The thrilling experience is meant to show visitors what it’s like to come face-to-face with predators, instead of just […]
Chinese Athlete Has Sights Set on Butt Skipping Record
Butt skipping is like a bizarre cousin of jumping rope – it involves bouncing up and down on your behind while twirling a rope underneath. The relatively lesser-known sport has gained prominence in south east Asia ever since a Japanese athlete took the world title in 2006. Now, Chinese gymnastics expert Yi Zhihua has set […]
Most Romantic Man in China – After a Lifetime of Struggle 80-Year-Old Man Buys Diamond Ring for His Wife
Images of a simple-looking 80-year-old man gifting his elderly wife a diamond ring are making waves on Chinese social networking site Weibo. The photos of the couple dressed in plain clothing and trying on rings were posted by Weibo user ‘This is Xinjiang’ last week, and have already been shared over 1,500 times. Intrigued, the Xinjiang […]
Chinese Maternity Hospital Lets Expecting Dads Experience Labor Pains
When a recent study revealed that expectant mothers want more empathy from their spouses, the executives at Aima maternity hospital in eastern China came up with a wonderful idea – ‘Pain Experience Camp’. The camp offers fathers-to-be the chance to experience the pain of childbirth by giving them electric shocks through special pads placed on […]
Newly-Opened Chinese School of Arts Is a Real-Life Hogwarts
Young Potterheads in China are in for a real treat – they have the chance to study at their very own Hogwarts! Well, it isn’t really a school of magic – the building is a part of the Hebei Academy of Fine Arts and will house the school’s animation students. But who cares as long […]
Lack of Building Space Inspires Chinese School to Build Running Track on Its Roof
An elementary school in Tiantai, in China’s Zhejiang Province, has a 200-meter running track built on its roof. It’s a strange place to have children running, but the school’s authorities didn’t have much of a choice. There wasn’t any construction land available on the campus grounds, so they figured a track on the roof is […]
Rare Disorder Leaves 28-Year-Old Woman Looking Like a Grandmother
Hu Juan, a 28-year-old mother of two from Hunan, China, suffers from a rare condition known as Cutis laxa which has caused the skin on her face and neck to age at an accelerated rate, leaving her looking like a woman in her 60s or 70s. The young woman’s nightmare began 11 years ago, right […]
Man Voluntarily Becomes Human Punching Bag to Save Son’s Life
In order to raise money for the treatment of his leukemia-stricken son, a man in China turned himself into a human punching bag, offering passers-by in Beijing the chance to hit him in exchange for 10 yuan ($1.6). The young father was first spotted on the streets of Beijing on November 27, wearing a t-shirt […]
Chinese University Student Creates His Own Marvel Avengers Suits
Chinese student Zu Bingqun is living the dream of almost every comic book lover in the world. No, he hasn’t become a superhero himself, but he does have an amazing collection of Avengers suits that he built himself, from scratch. Zu said that by building the suits, he is trying to fulfill his own childhood […]
Chinese Martial Artist Can Breathe While Hanging by His Neck from a Tree
Chinese martial arts expert Li Liangbin probably has the strongest neck muscles in the world. They are so strong that he can actually support himself and even breathe while hanging from a noose! The 49-year-old from Lizhuang village, China’s Shandong province, said that he’s been practicing kung fu since he was a young boy. “Although […]
World’s Pushiest Father Takes 6-Year-Old Son on 1,800-Mile Hike Across Desert
Chinese businessman He Liesheng is putting Tiger Moms to shame by taking ‘pushy parenting’ to whole new levels. ‘Eagle Dad’, as he calls himself, has only one philosophy when it comes to raising his son: “We think that not having adventures in life is the most dangerous thing.” Well, adventures don’t sound all that bad, […]
Chinese Couple Celebrate Break-Up with Bizarre Wedding Ceremony
While most women turn to ice cream and tissues for the much needed post-breakup comforting, this Chinese woman chose a different way to deal with heartbreak – she went and got herself a fake wedding with the man who dumped her! The woman, who calls herself ‘Doudou’, is a student in Wenzhou city in eastern China’s […]
Chinese Man Confesses Crush on Work Colleague with 99 Brand New iPhones
In a geeky display of love, a game designer from Guangzhou city, China, confessed his feelings to a co-worker, surrounded by 99 brand new iPhones. The extravagant gesture cost the man a whopping 500,000 yuan (over $80,000) – two years’ worth of his savings. The man stacked up the 99 boxes of phones in the […]
Chinese Villagers Consume Cow and Goat Poop to Fight Cancer
Residents of Jinshicun village in China’s Hunan Province have discovered a rather crappy way to keep healthy. They’re actually drinking a revolting concoction of mashed cow dung and goat poop that they think is a miracle cure for cancer and other illnesses. The villagers say they stumbled upon the medicine when an elderly local woman suffering […]
This Attractive Tourist Is Looking for ‘Temporary Boyfriends’ to Fund Her Travels through China
A pretty young woman from Shanghai is on a mission to get a new boyfriend in every city she visits in China. The 19-year-old created a stir online after she posted recruitment notices on social media, asking for temporary boyfriends. She said that she’s looking for male friends to be her travel partners, and to […]