Chinese Student Builds Boat Out of Paper
Wang Luyao, a junior student at the Commercial Service College in Wuhan, has built a perfectly functional boat out of sheets of paper. In an attempt to raise awareness about recycling, and green living in general, Wang used his paper boat to cross from one side of the Hanjiang River to the other. Escorted by […]
Ti Jian Zi – The Ancient Art of Shuttlecock Kicking
One of the most popular traditional Chinese arts, Ti Jian Zi, known in the western world as shuttlecock kicking, requires a great deal of skill and practice. The game of shuttlecock kicking is believed to have been invented sometime during the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) and gradually increased in popularity, to a […]
Zhou Mingdi – The Ultimate Calligraphy Artist
Writing just as pretty with both hands is rarely possible, but 63-year-old Zhou Mingdi, from China’s Hunan province can write just as good with different part of his body. The old calligraphy master is able to right just as beautifully whether he’s holding his brushes in his hands, feet, mouth, nose, or even strapped on […]
Chinese Michelin Baby Startles Scientists
Ten-month-old Lei Lei, also known as the “Michelin baby“, has become somewhat of an Internet celebrity after photos of him were published on a Chinese government site. The young boy had scientists scratching their heads, when he was brought to the hospital, earlier this month, on account of a fever. At just ten months, he […]
Chinese Restaurants Serve Paper-Made Dishes
As a way to attract new customers, many Chinese restaurants have started serving dishes made with a kind of edible paper. Eating paper has so far been considered an eating disorder. For some reason, some people just can’t help themselves and gobble whole sheets of paper, every day. It can be hazardous to their health, […]
The Unique Stilt Fishermen of Guangxi
The Jing people, an ethnic minority in China’s Guangxi Autonomous Region have a style of fishing unique in the world – they fish on stilts. Unlike the stilt fishermen of Sri Lanka, who place wooden poles in the water and simply climb on them to fish, Jing fishermen actually walk on stilts and cast huge […]
Chinese Boy Clips Stuff with His Tongue
13-year-old Xiao Xin puts on a show for his family, as he clips everyday items with his tongue. The young boy from Daqing, northeast China, was born with a snake-like tongue that branches out close to its tip, allowing him to use it as a tool for clipping various things. So far he hasn’t found […]
Chinese Artists Create World’s Longest Piece of Embroidery
Chinese artist Qiao Lianchun, along with 25 other artists, is claiming the Guinness world record for the longest piece of embroidery. The 25-meter-long, 0.96-meter-tall embroidered work of art may not look like much from a distance, but it took a team of artists two years to complete. Made up of 3, 150,000 stitches, the embroidery […]
Chinese Students Set New Ball Juggling Record
Over 1,000 students from Yanbian University, Northeastern China, have set a new world record for juggling a football, with their feet, of course. The record breaking event, called “Joy of football, top of the world”, took place on the football stadium of Yanbian University. A total of 1,209 people, all dressed in red t-shirts, managed […]
Chinese Artist Carves Football Players on Eggs
Wang Huaping, a Chinese artist and huge fan of football, has found a unique to celebrate the World Cup 2010. Using a fine chisel, he managed to carve the faces of famous football players on eggs. Wang Huaping has so far carved hundreds of eggs, and is an established artist in his home city of […]
Recycled Optimus Prime Shows Up in China
Part of the Green Dream Park, in Beijing, the 10-meter-tall statue of Optimus Prime managed to attract the gazes of many passers-by. With all the Transformers statues, made from recycled materials, showing up everywhere I’m thinking they’re a great way of raising awareness to the problems of the environment, especially as far as young people […]
Shaolin Soccer in Real Life
Remember the comedy “Shaolin Soccer” starring Stephen Chow? It was an over-the-top film that featured a mix of soccer and Shaolin kung-fu. Well, believe it or not, Shaolin soccer exists in real life! The younger students of the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng City, China have found an original way of practicing their kung-fu and enjoying […]
Shaolin Monk Performs Famous Kung-Fu Flight on Water
Shi Liliang, a monk from the Southern Shaolin Temple in Quanzhou, has performed the popular kung-fu walk on water. If you’re a fan of old Chinese kung-fu movies (I know I am), than you must have seen the kung-fu flight on water at least once. A kung-fu master would cross vast stretches of water by […]
Beauty Mud Cup 2010 Held in China
With the eyes of the entire world on the Football World Cup, in South Africa, local authorities from Changsha, China had to come up with something better, yet related to current events. And what’s better than football? Mud football, played by barely dressed gorgeous models, of course. So they set up a small football pitch, […]
China Hosts World’s First Robot Olympics
The World’s first International Humanoid Robots Olympic Games kicked off on June 21, in China’s Harbin’s Institute of Technology. Two years after hosting a memorable edition of the human Olympic Games, China becomes the first country to host an Olympics dedicated to humanoid robots. Nineteen teams, from China, United States, Japan, South Korea or Germany […]