37 h. ago Chinese man returns to terminally ill ex, vows unwavering support

A Chinese man has returned to his first love after learning about her rare disease, which has begun to manifest symptoms, touching many online. A July video featuring the man, known as Fusheng, making a heartfelt confession of love to his ex-girlfriend, Cheng Aixiao, in their hometown in eastern China’s Fujian province, quickly went viral. Cheng suffers from hereditary ataxia, a disorder that results in muscular dystrophy and leads to uncoordinated movements, as well as difficulties with walking...

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64 h. ago Viral Video Shows Fire Erupt In Air China's Flight; Leading To Emergency Landing

Viral Video Shows Fire Erupt In Air China's Flight; Leading To Emergency Landing  NDTV

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3 d. ago Viral China parents celebrate son’s slim exam pass, value boy’s happiness

A video of parents from eastern China celebrating their son’s exam results after he got just one point above a pass has gone viral online. Unlike the typical Chinese “tiger parenting” style, the father prioritised his child’s health and happiness over perfection. The clip shows a mother entering a house with three children, holding an exam paper and smiling broadly. She excitedly tells her husband, who is lying on the couch: “Our son scored 61 out of 100; he passed the monthly maths exam.” The...

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5 d. ago China sacks officials over viral Arc'teryx fireworks in Tibet

China sacks officials over viral Arc'teryx fireworks in Tibet  BBC

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5 d. ago China couple who look like ‘twins’ gain fame from ‘Who’s husband, who’s wife’ video

A couple running a traditional herbal medicine shop in southern China have both amused and stunned countless netizens after viral videos revealed their uncanny resemblance, prompting speculation that they might be long-lost twins. Liang Caiyu, the wife, and He Xiansheng, both in their twenties and from Dongguan, Guangdong province, catapulted to fame on social media with short videos showcasing their striking likeness. One viral video on their Douyin account, which has 21,000 followers, titled...

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8 d. ago ‘Guilt exercise’: China school slammed as students cross parental ‘human bridge’

A shockingly bizarre so-called guilt education activity has played out in China during which parents knelt down to form a “bridge” while students stepped on their backs. A video of the strange activity, during which some of the students are blindfolded, was filmed in Henan province, central China. The clip has gone viral and stirred controversy online. Emotional music played as a host encouraged the students, saying: “Go ahead.” The activity is part of the school’s “guilt education”, which aims...

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9 d. ago China AI professor goes viral over good looks, academic says she is ‘ordinary’

A young associate professor at a prestigious Chinese university has gone viral on social media after a video of her teaching generative artificial intelligence (AI) captivated viewers. She has also sparked an online discussion about her youthful appearance and academic credentials. He Jing, who is in her mid-30s, is a teacher at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences at Beihang University. Beihang University (BUAA) was established in 1952 and is one of China’s top...

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1 week ago China camper van man leaves vehicle for strangers to use, creates viral ‘car relay’

A man from eastern China leaves his Mercedes-Benz camper van unlocked and invites strangers to take it on an adventure. The first family to hit the road had a “wonderful journey”, and before long, the bold car relay idea exploded across the internet. The 38-year-old owner, surnamed Guo, from Shanghai, owns a million-yuan (US$140,000) camper van. What he does for a living is undisclosed. In August, he travelled across the country, but a month later, feeling homesick, returned to Shanghai by...

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1 week ago Outrage over restrained China bridesmaids forced to kiss strangers as wedding prank

Shocking footage of two bridesmaids in China being taped to an electric bike and forced to kiss strangers has ignited widespread outrage over vulgar marriage traditions. In September, a viral video from Shaanxi province in northwestern China showed several men taping two women to an electric bike by the roadside, with one man holding their heads down while another kissed them. The bridesmaids, dressed in formal gowns, appeared visibly distressed and were screaming, with one of them blushing in...

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2 w. ago Dried cricket mooncake filling sparks concerns in China about possible roach option

As this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, a type of novel mooncake has been launched that has attracted public attention in China because its filling is made from crickets. After such cricket mooncakes went viral on social media, internet users in southern China’s Guangdong province, where cockroaches are rampant due to the warm climate, made playful comments that cockroach mooncakes might not be far away. The cricket mooncake is produced by a farming centre in Linyi, Shandong province, in...

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2 w. ago Chinese man, 60, in spotlight as student, wants to ‘learn for as long as I live’

An energetic 60-year-old man from eastern China with an appetite for confounding age stereotypes has gone viral after becoming a university student and taking part in military training. Having taken China’s national college entrance exam, or gaokao, twice, he finally achieved his dream, living by his motto – “Learn for as long as I live.” Former human resources worker, Wang Wensheng, from Hefei, Anhui province, was admitted to a local vocational college in August. He is now studying online...

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3 w. ago Chinese grandma goes viral for skateboarding, inspiring many with vibrant living

A grandmother from eastern China has shattered age stereotypes, becoming an internet sensation for her graceful and energetic skateboarding skills, earning the affectionate nickname “Chasing Wind Girl” from netizens nationwide. Grandma Liu, 68, originally from Shandong province and now living in Chengdu, Sichuan province, discovered her passion for skateboarding in February 2022. Accompanying her daughter, surnamed Dong, to select a skateboard, Liu was instantly captivated by the sport after...

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3 w. ago China boy goes viral for calligraphy skills, effortlessly writing with fluidity

A three-year-old boy in southern China has stunned internet users by calmly displaying his remarkable calligraphy skills. Videos of the toddler, nicknamed Langlang from Guangdong province, holding an ink brush to write on red scroll paper, have gone viral on mainland social media, the Yangcheng Evening News reported. His brush-holding posture is not up to standard; he clutches it like he holds a milk bottle, but that does not affect his performance. Many have described Langlang’s writing...

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