Speedy transit across town? Forget the subway, try parkour
A Sichuan college student has found a faster way than the subway to get from one subway station to another.
In a crowded Chinese metropolis, the subway is often the speediest way to get across town – but one Sichuan college student has found an even faster way.
A video posted online shows the Chengdu college student dashing past other commuters, leaping over concrete walls and hedges, and rolling along the ground to get from Chunxi Road Station to the Dongmen Bridge Station where he boarded the same subway train.
The 800 metre distance was “not too long” and took him two minutes – although he expected to be faster, Hou Rong says in the video.
“I saw a similar video made overseas,” Hou said.
“I do parkour and enjoy shuttling through the city. I was intensely interested in the idea after watching the video and decided with my friends to take on the challenge.
WATCH: Chinese parkour runner races from one subway stop to the next to get back on the same train pic.twitter.com/FJMa2l1XNj— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) May 16, 2017