https://www.scmp.com/rss/325069/feed Wynn Wang is a Hong Kong-based journalist. She leads a team that polishes and distributes SCMP’s journalism across multiple social media platforms, reaching a global audience of over 11 million. Before this, she focused on trending stories from Chinese social media, and video packages about social issues in the country. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com A child was sent flying by a manhole explosion after a lit firecracker was dropped in, in southeastern China’s Fujian province. It is not the first similar incident to happen recently. https://www.scmp.com/china/another-child-sent-flying-manhole-explosion-china/article/3121260?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/another-child-sent-flying-manhole-explosion-china/article/3121260?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:17:50 +0000 A boy in southwestern China’s Sichuan province was seen throwing a lit firecracker into a manhole. It caused an explosion sending a row of manhole covers flying into the air. https://www.scmp.com/china/boy-china-throws-firecracker-manhole-causing-explosion/article/3119397?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/boy-china-throws-firecracker-manhole-causing-explosion/article/3119397?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:11:31 +0000 A man from southern China’s Guangdong province attracted fans online for his incredible tricking skills. The 24-year-old stunt coach can flip and twist in a single jump, and flip-up to 16 times in a row. https://www.scmp.com/china/mans-incredible-tricking-skills-go-viral-online-china/article/3115626?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/mans-incredible-tricking-skills-go-viral-online-china/article/3115626?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Dec 2020 10:43:04 +0000 A father from eastern China’s Shandong province has found some fame online for his creative photos of his family. He uses cameras to make his son’s dreams come true, including “dragging” the moon, “catching” a shark and “exploring” space. His videos have attracted more than 4 million followers online. https://www.scmp.com/china/creative-dad-takes-incredible-family-photos-china/article/3112383?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/creative-dad-takes-incredible-family-photos-china/article/3112383?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:02:37 +0000 Six delivery people were filmed throwing customers’ parcels around while sorting them in northeastern China’s Liaoning province. https://www.scmp.com/society/delivery-people-china-toss-customers-parcels-while-sorting/article/3110137?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/delivery-people-china-toss-customers-parcels-while-sorting/article/3110137?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:06:22 +0000 A street cleaner in eastern China’s Jiangsu province was offered a free photoshoot by a studio after she was seen expressing interest in their work. https://www.scmp.com/china/street-cleaner-china-gets-surprise-first-photo-shoot/article/3106756?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/street-cleaner-china-gets-surprise-first-photo-shoot/article/3106756?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:26:34 +0000 “Grandpa Amu,” from eastern China’s Shandong province, is a master carpenter with millions of fans on social media around the world. He uses an ancient woodworking technique to create intricate toys for his young grandson.   Credit: https://www.ixigua.com/home/54200533861/ https://www.scmp.com/china/master-carpenter-grandpa-amu-creates-intricate-toys-his-grandson/article/3103291?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/master-carpenter-grandpa-amu-creates-intricate-toys-his-grandson/article/3103291?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Sep 2020 09:56:32 +0000 A man suffered from a rare condition that caused his upper body to fold over completely. Three parts of his body were “connected” – his chin to his chest, his breastbone to his pubic bone, and his face to his thigh bone.  After undergoing four operations at Shenzhen University General Hospital, in which his bones were literally broken and reconstructed, he finally stood straight – after 28 years.  Credit: 二更深圳/深圳大学总医院 https://www.scmp.com/china/folded-man-stands-straight-after-28-years-following-surgery-broke-bones/article/3101123?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/folded-man-stands-straight-after-28-years-following-surgery-broke-bones/article/3101123?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Sep 2020 09:19:30 +0000 A three-year-old girl in Taiwan was sent flying into the air by a giant kite, during a kite festival in the northern city of Hsinchu. https://www.scmp.com/society/girl-taiwan-sent-flying-air-giant-kite/article/3099828?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/girl-taiwan-sent-flying-air-giant-kite/article/3099828?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Sep 2020 10:53:26 +0000 A father from northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province has donated bone marrow twice to help his daughter, who has leukemia. Qiqi, 24, records videos of her journey on the road to recovery and uploads them online, attracting support and millions of views. https://www.scmp.com/china/father-donates-bone-marrow-twice-save-daughter-leukemia/article/3092597?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/father-donates-bone-marrow-twice-save-daughter-leukemia/article/3092597?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Jul 2020 09:20:32 +0000 Miumiu, a six-year-old girl from eastern China’s Jiangsu province, has become an internet star for her videos showcasing her singing while playing her guitar. She is also adept at other instruments, including the piano and drums. https://www.scmp.com/china/6-year-old-guitarist-takes-social-media-storm/article/3086930?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/6-year-old-guitarist-takes-social-media-storm/article/3086930?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Jun 2020 09:40:00 +0000 A man from Chongqing in southwestern China has become an online sensation after sharing on social media his travels with his cat, Duoduo. They’ve visited several locations in China, enjoying sunsets, mountain scenery, and picnics together. https://www.scmp.com/china/man-and-his-cat-traveling-across-china-become-online-sensation/article/3084494?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/man-and-his-cat-traveling-across-china-become-online-sensation/article/3084494?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 May 2020 10:52:24 +0000 Many people in the central Chinese city of Wuhan have worked to keep the city functioning after the coronavirus outbreak was first reported there. “If we give up, how would ordinary people’s lives continue in Wuhan?” a delivery worker asked. https://www.scmp.com/china/everyday-heroes-remain-duty-keeping-wuhan-city-functioning/article/3051805?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/everyday-heroes-remain-duty-keeping-wuhan-city-functioning/article/3051805?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Feb 2020 10:58:49 +0000 Zhu Tiexiong shared his digital magic tricks and caused a sensation online in China. He could ‘disappear’ anytime, and any object put in his hands could have “magical properties.” https://www.scmp.com/china/mans-digital-magic-tricks-go-viral-china/article/3051099?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/mans-digital-magic-tricks-go-viral-china/article/3051099?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Feb 2020 12:03:21 +0000 A nurse was filmed kissing her boyfriend through a hospital’s glass door in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. They planned to get married on Valentine’s Day. https://www.scmp.com/china/nurse-kisses-her-boyfriend-through-glass-door-over-coronavirus-outbreak/article/3049950?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/nurse-kisses-her-boyfriend-through-glass-door-over-coronavirus-outbreak/article/3049950?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:21:13 +0000 To avoid going out amid the coronavirus outbreak, a woman in eastern China’s Shandong province used a remote control car to buy steamed buns. https://www.scmp.com/china/woman-uses-remote-control-car-buy-steamed-buns-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-china/article/3049782?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/woman-uses-remote-control-car-buy-steamed-buns-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-china/article/3049782?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:47:29 +0000 Huoshenshan, one of the two temporary hospitals built to fight the coronavirus in central China’s Hubei province, opened on 3 February, 2020.  It took ten days to finish construction. It will provide 1,000 beds specifically for coronavirus patients. https://www.scmp.com/china/huoshenshan-hospital-built-10-days-china-over-coronavirus-outbreak/article/3048846?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/huoshenshan-hospital-built-10-days-china-over-coronavirus-outbreak/article/3048846?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Feb 2020 10:30:51 +0000 Amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has killed at least 200 people, some in China are taking no chances when it comes to personal protection. https://www.scmp.com/china/people-china-take-no-chances-protecting-against-coronavirus-outbreak/article/3048343?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/people-china-take-no-chances-protecting-against-coronavirus-outbreak/article/3048343?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Jan 2020 11:36:56 +0000 A mother was filmed using a strawberry to trick her two-year-old son into taking medicine in eastern China’s Jiangxi province. https://www.scmp.com/china/mother-tricks-son-taking-medicine-china/article/3045944?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/mother-tricks-son-taking-medicine-china/article/3045944?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Jan 2020 09:41:47 +0000 Electric “dog” sleds with fake Alaskan Malamutes have become a recent trend in China. https://www.scmp.com/china/latest-trend-china-electric-dog-sleds-fake-alaskan-malamutes/article/3045781?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/latest-trend-china-electric-dog-sleds-fake-alaskan-malamutes/article/3045781?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:11:45 +0000 Four sets of grandparents and grandchildren were invited to share secrets they had kept from each other in a promotion video for the Chinese-American movie The Farewell. https://www.scmp.com/society/farewell-inspires-families-china-share-their-own-secrets/article/3045807?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/farewell-inspires-families-china-share-their-own-secrets/article/3045807?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:11:37 +0000 Some elderly men in Beijing in China were filmed showing off their amazing street workout. They can rotate on a bar, and use just two fingers to hang. https://www.scmp.com/china/grandpas-china-show-their-amazing-street-workout/article/3044426?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/grandpas-china-show-their-amazing-street-workout/article/3044426?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Jan 2020 09:43:49 +0000 Chinese online star Li Ziqi has become one of the most famous internet celebrities in the country by sharing videos of her rural life. She picks ingredients from her farm, constructs furniture by hand and cooks a vast feast, providing a respite from busy urban living for her tens of millions of fans worldwide. https://www.scmp.com/china/chinese-online-star-li-ziqi-provides-escape-urban-life/article/3043874?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/chinese-online-star-li-ziqi-provides-escape-urban-life/article/3043874?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Dec 2019 10:00:06 +0000 An art teacher from northern China’s Shanxi province has wowed many online with her drawings of realistic facial features on her hand. https://www.scmp.com/china/art-teacher-china-draws-realistic-facial-features-her-hand/article/3042904?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/art-teacher-china-draws-realistic-facial-features-her-hand/article/3042904?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:45:40 +0000 A boy in southwestern China’s Chongqing metropolis was filmed kicking a car and expressing his anger at its driver, after the vehicle hit him and his mother, sending them flying. Fortunately, they suffered only minor injuries. https://www.scmp.com/china/boy-vents-anger-driver-after-car-sends-his-mother-flying/article/3041734?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/boy-vents-anger-driver-after-car-sends-his-mother-flying/article/3041734?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:15:52 +0000 A two-year-old girl overcame her fear and managed to walk across a drain in southern China. https://www.scmp.com/china/adorable-toddler-overcomes-crippling-fear-drains/article/3040316?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/adorable-toddler-overcomes-crippling-fear-drains/article/3040316?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Dec 2019 09:34:41 +0000 Police from eastern China’s Shandong province went viral for imitating influencers in their special safety introduction video. https://www.scmp.com/china/police-influencer-style-safety-introduction-goes-viral-online-china/article/3039875?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/police-influencer-style-safety-introduction-goes-viral-online-china/article/3039875?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Nov 2019 11:49:40 +0000 A 56-year-old construction worker was filmed skipping joyfully in southwestern China’s Chongqing. The clip warmed the hearts of many people online, making them wonder what made him so happy. https://www.scmp.com/china/chinese-construction-workers-joyful-skip-warms-hearts-online/article/3038713?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/chinese-construction-workers-joyful-skip-warms-hearts-online/article/3038713?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:39:13 +0000 A clip of two groomsmen performing a “sexy” dance to K-pop hit Bboom Bboom went viral on Chinese social media. https://www.scmp.com/china/groomsmens-sexy-dance-causes-online-sensation-china/article/3038511?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/groomsmens-sexy-dance-causes-online-sensation-china/article/3038511?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Nov 2019 10:36:43 +0000 The social media app TikTok recently launched a filter that turns a persons' face into a cat's. With the help of their cats, people are using the feature to create hilarious videos. https://www.scmp.com/china/cats-get-shock-when-they-see-their-cat-owners/article/3038341?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/cats-get-shock-when-they-see-their-cat-owners/article/3038341?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Nov 2019 10:03:23 +0000 A mother in northwestern China’s Gansu province had to chew her food sneakily to avoid being caught by her greedy one-year-old son. https://www.scmp.com/china/how-mother-china-fools-her-greedy-baby/article/3038182?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/how-mother-china-fools-her-greedy-baby/article/3038182?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:00:27 +0000 A chef from Chengdu in southwestern China’s Sichuan province has become an online star for his intricate fruit and vegetable carvings. https://www.scmp.com/china/chinese-chefs-fascinating-fruit-carvings-go-viral-online/article/3037846?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/chinese-chefs-fascinating-fruit-carvings-go-viral-online/article/3037846?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Nov 2019 09:31:54 +0000 Some villagers in southwestern China’s Yunnan province collect cliff honey for a living, sometimes risking their lives on a 1,640-foot-high cliff. https://www.scmp.com/china/villagers-risk-lives-collect-honey-high-cliffs-china/article/3037674?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/villagers-risk-lives-collect-honey-high-cliffs-china/article/3037674?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:05:34 +0000 A cosmetics company in eastern China’s Shandong province triggered a heated discussion after bosses were filmed washing the feet of their best-performing employees. Bosses at a cosmetics company in eastern China’s Shandong province were filmed washing the feet of their best-performing employees to show thanks for the workers’ efforts. The incident triggered heated discussion online. https://www.scmp.com/china/bosses-wash-feet-top-performing-employees-china/article/3036655?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/bosses-wash-feet-top-performing-employees-china/article/3036655?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Nov 2019 12:02:42 +0000 A man in a bear costume was filmed lying on the ground and handing out leaflets to passers-by in northern China’s Liaoning province. The tactic was aimed at attracting people who are actually interested in what the pamphlets had to say. https://www.scmp.com/china/man-bear-laziest-promoter-china/article/3036324?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/man-bear-laziest-promoter-china/article/3036324?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:39:09 +0000 A car remotely-controlled by 5G drove onto an open road for the first time at the sixth World Internet Conference in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. https://www.scmp.com/china/5g-remote-control-car-drives-open-road-first-time-china/article/3035490?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/5g-remote-control-car-drives-open-road-first-time-china/article/3035490?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:12:13 +0000 A blind woman in China is determined not to let her disability prevent her from traveling to South Korea. https://www.scmp.com/china/blind-chinese-woman-determined-travel-her-own/article/3034000?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/blind-chinese-woman-determined-travel-her-own/article/3034000?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Oct 2019 10:53:38 +0000 A father in Beijing puts on a gorilla costume and lets his three-year-old son “walk” him. A big fan of the animal since his youth, the man says he both entertains his boy and fulfils his own childhood dream. https://www.scmp.com/china/little-boy-china-walks-his-daddy-gorilla/article/3033817?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/little-boy-china-walks-his-daddy-gorilla/article/3033817?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Oct 2019 11:08:13 +0000 A 73-year-old grandma went viral online for her enchanting dance in China. Her moves amazed people online. Some said it’s even good enough to join a girl group. https://www.scmp.com/china/73-year-old-grandmas-enchanting-dance-becomes-viral-sensation/article/3033504?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/73-year-old-grandmas-enchanting-dance-becomes-viral-sensation/article/3033504?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:16:05 +0000 A truck driver was filmed handwriting his vehicle’s number plate in eastern China’s Shandong province in an attempt to fool surveillance cameras. Unfortunately for him, another camera caught him in the act. https://www.scmp.com/china/driver-china-handwrites-number-plate-fool-surveillance-cameras/article/3032952?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/driver-china-handwrites-number-plate-fool-surveillance-cameras/article/3032952?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:55:28 +0000 A worker at a chili pepper store in southwestern China’s Sichuan province created an enchanting spice dance to attract more customers. https://www.scmp.com/china/man-creates-enchanting-spice-dance-while-grinding-chillies/article/3032102?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/man-creates-enchanting-spice-dance-while-grinding-chillies/article/3032102?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Oct 2019 10:18:18 +0000 A woman opened the emergency exit on a plane in central China’s Hubei province. She was told by the cabin crew not to open the door, but she said she needed some fresh air. https://www.scmp.com/china/woman-opens-emergency-exit-plane-fresh-air/article/3031187?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/woman-opens-emergency-exit-plane-fresh-air/article/3031187?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Oct 2019 10:57:12 +0000 A chef from central China’s Henan province has gone viral online for his amazing skill at tossing food. https://www.scmp.com/china/chinese-chefs-amazing-food-tossing-skills-go-viral-online/article/3030409?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/chinese-chefs-amazing-food-tossing-skills-go-viral-online/article/3030409?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Sep 2019 09:36:02 +0000 An 11-year-old boy from central China’s Henan province had to gain 40 pounds in just three months in order to save his sick father. Lu Zikuan’s dad needed a bone marrow transplant to treat a type of blood cancer. The boy was a match, but he didn’t weigh enough. Credit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg-G... https://www.scmp.com/china/boy-gains-40-pounds-save-his-father-who-has-cancer/article/3030242?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/boy-gains-40-pounds-save-his-father-who-has-cancer/article/3030242?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:19:18 +0000 Some elderly people were filmed taking sheet after sheet of toilet paper from a public restroom in southwestern China’s Sichuan province. They did this at 5am, before washroom staff turned up for work. https://www.scmp.com/china/elderly-people-help-themselves-toilet-paper-public-washroom-china/article/3030065?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/elderly-people-help-themselves-toilet-paper-public-washroom-china/article/3030065?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Sep 2019 10:25:06 +0000 A three-year-old pug, named Er Bao, managed to “win” his children back over multiple games of rock-paper-scissors with his owner in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. https://www.scmp.com/china/pug-wins-his-kids-back-rock-paper-scissors/article/3027077?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/pug-wins-his-kids-back-rock-paper-scissors/article/3027077?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:05:44 +0000 A magic enthusiast, Zhou Xiaobing, from southern China’s Guangdong province went viral online for performing tricks – and letting his friends expose them. https://www.scmp.com/china/man-goes-viral-getting-almost-all-his-magic-tricks-exposed-friends/article/3025798?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/man-goes-viral-getting-almost-all-his-magic-tricks-exposed-friends/article/3025798?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Sep 2019 10:06:03 +0000 Lin Lin, a 4-year-old boy from northern China’s Jilin province, has amazed many online with his impressive driving skills. He appears to have mastered both parallel and reverse parking. https://www.scmp.com/china/4-year-old-boys-driving-skills-amaze-millions-online/article/3025876?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/4-year-old-boys-driving-skills-amaze-millions-online/article/3025876?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Sep 2019 09:43:22 +0000 A man was seen stealing a piece of pork from a butcher, stuffing it into his pocket in southwestern China’s Sichuan province. Pork prices have doubled in China since July due to African swine fever, which is harmless to humans but can kill pigs. https://www.scmp.com/china/man-steals-butcher-after-pork-prices-increase-dramatically-china/article/3025608?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/man-steals-butcher-after-pork-prices-increase-dramatically-china/article/3025608?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Sep 2019 12:41:27 +0000 Tens of thousands of people waited in line for more than two hours to shop at a new Ikea store, which opened in central China’s Henan province. Some of the shoppers had even traveled from other cities to visit. https://www.scmp.com/china/tens-thousands-people-line-new-ikea-store-china/article/3025456?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/tens-thousands-people-line-new-ikea-store-china/article/3025456?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Sep 2019 12:35:02 +0000