Marine geologist Wang Pinxian, 85, is seen with viewers’ bullet comments on the background of one of his posts on Chinese social video-sharing platform Bilibili. Photo: Handout
Bilibili: 85-year-old marine geologist becomes China’s latest social media star as science education gains mass appeal
- Wang Pinxian, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, accumulated 280,000 followers in less than a week on Bilibili
- His two posts on the popular video-sharing platform attracted more than 2 million views by Monday afternoon
Marine geologist Wang Pinxian, 85, is seen with viewers’ bullet comments on the background of one of his posts on Chinese social video-sharing platform Bilibili. Photo: Handout
