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China highway construction fail

December 29, 2011 by Yein Jee

In Nanning, China, where engineers realised (way too late) that a block of flats are higher than the road ring’s bridge. Brilliant…

Highway construction fail in Nanning, China

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Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Architecture, China blog, East Asia, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning City, Unusual and weird

The Chinese needle man

June 5, 2008 by Yein Jee

A Chinese man has pierced his head with 2008 needles to commemorate the forthcoming Olympic Games in Beijing.

Chinese piercing his head with 2008 needles
Dr Wei piercing his head

In a bizarre publicity stunt, Dr Wei Shengchu pierced the decorative needles in his head, face, hands and chest in the five colours of the Olympic rings.

The picture of Dr Wei’s was taken in Nanning, Southern China, and demonstrates the patriotic fervour among the Chinese people in the build up to September’s Games.

Dr Wei’s latest stunt was not the first time he had gained notoriety for sticking pins in his body…

In 2004 he secured a Guinness World Record after piercing 1790 needles into his head. [Telegraph, via Asianoffbeat]

What a freakish way to celebrate the Olympic Games.

Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Beijing Municipality, China blog, Nanning City, Olympic Games, Unusual and weird, World records

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