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Yingjie Wang

A video of a one-year-old baby chewing up a wooden table leg to ease teething pains has gone viral in mainland China, with more than 120 million views on Weibo, China’s Twitter-like platform.
The baby, from Xuchang in central China’s Henan province, was gnawing on a wooden table leg and would not stop, even when his mother tried to move the baby’s head away from the “chewing device”.
As the mother, surnamed An, explained, the boy would chew on anything except for the various teething toys she had bought for him.
“His teeth are very strong,” An said. “In the blink of an eye, I found him gnawing on the table, and he had already chewed off a piece of wood.”
The boy amused people online, with many jokingly comparing him to various animals.
Someone commented: “Woodpeckers will be ashamed when they see this boy.”
“He looks like a small squirrel,” said another.
Little boy scared of his own shadow

A viral video taken by a father featured his son trying to “escape” from his own shadow and then giving up and crying because he was scared of it.
When the toddler was brought out to play by his father, surnamed Chen, in Chengdu, in southwest China’s Sichuan province, the boy saw his shadow for the first time after the father pointed it out to him.
In the video, the father can be heard asking the boy, “What is that?”
The boy was paralysed for a moment upon seeing the shadow before trying to run away from it. He was then terrified and started bawling because the shadow followed him everywhere.
Chen, amused by his son’s attempt to escape his own shadow, burst out laughing.
“He might be noticing for the first time that the shadow can move and follow him,” Chen said. “I thought he was hilarious when he was afraid and cried, and I was laughing my head off standing next to him.”
“People online have been joking that I love my son, but not THAT much,” Chen added.
Tot complains about mum’s ‘lousy cooking’

A boy in Beijing became a social media darling after he was caught on video crying and complaining to his mum that “your food tastes terrible”.
The boy’s mother, surnamed Sun, said she didn’t cook at home before and usually took her son to restaurants or fast food joints to eat. She was later told that it was unhealthy, so she recently started cooking for the boy.
“I bought a few cookbooks and began attempting to cook for him,” Sun explained. “But he started making a fuss every day after I started cooking. He has lost 1 kilogram since I began cooking.”
Many people joked that the boy should “hang on a little longer because summer holiday is almost over and kindergartens will start soon”, hinting that he can look forward to school food.


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Quirky China toddlers: teething baby chews on table leg, boy scared of own shadow and son complains about mum’s ‘lousy cooking’

Two viral videos of little boys in China. One baby chewed on a table to ease teething (left) and another boy was scared of his shadow (right). Photo: SCMP composite

A little boy in China tries to ‘escape’ his own shadow. Photo: Weibo

A toddler in China broke down over his mother’s cooking. Photo: Wutong 

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A school teacher has been told off by a student’s mother for riding a bike to work, saying he is too poor to buy a car and sets a bad example for her son. Photo: Handout  

The teacher was initially baffled by the mother’s comments about riding a bike. Many people make a conscious choice to use bikes for a variety of reasons from health to environmental concerns. Photo: Shutterstock

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The family of a young woman who died a day after her wedding have been praised for donating her organs and saving lives. Photo: Handout 

A team of six doctors worked to remove the woman’s organs after her death so they could give other’s a second chance. Photo: Shutterstock

China shocked after man allegedly drives over girlfriend repeatedly and kills her, reigniting gender-based violence debate

The sickening moment a car drives over a woman repeatedly, leaving the woman dead and her boyfriend accused of her killing. Photo: Handout

Witnesses rushed to the woman’s aid and tried to drag her to safety, but could not prevent the car from running over her three more times before the vicious attack ended. Photo: Weibo

The woman was rushed to hospital, but was declared dead soon after arrival. Photo: Weibo

‘How lovely he is’: adorable 4-year-old Chinese boy delights millions for saluting policewoman helping him get identity card

A little boy salutes police officer as a thank you for help with his ID card and lights up Chinese social media. Photo: Handout 

After noticing the boy’s gesture, the policewoman gave him a thumbs up. A Weibo news report about the boy’s cute antics has gone viral. Photo: Handout

Initially the boy’s salute went unnoticed as he was too short to be seen from behind the counter by the policewoman. Photo: Handout

Quirky China: baby’s ‘explosive hair’ goes viral, ‘sleepy’ dad fined for letting 12-year-old drive, slow officials shamed with ‘snail’ award

A baby girl’s ‘explosive’ hairstyle delights social media and a boy aged 12 stopped by police behind the wheel of car on an expressway. Photo: Handout 

The baby’s mother said her hair is naturally occurring and is not a styled look. Photo: Handout

The boy’s parents said they let him drive their car because he knew how to handle a go-kart. Photo: Weibo

Officials receive the ‘snail’ award in the hope that by shaming them publicly they will improve their work performance. Photo: Baidu

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A teething baby went viral because he uses everything but the toys his mum bought for chewing
A little boy tried to ‘escape’ his shadow and broke down crying



In this week’s Quirky China, we share adorable stories from little children such as a baby chewing on wooden tables, a boy is scared of his shadow and a toddler does not approve of his mother’s cooking.


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Quirky China toddlers: teething baby chews on table leg, boy scared of own shadow and son complains about mum’s ‘lousy cooking’

A teething baby went viral because he uses everything but the toys his mum bought for chewing A little boy tried to ‘escape’ his shadow and broke down crying

A teething baby went viral because he uses everything but the toys his mum bought for chewing

A little boy tried to ‘escape’ his shadow and broke down crying