Quirky China: poker-faced bungee jumper, young good samaritan gives out masks, and university teaches whistling course
- A man once afraid of heights has become famous with his poker-faced bungee jumps
- A university has prompted debate about its whistling course after a video emerged of a teacher showing his whistling technique
A university that offers a controversial whistling course is in the spotlight after a video of one of its teachers wowing his students with an award-winning whistling technique was posted online.
While many have criticised the university for recently offering the unconventional course, it has proved popular among students.
Cao Qingyue, who teaches an elective course called “whistling art” at the Qingdao University of Science and Technology in China’s eastern Shandong province, became an immediate internet hit with the skill that has reportedly won him multiple awards in international competitions.
In the video posted by one of his students, Cao was widely applauded for demonstrating a difficult technique that matched pitch-perfectly with the tune he was playing in the background to the class.
Cao said he wanted to teach the art of whistling to help students develop diverse musical tastes.
Poker-faced bungee jumper once afraid of heights
