Trending: Rolling down the stairs - a new way to workout?

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-09-12 11:35

A father and son enter college at the same time. Is rolling down the stairs a new way to workout? And a man wakes up at night to discover 90 percent of his throat had been cut.

Student takes 21-day train travel to the college

A 22-year-old man spent 21 days on the train, traveling to nine countries and 14 cities from China's southwestern city Chongqi to Germany's Munich, as a birthday gift to himself, Chongqing Morning Post reported on Friday.

The man, You Yikun, who is majoring in tourism, planned the train trip for over a year. It cost him about 5,000 yuan ($816) for the train tickets. He toured many cities when traveling through Eurasia.

Trending: Rolling down the stairs - a new way to workout?

Father and son become college students at the same year

A father came up with the idea to prepare for the college entrance exam with his son when he found the senior curriculums were not difficult in Xinshao county, Hunan province, according to China Youth Daily on Friday.

He joined his son's class and took full-time classes to study. After three years of efforts, the 44-year-old father realized his wish when he was admitted to a local college.

Trending: Rolling down the stairs - a new way to workout?

Rolling down the stairs - a new way to workout?

A man rolling down more than 20 stairs worried passersby who thought he might accidentally fall on the stairs in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, reported by a local Xi'an newspaper on Friday.

He lay on the ground for 10 seconds and stood up to repeat the "rolling" movement again - it turns out it's his way to work out.

According to the man, he was inspired to do this by kids who roll on the ground when they are upset.

Trending: Rolling down the stairs - a new way to workout?

Man survived from 90% throat cut

A man felt something on his neck when he was sleeping at Tuesday night and pushed it away. He noticed a shadow flashing in the dark and found blood all over his neck, Southern Metropolis Daily reported on Friday.

His family soon sent him to the hospital. According to the doctor, 90 % of his throat has been cut but luckily the artery on the neck was fine, which is the reason he survived.

He has no idea who could do this to him and the investigation is underway.