A visitor examines the painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival Photo: IC

A recent video clip from Chinese Poetry Conference, a poetry reciting contest airing on China Central Television (CCTV), showed that deliverymen showed up in Chinese cities as early as during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). 

According to the video, small restaurants providing food delivery services can be seen in Along the River during the Qingming Festival, a famous ancient painting depicting the daily life of people and the landscape of the capital of the Song Dynasty. 

Many internet users found this incredible. 

"This fully reflects the economic development and prosperity of the Song Dynasty, and also reflects the wisdom of the people from the past," one netizen commented before jokingly adding, "But did they rate the deliverymen like we do today?"

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A video showing an employee dressed in a StellaLou costume at the Shanghai Disney Theme Park being hit on the head by a visitor has gone viral on Chinese social media. This is not the first time such an incident has happened at Shanghai Disneyland; staff members dressed as CookieAnn and LinaBell have also been assaulted by tourists from time to time. 

Although Shanghai Disneyland said such visitors may be banned from the park, the images ignited the fury of many Chinese netizens, who called for a stop to impolite behaviors and said the visitor should be blacklisted. 

"The costume is very heavy. Such misbehavior could give the employee a serious concussion," one netizen said. 

"Tourists should control themselves and respect staff."

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A grandpa from Tianshui, Northwest China's Gansu Province, has touched many Chinese people after he handwrote blessings and good wishes to his granddaughter on her cellphone case using a Chinese calligraphy brush. The video clip posted on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo shows the elderly gentleman carefully and diligently writing beautiful Chinese characters on the phone.

"It is the most precious mobile phone case in the world and represents the simple family bonds between Chinese people! I hope that the little girl can cherish this gift from her grandpa, and inherit the warmth and fine culture of the Chinese people," one netizen commented.

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