By South China Morning Post | Created at 2025-04-05 06:01:28 | Updated at 2025-04-05 15:22:48
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An influencer in China smashes temples and sleeps in a graveyard in a strange attempt to debunk superstitions, hoping to promote science.
Zhang Shulin, 25, from Shandong province in eastern China, is a lifestyle challenging influencer with nearly 3 million followers on mainland social media.
At first, his challenges were lighthearted, such as playfully interrupting middle-aged women dancing in public squares, but they got little attention online.
Inspired by his fans, in June 2023 Zhang took on his first paranormal challenge by spending a night in Fengmen Village, an abandoned spot in Henan province, central China which is nicknamed the country’s “ghost village”.
The settlement has appeared in numerous Chinese horror films, and local legend has it that anyone who sleeps there will never make it out.
Led by a local guide, Zhang and his assistant found a dusty old house, stayed the night, and left unharmed.
