A graduation video featured Zhijun Wang, or Achilles as his English name has recently gone viral on , a popular social media platform among Chinese and international students.
(a local Chinese-language newspaper) reports that during a graduation ceremony held at the University of New South Wales on the evening of 22nd June, the engineer graduate from China stunned the audience, including his mother and grandmother from China, with his unique style of entry.
The video shows that right after his name was read by the Deputy Dean, Wang, who was waiting at the side of the stage, took a few steps forward, before making a pose that is often seen in Kung Fu movies.
While the audience started a round of laugh and applause, he made a swift move to the center of the stage with a beautiful hand-flip.
Following the cartwheel, Wang stood firmly in front of the Deputy Dean and received his degree with a surprising and cheerful hooray in the audience.
Source: Sydney Today
Source: Sydney Today
Source: Sydney Today
Wang posted the video to YouTube where it quickly racked up over 7,000 views from shares among the local international students on the Chinese-language social media platform .
I wanted "to make everyone remember me, and to let everyone know it is such an honor to graduate."
After living and studying in Australia for nine years, from English course, Year 10 and all the way until now graduating as Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering with excellence, Wang tells SBS Mandarin that he really wanted to express himself at this special moment, "to make everyone remember me, and to let everyone know it is such an honor to graduate."
He says wanted to add the "wow" factor to a rather "quite formal" occasion, because after all graduation is "a truly happy and celebratory occasion for the graduates."
Wang, who is nicknamed 'Iron Man' by his friends, said hand-flip is nothing difficult for him thanks to practicing martial arts since he was 17-years-old as well as recent trampoline training. He even planned to make his movement harder, but gave up the idea for safety concern due to restraint of the stage and heavy gowns.
Following the stunt performance, Wang said the Dean said to him on the stage: "that was very good! Congratulations you achieved very highly in your degree with Excellence. Well done!"
Zhijun Wang practices kungfu Source: Supplied
"My nickname is Iron man, because I admire the quite real hero figure who develops technology by his intelligence," explains Wang.
"It has been motivating me since I came to Australia."
Zhijun Wang with his mum and grandma at graduation ceremony Source: supplied by Zhijun Wang
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