Driven simply by passion, hobbyists can spend hours and hours building something that could leave us speechless. Here are five enthusiasts who have created things that are both technically challenging and physically demanding. Guo Changhai presents a model of Chinese Navy vessel made by himself in Rizhao, East China's Shandong province, Sept 11, 2017. The 60-year-old had been a ship captain for 27 years. Fond of making vessel models, he has successfully made two guided missile destroyers, four cruisers and one missile destroyer, which won him fame on internet. [Photo/IC] Guo Changhai does a simulation experiment of gunfire on a military vessel model at his home in Rizhou, East China's Shandong province, Nov 6, 2013. [Photo/IC] Aircraft hobbyists Wan Li (center), Gu Chunlin (right) and Huang Aibo (left), pose with the life-size model of the PLA's J-20 stealth fighter aircraft built by themselves at a workshop in Wuhan city, Central China's Hubei province, Sept 10, 2017. According to Wan, they began building the model in June last year and spent 200,000 yuan ($30,612) on it. [Photo/IC] An aerial view of the life-size model of the J-20 stealth fighter built by the three hobbyists at a workshop in Wuhan city, Central China's Hubei province, Sept 8, 017. [Photo/IC] One of the homemade electric sports cars Xing Long 2 built by car enthusiast Chen Yinxi is pictured at the workshop of his family factory in Haikou city, South China's Hainan province, July 12, 2017. He has spent over 5 months in designing and making the car. [Photo/IC] The homemade electric sports car Xing Long 1 built by car enthusiast Chen Yinxi is on display during the 2017 Hainan International Automotive Industry Exhibition in Haikou city, South China's Hainan province, July 13, 2017. [Photo/IC] The homemade electric sports car Xing Long 1 built by car enthusiast Chen Yinxi is on display during the 2017 Hainan International Automotive Industry Exhibition in Haikou city, South China's Hainan province, July 13, 2017. [Photo/IC] An F1 racing car undergoes testing on the campus of Changchun University, Northeast China's Jilin province, Sept 12, 2017. Named FCC01, it was built by 38 college students under guidance of three teachers after 10 months of labor. Its top speed is 140 km/h. It's assembled with 1,985 components, 1,700 of which are handmade by the team. The project cost them 500,000 yuan. [Photo/VCG] Three of the inventors assemble the F1 racing car in Changchun University, Northeast China's Jilin province. [Photo/VCG] Yan Chaoming rides a swimming dragon on a river in Southwest China's Chongqing, June 10, 2017. Yan conducted 30 tests in five years and spent over 10,000 yuan in making it with recycled plastic. The dragon is 8 meters long and can be controlled via remote control. [Photo/IC] The dragon made by Yan swims in a river in Southwest China's Chongqing, June 10, 2017. [Photo/IC] make your own rubber braceletchildren in need wristbandwide rubber bandsbracelet maker onlinecustom rubber wristbands
Giant panda Yuanzai celebrates its fifth birthday at the Taipei Zoo, July 6, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua] TAIPEI - Two birthday cakes. Five posters. Countless fans. A superstar shows up and the fans start screaming. It's not a celebrity's meet-and-greet session at a concert, but rather the birthday bash of a giant panda in Taiwan. On Friday, giant panda Yuanzai celebrated its fifth birthday at the Taipei Zoo, drawing large crowds eager to catch a glimpse of the chubby bear. Yuanzai is the baby of two giant pandas, Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, sent to Taiwan from the Chinese mainland in 2008. [Photo/Xinhua] The animal showed up at the zoo's Giant Panda House around 9:20 am, and fans immediately used their phones to record every move of the cute animal. It played around, and at one point, climbed up a platform and started to play with the posters on the ceiling, generating quite a buzz among the visitors. It is so cute! said a visitor surnamed Chung. I came here early to see Yuanzai. Giant panda Yuanzai celebrates its fifth birthday at the Taipei Zoo, July 6, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua] Yuanzai is the baby of two giant pandas, Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, sent to Taiwan from the Chinese mainland in 2008. The female, Yuanyuan, gave birth to Yuanzai in 2013. I have been following the pandas' news since they arrived in Taiwan, Chung said. We even formed a fanclub on Facebook, which updates everything about the pandas. Another visitor surnamed Li brought his daughter to the zoo to see Yuanzai. We heard in newspapers and on TV about Yuanzai's birthday, Li said. My daughter adores pandas. Wang Yi-min, with Taipei Zoo, said they frequently invited experts from the mainland to help with the protection and insemination of the pandas. It is an honor to be part of the protection efforts of giant pandas, she said. We hope to have more cooperation with experts from the mainland to help protect the animals.
