Five young men ran naked in Wuhan for more than ten minutes in the early morning of Jan. 24, to commemorate their youth and cleanse their souls, the local newspaper Wuhan Evening News reported on Sunday.
They laughed all the way and ran for some two kilometers in just over 10 minutes in the snowy city, as cold air brought snow to Whuan, the provincial capital of central China's Hubei. They believe streaking in the snow can cleanse their souls.
Sina Weibo user "Feiwuyu" posted the whole event online, which attracted wide concern.
However, it turned out that "Feiwuyu", whose real name is Liu Jiusi, was the initiator of the naked run. The 30-year old has appeared on a dating game show Fei Cheng Wu Rao, known in English as If You Are the One, on March 31, 2012. He and another four men ran from Nanhu Avenue to a gate of Huazhong Agricultural University at 3 a.m., Jan. 24.
"Two cars followed us during the run, so that in case there were any women in the street, we would jump into the cars to avoid them," said Liu Jiusi, "We don't want to be indecent".
Liu said he ran naked as a 20-year-old college student. He has hoped to do so again at the age of 30 as a dedication to his youth. Liu also said he wants to do it again when he is 40 years old.
The other four men were Liu's friends.
