A 15-page CV for a five-year-old boy in Shanghai has drawn attention across the world for claiming, amongst other humble brags, that he has read 10,000 books, in English and Chinese.
Originally posted on Weibo, China's version of Twitter, the document claims that the child has "an independent personality, rich and varied experience, and a wide variety of hobbies".
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According to South China Morning Post the child does not cry when getting injections and that he is "strong willed" because he quickly gets up if he falls over, something he has done since he was six months old.
It also includes all of his parent's qualifications and a world map of all the places, at the age of five, he has travelled to.
This practice of making children have filled up CVs at such young ages is a common one in China where parents compete to get their kids into first-tier schools.
The term has been coined "tiger parenting" by author Amy Chua who wrote the book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and refers to the idea that some parents in China believe that only through persistence and constant demands can children improve.
"Tiger mothers often believe happiness is overrated but love is not. They love their children so much that they would do anything to make sure their offspring are prepared for life, even at the expense of childhood happiness."
In April, a similar CV went viral of a six-year-old who claimed they learned to speak at three-months-old, knew more than 2000 Chinese characters and learned to swim and play Chinese chess at the age of three.
In February, Shanghai authorities banned schools from accepting children's CVs and including their parent's accolades as part of the intake process.
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