Netizens applaud water buff alo school run

Netizens have praised a father’s unorthodox approach to parenting after photos of him taking his son to kindergarten on a water buff alo in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province went viral.

The father, Li Li, who is an ancient Chinese civilization studies enthusiast, takes his three- year- old son to kindergarten on a water buff alo, and sometimes a donkey, almost every day, thecover. cn reported on Monday.

Li said that it usually took about one hour to get to his son’s school and that on the way the little boy could learn how to communicate with nature.

Li also reads classical Chi- nese poems to his son on the way, according to thecover. cn.

The photos went viral on Chinese social media with most netizens’ expressing a positive view of the father’s approach.

A Sino Weibo user“Loutaiyeyu sh eng geji”p raised Li, saying that he was creating an artistic atmosphere for his son to learn about the extensive and profound nature of traditional Chinese culture.

“The little boy looks so happy on the buffalo an disable to learn about Chinese classical poems and culture. It is real education, isn’t it?” Sino Weibo user“Linjiayufeibao fan” said. However, some disagreed. A Sino Weibo user “Aioudengfenglai” said that “safety is important” and it looks dangerous for a threeyear-old boy to ride on a buffalo.

In ancient Chinese culture, it was customary for poets and writers to ride on a buffalo or donkey and to stroll about reciting verses.