Youngsters revel in era of individuality

Wei Jiaqi has recently taken up a new hobby; filming and sharing gesture-dance videos on Douyin, a short video application affiliated to Toutiao, an online news and information platform.

"I think it is a good way of displaying my talent and recording my life," said the first-grade student at Beijing No 15 Middle School.

"I started using the app in October after watching many popular gesture-dance videos - where performers use their fingers and hands to pose in time with rhythmic music - on it. It's great fun to add special effects and background music to make the video interesting," the 13-year-old added.