Chinanews, Zhengzhou, March 14 - According to Social Issues Research Centre, flash-mobs refer to “a large group of people who gather in a predetermined location, perform some brief acts, and then quickly disperse” . Their activity is usually called “flash-mobbing”, now a very popular extreme sport in Europe, US, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong.

 

White-collars aged between 20 and 45 in Zhengzhou, Henan Province are also very fond of flash-mobbing, as it is a good way to alleviate themselves from pressures. Some also say they love the sport because they enjoy its challenge. The enthusiasts of this sport once even flash-mobbed from Kaifeng to Zhengzhou, and it took them 9 hours to finish the journey. Flash-mobbing is also used as a publicity campaign for environmental protection in Zhengzhou.

 

Most flash-mobs in Zhengzhou contact each other via the Internet, and they usually organize gatherings once in months.