This video of a man catching a falling baby might be China's 'Evolution of Dance'

This video of a man catching a falling baby might be China&#039;s &#039;Evolution of Dance&#039;

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last updated 8 January 2015

In 2006, comedian Judson Laipply uploaded a video of his "Evolution of Dance" routine to the then-new video hosting service YouTube, and it became one of the world's first "viral" video hits (263 million views and counting). Since then we've collectively made stars out of "double rainbow" guy, Justin Bieber, piano-playing cats, chattering young twins, Carly Rae "Call Me Maybe" Jepsen and Rebecca "Friday" Black, and that Gangnam Style guy (Psy), along with countless other classics of the genre.

China's been conspicuously absent from the viral video phenomenon. Mr. Li might change that. On Sunday, the resident of the Guangdong Province city Zhongshan saw a 1-year-old baby on the windowsill of an apartment in a thunderstorm and rushed across the street to help. Thanks to surveillance video, his heartwarming catch was preserved for posterity (read: the internet). --Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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