![Splits](http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Splits.png)
It’s more than likely that Xinhua has unintentionally joined the “splits” craze that’s sweeping across Chinese social media. The picture above is from its latest slideshow, “Funny pictures, happy life.” We don’t really expect Xinhua to be at the vanguard of trends, so it’s probably just a funny picture, happy coincidence.
This girl though — this girl is definitely at the vanguard:
![Chinese splits](http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Chinese-splits.jpg)
That’s from the Sina Weibo account of one @-宋瑶.
In case you missed it, the story goes that on Sina, the following girl posted a picture of herself doing somewhat perfect splits in her dorm room:
![Splits in dorm](http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Splits-in-dorm.jpeg)
And now everyone is doing it, including these hapless fellas:
![Splits fail](http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Splits-fail.png)
Dudes. Leave it to the experts.
![Splits foursome](http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Splits-foursome.jpeg)
So what do you think, readers? Can you beat em?
(H/T Reddit)