“Sichuan University students ‘moving cows’ – what’s going on? The news of ‘University students moving cows during the day and night’ has become a hot topic, sparking discussions.
According to Jiu Pai News on January 12th, recently, Sichuan Agricultural University caused a stir by ‘randomly relocating two ‘cows” on campus.
Students of Sichuan Agricultural University often move around several sculptures of cows located in various corners of the campus.
In 2017, Sichuan Agricultural University made headlines on Weibo due to the phenomenon of ‘University students moving cows.’
These sculpted cows were part of the campus landscape design ‘Pioneering Cattle’ (5 heads) created by sculptor Chen Xiaoting during the university’s centennial celebration in 2006, and they were placed in the Ya’an campus.
Since these sculptures are not fixed in place, they can be moved. Before long, students started quietly moving the cows, creatively arranging them in different poses.
An official from the publicity department of Sichuan Agricultural University told the media that students often arrange the cows into various poses, and moving cows as a pastime has become a tradition at the school. Even outsiders who enter the campus can participate in ‘moving cows.’
For many students at Sichuan Agricultural University, it seems that only by moving the cows can their university life be considered complete.
Many netizens have expressed their support for this practice. Some netizens said: ‘Students do not speak, but just move cows, advocating the persistence of one ‘Sichuan cow.’ Others suggested: ‘Why not make an appointment to move cows together.'”