Hands off! Chinese students are forced to balance their handsets during military training to 'curb smartphone addiction'

Students in Zhengzhou, China, were made to balance their mobile phones

Drill was said to be part of mandatory military training at their university

It's thought the balancing act was designed to cure their phone addiction

By Qin Xie For Mailonline

Published: 11:30 EST, 21 September 2015 | Updated: 11:30 EST, 21 September 2015

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Students at a university in Zhengzhou, central China, were photographed participating in a bizarre training ritual.

The pictures showed a group of female students balancing their smartphones on various body parts as well as in their mouths.

This training was part of the university's mandatory military training for undergraduates, reported People's Daily Online.

Students at a university in Zhengzhou, China, were photographed participating in a bizarre training ritual

They had to balance their mobile phones on several different body parts including their mouth, head and feet

Balancing act was reported part of an unknown university in the city's mandatory military training for students

It is not clear how long the students had to hold the positions for. 

The reason for this particular stunt is also unknown. 

However, Chinese media has speculated that the difficult balancing act was used as a way to cure the students of their phone addiction. 

Many people feel that Chinese youths today spend too much time looking down at their phone and not enough time interacting with the world around them.

Recent photographs of a school in Shenyang, north eastern China, showed similar scenes after students were said to have sneaked in mobile phones despite being told that they were forbidden.

Military training is mandatory for high school and university students in China.

They generally last for around a month, during which students live through a strict, disciplined life as if though they're in the army. 

The training is intended to prepare them for school life and build character.

Chinese media has speculated that the students were made to hold the positions to cure phone addiction

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