Chinese parents are passionate about raising child prodigies - whether they are 10-year-old university entrants or four-year-old Michael Jackson dance-alikes . Now a new basketball superstar is on the rise . A viral video is making the rounds in China , which shows a small boy displaying a dazzling array of basketball skills that would put to shame many professional players . The five-year-old child is called Mai Zizhuo and he has been shooting hoops since he was two and a half years old , reported the People 's Daily Online . The video starts off with the pint-sized player scoring a succession of hoops before running around dribbling two basketballs . His eyes are focused on the camera while handling two basketballs at the same time and still he did n't lose rhythm once . His incredible skills have won him legions of fans across basketball-mad China . The country 's biggest basketball star so far has been Shanghai-born Yao Ming , who played for NBA 's Houston Rockets from 2002 to 2011 . Talented : Five-year-old Mai Zizhuo shows his outstanding basketball skills in a viral video . Skilful : The pint-sized player scored a succession of hoops before running around dribbling two basketballs . Praised : His incredible skills have won him legions of fans across China . Stunned by Mai 's potential , netizens in China leave comments by the thousands . Lakers fan 'Siu720 ' said : ' I ca n't believe it……..it must be special effects ! ' 'NickWooster ' from Fujian simply asking : 'Who is his father ? ' Others feel ashamed of their own basketball skills in comparison to the kid . 'Cubex ' from Hunan posted : ' I want to reincarnate and start over again ! What have I been doing for the past 32 years ? '
Mai Zizhou has been trained to play basketball since 2.5 years old . Video shows him shooting the hoops and dribbling two basketballs . The video was posted on YouTube by a user named “Zezi” who said he had found it in his local library, but did not know where else to post it.