{"id":100421,"date":"2026-09-22T11:54:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T11:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/6-year-old-chinese-girl-reportedly-sets-rubiks-cube-world-record-completing-puzzle-in-just-over-4-seconds\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T11:54:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T11:54:39","slug":"6-year-old-chinese-girl-reportedly-sets-rubiks-cube-world-record-completing-puzzle-in-just-over-4-seconds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/6-year-old-chinese-girl-reportedly-sets-rubiks-cube-world-record-completing-puzzle-in-just-over-4-seconds\/","title":{"rendered":"6-year-old Chinese girl reportedly sets Rubik&#8217;s Cube world record, completing puzzle in just over 4 seconds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins 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class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                China News Service\/Reuters<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lian, who is from Chengdu, in China&#8217;s southern Sichuan province, is &#8220;the first female speedcuber to average under 4.5 seconds,&#8221; CCTV added.<\/p>\n<p>A video CCTV posted showed the small girl wearing a red gingham bow on her head as she deftly turned and twisted a Rubik&#8217;s Cube.<\/p>\n<p>After solving the puzzle, she placed the cube on the table, clapped her hands and fist pumped the air.<\/p>\n<p>Nicknamed &#8220;Zhizhi,&#8221; Lian was first introduced to the Rubik&#8217;s Cube after being enrolled into a class as a child \u2014 one of various extracurriculars alongside dance and music lessons, her mother Lin Yangxi told local media outlets, according to the AFP news agency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lin &#8220;gradually realized&#8221; that cubing was an &#8220;excellent activity for fostering a child&#8217;s comprehensive abilities&#8221; and shifted her focus toward it, she told Chengdu&#8217;s Red Star News.<\/p>\n<p>Her daughter has now mastered over 1,300 Rubik&#8217;s Cube solving algorithms, practicing daily for 2 to 3 hours, Lin said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/22\/39c83020-4184-4e2b-a185-d22052dd99c5\/thumbnail\/620x392\/bb90baf6defadc2ea28d257b14743127\/lian-yunzhi-china-rubiks-cube-family.png#\" alt=\"lian-yunzhi-china-rubiks-cube-family.png \" height=\"392\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" 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