India, Nov. 1 -- A video of a Chinese man flying what appears to be a homemade hoverboard over mountains has caught attention online. The footage shows 26-year-old Song Xingyu taking his unusual invention for a spin across some of China's scenic landscapes, including the Yangtze River, the South China Morning Post reported.

Song, who goes by Amazing Ayu online, has more than three million followers and regularly shares videos of his experiments with flying machines. His latest creation has left viewers curious about how he built it and managed to get it off the ground.

Song, from Enshi in China's Hubei province, grew up in a rural family and left school at the age of 14 to work at his father's lumberyard, according to Jimu News. His int...