A Chinese man is lucky to be alive after falling from a cliff in southwest China while dangerously posing on the edge of a cliff for photographs.

一名中国男子在中国西南部的一个悬崖上摔下后幸运生还，当时他正在悬崖边上摆弄危险姿势拍照。

Video footage, filmed on March 17 shows him hanging off the cliff to get the perfect photo on the Jigong mountain in Chongqing city.

于3月17日拍摄的视频片段显示，为了拍些完美的照片，该男子悬挂在重庆市鸡公山的悬崖上。

The man then lost his grip and fell a dozen metres off the cliff.

随后，该男子没有抓紧，摔下了十余米高的悬崖。

The Chinese man, surnamed Du, said he was hiking with a group of friends in Jigong mountain on that day, according to Chongqing Evening News.

据《重庆晚报》报道，这位姓杜的男子表示，那天他和一群朋友在鸡公山上徒步旅行。

Du has been practising free climbing for more than four years. He asked his friends to take a photo of him on the mountain top.

杜某练习自由攀爬已经四年多了。当时他要求他的朋友在山顶上给他拍照。

He explained he lost his footing and slid down for a dozen meters. Du was lucky as he walked away only with bruises¹ and cuts on his arms and hands.

他介绍称，当时由于自己不小心踩滑，摔下了十余米高的悬崖。幸运的是，杜某离开时只是手臂和双手出现了擦伤和割伤。

Hundreds of online users discussed the incident on Weibo, China's microblogging platform.

很多网友在中国微博平台新浪微博上讨论了此事。

'I felt relieved knowing that he's alive.' one user commented.

一名用户评论道：“知道他还活着我就放心了。”

'He risked his life to take a photo. It isn't worth it.' another user wondered.

另外一名用户则怀疑道：“他冒着生命危险拍照。这不值得。”