A new father in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, has won praise from fellow parents for an online diary he started when his son was born.

In two and a half years of writing the blog, the devoted dad, surnamed He, has posted a total of 600,000 words and 5,000 photos.

"On average, I write every 1.8 days and every entry is over 1,200 words. I've racked up some 479 entries," said He, who has been hailed as "super daddy" by netizens.

He said one of his reasons he started the blog was so that his parents in neighboring Jiangxi province could keep track of their grandson's daily development.

(Yangtze Evening News)