A teacher was captured using a towel to wipe off students' makeup at a school gate in southwestern China.

The clip, shot in Sansui county in Guizhou province on September 1, shows a teacher using a towel to wipe the students' faces before they enter the school.

The teacher cleaned the towel in a water bucket every time after he used it to wipe a student's face.

Another teacher can be heard saying: "Her eyelids are red. It's a popular colour of the eye shadows in this year."

According to reports, the school has banned the students from wearing makeup, but there were still several students breaking the rule. The school said, the teacher's action might be a bit over the top, but it was good for the students.

A netizen commented, "It is good for the students as they should not have makeup, but the method was inappropriate."

Another netizen said: "It is a bit early for middle school students to do makeup. It is not only bad for their skin but also interrupts their study."

近日，贵州省黔东南州三穗县一所初级中学门口，老师提水桶校门口给女生卸妆。视频中，老师拎水桶，用毛巾蘸水给学生逐一擦脸卸妆。9月11日，涉事中学确认确实曾在开学时给个别学生卸妆。校方表示：学校绝大部分为留守儿童，缺少家庭引导。此前学校已多次禁止初中生化浓妆，但效果不好。这次方法可能有点过，但是为了对孩子负责。