High school students gathered to toss papers out of windows, symbolically shedding their stress and anxiety before the national college entrance examination in China.

The video was filmed in Shangqiu City in Henan Province on February 21. The papers cascaded down like snowflakes, symbolising the release of their past efforts and exhaustion.

This act of throwing papers marks a farewell to their diligent studies of the past and a hopeful anticipation for a better future.

The national college entrance exam is scheduled to be held on June 7th and June 8th.

On February 21, 2024, in Henan, before the gaokao (national college entrance examination), students gather to throw papers out of windows, symbolically shedding their stress and anxiety.

The papers cascade down like snowflakes, representing the release of their past efforts and exhaustion.

In this moment, they experience an unprecedented sense of relief and liberation. The act of throwing papers marks a farewell to their diligent studies of the past and a hopeful anticipation for a better future.