Chinese student who placed fluorescent light in her hair to study during power outage goes viral

November 17, 2021

A resourceful student studying for her master’s program entrance exam in the dark has stolen the spotlight on Chinese microblogging website Sina Weibo.

The dedicated student: On Nov. 12, a now-viral video of an unidentified female student studying with a fluorescent light wedged into her hair was posted on Weibo, reported Insider.

In the clip filmed by a fellow student in Baoding, Hebei, the student was reportedly studying for China’s annual Unified National Graduate Entrance Examination for potential masters program students.
The student had reportedly borrowed the light from a friend to turn into a reading lamp held up by her ponytail. In the video, she can be seen studying notes under the light during an outage.
The viral video received 290 million views as of Nov. 17 and sparked 17,000 discussion threads. It began trending with the title “Girl studying for Master’s on corridor put a light on her head to study.”

Approximately 3.77 million students are expected to take the entrance exam scheduled for December of this year and will be tested on a wide range of academic subjects and professional knowledge. Featured Image via News Insider

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