Newest Chinese Stress Reliever: Pillow Fight

Newest Chinese stress reliever: Pillow Fight

Pillows filled the air marked with the names of bosses; teachers and exam subjects filled Shanghai as a massive pillow battle was staged. The yearly event was on its fifth year with much of its participants from stressed young office workers and students. The event was held for nights of pillow fighting before Christmas Day and plans another for Dec 30.

Eleven Wang, the founder and mastermind behind the epic pillow fights, said that are many white collar workers and students that are facing huge pressures at work and at school, so we hope to give them an outlet to release their stress before the end of the year.

Everyone will get to write onto the pillows the names of their bosses, teachers and exam subjects, and enjoy and vent to the maximum and after releasing the stress, they can once again face their daily life with joy and relief.

Many participants opt for throwing rather than using them to whack opponents. A few hapless participants shielded their heads with as many pillows as they could hold, but most ventured eagerly in to the fight.

"I thought it was pretty meaningful. I've just been working so much (at the office) and never get to break out in a sweat, so it felt really good," said 24-year-old Chen Yi.

Posted by James Fried on Friday December 30 2011, 9:15 AM EST. Ref: Google. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, World. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0