To help remind kids of the importance of social distancing during the coronavirus epidemic, one school in Hangzhou has its young students wearing some unique headwear to class.
The children designed and made the hats themselves to wear when they returned to school this week.
The hats are composed of cardboard, balloons, and other materials, and they create a 1-meter buffer zone around each of the first to third graders.
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The hats hold a historical precedent in the headwear of Song dynasty officials. Designed by Song founder, Emperor Taizu, those hats had long flaps sticking out from either side to prevent officials from whispering to one another during court assemblies.
They are also reminiscent of the “anti-cheating hats” worn once by Anhui middle-schoolers.
