On the weekend, Wang Lan, wearing a tight-fitting, elastic T-shirt and a pair of jeans, took Ghost Wail and left home.
By the time he arrived at Suzhou City Sports Stadium, the area outside was already swarming with people.
If his classmates exemplified the 'alternative style' of unruly youths, then the crowd at the gymnasium entrance was a grand spectacle of non-conformity. It featured people with outlandish, attention-grabbing fashion—think extreme hairstyles and eccentric outfits—and even individuals cosplaying as characters from martial arts anime or wuxia stories.
Most people on the scene sported styles so unique they defied imagination. There were girls in short skirts showing off their pale legs, their faces painted with intricate patterns. Muscle-bound men with shaved heads, a tail of braids at the back, wore studded sleeveless vests, hinting at obscure hobbies.
