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All the rage: Beijingers vent their stress in 'anger room'

January 14, 2019
Smash customer in the
Smash customer in the "anger room" in Beijing. — Reuters

BEIJING — It took Smash customer Qiu Siyu just a few sharp blows with a baseball bat to wreck what looked like an old car radio, after which two friends battered telephones, audio speakers, rice cookers and even a mannequin. All three paid 158 yuan ($23) to spend half an hour in an "anger room" in Beijing, where patrons wearing protective gear use hammers and bats to vent their frustration on household objects while staff play music of their choice in the background. All three paid 158 yuan ($23) to spend half an hour in an “anger room” in Beijing, where patrons wearing protective gear use hammers and bats to vent their frustration on household objects while staff play music of their choice in the background. Qiu, a bespectacled 16-year-old high school student with braces, said she was there to vent anger about school. “It feels so good when I destroy those bottles and watch them explode,” she said, smiling sweetly. — Reuters


January 14, 2019
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