Gaokao Zero-Point Comedic Essays: Complete Collection

I. Classic Throwback Pieces (the all-time zero-point essay hall of fame)

1. 2009 Beijing Exam Essay: "I Have a Pair of Invisible Wings"

Prompt: I Have a Pair of Invisible Wings

Full essay: I have a pair of invisible wings. When I saw this essay prompt, I laughed. The proctor laughed too, and everyone laughed. I laughed because I knew what these wings were: Beijing household registration! As a Beijing student, I didn't have to stay up late studying like kids from other places. I didn't have to cry over missing the cutoff for a bachelor's degree by a few points. I didn't have to worry about being caught taking the college entrance exam in a different province. I have a pair of invisible wings, and they carried me through the college entrance exam