Two young women, dressed in dark-colored academic robes, joyously toss their graduation caps into the air on a rainy day in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Forming the backdrop is Chang’an Avenue, crowded with passing cars, and behind that, the iconic Tiananmen Gate with its portrait of Mao Zedong at the center.

Newly graduated, by Gauthier Delecroix (CC BY 2.0)