Schools are back and so are the old banners emblazoned across education establishments all over China. But in a clear break from the outdated rigid style, slogans outside Chinese universities are embracing the new semester with whimsical and funny lines, incorporating catchy online phrases with ancient prose. Here, we bring you a collection of good, bad and downright hilarious from online across the nation.

Qiushi College, Zhejiang University caused an online sensation as it called on girls not to pursue beauty but fight for life in an elegant manner, and boys should not to be carried along by the tide but have spiritual enrichment.