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Youth retirement homes selling a vision of respite from the urban grind have gone viral in China.

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00:00Long breaks from work were once unheard of in China, but some young people are pushing back,
00:08giving themselves the mental space to recover from burnout, feed the soul,
00:12and consider other ways to contribute to society.
00:18One of those retiring to the countryside is Wong Dong.
00:23The 29-year-old has not worked for months and does not plan to,
00:26instead whiling away his days at a self-styled youth retirement home in the lakeside town of Dali.
00:45Extended breaks from work were long unheard of in China,
00:48with its fiercely competitive office culture and where officials want the blood and sweat behind the nation's rise.
00:56I think that's why I want to create a community in life.
00:59The way I want everyone to spend time with the community,
01:02there are a lot of friends who enjoy this kind of environment.
01:06And then everyone is stuck together.
01:08The idea is to not let everyone go back home from the vacation.
01:12I think that my idea is to let everyone work to take care of their lives,
01:19and in a day-to-day life in a day-to-day life.
01:24And maybe there's a lot of experience
01:27to find out what I like to do.
01:31But some are pushing back,
01:32giving themselves mental space to recover from burnout.
01:36I'm working and working.
01:38It's not that hard to find.
01:41I'm sitting at home every day.
01:43When I come here, my life is more豐富.
01:46It's just like a life of a normal life.
01:52Others dismiss youth retirement homes as a gimmick
01:54and pour their energies into more state-approved goals instead.
02:00I don't really support young people.
02:03In terms of young people,
02:05we all have to face the pressure of society.
02:07We must face such a life.
02:10Because the pressure of our lives is impossible.
02:12When the pressure of our lives崩潰 to a certain extent,
02:15it will be difficult.
02:16In this difficult time, we need to open our eyes and relax.
02:21So, young people are not a long-term,
02:24but a long-term.
02:26In this period, I need to relax our eyes,
02:29and to feel the beauty of the environment,
02:30and to feel the nature of people,
02:31and to meet new friends.
02:33Shen Kuan Kun moved from southern Guangdong province to develop
02:38dilapidated Dong Wong village near the capital, Beijing.
02:41and to feel the nature of the world.
02:43Shen Kuan Kun,
02:44想坦平,
02:45想摆烂,
02:46and to feel the nature of the world.
02:48Shen Kuan Kun,
02:49and to feel the nature of the world.
02:50Shen Kuan Kun,
02:51Shen Kuan Kun,
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03:06Shen Kuan Kun,
03:07Shen Kuan Kun,
03:08Shen Kuan Kun,
03:09If he doesn't understand this tool, then I'll tell him,
03:11what is this tool?
03:12If you click it, what can you do?
03:14Just like that.
03:15Just like that.
03:16We're doing this,
03:19it's a way to learn,
03:21play, play, play.
03:23You can also learn certain knowledge,
03:27you can also create your emotions
03:29to grow and grow.
03:32China's government has long sought to revitalize
03:34repopulated rural areas left behind by the country's economic boom.
03:39.
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