Jaded Young Chinese Reset Lives With Rural 'Retirement'

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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.

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02:49and to feel the nature of the world.

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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.

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