Rural escapism: Why China’s young urbanites are romanticising countryside living
Business
Amid burnout, economic uncertainty and rising costs, more young Chinese urbanites are romanticising rural living through social media, but experts say reality may be more complicated. YUNNAN: In a sunlight-dappled courtyard filled with plants, a woman sits back in a bamboo rocking chair, sipping tea. The century-old house features a traditional yi ke yin courtyard, made of brick and stone - and commonly found in parts of China's southwestern Yunnan province. The tranquil space barely measures
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