Jaded Young Chinese Reset Lives With Rural 'Retirement'

Fonte: International Business Times

Some young Chinese are pushing back on city life and the office grind AFP Wang Dong hasn't worked for months and doesn't plan to, whiling away his days at a lakeside town as one of a growing number of young Chinese "retiring" in the countryside. Extended breaks from work were long unheard of in China, with its fiercely competitive office culture and where officials vaunt the blood and sweat behind the nation's rise. But some are pushing back, giving themselves mental space to recover from burnout, feed the soul and consider other ways to contribute to society.