老齡化

China’s elderly return to learning as Beijing seeks to sustain ageing population

Chen Yulan says she is too busy studying to get old. The 70-year-old takes so many classes each week at Shanghai University for the Elderly that she does not even have time to shop for clothing.

The university, one of a network of nearly 50,000 elder education institutions in China, can help with that, too. Ms Chen, a retired dancer with the People’s Liberation Army, learnt how to save time and money on clothing by taking a course in how to buy and sell on Taobao, the Chinese equivalent of eBay.

“I’ve been studying here for over a decade, I’m busy every Monday to Friday with classes,” says Ms Chen. “I feel like I’m getting younger and younger!”

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