They say that desperate times call for desperate measures. At least, it is being reminded by Chinese social media users that Chinese colleges are offering a week-long holiday to find love as a measure to deal with the country's dwindling population.
China Falling Birth Rate: New measures are being adopted every day to deal with the population decline in China, but this time a new recommendation has been made by the government, which has surprised everyone.
Chinese Colleges Spring Break: In China, T the days are very troubled by its falling birth rate. This is the reason, every day, new maneuvers are being adopted to deal with the population decline in China. At the same time, the political advisors of the government have also made many recommendations to increase the birth rate, because this concern has increased more than before. Although many schemes are already being run in China to increase the birth rate, but this time many colleges are also coming up with a unique plan to support the national concern.
Some Chinese vocational colleges reportedly gave a whole week off to their students in the month of April. Why? So that they can find love. But the announcement made by these colleges does not explicitly talk about finding a romantic partner but says that the holiday is for appreciating nature and "finding love".
Nature love. Imagine that your college gives you a break to be surrounded by nature. To absorb you, falling in love with its sights and sounds. Feeling the wind through the trees and listening to the songs of the birds. And just to reconnect with nature. Strange ? But the hidden meaning seems very clear to Chinese netizens, that the college's announcement is an extension of the government's policies to accelerate the birth rate in a country that has seen a historic decline in population.
Fan Mei Education Group colleges have decided to give a week off to find love. All vocational schools in the group train students for employment in the aviation sector. The training is given to prepare students to become future pilots, air traffic controllers or flight attendants.
"The school implements the spring break system in the hope that students can learn to love nature, love life, and enjoy love, Mianyang Aviation Vocational College said in a statement on March 23. It urged college students to "walk out". Campus, get in touch with nature, and feel the beauty of spring with your heart.
Meanwhile, Qingdao Aviation Technology Vocational the college said that the students should enjoy the flowers. Needed spring break from April 1st to april7th was meant to "enjoy the flowers and fall in love. A person on the Chinese social media site Weibo posted this reacting to the unique holiday, he said, "I am sure this is just another attempt to motivate people to have more children."
The holiday used to be just one day each year to mark the National Tomb Cleaning Festival, which falls on April 5 this year. But the festival has now extended to a full love-affair spring week.
Nevertheless, the students seem to be cherishing the holiday. “I was thrilled when I found out about spring break. My roommates and I immediately booked a flight to Lijiang in Yunnan Province and planned to have some fun there for a few days,” says Sichuan Southwest One freshman told Beijing Youth Daily, per China Daily.
Not just the holiday, the assignment is also based on the love theme with a light-hearted mood. Assignments include everything from writing a travel diary to shooting a video.
Allegedly, all this is done in a bid to boost the dwindling population. For the first time since 1962, China's National Bureau of Statistics projects a population decline of 850,000 in 2022. The data revealed the lowest birth rate in history and the highest death rate since 1976. With inputs from agencies
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