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[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Hong Woo-ri = Some universities in Sichuan Province, China announced the implementation of spring break, saying ‘flower viewing’ and ‘making love’.
According to multiple media outlets such as Jimu Xinyuan on the 23rd, the Sinan Aviation Vocational Academy in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on the 20th issued a “spring break notice” to extend the spring break period from the 1st to the 7th from next month. .announced that he was about to It was a week long break, including the Qingming Festival holiday on April 5th.
What stands out is the reason for implementing spring break. The school set a phrase, “Go out and see flowers and a date.” “It’s to help students ease the burden of their studies and focus on rest,” he explained.
An aviation vocational academy in Mianyang, Sichuan, also decided to hold a spring break with the same theme and during the same period.
[사진=바이두(百度) 갈무리] The search term ‘Sichuan University encourages romance through 7-day holiday’ ranks third in real-time search terms on Baidu, China’s largest portal site.
The news about the spring break between the two universities is receiving a lot of attention from netizens. The search term ‘Sichuan University encourages dating with 7-day vacation’ ranks second in real-time search terms on Baidu, China’s largest portal site, and a number of related hashtag posts were posted on social media (SNS) such as Weibo.
Some negative comments like “Study should be encouraged, dating should be encouraged” and “Isn’t university a place to study?” There were many comments such as “I miss campus life, dating on campus will never come back”, “I want to go to that school”, and “It’s romantic”.
There is also a reaction which reflects the tendency to avoid marriage. There was a lot of sympathy with comments such as “You should also learn how to date at school. It is the basis of a happy marriage” and “You should add dating classes. Otherwise, not everyone will get married” received a lot of sympathy.
Many local governments in China are preparing policies to encourage childbirth, such as providing birth and childcare subsidies and extending maternity leave, but more and more young people are avoiding childbirth and even marriage due to economic burdens.
According to statistics from China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs, the number of marriage registrations in China last year was 7,636,000. This is the lowest since 1986, when statistics began.
After reaching a peak of 13,469,000 in 2013, the number of marriages in China has fallen by an average of 840,000 each year. The crude marriage rate, which represents the number of marriages per 1,000 people, fell from 9.88 in 2013 to 5.41 last year.
honwoori84@newspim.com
