China's ageing population

Elderly Chinese students fill empty kindergartens as birth rate falls

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Elderly and middle-aged people are filling the empty classrooms of a kindergarten in China’s northern Shanxi province. Preschools are closing as the country’s falling birth rate has led to fewer pupils. To stay in business, some establishments have been welcoming older people instead.
 

July 24, 2024