About 200 soldiers in Liuzhou, Guangxi, were
sent to tackle a flood which hit the city on July
3 and 4. They worked day and night, removing
water and helping old people and children get
home. After the flood subsided, the soldiers
were exhausted and, as pictures by China News
Service showed, many just threw themselves
on the ground or a stone to sleep without even
washing. In many netizens’ eyes, the soldiers
deserved what media called them: “the most
lovable people.”Chinese dama (older women usu-
ally aged 55-70) often come un-
der public fire when they dance or
exercise together in public places,
loud and rambunctiously. Such
criticism has come to a peak when
recent news revealed that a group of
dama in Luoyang, Henan Province,
had encroached on a local basket-
ball court and violently driven away
young people coming to play. More
recently, another group of dama in
Zhengzhou were revealed to have
danced beside a local martyrs’ cem-
etery, seen as disrespectful. Netizens
complained that many dama exploit
their seniority and give little consid-
eration to what other people think
and feel. They appealed for the rel-
evant government departments to
restrict by legislation the places and
times outdoor activities can run.
In ancient times when there were few ways to get
around, Chinese children would supposedly ride a
bull to school. The practice has been reintroduced
to modern times by Li Li, father of a three year old in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
He told media that he is a lover of traditional culture and hoped that his son would
feel its charm by riding the bull while listening to the ancient poems about nature that
he would read his son. Many netizens regarded it as formalism, saying bull-riding has
nothing to do with traditional culture and worse, is unsafe. Others argued that Li is free
to choose how he educates his son, as long as his son likes it.
An 80-year-old woman surnamed Qiu was re-
cently detained in Shanghai for throwing a handful
of coins into the engine of the plane she and her
family were boarding. According to Qiu, she was
flying to Guangzhou and wanted to pray for safety
with the coins. The airline immediately checked the engine and picked out the nine
coins, which led to a five-hour delay. Media said that the coins would have posed a
significant threat to safety if no passenger had reported them. Considering Qiu’s age
and that her action had not caused any serious consequence, the police later freed her.
Netizens, however, believed that the family members who accompanied her to the
plane should bear some responsibility and suggested all airlines blacklist Qiu for the
sake of other passengers’ safety.
A “body embroidery” game which is
spreading among young people has
aroused public concern. According to
media reports, the “game” allegedly
originated from the Japanese dark fan-
tasy Tokyo Ghoul in which the character
Juzo Suzuya likes to “self-stitch” with red
thread. Many enthusiasts of the game
believe it to be “an ordinary habit” and
teach newcomers how to sew their skin
in a way to make it painless. Analysts,
however, blamed young people’s mal-
adaptation to a fast-paced and high-
pressure society, saying that those young
people have no channel to let out their
emotions and have to turn to self-harm
as an outlet. Given such games can cause
both mental and physical harm, analysts
suggested the parents pay more attention
to their children’s inner world and take
them to psychologists if they find their
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alarming
“They worked so hard they’ve
been called ‘the most lovable
people.’ Would you give them
a thumbs up?”Yes, I think so. 52.3% 2,
No, I don’t think so. 37.7% 1,
It’s hard to say. 10.0% 381A popular Chinese cellphone game Glory of
Kings (similar to the PC game League of Legends)
has triggered heated public discussion after
media reports revealed that a 10-year-old boy
stole his grandfather’s money to play the game,
and another 17-year-old boy played the game
for over 40 hours till he was sent to hospital.
The discussion turned white hot after a middle-
school teacher in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province,
warned in an open letter that a huge number of
students, including pupils, have become addict-
ed to the game. Many parents and teachers ap-
pealed to the government to place restrictions
on the game. Opponents argued that games are
naturally harmless and the problem is that many
children are not taught how to budget time or
control themselves.
Do you think Glory of Kings is to blame for pupils’
addiction?embarrassing
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