Explainer | What is ‘light living’? New China lifestyle choice with a twist on ‘tang ping’, how to practise it, reap benefits
A new social category has emerged in China which reflects a desire among the country’s young people to follow the path of least resistance in life.
The popularity of the phenomenon has become clear on the Xiaohongshu social media platform where the hashtag “light people” has attracted 175,000 views.
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Dense living
“Dense” people are the antithesis of those favouring a “light” lifestyle, as such they tend to be extroverts.
They have an outgoing personality, including in their fashion choices, and are the type of people who end every chat message with one, or several, exclamation marks.
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义利兼顾
taking into account both interests and obligations
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中国有5000年不曾中断的文明传承,博大精深、辉煌灿烂的中华文化所孕育的东方智慧,比如“天人合一”、“民为邦本”、“和而不同”、“义利兼顾”。——《开启中英文化和人文交流的新篇章——刘延东在中英出版传媒产业投资论坛上的演讲》
In the 5,000-year continuous Chinese civilization, the profound and splendid Chinese culture has produced such philosophies as “harmony between man and nature,” “people being the fundamental of the state,” “harmony without uniformity” and “taking into account both interests and obligations.”. —Quoted from Opening a New Chapter in China-UK Cultural And People-to-People Exchanges–State Councilor Liu Yandong’s Speech at the China-UK Publishing and Media Industry Investment Forum