Category Archives: Aging China

Elderly facing nursing home dilemma

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Bette Ha

CHINA.ORG.CN – JESSICA ZHANG December 27, 2010 As the winter sun rises, the streets in the Beijing suburbs around Fragrant Mountain begin to bustle with commuter traffic. But in a local nursing home for the elderly, the atmosphere remains quiet … Continue reading →

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China’s elderly find life and joy in exercise

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Hong Zhang

By Grace Liang and Lucy Hornby BEIJING | Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:53am EDT (Reuters Life!) – Gao Mingyuan has found joy at age 66. Joy, in his case, consists of bending himself double and hooking his legs around a pole … Continue reading →

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