{"id":1522,"date":"2012-08-17T11:09:15","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T15:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/eldercare\/?p=1522"},"modified":"2012-10-16T20:34:31","modified_gmt":"2012-10-17T00:34:31","slug":"sub-anchor-new-24-filial-exemplars-issued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/eldercare\/2012\/08\/17\/sub-anchor-new-24-filial-exemplars-issued\/","title":{"rendered":"Sub-anchor: “new 24 Filial Exemplars” issued"},"content":{"rendered":"

BJT 08-17-2012 11:09<\/a><\/p>\n

As China is seeing a steadily increasing number of elderly people living without a care-taker, authorities have issued a set of guidelines on filial piety, or the so-called “new 24 Filial Exemplars”.<\/p>\n

While the original version is a collection of tales of obedient children dating from around the 14th century, the new list is said to be much more up to date and practical, including things such as teaching senior parents how to surf the internet.<\/p>\n

Q1: Tell us what exactly are the new standards of filial piety, and how are they different from the original version?<\/p>\n

A: Well, they really can\u2019t be more different from the original 24 Filial Exemplars. The heroes of which include the son who strangled a tiger to save his father and Dong Yong, a Han dynasty figure who sold himself to pay for his father\u2019s funeral rites. But the new list, promoted by the All China Women\u2019s Federation and the China National Committee on Ageing, appears more prosaic and practical.<\/p>\n

For example it urges people to ensure their parents have sufficient health insurance, to take them for medical checks and to give them enough spending money. It also says children should not oppose the remarriage of divorced or widowed parents. And it suggests children can help to make their parents feel included in the family by spending festivals with them, inviting them to visit workplaces and teaching them to use the internet.<\/p>\n

Q2: We know care for the elderly is a huge issue here in China as the country ages. So what are people\u2019s reactions to this?<\/p>\n

A: Yes, this is a huge problem in China indeed. According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, over 50% of senior citizens are living in so-called “empty nests”. Now, after the news came out, there have been millions of comments on the issue on China\u2019s microblogging sites. Many showed support for the new standards.<\/p>\n

One microblogger said the new standards are indeed very up to date. And things such as teaching parents to surf the Internet and encouraging single parents to remarry can be considered social breakthroughs. While others are of a different view. A microblogger named Tang Jun didn\u2019t think the standards are feasible in modern days as many children live far away from their parents and have little time outside of work. He even called it a waste of energy to release these rules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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