The number of elderly people in China continues to rise—at an alarming rate.In 2009,the number of Chinese citizens aged 60 or better increased by 7.25 million,to 167.14 million,or 12.5 percent of the population.The f...The number of elderly people in China continues to rise—at an alarming rate.In 2009,the number of Chinese citizens aged 60 or better increased by 7.25 million,to 167.14 million,or 12.5 percent of the population.The fast-growing aging population has resulted in some serious social problems.For example,family care,which has been China’s traditional mode of old-age support for thousands of years,is no longer a sufficient way to care for the elderly.That is the main reason community daycare centers for the elderly have become popular in Xi’an, Shanghai and some other cities.Such centers are beneficial to everyone; they ease the pressure on children to care for their elderly parents,and they break the boredom and loneliness in many elderly people’s lives.展开更多
文摘The number of elderly people in China continues to rise—at an alarming rate.In 2009,the number of Chinese citizens aged 60 or better increased by 7.25 million,to 167.14 million,or 12.5 percent of the population.The fast-growing aging population has resulted in some serious social problems.For example,family care,which has been China’s traditional mode of old-age support for thousands of years,is no longer a sufficient way to care for the elderly.That is the main reason community daycare centers for the elderly have become popular in Xi’an, Shanghai and some other cities.Such centers are beneficial to everyone; they ease the pressure on children to care for their elderly parents,and they break the boredom and loneliness in many elderly people’s lives.
