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Plan to Practice: Urban Retirees Return to Rural Roots

he number of retired people in China who are skilled and educated continues to grow; these retirees are considered social treasures. What’s more important is that most of them have a strong sentimental attachment to their rural hometowns. The past three decades have also seen an exodus of young workers to cities, leaving rural areas depleted of the fresh, vibrant development potential they are in dire

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