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EPISODE · Oct 20, 2021 · 13 MIN

"Lying Flat" in the 3rd Century

from The Master of Demon Gorge: A Chinese History Podcast · host William Han

"Tang ping" or "lying flat" is a new social phenomenon from China that has now spread to America. Young people feel that striving in the socio-economic system in which they find themselves is pointless, so they opt instead to do the opposite of striving: lie flat.It's a phenomenon that the Chinese government now tries to combat, and it mean seem contrary to our typical image of the hardworking Asian. But in fact the art of not working is a venerable Chinese tradition that goes back nearly 2,000 years to a group known as "The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest"...Support the show

"Tang ping" or "lying flat" is a new social phenomenon from China that has now spread to America. Young people feel that striving in the socio-economic system in which they find themselves is pointless, so they opt instead to do the opposite of striving: lie flat. It's a phenomenon that the Chinese government now tries to combat, and it mean seem contrary to our typical image of the hardworking Asian. But in fact the art of not working is a venerable Chinese tradition that goes back nearly 2...

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