Discussion of China’s work culture tends to stress its extremes. Some work “996” (9am to 9pm, six days a week), while others “lie flat” (quit the rat race altogether). But after decades of prioritising hard work and earning money, most people just want to work a bit less and play a bit more. Our correspondent heads to a couple of leisure hotspots to find out how China’s relationship with free time is changing–– and why it matters.
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