Having Dinner with Parents Is Filial Piety in China

There are many traditional cultures in China. Having dinner with parents is very important for Chinese. In China, young people have duty to support their parents. But in the rapidly expanding cities, young people have high pressure in daily life. They often ignore their parents. In addition, many young people work in big city, but their parents live in rural area that far away from urban area. So, visiting parents and having dinner with them become more difficult.

Supporting parents is the most treasured of traditional virtues in Chinese society. Until now, China is one of the most increasingly aging countries in the world. So, how to take care of seniors is a big issue in China. 


Chinese government enacted a law on Monday aimed atcompelling adult children to visit their aging parents. The law, called “Protection of the Rights and Interests of Elderly People,” has nine clauses that lay out the duties of children and their obligation to tend to the “spiritual needs of the elderly.” Children should go home “often” to visit their parents, the laws said, and occasionally send them greetings. Companies and work units should give employees enough time off so they can make parental visits

On the other hand, some young people don’t think the law is a good way to push them visits parents often. They said,"it’s not filial piety any more if people are forced to support parents. In addition, the welfare and insurance system should improve in China".
               

                  




 Population Over 65 Years in China

YEAR	AGE	POPULATION
2000	65	88,110,000
2002	65	9420
2020	65	167,000,000

A Bite of Life in SF: Having Dinner with Parents Is Filial Piety in China by Farrah is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.